"You Guys Are Cast Members... Right?" A December 2011 TR - PTR UPDATE 6/1!

[marDgreen88]

Hello everyone, and :welcome: Aboard the Disney Transportation System.
We're on our way to Marissa's First Trip Report!

:wizard: "You Guys Are Cast Members... Right?" A December 2011 Trip Report :wizard:

Welcome to the Happiest Cruise That Ever Sailed! Hang on to your hats and glasses, cause this here's the WILDEST RIDE IN THE WILDERNESS!
Do not pull down on the safety bar, please. I will lower it for you.

Are ya dizzy yet?! Well, let that serve as your warning. This TR will be a tad insane. Seriously. I want you to know what you're getting yourself into!
This is my first TR ever. :yay: Also, I tend to go off on tangents that seemingly have nothing to do with anything. You HAVE been warned!

So, who am I, you ask? Well, I'll be your skipper, your snake charmer, alligator wrestler, swim instructor, oh, and TR WRITER...

Marissa:

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I'm 23 years old and a total Disney FANATIC. Even though I've always been a huge Disney fan, my first trip to the World was only in June of 2010. I was 21. :scared1:
This was NOT my choice, I can assure you. I begged and pleaded with my parents for as long as I can remember to take me to Disney World. They just thought it would be too expensive. Well finally, they realized that not every Disney vacation had to be the cost of a private island, and we started looking into it. (I say WE, even though I had been looking into it since we first had Internet access when I was in 5th grade… just sayin’ yall.) I didn't hold out hope of course, because for 21 years I had been dreaming of going to Disney, but had never been able to go. Finally, WE WENT TO DISNEY, and it was the best vacation I had ever been on by leaps and bounds. In fact, my mom called it my ‘pilgrammage to mecca.’ My love for anything and everything Disney went THROUGH THE ROOF. I’ve now been to
The Most Magical Place on Earth three times, and that number is only going to keep growing and growing!

But enough about me... aren't you wondering who I went to Disney with?

Amanda:

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Amanda is one of my best friends. Although we went to middle and high school together, we only started getting close when we randomly realized that we would be going to the same college... 500 miles away from home. Eventually we discovered that we were both Disney freaks, and the rest is pretty much history. I also recently introduced her to the DIS, and her name on here is msmandapanda! She hasn't started posting yet but I think she will for this TR. She has been one of my travel buddies on two of my three trips to Disney, but she has been going with her family since she was a lot younger.
This trip was her 9th.

Kristen:

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Kristen is actually Amanda's sister! She's almost exactly three years younger than me, but when it comes to Disney bonding, age doesn't matter! Just like Amanda, she has been one of my travel buddies on two of my three trips. Also like Amanda, this was her 9th trip. Unlike Amanda, however, she brought along a special guest on this trip, which leads us to...

Ryan:

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Ryan is Kristen's boyfriend of two years. He went to Disney a few times when he was younger, but this was his first trip in EIGHT years! This trip was also special for him because we got to celebrate his birthday!

Sally:

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Sally has lived two houses down from Amanda and Kristen forever, and I have been friends with her since middle school. She went to Disney a few times when she was younger, but hadn't been on a real Disney trip in years. She, Amanda, Kristen, and I had been wanting to go to Disney together for about three years, and it finally worked out! This was her 4th trip.

There is one last (but certainly not least) member of our group that I need to introduce, who actually played a big part in getting us down to Disney!

Jenelle:

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Jenelle is a Disney Cast Member! She went to the same college as me and Amanda, and they were in a choir together. She was the reason that Amanda, Kristen, and I were able to go to Disney last December, too. She was in the Disney College Program and, a year after finishing, is living in Florida and still working for Disney! She very generously gave us a Cast Member discount for our hotel room, which we VERY much appreciated. She'll be making appearances here and there in the TR.

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...and there you have it! I WOULD tell you all the details, but don't you think it's more fun to find out as you go along? I do!

Also, if anyone is reading, please feel free to comment! I would love to get to know you and read anything and everything you have to say! :wave2:
I was a lurker for a little while but it's so much more fun to be involved, I promise!

So if you're ready, I would ask that you please keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the trip report at all times.
Oh, and flash photography? I wouldn't. It alters the homing signal and that's not good. Now, LET'S GO GET THAT DINO! :woohoo:

Continued in Next Post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43631868&postcount=33)




Chapter Links...

Day 1- Wednesday, December 14, 2011:
The One Where I Spontaneously Combust (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43631868&postcount=33)
The One Where I Cry Behind My Sunglasses. A Lot. (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43644975&postcount=52)
The One With A Hop, Skip, and A Boat Ride (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43719700&postcount=84)
The One With Fantasy Galore, and Also A Few Ghosts (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43806905&postcount=111)
The One With A Triple Mountain Whammy (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43829303&postcount=121)
The One With A Tiny Bit of Ice Cream (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43866832&postcount=153)
The One Where We Don't Know Our Room Number (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43884871&postcount=176)

Day 2- Thursday, December 15, 2011:
The One Where Casey Jr. Thrills Every Jack and Jill (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43963039&postcount=213)
The One Where We Celebrate Friendship Day (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44023929&postcount=270)
The One With FUN and ADVENTURE. "Did Someone Say Adventure?" Part 1! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44074132&postcount=319)
The One With FUN and ADVENTURE. "Did Someone Say Adventure?" Part 2! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44074263&postcount=320)
The One Where We Venture To A Place That Is NOT A Zoo (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44120883&postcount=357)
The One Where We Go With the FLOOOOOW! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44149343&postcount=384)
The One In the Jingle Jangle Jungle (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44223970&postcount=412)
The One With the Third Park of the Day (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44299975&postcount=445)
The One With Seatbelt Problems and Lots and Lots of Lights! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44358113&postcount=476)
The One Where We Use Our IMAGINATIONS! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44434875&postcount=506)
The One Where There's An EXPLOSION... In the Sky (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44519297&postcount=558)


Day 3- Friday, December 16, 2011:
The One With the World of the Future Part 1! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44656132&postcount=604)
The One With the World of the Future Part 2! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44656139&postcount=605)
The One With Fire and Ice Cubes Part 1! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44715823&postcount=632)
The One With Fire and Ice Cubes Part 2! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44765421&postcount=655)
The One With A Series of Unfortunate Events (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44829076&postcount=683)
The One With An Unnecessary Bus Ride (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44852200&postcount=704)
The One With Lots of Swooning (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44911610&postcount=732)
The One With the Main Street Train Station (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44974328&postcount=758)


Day 4- Saturday, December 17, 2011:
The One With the Road to Recovery (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45004767&postcount=787)
The One With Some Good Old Fashioned CELEBRATIN' (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45004776&postcount=788)


Video Updates:
Day 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43848940&postcount=143)
Day 2, Part 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44067745&postcount=317)
Day 2, Part 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44120813&postcount=356)
Day 2, Part 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44203210&postcount=408)
Day 2, Part 4 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44230765&postcount=421)
Day 2, Part 5 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44463081&postcount=530)
Day 2, Part 6 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44556305&postcount=578)
Day 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45000237&postcount=780)


Summer Trip Updates:
Exciting News! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43975267&postcount=235)
And the Winner Is... (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44052710&postcount=291)
Introducing... THE FAMILY! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44476029&postcount=535)
Next Month! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45055805&postcount=818)

[ZFamily5]

I'm in! :cool1::banana::cool1:

[arbolita]

Subscribing! Since we had one day of overlapping on our vacations, I'm excited to see if my husband and I appear in the background of any of your photos, haha.

[__disneygirl]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR PICTURE WITH EUGENE<3 My Prince!!!! I'm so jealous. He doesn't do M&Gs anymore and I am really NOT okay with that!

I can't believe your parents wouldn't take you to Disney all those years and you were obsessing over it and wanting to go so bad and couldn't. My brain would have exploded. You are a strong woman!

Wooohoooo!! Can't wait for more!

[jecskc]

I am sooo in!!! It looks like such a fun group. I can't wait to read all about it!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Subscribing! Looks like you went with a fun group of friends, can't wait to read about your adventures. :goodvibes

[danimaroo]

I'm in, too! And making sure to say hi and not lurk. I have no idea why I lurk sometimes, but since I'm here early enough, I'm definitely letting you know I'm here and reading along! Looks like it is going to be one really fun trip. :)

[msmandapanda]

Haha, I'm so excited about this! can't wait to see what you have to write about us!

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

Hi Marissa!! I'm following over from Sarah's TR! Can't wait to read about your trip. I live in the Orlando area (used to be a CP/Intern/Seasonal) and I'm now a teacher but I stayed at WDW in Dec with my family...I wonder if it was the same week!?

[MarieTheCat24]

I'm here!! I can't wait to hear all about your trip. It sounds like you went with quite the fun, Disney-loving bunch.

I love your mom's 'pilgrimage to mecca' line. It's just too accurate. :rotfl:

[wdwgirl03]

Also joining in! Knowing a CM sure has its perks, doesn't it? :thumbsup2

[PlutosRHM55]

Joining in! Gotta give you credit for waiting out those 21 long years to finally go to Disney. I waited 13 and thought I held the record... boy was I wrong lol Sounds like it was a fun trip, can't wait to read all about it! :mickeyjum

[GoofyGirl1717]

I'm joining too. I don't get to WDW nearly enough! :lmao:

[Nermel9]

I'm in! Wow I can't believe you had to wait so long to get to Disney, you poor girl! Glad you're making up for lost time, now! :thumbsup2

[SoNotAPrincess]

I'm in like Flynn (and even though that saying originated for Errol Flynn, I think we can all agree that it should really be Flynn Rider)! Great start...can't wait to read more!

[duckylady]

I'm in!!

You have my sympathy for waiting so long for a trip to Disney. You've earned this!

Jenelle is AWESOME for helping you guys with the discounts. That was super generous of her. :goodvibes

[kmrein]

Subbing! Looks like a really fun group. We were just there in early December and I am in the midst of major withdrawal right now, so I'm trying to fix it by reading a ton of TRs! Can't wait to hear about your adventures.

[Merida]

Subbing in! A trip with friends sounds like a ton of fun.

[spiroff.natasha]

I'm in! popcorn::

[mickeysmyboy]

I'm in!!! I have to go back and read but I'm here!!

[Disneyfreak508]

Hey girl! I'm subscribing! :) The moment I get all caught up with this craziness of coming back to the dis I am going to read this! But for now I just wanted you to know that I'm here and excited to begin the adventure!

[Eira]

Subscribed! Can't wait for some fun Disney goodness! I also obsessed with Disney trip planning since around grade five when I got the internet at home. lol! I look back and wonder how I didn't end up a travel agent specializing in Disney with all the research I did.

[marDgreen88]

I'm in! :cool1::banana::cool1:

Hi! Thanks so much! You were FIRST!

Subscribing! Since we had one day of overlapping on our vacations, I'm excited to see if my husband and I appear in the background of any of your photos, haha.

Thank you! That would be so cool! I guess we'll find out... eventually! :laughing:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR PICTURE WITH EUGENE<3 My Prince!!!! I'm so jealous. He doesn't do M&Gs anymore and I am really NOT okay with that!

I can't believe your parents wouldn't take you to Disney all those years and you were obsessing over it and wanting to go so bad and couldn't. My brain would have exploded. You are a strong woman!

Wooohoooo!! Can't wait for more!

Hi Lia!!! OMG RIGHT?! He even did the smolder... oh pitter patter goes my heart.

Hahaha thank you! I mean, they really just thought it would be too expensive, but I know they wanted us to be able to go. I think they just thought all the hotels were like the price of the Grand Floridian or something.

Thanks I'm so glad you're here!

I am sooo in!!! It looks like such a fun group. I can't wait to read all about it!!

Hi! Thanks so much for being here! I'm hoping to post the first update sometime tomorrow!

Subscribing! Looks like you went with a fun group of friends, can't wait to read about your adventures. :goodvibes

Thanks Lessa! We definitely had fun. :thumbsup2 Glad you're here!

I'm in, too! And making sure to say hi and not lurk. I have no idea why I lurk sometimes, but since I'm here early enough, I'm definitely letting you know I'm here and reading along! Looks like it is going to be one really fun trip. :)

HI! Thank you! I'm glad you said hello. I definitely understand, I used to lurk too. I found that it's so much more fun to be involved so I'm so glad you're along for the ride!

Haha, I'm so excited about this! can't wait to see what you have to write about us!

HI AMANDA! I'm so excited! I feel so special that I was your first post, hahaha. WOO HOO! I'm gonna write the first update tomorrow so I'll text you when I do!

[marDgreen88]

Hi Marissa!! I'm following over from Sarah's TR! Can't wait to read about your trip. I live in the Orlando area (used to be a CP/Intern/Seasonal) and I'm now a teacher but I stayed at WDW in Dec with my family...I wonder if it was the same week!?

Hi! Thanks so much for being here! How cool that you used to be a CM! What were your Disney dates in December?

I'm here!! I can't wait to hear all about your trip. It sounds like you went with quite the fun, Disney-loving bunch.

I love your mom's 'pilgrimage to mecca' line. It's just too accurate. :rotfl:

HI KARA! I'm gonna try to post the first update tomorrow. :)

Hahaha, I know right? It really is. Thanks so much for being here!

Also joining in! Knowing a CM sure has its perks, doesn't it? :thumbsup2

Hi Sarah! Thanks for being here! YES, it definitely does! :laughing: I know you know all about that!

Joining in! Gotta give you credit for waiting out those 21 long years to finally go to Disney. I waited 13 and thought I held the record... boy was I wrong lol Sounds like it was a fun trip, can't wait to read all about it! :mickeyjum

Hi! Thanks! Hahaha well, 13 years is a really long time too! Let's just say... nobody should ever have to wait more than like six months to go to Disney. Well thank you for being here, I should have the first update up sometime tomorrow!

I'm joining too. I don't get to WDW nearly enough! :lmao:

Hi, thank you so much! Yeah I completely understand, hahaha.

I'm in! Wow I can't believe you had to wait so long to get to Disney, you poor girl! Glad you're making up for lost time, now! :thumbsup2

Hi! Yeah, haha I'm definitely trying anyway! Thanks for being here!

I'm in like Flynn (and even though that saying originated for Errol Flynn, I think we can all agree that it should really be Flynn Rider)! Great start...can't wait to read more!

Hi! Oh yes... that should definitely be about Flynn Rider! :rotfl: Thanks so much for being here! I'm gonna try to post the first update tomorrow.

[marDgreen88]

I'm in!!

You have my sympathy for waiting so long for a trip to Disney. You've earned this!

Jenelle is AWESOME for helping you guys with the discounts. That was super generous of her. :goodvibes

Hi! Thanks!

Aww, well thank you. I'm just glad I have been able to go three times now. :goodvibes

She is awesome! We really appreciated it, she definitely didn't have to help us! We're very glad she did though, hahaha.

Subbing! Looks like a really fun group. We were just there in early December and I am in the midst of major withdrawal right now, so I'm trying to fix it by reading a ton of TRs! Can't wait to hear about your adventures.

Thank you! Yeah we definitely had a lot of fun! Hahahaha I hear you on that! Disney withdrawal hits the second I'm off property! It's just so sad. :laughing: What were your December dates? Thanks for being here!

Subbing in! A trip with friends sounds like a ton of fun.

Hi! Yes, it was definitely tons of fun! Thanks for being here!

I'm in! popcorn::

Hi, thanks so much! I'm gonna try to have the first update up tomorrow!

I'm in!!! I have to go back and read but I'm here!!

Hi! Thanks, I'm so glad you're here! Hope you enjoy!

Hey girl! I'm subscribing! :) The moment I get all caught up with this craziness of coming back to the dis I am going to read this! But for now I just wanted you to know that I'm here and excited to begin the adventure!

HI JESS! Thank you! Oh you take your time, I understand! Thanks for joining in!

Subscribed! Can't wait for some fun Disney goodness! I also obsessed with Disney trip planning since around grade five when I got the internet at home. lol! I look back and wonder how I didn't end up a travel agent specializing in Disney with all the research I did.

Hi, thanks so much! Well I hope you enjoy the Disney goodness I have coming up! :laughing: Oh, I understand! We started young, what can I say? Thanks for being here!

[LilAnn]

I'm here! Excited to read along and a friend trip sounds like so much fun! I now I loved going with close friends. Oh the shenanigans that ensue!

[marDgreen88]

I'm here! Excited to read along and a friend trip sounds like so much fun! I now I loved going with close friends. Oh the shenanigans that ensue!

Hi Ann! Thanks for coming over! Oh yes, there will definitely be shenanigans... :rotfl:

[RyansMommy1]

Subbing!! Excited to read along!

[mickeysmyboy]

Oh my goodness! You're intros are fabulous! Can't wait for more!

[dara00]

joining in!

[emma212010]

I'm joining in!! Looks like fun! :goodvibes

[marDgreen88]

Subbing!! Excited to read along!

Great! Thanks so much, glad you're here!

Oh my goodness! You're intros are fabulous! Can't wait for more!

Aw, thanks so much! I'm glad you liked them!

joining in!

Awesome, thank you so much for being here!

I'm joining in!! Looks like fun! :goodvibes

Aw thanks! Glad you're here!

[marDgreen88]

The One Where I Spontaneously Combust

Day 0: Tuesday, December 13-Day 1: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

My Disney Eve started just like any other day. Only, that isn’t true at all. The only thing on my mind when I woke up was: “I AM GOING TO MY FAVORITE PLACE EVER TOMORROW MORNING AND I MIGHT DIE OF HAPPINESS AND I HAVEN’T EVEN PACKED YET OR DONE MUCH AT ALL IN THE WAY OF PREPARATION.” Yeah… seriously. Once I was able to start thinking clearly, I freaked out some more. I mean, my official countdown had started at 118 days.
When I changed it to say 1 DAY… I just couldn’t believe it.

At that point, I had been to Disney twice. My first trip was with my family in late June 2010, and my second trip was five and a half months later in early December 2010. The day I had last been on Disney property was December 11, 2010, so it had been over a year at that point. It was too long of a wait. In other words, I never want to have to wait more than like six months to go back, ever again. The way I see it, I did my time. 21 years of hard time, to be exact. :lmao:

Listen, I told you I go off on tangents… right? :rolleyes:

So, Disney Eve was a busy day. Honestly, it would have been a busy day even if I hadn’t had to prepare for Disney. So finally around 10:00 pm I was able to take a shower and START packing. I took this BEAUTIFUL picture. (And yes, I do have a gigantic framed Titanic poster on my wall.)


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Packing all my stuff actually didn’t take all that long. Thankfully, I had already sent some stuff ahead with Amanda,
who was at that point already on her way with Ryan. (More on that later!)

After I was finished packing, I went to sleep. UM YEAH RIGHT. I was wide awake. I mean WIDE awake.

I went on the DIS, watched Aladdin, and did some Disney nails. I did basic Minnie Mouse, red with white dots. I didn’t take any pictures of them because I wasn’t in my right mind, but they’ll show up in random pictures later on. At this point it was about 3:00 am, and I was STILL awake. So I decided to do what any sane person would do at 3:00 in the morning: I rode my exercise bike 2 and ½ miles. Then I started to watch my favorite movie of all time, The Little Mermaid.
Apparently having a movie memorized allows you to fall asleep on it. When all was said and done, I probably fell asleep at around 4 am.

I woke up at 7. (That’s 3 hours of sleep for those of you keeping track. :rotfl: )
But who needs sleep when it's DISNEY DAY?!?!?!?!?!
The time I woke up was about the time that Sally was taking off on her first flight of the day!
I guess this would be a good time to explain to you our travelling situation.
Originally, Sally was going to fly because her mom could get her flights for free, because she had Delta points to use up.

Amanda and I were going to drive the 500 miles over to Tennessee to our school to pick up Kristen, and just spend the night in her apartment,
and drive the rest of the way to Florida early the next morning.
After I thought about it, I decided to try to get a flight down. See, I have a really weak stomach, (you’re gonna want to remember that little tidbit for later) and sometimes too much traveling by car and having to eat fast food every meal makes me sick.
So I booked a flight down to Orlando on JetBlue,
and I was going to be the first to arrive.
When Ryan officially decided to go, it was decided that they would drive his mom’s car because it’s bigger than Amanda’s car. Then they decided to skip the ‘spend the night in Tennessee’ thing and just keep on truckin’ down to Florida.
Sally switched to earlier flights so we would be able just GO once we all got there. PHEW! Let’s continue.

After I woke up (and skipped around my room like a maniac), I got ready in record time, gathered up all my stuff, said goodbye to my mom, brother, and cat Sammy, and left! Before I could leave though, my mom took this picture of me. I look so tired already, oh boy haha. (That would be the last time I would need my jacket!)



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My dad was taking me to the airport. We stopped at Starbucks along the way so I could have some breakfast. I got a morning bun
(something you should all have if you have the chance) and some water and we continued on our way to RIC!

We made it there around 9, parked temporarily, and headed in. I had already printed my boarding pass and didn't need to check any bags, so we just headed to the little seating area outside the security gates and waited. My flight was at 10:30, so I didn't want to be sitting alone at my gate forever.
My dad updated his facebook status to say: "Sitting at RIC with Marissa who is about to board her Christmas present to Disney World." He thought that was pretty funny, hahahah. I was getting a little antsy, so I decided to go through security at 9:30.
That would leave be time to get through and just relax for a bit before boarding.

It was my first time with the new security system and it was... interesting. Everything was okay for me, but not so much for the guys behind me.
The security lady asked me, "Is this your suitcase?" I told her no, and she said, "You should be glad about that."

...

Right, because the girl with the blatant WALT DISNEY WORLD t-shirt and Mickey Mouse earrings is always the first suspect...

Apparently this father-son duo behind me thought they could bring about four snowglobes and two huge bottles of water through security. Um, hello?
(In case you were wondering, I guess everything turned out okay for them, because they ended up on my flight!)

We boarded a little after 10 and before I knew it, we were taking off! I just love JetBlue. I'm not even really sure why, it's just my favorite.

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The flight was a little bumpy, but nothing too bad. I watched the Price is Right. Is it just me or is that guy NOT Drew Carey?
I mean I know it is but goodness he looks so different.

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We landed in Orlando a little bit early! :cool1:

Continued in Next Post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43644975&postcount=52)

[arbolita]

Yay first update!!

I totally get where you're coming from with wanting to be in Disney all the freaking time. My parents took us once when I was 5, and that was it. I didn't get back there until 2008 As you can see from my signature, ever since my first trip back there, the time between visits keeps getting smaller and smaller. Clearly the solution is that I just need to move down there.

Anyway, TANGENT. Back to your TR =)

I really think you only need 3 hours of sleep to make it through your first day at Disney. You're going on so much adrenaline, you could probably do it on less!

I've never been on JetBlue - probably because they don't have any direct flights to Orlando from here, haha.

And yes on Drew Carey! Good for him for losing the weight/getting in shape, but he looks SO WEIRD to me now.

Great start! Can't wait to read more =D

[ZFamily5]

Great update!

Love that you rode your exercise bike when you couldn't fall asleep! :laughing: Sounds like something I might do!

And I definitely agree you've put your time of waiting in! 21 years is a long time!

Can't wait for more! :cool1::banana::cool1:

[PirateKate]

I'm here and excited to read about your trip. I have to ask- which choir were your friends in together?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I can never sleep properly the day before a big trip, it is all the excitement and travel nerves, at least you channeled that into exercise. :laughing:

[LilAnn]

Wow, I am impressed that you were able to exercise while you were so antsy in the middle of the night. I probably would have just been camped out in front of the tv watching dvds or shows or whatnot.

love the Titanic poster - I may have had the same one in my dorm room. Right next to my Clueless poster. Because I was obsessed.

Um 4 snowglobes and 2 water bottles? Really? besides the fact that the suitcase must have been crazy heavy, did they miss all the security signs?

Best part of TRs coming up - arrival to Disney!

[mickeysmyboy]

Great update! I know what you mean about being crazy before a trip! The excitement with a little added stress make for some interesting situations!

[Disneyfreak508]

I'm loving all of the attraction references in the intro post. :thumbsup2

HAHAHA i love that you went on your exercise bike... because I do that all the time. :rotfl: I write my updates when I'm on it. It takes me mind off of the whole exercise aspect. :laughing:

I love jet blue too. It's the best!

Can't wait for you to arrive at Disney!

[SoNotAPrincess]

Great start. Hooray for the Little Mermaid...without it, you wouldn't have gotten any sleep at all! Can't wait to read more! :surfweb:

[Eira]

I like your leaving photo, even though you said you were tired you look so happy in it!
Drew Carey does look so different! I thought it would be Bob Barker forever... I was beginning to think that they had already replaced him with a Robot. Seriously. He'd been around since I could remember! Come to think of it ... maybe it's a Drew Carey Bot too! :rotfl:

[emma212010]

Yay!! Disney Eve is so exciting!!! :goodvibes I have the hardest time sleeping before Disney, so I know exactly how you feel! I can't wait for your arrival in Disney! :woohoo:

[arbolita]

I just noticed you're in Virginia! HEY NEIGHBOR! Which part are you in?

[marDgreen88]

Yay first update!!

I totally get where you're coming from with wanting to be in Disney all the freaking time. My parents took us once when I was 5, and that was it. I didn't get back there until 2008 As you can see from my signature, ever since my first trip back there, the time between visits keeps getting smaller and smaller. Clearly the solution is that I just need to move down there.

Anyway, TANGENT. Back to your TR =)

I really think you only need 3 hours of sleep to make it through your first day at Disney. You're going on so much adrenaline, you could probably do it on less!

I've never been on JetBlue - probably because they don't have any direct flights to Orlando from here, haha.

And yes on Drew Carey! Good for him for losing the weight/getting in shape, but he looks SO WEIRD to me now.

Great start! Can't wait to read more =D

CLEARLY! Sounds like a good solution to me!

Hahaha listen, I know all about tangents, don't even worry about it.

Well you're exactly right because that's basically what happened! ADRENALINE!!!

I know, I wish Jet Blue was in more parts of the country! It's very random.

Yeah he looks like a completely different person! It's very weird but very good for him.

THANKS! I am working on my ARRIVAL for tonight!


Great update!

Love that you rode your exercise bike when you couldn't fall asleep! :laughing: Sounds like something I might do!

And I definitely agree you've put your time of waiting in! 21 years is a long time!

Can't wait for more! :cool1::banana::cool1:

Thank you!

Hahah I mean it definitely helped me get more tired, but I felt like a psychopath doing it at 3 am! It was pretty hilarious.

Aww haha yeah, it is! Luckily I'll never have to wait 21 years again!


I'm here and excited to read about your trip. I have to ask- which choir were your friends in together?

Hi! Thanks for coming! OH yeah! Obviously another Lee person would want to know haha. They were in Campus Choir, and actually Kristen is still in it right now.

I can never sleep properly the day before a big trip, it is all the excitement and travel nerves, at least you channeled that into exercise. :laughing:

Yeah exactly! Hahaha, I know, I mean at least I made good use of my time but I kinda felt like a lunatic. :lmao:

Wow, I am impressed that you were able to exercise while you were so antsy in the middle of the night. I probably would have just been camped out in front of the tv watching dvds or shows or whatnot.

love the Titanic poster - I may have had the same one in my dorm room. Right next to my Clueless poster. Because I was obsessed.

Um 4 snowglobes and 2 water bottles? Really? besides the fact that the suitcase must have been crazy heavy, did they miss all the security signs?

Best part of TRs coming up - arrival to Disney!

Haha well I did that too! But I figured I wouldn't be able to do it for a few days so... WHY NOT! Hahaha.

Thanks! Yeah I'm kinda obsessed with that movie. Surprisingly I've never seen Clueless though! I bet those were beautiful posters. :laughing:

Yeah... I was so confused. The funniest part was they were just so casual about it. I mean they could have waited to buy some water at the gate... but I really have no clue what was going through their heads!

YEAH! I'm excited about that one! Should (HOPEFULLY) be up tonight!

[marDgreen88]

Great update! I know what you mean about being crazy before a trip! The excitement with a little added stress make for some interesting situations!

Thank you! Oh definitely! I felt a little bit like a crazy person but hey! :rotfl:

I'm loving all of the attraction references in the intro post. :thumbsup2

HAHAHA i love that you went on your exercise bike... because I do that all the time. :rotfl: I write my updates when I'm on it. It takes me mind off of the whole exercise aspect. :laughing:

I love jet blue too. It's the best!

Can't wait for you to arrive at Disney!

Thanks!

Ahahha that's so funny! Yeah I usually watch a movie while I do it. I feel like I would probably fall off doing an update so PROPS TO YOU! :lmao:

Yay! I should probably get that one up tonight wooo!

Great start. Hooray for the Little Mermaid...without it, you wouldn't have gotten any sleep at all! Can't wait to read more! :surfweb:

Thanks! You're probably right about that! And the last sight I saw before falling asleep was Prince Eric, so... win-win! Thanks so much! Should be up tonight!

I like your leaving photo, even though you said you were tired you look so happy in it!
Drew Carey does look so different! I thought it would be Bob Barker forever... I was beginning to think that they had already replaced him with a Robot. Seriously. He'd been around since I could remember! Come to think of it ... maybe it's a Drew Carey Bot too! :rotfl:

Aw, thanks! I was pretty darn happy hehehe.
He REALLY does. I do miss Bob Barker though. Hahahah maybe so! :lmao:

Yay!! Disney Eve is so exciting!!! :goodvibes I have the hardest time sleeping before Disney, so I know exactly how you feel! I can't wait for your arrival in Disney! :woohoo:

Ahh I know! It's the best. Well, second best. :laughing:
Yeah I think we all suffer from 'TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP' Syndrome. Haha!
Thanks, I'm excited about it too!

I just noticed you're in Virginia! HEY NEIGHBOR! Which part are you in?

Well hello! Yeah! I live in a county near Richmond. So, about 2 1/2 hours from DC/Baltimore area! Where are you?

[arbolita]

Well hello! Yeah! I live in the county of Henrico, which is basically Richmond. So, about 2 1/2 hours from DC/Baltimore area! Where are you?

I live just slightly north of Baltimore. It's a bit of a drive for you, but next Saturday on the 14th, a there's a meet up for DIS-ers/Disney friends on Twitter at the Disney store in Tyson's Corner, VA at 1 PM. Should be a good time!

[marDgreen88]

I live just slightly north of Baltimore. It's a bit of a drive for you, but next Saturday on the 14th, a there's a meet up for DIS-ers/Disney friends on Twitter at the Disney store in Tyson's Corner, VA at 1 PM. Should be a good time!

Oh cool! I'm not exactly sure where that is, or what is happening that day, but I'll look it up and keep it in mind! Sounds like fun!

[Nermel9]

Great first update! :cool1: I can't believe you exercised on your day before Disney day! :rotfl: Lately, I can't do anything except obsess about going to Disney and wonder why I leave all my packing to the last minute!

Glad you got some sleep, I usually try to have a Disney movie on while I'm trying to sleep, but I end up getting sucked in, so that doesn't really work out too well!

I like Jet Blue, but I prefer Southwest...whenever I'm on a Jet Blue flight, I'm very uneasy, like I'm waiting for the plane to fall apart around me at any moment!:confused3

[marDgreen88]

Great first update! :cool1: I can't believe you exercised on your day before Disney day! :rotfl: Lately, I can't do anything except obsess about going to Disney and wonder why I leave all my packing to the last minute!

Glad you got some sleep, I usually try to have a Disney movie on while I'm trying to sleep, but I end up getting sucked in, so that doesn't really work out too well!

I like Jet Blue, but I prefer Southwest...whenever I'm on a Jet Blue flight, I'm very uneasy, like I'm waiting for the plane to fall apart around me at any moment!:confused3

Thank you! Yeah, I mean it was a little weird for sure! I guess I figured I wouldn't be doing any other exercise (besides walking THOUSANDS OF MILES) until I got back... haha I felt like a crazy person though.

I was glad I got a little sleep too! When I woke up I actually couldn't believe that I had fallen asleep on it because it's my favorite!

Aww, hahaha you think the plane will fall apart? That's funny. I've never flown Southwest before but I've heard good things. :)

[amandaw]

Joining in for all the fun! popcorn::

Can't wait to hear about y'alls adventures!

[marDgreen88]

The One Where I Cry Behind My Sunglasses. A Lot.

December 14, 2011

My flight was originally scheduled to land at 12:34, but we ended up landing at 12:20!
It wasn’t a huge difference but any extra time in Florida is okay by me!

I dug around in my bag until I found my Magical Express packet and looked it over really quickly.

AS SOON AS I got off the plane, it was like, HELLO FLORIDA SMELL, I really enjoy you.

I headed to the SCHMONORAIL, (listen, that’s what I call that thing), and then started making my way in what I THOUGHT was the right direction!
I was just speed walking through the airport and down the escalators until I was in the right place!
And I would have been in the right place, if the right place was, well, wrong.
I whipped out my packet again and realized that Magical Express was on the first floor on the B-side of the airport. I was on the A-side. Oh, cool!

I made a little detour into a bathroom that I was nearby, and it was DISGUSTING.
There was water ALL over the floor and most of the toilets were just stuffed with toilet paper.
My rolling suitcase and I survived, so we went back UP the escalators, all the way across the airport, and down the right escalators, until I saw this beautiful sight.

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There was no mistaking that I was in the right place now!

The line was EMPTY! It was a beautiful thing.

There were three attendants just waiting for someone to help, so when I approached,
they started ‘fighting’ over which one of them would help me. It was so cute.
I was in such a ‘I-just-got-to-Florida-so-I’m-acting-like-a-five-year-old-not-that-that-isn’t-normal’ mood, and to add to that,
the attendant guy gave me a Donald Duck sticker! I was SO excited about that, like more excited than anyone should have been about a sticker,
ESPECIALLY because Donald is my favorite member of the Fab Five!

Next thing I knew, there was another attendant waving me out towards the bus!
It was just me and another guy, who was also by himself, waiting for the bus.

The bus driver took our bags and told us to get on, and the guy graciously allowed me to go first! (So I graciously did. OBVIOUSLY.)
It all happened so fast that I didn’t even have time to take a picture of our bus! It was a Disney Water Parks Bus!
I thought it was cool, but there was a regular bus sitting next to ours, so I just took a picture of it instead…

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…from my seat, in the front on the right! AKA, the best seat on the bus, right behind the big front window!
They were playing all this wonderful Magic Kingdom music including “Grim Grinning Ghosts,” “A Pirate’s Life for Me”, and a Splash Mountain medley!
I was basically on Cloud 9 :cloud9:, and I just started tearing up. I was wearing my sunglasses,
so I didn’t look like a total freak to everyone else getting on the bus (even though I probably actually did look like a freak).

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After what felt like 73 years, everyone was on the bus and we were heading out of MCO!

Yeah, so remember when I said that I was supposed to arrive in Orlando first?
Well, after Amanda, Kristen, and Ryan decided to drive straight on instead of spending the night in Tennessee, Sally decided to switch to earlier flights.
So I went from arriving first to arriving last.

I got a call from Amanda who said they were going to wait for me in the lobby, and we would all go eat lunch when I got there!

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Soon our bus driver (named FERNANDO) started the BEAUTIFUL creation that is the ‘Let the Memories Begin’ movie that they show on the bus.
This time I teared up BIG time behind my sunglasses. When I was growing up and dreaming of going to Disney, I always secretly hoped I would get a surprise trip.
Obviously I never did, but watching those kids get surprised ALWAYS makes me cry. It’s just the sweetest thing. :)

After that gloriousness, they showed the movie where all the characters check into the Grand Floridian,
followed by a Donald Duck cartoon where he fights with a lawn chair.
OH THE SHENANIGANS DONALD GETS HIMSELF INTO! That’s why he’s my favorite.

AND THEN IT HAPPENED: We went under the Magical Arches and into The Most Magical Place on Earth!
*Cue angels singing the Hallelujah chorus. :littleangel: *

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Only… NOBODY DID ANYTHING. :eek:
I’m completely serious, unfortunately. Like, I’m sitting there in my seat bouncing around in excitement like someone who overdosed on caffeine and
EVERYONE IS SILENT.
As we got closer and closer and closer I kept getting more and more excited.
Then we went under the arches and I said “WOOHOO!” and started laughing because me saying “WOOHOO!” only expressed about .3% of my excitement.
I was thinking it was weird also because, isn’t the bus driver supposed to make this huge announcement or something?
Isn’t the entire bus supposed to erupt in applause and start hugging each other?
Yeah, the only noise heard on that bus was “WOOHOO!”
I have a video of this moment if none of you believe me. I wouldn’t have believed it if someone told me this!
Even the little kids sitting behind me who had been talking excitedly the entire bus ride were silent!
I mean, all of these people had been in airports and on airplanes for who knows how long and they don’t even act excited when we get to the destination?!
Did I miss the memo and get on a bus to Universal? (shudder :scared: )
I JUST DIDN’T UNDERSTAND!

Let’s move on.

…

Despite all of this, I was just happy as a clam. You probably could have told me that the resort I was staying in had just caught on fire
and I was now forced to sleep in a tent, and I would have still cried tears of joy (which I did, obviously).

So we were on property and I was BURSTING. I had been bursting for quite some time, but actually seeing those
magical purple road signs in person just made my brain explode, in a good way.

Oh, you mean I still haven’t told you what resort I was headed to?

Well, to give you an idea, we first made a stop at Coronado Springs…

…before we finally made it to the All Star Resorts!

Now, I’ve been to Disney three times now.
On the first trip, my family stayed in a family suite at All Star Music.
On the second trip, my group stayed at All Star Movies.
This trip?

We stayed at All Star Sports.

We originally were going to try for All Star Music, even though I was hoping to stay at Pop Century
because it’s a value that isn’t sports themed and I’ve never stayed there.

Well, when we booked, the only value available was All Star Sports.
I was actually excited though, because one of my goals is to eventually stay at every Disney resort, so I’m doing pretty well so far!
I do find it hilarious though, that my whole Disney resort experience has taken place on one little stretch of Buena Vista Drive.

Anyways, now you know! (“Cause it’s Mike’s Super Short Show!” Sigh… old school Disney Channel. OMG, anyone remember ZOOG DISNEY?
Omg I hated it. Now I miss it. OKAY THEN.)

FINALLY we pulled into All Star Sports!

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For future reference, I’m probably going to refer to it as Sports, just because the other abbreviation would probably be rejected by the DIS moderators. :lmao:

I was the first person off the bus, and I saw Jenelle standing on the red carpet to greet me!
It was so nice to see her since it had been a year since I had!

We arranged to have my bag sent to the room, and went into the lobby and said hello to everyone else!

I WAS SO EXCITED AT THIS POINT.

I mean, SO excited. Jenelle and I were standing at the front desk getting my park tickets put on my Key to the World Card,
and I was literally jumping up and down. I couldn’t even contain it! :hyper:

Soon enough, we were heading to the parking lot and piling into Jenelle’s car!
Believe me, when I say pile, I mean it. I mean, there were six of us and it was a little car.
Luckily our lunch destination was very nearby!

Where were we going, you ask?

McDonald’s. :confused:

…

I’m serious, yall. When I first heard that the first meal I’d be eating on Disney property was McDonalds, I thought it was a joke.
Well, it wasn’t. Jenelle thought it would be nice because we could use her discount there, so of course we agreed!
She was sweet to let us use it, and now I can say that I’ve been there!
So there's that... :rotfl:

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The inside was actually really cool! I got the chicken mcnuggets meal and I couldn’t even finish half of them.
I didn't take pictures at this meal because duh, it was McDonald's.

I think we all had the same idea: get some quick food and let’s GO!

We were all so excited because after lunch we were heading to our first park of the trip! :wizard:

Continued in Next Post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43719700&postcount=84)

[marDgreen88]

Joining in for all the fun! popcorn::

Can't wait to hear about y'alls adventures!

Aw thank you so much for being here! I just posted a new update!

[amandaw]

I always tear up anytime I see videos or commercials of kids getting surprised with Disney trips. I would love to surprise my DS (he's 3) with a trip one day. But, I know I love to talk about Disney way too much for me to ever pull off a surprise trip. :rotfl: Him & I literally talk about Disney every day.

And that was great that you were able to get right onto a bus! Disney magic right from the start!

Can't wait to hear about what park y'all went to 1st. I'm going to guess MK!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I love having a rental car when we go to WDW for so many reasons but there is a small part of me that yearns to experience the ride to Disney on the Magical Express. :laughing:

[shan23877]

Joining in! Sounds like you guys are going to be a good time :goodvibes

[Eira]

I can't believe there wasn't more excitement on the bus! Maybe everyone was just in awe and gobsmacked!
oh, and I think next time I go to Disney I will be wearing sunglasses. Such a good idea. I mean, I already spend too much time watching those surprise videos on youtube while bawling my eyes out with happiness for them. :rotfl:
Hahaha! McDonalds! Don't worry, I travel alot with my work and I used to get mad when people would go to Mcdonalds instead of trying the local food, but now I embrace it. I found out that Mcdonalds around the world serve different things and that makes it sorta cool. Especially if it is just one meal. And in your case it was a quick meal and discounted, awesome!!! I love discounts!

[arbolita]

I won't even tell you how many times I've gone the wrong way to DME in the airport. It's almost it's own tradition by now.

I am so jealous of your front row bus seat! When we arrive it's usually pretty crowded, so I've never been up that close to get a good picture of the WDW sign. And I am the EXACT same way when it comes to the videos of kids getting surprised with Disney trips. I still hope that one day my DH will surprise me with one, but I don't think he could keep it a secret, he'd get too excited haha. And boy! Those people on your bus MUST have been tired, because how does anyone not start to squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all over the place when you arrive in Disney World??

I want to stay in all of the hotels at some point too, but we haven't been able to afford any of the deluxes yet. One day...

Is that the McDonalds that has some menu items that aren't on the typical McD's menu? I think I remember hearing there is one near WDW like that.

[SoNotAPrincess]

I've never been on an ME bus (I know...so deprived!), but I imagined excitement, hilarity, and over-the-top euphoria erupting when the arch came into view. Well, at least you held up your end!

And I love how you're naming your chapters like Friends episodes...just the BEST. SHOW. EVER. :thumbsup2

[Nermel9]

I need to go on the ME bus someday. I don't know how I'd survive without a rental car though, which is why I've never been on it. :confused3 I feel like I need to see those movies, though, they sound adorable! I can't believe no one was excited to see the Disney arch!! :scared1: What was wrong with those people? I always start screaming and clapping like a 6 year old, sometimes I even ask my DH to pull over! :rotfl: Ahhh, I love the purple signs! I hate going back to reality and seeing green signs.

When we stayed at ASMu, we lived at that McDonald's, it's nice having it right there on the way to the parks! :thumbsup2

[LilAnn]

yay, almost to the first park of the day!

I totally tear up when I see the suprise videos too! I would love to try that one day, but seriously, there is no way I could keep that a suprise. It would be an epic failure on my part. I would last maybe a week. Maybe, and that's stretching it.

McD's as the first stop? Funny. I have heard that McD's serves different things in different areas. I remember we stopped at one in Hawaii once for breakfast because we had heard that and they had a big breakfast platter with spam and rice. Classic.

Can't wait to see where the first park is - I am guessing MK!

[Disneyfreak508]

Landing early kind of makes my life. Even if it's only by like 5 minutes.

Nat and I definitely went to the A side in August :lmao: We're all frumps. The excitement is distracting.

BEST SEAT EVER! Whenever I don't get to sit there I get sad. :rotfl:

FERNANDO!?!?! THAT WAS OUR BUS DRIVER IN JANUARY ON OUR VERY FIRST FRUMP TRIP!!

I always tear up at that movie. Because I want to do that for my children someday. SO BAD!

Maybe all of them were silent because they were in complete shock that they actually arrived :laughing:

YAYY DISNEY! Eww McDonalds. Hopefully you'll get the real Disney food experience soon! :laughing:

[mickeysmyboy]

Woo hoo for arriving!! But, yuck for no excitement in the bus! I think it really depends on the driver you get!

I know McDonald's is McDonald's no matter how you dress it up. But, that McDonald's looks very cool and my kids are going to freak if they don't get to eat there soon!

[wdwgirl03]

YAY, I love the Magical Express! It's always such a great feeling driving under those arches. Bummer nobody really did anything though. It seems like all the drivers we've had atleast announce that we're about to pass under the arches but some get more excited than others. LOL.

[jecskc]

Enjoying so far. Can't wait for more.popcorn::

[archdandy]

WOOHOO! I love the beginning of trips! :cheer2: It would be so much fun to be able to go with your friends to the world. I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

[marDgreen88]

I always tear up anytime I see videos or commercials of kids getting surprised with Disney trips. I would love to surprise my DS (he's 3) with a trip one day. But, I know I love to talk about Disney way too much for me to ever pull off a surprise trip. :rotfl: Him & I literally talk about Disney every day.

And that was great that you were able to get right onto a bus! Disney magic right from the start!

Can't wait to hear about what park y'all went to 1st. I'm going to guess MK!

Oh my goodness, I do it every single time. It's so hard not to! Glad I'm not the only one hahaha. That would be SO CUTE! I can't blame you for wanting to blab though! It would be so hard not to talk about it!

I know, I was so excited. I literally just walked through the line, and the attendant looks at my card and just sends me out to the bus! It was awesome.

Hmm... well... that's a very good guess. ;)

I love having a rental car when we go to WDW for so many reasons but there is a small part of me that yearns to experience the ride to Disney on the Magical Express. :laughing:

Well I have a perfect solution for you. Make your brothers drive the rental car while you and your mom soak up the lovely Magical Express experience. Best of both worlds! :rotfl:

Joining in! Sounds like you guys are going to be a good time :goodvibes

Aw thank you! Glad you're here!

I can't believe there wasn't more excitement on the bus! Maybe everyone was just in awe and gobsmacked!
oh, and I think next time I go to Disney I will be wearing sunglasses. Such a good idea. I mean, I already spend too much time watching those surprise videos on youtube while bawling my eyes out with happiness for them. :rotfl:
Hahaha! McDonalds! Don't worry, I travel alot with my work and I used to get mad when people would go to Mcdonalds instead of trying the local food, but now I embrace it. I found out that Mcdonalds around the world serve different things and that makes it sorta cool. Especially if it is just one meal. And in your case it was a quick meal and discounted, awesome!!! I love discounts!

I know, I was so confused. I actually looked around the bus to make sure everyone was alive, and they were all just sitting there looking like they'd rather be at the DMV. :confused3
Yes, definitely go for the sunglasses! That way you can cry as much as you want without scaring the tourists! It's win-win!
Haha, yeah, I mean the funny thing is that I actually like McDonald's. But when I get to Disney, the only thing I'm thinking about is just GOING! I'm a commando hahaha. I mean I realize now that it made sense because we weren't eating dinner until later and it allowed us to save money, but at the time I would have gladly payed full price so I could just go to my favorite park! :lmao:

I won't even tell you how many times I've gone the wrong way to DME in the airport. It's almost it's own tradition by now.

I am so jealous of your front row bus seat! When we arrive it's usually pretty crowded, so I've never been up that close to get a good picture of the WDW sign. And I am the EXACT same way when it comes to the videos of kids getting surprised with Disney trips. I still hope that one day my DH will surprise me with one, but I don't think he could keep it a secret, he'd get too excited haha. And boy! Those people on your bus MUST have been tired, because how does anyone not start to squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee all over the place when you arrive in Disney World??

I want to stay in all of the hotels at some point too, but we haven't been able to afford any of the deluxes yet. One day...

Is that the McDonalds that has some menu items that aren't on the typical McD's menu? I think I remember hearing there is one near WDW like that.

Oh my gosh, yeah. I mean I think our excitement clouds our judgement so we just start walking!

I know, I was so excited to sit in the front! Honestly, I still hold out hope that I'll be surprised with a trip someday, too. BUT at the same time, I'm the one that PLANS the trips, so... not really sure how that would go! :rotfl:

Oh, don't even worry about it, I haven't even been able to go mod yet! Speaking of which, if this whole thing happens in July, where is everyone staying? Because as of right now nobody would be going with me... so I dunno!

Yeah, I think I know which McDonald's you're talking about, but I think that one's off property. This one was smack in the middle of Disney, right near the All Star Resorts and Coronado Springs. It was just a regular old Mickey D's, hahah.

[arbolita]

Oh, don't even worry about it, I haven't even been able to go mod yet! Speaking of which, if this whole thing happens in July, where is everyone staying? Because as of right now nobody would be going with me... so I dunno!



As far as hotel rooms go for July, I'm not entirely sure. I think everyone is waiting for discount codes to come out for July before booking anything. I'd probably shoot for a value, just since my H and I are going to Disneyland in November, and I'd want to keep costs down. My H also knows someone through work who rents out their unused DVC points for people, so depending on how much they'd be willing to rent them for, that's an option too. Right now it's just a waiting game for those discounts...

[marDgreen88]

I've never been on an ME bus (I know...so deprived!), but I imagined excitement, hilarity, and over-the-top euphoria erupting when the arch came into view. Well, at least you held up your end!

And I love how you're naming your chapters like Friends episodes...just the BEST. SHOW. EVER. :thumbsup2

You really should someday, because it normally is just like that! However this time all the excitement was coming from me. It was spooky. :rotfl:

AND OH MY GOSH YES! THANK YOU! You are the first person to notice that! I feel like you should get some sort of prize or something hahaha. It is definitely the BEST SHOW EVER, it's my favorite!

I need to go on the ME bus someday. I don't know how I'd survive without a rental car though, which is why I've never been on it. :confused3 I feel like I need to see those movies, though, they sound adorable! I can't believe no one was excited to see the Disney arch!! :scared1: What was wrong with those people? I always start screaming and clapping like a 6 year old, sometimes I even ask my DH to pull over! :rotfl: Ahhh, I love the purple signs! I hate going back to reality and seeing green signs.

When we stayed at ASMu, we lived at that McDonald's, it's nice having it right there on the way to the parks! :thumbsup2

You should do ME someday! It's awesome! Maybe your husband could drive the rental car and you could just ride ME! :lmao: Yeah the movies are seriously the cutest! They just make the experience. I honestly have no idea what was wrong with those people, I really think I was on a bus full of Universal die-hards or something, it was just so weird!

Very true! I mean it's definitely convenient and cheaper than park food. But I just wanted to GOOOOOO! Hahaha, but really.

yay, almost to the first park of the day!

I totally tear up when I see the suprise videos too! I would love to try that one day, but seriously, there is no way I could keep that a suprise. It would be an epic failure on my part. I would last maybe a week. Maybe, and that's stretching it.

McD's as the first stop? Funny. I have heard that McD's serves different things in different areas. I remember we stopped at one in Hawaii once for breakfast because we had heard that and they had a big breakfast platter with spam and rice. Classic.

Can't wait to see where the first park is - I am guessing MK!

YAY! The first park experience of the trip was one of my favorite parts so I'm excited to write about it!

Aww, I know exactly what you mean. I would love to surprise my kids someday. I bet if you really wanted to surprise her you could keep the secret!

Oh my goodness... spam and rice? That's interesting! Hahaha! No, this was just a regular old McDonald's. :rotfl:

That's an interesting guess... but I'm not gonna say yet! :goodvibes



Landing early kind of makes my life. Even if it's only by like 5 minutes.

Nat and I definitely went to the A side in August :lmao: We're all frumps. The excitement is distracting.

BEST SEAT EVER! Whenever I don't get to sit there I get sad. :rotfl:

FERNANDO!?!?! THAT WAS OUR BUS DRIVER IN JANUARY ON OUR VERY FIRST FRUMP TRIP!!

I always tear up at that movie. Because I want to do that for my children someday. SO BAD!

Maybe all of them were silent because they were in complete shock that they actually arrived :laughing:

YAYY DISNEY! Eww McDonalds. Hopefully you'll get the real Disney food experience soon! :laughing:

Exactly! Landing early is just the best. :goodvibes

Oh my gosh that's so funny. We ARE all frumps. That's exactly what I said to someone else, the excitement just clouds our judgment. Hilarious.

Hahah I know! Best seat ever!

YEAH! Fernando! He was so nice! I just wish he would have made the exciting announcement! Ohh welllll I was excited regardless. Aww that makes me want to watch yall's January frump trip videos again! So cute. :cutie:

I know! I feel the same way. I am totally gonna do that for my kids. It will be awesome.

Ya know, I looked around the bus to make sure everyone was still breathing, but they all just looked bored! HEATHENS!

Hahah I mean I actually like McDonald's, not gonna lie, but you know how it is! I want DISNEY FOOD! And yes there is a lot of it coming up! I'm excited to write about it!

[marDgreen88]

Woo hoo for arriving!! But, yuck for no excitement in the bus! I think it really depends on the driver you get!

I know McDonald's is McDonald's no matter how you dress it up. But, that McDonald's looks very cool and my kids are going to freak if they don't get to eat there soon!

Yay! Yeah, I think that's true. The driver was VERY nice, but I guess that's just not his thing. I was still excited regardless! :)

Hahah aw! Well yeah, it was actually very cool inside! And at least I can say I've been there! I bet your kids would love it. :goodvibes

YAY, I love the Magical Express! It's always such a great feeling driving under those arches. Bummer nobody really did anything though. It seems like all the drivers we've had atleast announce that we're about to pass under the arches but some get more excited than others. LOL.

Me too! It really is. Hahaha I know, I'm not gonna lie it was spooky. Like the whole bus had been chattering the whole time before we got there, and then everyone was just silent. :confused3 Hahaha.

Enjoying so far. Can't wait for more.popcorn::

Aw thank you! I'm glad!

WOOHOO! I love the beginning of trips! :cheer2: It would be so much fun to be able to go with your friends to the world. I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

Hi! I know, the beginning is always just so exciting and fun. Thanks for being here!

[marDgreen88]

As far as hotel rooms go for July, I'm not entirely sure. I think everyone is waiting for discount codes to come out for July before booking anything. I'd probably shoot for a value, just since my H and I are going to Disneyland in November, and I'd want to keep costs down. My H also knows someone through work who rents out their unused DVC points for people, so depending on how much they'd be willing to rent them for, that's an option too. Right now it's just a waiting game for those discounts...

Ahhh, okay. Makes sense! Thanks for the info!

[arbolita]

Ahhh, okay. Makes sense! Thanks for the info!

No problem! Wish I had more info to tell you, haha. I guess as it gets closer, someone should start a PTR or group email or something to make coordinating a little easier.

[marDgreen88]

No problem! Wish I had more info to tell you, haha. I guess as it gets closer, someone should start a PTR or group email or something to make coordinating a little easier.

That would be great! But I don't wanna like invade anyone's trip or anything because so far you're the only one who's mentioned anything to me haha.

[PlutosRHM55]

I'm behind already... wow, I fail... Alright well this is me catching up! :teeth:

Oh, I totally know the feeling, it's amazing how long it takes for a trip to come then how quick the trip seems to get here, especially for us who had to wait those many years to actually go once (I definitely don't want to do any more time than I've already had to wait) And don't worry about the tangents, I go off on tangents all the time, the reason why my comments tend to be so long :rolleyes1 Oh, and :thumbsup2 to your ME tickets!

Oh wow, you are very productive on nights prior to Disney. I wish I could stay up late those nights, but everyone in my house would hate me the next day (what a great start to a Disney trip :sad2:) lol I guess I'll try to be quiet on my next trip so time can go by picture.

Wow, you definitely had a lot of changes to how you guys were going to get down in the world, but at least now you were going to be the first day. One up on all of them :thumbsup2 haha Love the shirt your wearing btw, I think someone in my family has that one, but because I'm the only one who wears mine regularly I forget who it is lol

YAY You're off to the airport! LOL @ your dad's status, oh dads lol That is so weird about the whole bag situation while you were in security. Sometimes security can be a really interesting experience. I always feel so weird going through security *shivers* Not a fun place. Even though it was pretty insane for those guys to bring all that stuff, I wonder how they were allowed through :/

WOOT, now you are officially on your way to Disney! :) Oh my gosh, I ask myself the same question about Drew Carey nowadays. I was so used to the Whose Line Carey for years and now he... just looks so different. I'm always second guessing myself while watching that show, even though it is great he lost so much weight :thumbsup2

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[PlutosRHM55]

After this I'm all caught up, so I won't be bombarding you with my crazy comments :)

That's awesome you arrived so early! It's so true, any extra time in Florida/TheWorld is always for the better. And the Florida smell :goodvibes It's impossible for someone to not notice that. LOL @ you calling the fake monorail the Schmonorail... a bit more creative, I may have to adopt that lol I'm sorry though you went to the wrong side of the airport. The Magical Express kiosk area is ALWAYS hard to find, it's always good to take note of where you have to go to get there, but as it happened on your trip, you'll always find it :) I'm sorry though you had to go through a gross bathroom, eck!

:thumbsup2 up to having no line at the Magical Express! Long lines are never fun :sad2: LOL @ the attendants fighting over who would attend to you. Everyone's a child again in Disney world ::yes:: Stickers are always awesome especially DISNEY stickers! :cool1: And that's cool you got to ride on a Disney Water Parks bus. I've really only ridden on the regular buses (I don't count return buses :( ) And that's awesome they were playing so much MK music on the bus :cloud9: Oh how I want to be there, Right. Now.

Way for your friends to be there before you, you must've disappointed you didn't have a one up... or would I just feel that way if I was travelling with friends? LOL Well, at least you weren't going to be alone for long :thumbsup2 Another thumbs up to "The Movie", love the movie! :goodvibes I wanted a surprise trip too growing up even after my first trip, it would just make my day so I hope to give my own trip someday :woohoo: And I love that Donald Duck cartoon, even though I'm a Pluto guy, Donald is still awesome :) YAY for going under the Golden Gates, the best sight in all the world, the gates to heaven... it amazes me how your whole bus was silent, usually the driver does make an announcement and then everyone has major freak-out moments... strange bus lol

That's so cool how you've stayed at all the All Stars. It's always an accomplishment in Disney when you stay at three connected resorts (Monorail Resorts, BoardWalk Resorts, etc.) Though all the Disney resorts, even better! ::yes:: LOL @ the Retro-Disney reference, miss all those shows *sigh* Why did they have to ruin Disney Channel?!?!?! :sad2:

Awwww... that's so sweet all your friends were waiting for you. LOL @ you guys piling into one car, but at least you were in Disney piling into a small car haha And that's awesome how you went to McDonald's for your first meal :laughing: I'm sorry, but at least you got use of a discount and got to eat quickly :thumbsup2

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

[marDgreen88]

I'm behind already... wow, I fail... Alright well this is me catching up!

You don't fail! I did two updates pretty close together so I think a few people missed them.

Oh, I totally know the feeling, it's amazing how long it takes for a trip to come then how quick the trip seems to get here, especially for us who had to wait those many years to actually go once (I definitely don't want to do any more time than I've already had to wait) And don't worry about the tangents, I go off on tangents all the time, the reason why my comments tend to be so long :rolleyes1 Oh, and :thumbsup2 to your ME tickets!

Definitely! We've waited long enough! Hahah it's okay.

Oh wow, you are very productive on nights prior to Disney. I wish I could stay up late those nights, but everyone in my house would hate me the next day (what a great start to a Disney trip) lol I guess I'll try to be quiet on my next trip so time can go by picture.

I mean I guess I was productive! I think it was just I was wide awake so I was like... what can I do now?! Hahah.

Wow, you definitely had a lot of changes to how you guys were going to get down in the world, but at least now you were going to be the first day. One up on all of them :thumbsup2 haha Love the shirt your wearing btw, I think someone in my family has that one, but because I'm the only one who wears mine regularly I forget who it is lol

We really did! Well I was gonna be first but after all the changes... it didn't end up that way! :rotfl: Oh thanks! Yeah I had to get a shirt with the year on it on my first trip!

YAY You're off to the airport! LOL @ your dad's status, oh dads lol That is so weird about the whole bag situation while you were in security. Sometimes security can be a really interesting experience. I always feel so weird going through security *shivers* Not a fun place. Even though it was pretty insane for those guys to bring all that stuff, I wonder how they were allowed through :/

Haha my dad is hilarious. I know I'm always so worried that I'm gonna look suspicious because I'm always kinda nervous. I'm innocent I swear! I actually think the security guards just threw their stuff away. Or maybe they found a way to get the stuff into their checked luggage? I really have no idea hah.

WOOT, now you are officially on your way to Disney! :) Oh my gosh, I ask myself the same question about Drew Carey nowadays. I was so used to the Whose Line Carey for years and now he... just looks so different. I'm always second guessing myself while watching that show, even though it is great he lost so much weight.

Yeah I give him a lot of credit! But he just looks so weird haha.

After this I'm all caught up, so I won't be bombarding you with my crazy comments.

Don't worry I like comments!

That's awesome you arrived so early! It's so true, any extra time in Florida/TheWorld is always for the better. And the Florida smell :goodvibes It's impossible for someone to not notice that. LOL @ you calling the fake monorail the Schmonorail... a bit more creative, I may have to adopt that lol I'm sorry though you went to the wrong side of the airport. The Magical Express kiosk area is ALWAYS hard to find, it's always good to take note of where you have to go to get there, but as it happened on your trip, you'll always find it :) I'm sorry though you had to go through a gross bathroom, eck!

Hahah yeah I just love the Florida smell. There's just no other word to describe it then 'Florida' hahah, but really. Feel free to call it the schmonorail all you want! Because that's pretty much what it is! I know, I don't know what it is about Magical Express but I always end up on a wild goose chase trying to find it! It's okay, I could have left the gross bathroom but I figured I didn't want to waste any time once I actually got to Magical Express!

:thumbsup2 up to having no line at the Magical Express! Long lines are never fun :sad2: LOL @ the attendants fighting over who would attend to you. Everyone's a child again in Disney world ::yes:: Stickers are always awesome especially DISNEY stickers! :cool1: And that's cool you got to ride on a Disney Water Parks bus. I've really only ridden on the regular buses (I don't count return buses) And that's awesome they were playing so much MK music on the bus. Oh how I want to be there, Right. Now.

It was awesome! I figured it would be busier because it was mid-December but I was very much okay with it being empty! Hahah it was so cute, and I loved my sticker! Sadly it fell off in the midst of all my park fun but it will appear in some pictures still stuck to my shirt haha. I LOVED the music they were playing! It made me even MORE excited! And me too.:sad2:

Way for your friends to be there before you, you must've disappointed you didn't have a one up... or would I just feel that way if I was travelling with friends? LOL Well, at least you weren't going to be alone for long :thumbsup2 Another thumbs up to "The Movie", love the movie! :goodvibes I wanted a surprise trip too growing up even after my first trip, it would just make my day so I hope to give my own trip someday :woohoo: And I love that Donald Duck cartoon, even though I'm a Pluto guy, Donald is still awesome :) YAY for going under the Golden Gates, the best sight in all the world, the gates to heaven... it amazes me how your whole bus was silent, usually the driver does make an announcement and then everyone has major freak-out moments... strange bus lol

Well I knew they'd be there before me because of the change of plans! I might need to re-word that on that post... hmm... I love them all! But for some reason I just love Donald the best! I know I still can't believe my bus was so silent! And I'm pretty sure they were looking at ME like I was crazy. Oh people.

That's so cool how you've stayed at all the All Stars. It's always an accomplishment in Disney when you stay at three connected resorts (Monorail Resorts, BoardWalk Resorts, etc.) Though all the Disney resorts, even better! LOL @ the Retro-Disney reference, miss all those shows *sigh* Why did they have to ruin Disney Channel?!?!?!

Yeah I think it's pretty cool too! I even got a pin to commemorate (that you will see later haha) but I think I'm definitely ready to move on from the All Stars for a while! Stay on another street in Disney, maybe. :rotfl: And I really don't know why they had to ruin Disney Channel, but it is just beyond dumb now. Grr.

Awwww... that's so sweet all your friends were waiting for you. LOL @ you guys piling into one car, but at least you were in Disney piling into a small car haha And that's awesome how you went to McDonald's for your first meal. I'm sorry, but at least you got use of a discount and got to eat quickly :thumbsup2

Definitely! At the time though I was just like umm discounts schmiscounts can I please get to the park already? But it all worked out!

Can't wait to read more! :mickeyjum

Thanks for commenting!

[MeMom]

To me, the Magical Express driver sets the tone for the ride. If he/she gets on the bus and warmly greets people and then builds up the excitement as the bus approaches the arch, it allows people who want to woo-hoo to woo-hoo. :thumbsup2 We've had all levels of drivers, from one who said nothing - nothing, as in hello, what stops we'll be making, we're here, spoke not a word nothing - to ones that have set an excited tone from the minute they boarded the bus.

I look forward to seeing your pictures. Looks like a fun group!

[marDgreen88]

To me, the Magical Express driver sets the tone for the ride. If he/she gets on the bus and warmly greets people and then builds up the excitement as the bus approaches the arch, it allows people who want to woo-hoo to woo-hoo. :thumbsup2 We've had all levels of drivers, from one who said nothing - nothing, as in hello, what stops we'll be making, we're here, spoke not a word nothing - to ones that have set an excited tone from the minute they boarded the bus.

I look forward to seeing your pictures. Looks like a fun group!

I agree! The driver was really friendly but I guess the whole "WELCOME TO DISNEY WORLD" speech wasn't his thing. I can't believe that a ME bus driver would ever be completely silent though! That's so crazy.

Thanks so much for joining!

[Merida]

In all truthfulness I always get the Happy Meal at McDonald's because toy! and reasonable amount of food! It's fun. :)

I think it would be fun to stay at all the resorts but my boyfriend is a little hesitant to stay at the values. I liked All-Star Movies when I was there, though. The big icons were really cute.

[Caretames1]

I'm here! I just saw the TR in your signature line!!

Now to go back and get caught up!

[emma212010]

Yay!! You made it!! :woohoo: How strange that everyone was silent going through the arch! My mom and I always are so giddy and excited!! I'd love to stay at every hotel on Disney property someday, but I find my favorites and don't want to NOT stay there! :laughing: Sorry your first meal was McDonalds, but you're right - it's quick and easy so you can go and enjoy your day! Can't wait to hear about it!! :goodvibes

[mstrauss]

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[marDgreen88]

In all truthfulness I always get the Happy Meal at McDonald's because toy! and reasonable amount of food! It's fun. :)

I think it would be fun to stay at all the resorts but my boyfriend is a little hesitant to stay at the values. I liked All-Star Movies when I was there, though. The big icons were really cute.

Toy! :laughing: You know, I didn't even think to get a kid's meal. My judgment was clouded by my excitement, apparently.

Aw, I can understand that. I will say that my experience in the value resorts has been all positive though. All Star Movies was my favorite! They're all really cute but that one felt the most 'Disney' to me. :)

I'm here! I just saw the TR in your signature line!!

Now to go back and get caught up!

Oh thank you for coming over! I hope you enjoy! :goodvibes

Yay!! You made it!! :woohoo: How strange that everyone was silent going through the arch! My mom and I always are so giddy and excited!! I'd love to stay at every hotel on Disney property someday, but I find my favorites and don't want to NOT stay there! :laughing: Sorry your first meal was McDonalds, but you're right - it's quick and easy so you can go and enjoy your day! Can't wait to hear about it!! :goodvibes

WE MADE IT! :goodvibes Hahah that is something I will seriously never understand. I know what you mean! I have resorts picked out in my head that I think I would love the most, but I want to wait and see how I feel once I stay there! But honestly that will probably happen! Hahah it's okay. I actually like McDonald's, just not at Disney! Thanks, I think I'll be updating tomorrow!

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Awesome! Thanks for coming over, hope you enjoy!

[marDgreen88]

The One With A Hop, Skip, and A Boat Ride

December 14, 2011

After our nutritious meal of all meals at the random McDonald’s in the middle of Disney property, we headed back out to
Jenelle’s car to head to our first park of the trip!

It was at this moment when we all realized that we were outside.
It was the middle of December.
We were wearing t-shirts.
And we were completely COMFORTABLE.
It was honestly one of the best feelings in the world.
It had been a lot colder in December 2010. Still not freezing, but cold enough to where we needed our jackets and scarves at night.
I can say that this trip I didn’t put on long sleeves of any kind until we were on our way back home. It was amazing!

We piled back into the car and headed straight for our destination!

Does this give you a clue where we were headed?


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It really shouldn’t.

I feel like I see that sign/billboard no matter where I’m heading at Disney. :laughing:

Actually, we were on our way to the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy!
We were going to a place where dolls from all over the world bond through song and mice conduct orchestras.
We were going to a place where you can find the backside of the water and ghosts follow you home.
Most importantly, we were going to the place where IT’S ALL WHAM.

If you guessed Animal Kingdom, well…
You might wanna get that checked out…


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YAY MAGIC KINGDOM!!!!

After we passed through these beautiful, colorful gates, we were directed to a perfect parking spot on the HERO side of the parking lot!
In the midst of my euphoria, I forgot exactly where we parked. I feel like we were parked in the Simba section, but I can’t remember! (SHAME ON ME.)

Something I didn’t realize before was that the Magic Kingdom parking lot is right next to the Richard Petty Driving Experience track.
That thing’s loud, yall.

Now, this was the first time I had ever taken anything other than Disney transportation to the parks.
It wasn't my favorite.

Don’t get me wrong, if you told me you were going to strap me to a parachute and that I had to jump, but would land in the Magic Kingdom, I’d be happy.
Terrified, but happy.

Driving just took so long! I was so beyond ready at this point to just BE THERE!

We first had to take a tram. We were parked very close to it, and it was there waiting for us, so that was actually very convenient!

The tram took us to the Ticket and Transportation Center.


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When we got to the TTC, we decided to take the monorail to the park! Obviously.

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We waited a few minutes, and the entire time, Amanda and I were quoting Spanish monorail guy. Of course. We’re Disers. Did you expect anything less?

“Por favor mantengase alejado de las puertas.”

That’s only the best phrase in the entire world. I mean really. If you want to make me squeal in delight, just say that to me. It doesn’t even have to be in the voice.
It’ll still work. :thumbsup2

Finally, it was time for us to board! I was so excited, I may have knocked a few people over.
Not kidding, I was taking a video and in the video I say, “OH SORRY!” Then I continue squealing.
I was just in a hurry to STAND CLEAR OF THE DOORS. They were open, but you really never know with those things. Sneaky.


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We were waiting very happily on Monorail Silver, waiting for it to whisk us off to the Magic Kingdom.

Instead, we heard an announcement.

“Monorail Silver is scheduled to run in some routine tests.”

Actually, I’m not even sure what the announcement said.
All we knew was that we couldn’t wait any longer to get to the Magic Kingdom, and staying on the monorail meant we would have to.

So we got off. (DON’T WORRY. WE WILL RIDE THE MONORAIL LATER.)

We headed to the ferry instead!


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My sister and I went to NYC this summer and we rode the Staten Island Ferry.

(“STATEN ISLAND?!” Oh my goodness, does anyone remember that exact quote from the movie It Takes Two with my childhood heroes Mary Kate and Ashley? Cool.)

The Magic Kingdom ferry is literally the same thing as said ferry from SA.
Only, instead of taking you from Staten Island to Manhattan, it takes you from the TTC to the Magic Kingdom.
Instead of the big focal point being the Statue of Liberty, it’s Cinderella’s Castle.

Other than that it is the exact same thing. It was deja vu.


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When the ferry was docking, we looked up and saw none other than Monorail Silver gliding past.

Hahaha, oh well. It was basically the same amount of time, and now I can say I’ve been on the Disney ferry!

We walked up to the entrance, went through bag check, and scanned our tickets (and index fingers).
It was time to enter.


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THE MOMENT OF TRUTH!

My year of waiting was finally over. I was actually entering my favorite part of my favorite place.

Do yall know how exciting this was?
Of course you do. This is a Disney Trip Report… you’re not here because you hate it!

Our excitement was contagious. I think if you add together all six of our ages, it comes to about 30.
Wouldn’t have it any other way!

We entered the Most Magical Place on Earth, and I am not even kidding, we all just kinda stopped and looked around. I was giggling like a maniac.
I have proof of both of these events on video, haha, uhhh, nobody needs to see that one ever.


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Isn’t the Main Street Train Station beautiful? (Hint, hint… possible foreshadowing. DUN DUN DUN!)

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The Christmas decorations in Magic Kingdom are just phenomenal. They’re exactly that: magical.

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AND THEN IT HAPPENED…

WE SAW THE CASTLE!!!!


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Is that not the most beautiful thing ever? I can’t ever get enough of this sight.

In case you were wondering, YES OF COURSE I was crying behind my sunglasses. Majorly. I played it off really well though.

I promise you the following words came out of my mouth:

“OH MY GOSH. Is this real, like are we here right now?”

I know. I have such a way with words.

Sally came back with, “IS THIS REAL LIFE?” ala David after Dentist. Classic.

I told you we’re not in our 20’s. Not even close.

To add to our excitement, all the way down Main Street we saw the end of the Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade!
I had actually never seen this parade in person, so I was ecstatic.
I’m not really sure what anyone else was doing because I was in my own little world.

I started frolicking down Main Street and waving my arms and singing “WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES THEN YOU REALIZE, ANY DREAM IS POSSIBLE!!!!”

People were staring. I could have cared less.
I have no shame.

After we realized we were aimlessly wandering down Main Street, we decided to try to hit up Big Thunder Mountain.
Only, we realized that the parade would be heading to Frontierland. NEXT IDEA!

We decided to head to Haunted Mansion instead!

So we start dodging crowds and ducking through stores and suddenly we had caught up with the parade!
We were able to catch the very end with the princes and princesses.

We were all yelling. “LOOK THERE’S TIANA AND NAVEEN! OH I SEE THE BEAST! THERE’S ALADDIN AND JASMINE!” You know, the normal stuff.
I think I yelled “ERIC! ERIC!” about a million times, and he smiled and waved. I melted.

SUDDENLY we found ourselves RIGHT BEHIND THE PARADE ROPE!
It was hilarious. One minute we don’t know a parade’s even going on, and the next thing we know, we’re at the end of it.


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THE FUN HAD ONLY JUST BEGUN! :yay:

Continued in Next Post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43806905&postcount=111)

[marDgreen88]

Hey yall! So I just wanted to let you know I added Chapter Links to the Introduction post, and at the end of each individual post, so that should make it a little easier to find the updates.
I know that when I read TRs I love just being able to CLICK! :rotfl:

[amandaw]

I knew MK would be the 1st park! :thumbsup2

Very good writing - it was like I could feel your excitement bouncing off of the screen. Seeing the Christmas decor in your pics made me all excited for our trip this December. I love Christmas time at Disney - it's my favorite! :goodvibes

[marDgreen88]

I knew MK would be the 1st park! :thumbsup2

Very good writing - it was like I could feel your excitement bouncing off of the screen. Seeing the Christmas decor in your pics made me all excited for our trip this December. I love Christmas time at Disney - it's my favorite! :goodvibes

Yeah, that was a good guess! Especially since this was the first time that MK was my first park! So yay!

Aw thank you! I'm glad the excitement came across. Oh gosh yes, Christmas at Disney really is the best. When are you going? If we went again it would probably be around December 12. 12/12/12! That'd be pretty amazing.

[emma212010]

BEAUTIFUL castle picture!!! :thumbsup2

Ahhh, I love Disney in December!! The weather is perfect! I am sooo jealous right now as I can hear the freezing cold wind whipping through the trees! :scared1: I don't even want to look at the snow we've been bombarded with!!

Oh, and I know exactly what you mean about the monorail phrase! I say it all the time, and my BF looks at me like I'm crazy!- I just gotta take him so he'll understand! :laughing:

I can't wait to hear about your first day!!

[amandaw]

Oh gosh yes, Christmas at Disney really is the best. When are you going? If we went again it would probably be around December 12. 12/12/12! That'd be pretty amazing.

As of right now, our reservations are for 12/8 thru 12/15! Who knows, we might end up there at the same time! :thumbsup2

[skyfired]

In case you were wondering, YES OF COURSE I was crying behind my sunglasses. Majorly. I played it off really well though.



Following!! (: I have to say- I totally cry behind my sunglasses too, hahaha! Castle sightings, parades, fireworks, etc! I just :lovestruc it all so much!

[marDgreen88]

BEAUTIFUL castle picture!!! :thumbsup2

Ahhh, I love Disney in December!! The weather is perfect! I am sooo jealous right now as I can hear the freezing cold wind whipping through the trees! :scared1: I don't even want to look at the snow we've been bombarded with!!

Oh, and I know exactly what you mean about the monorail phrase! I say it all the time, and my BF looks at me like I'm crazy!- I just gotta take him so he'll understand! :laughing:

I can't wait to hear about your first day!!

Oh thank you!

Oh my gosh, isn't it though? I wish I was there right now too. Although around here, we haven't had any snow yet. Sorry about that! How much did yall get?

Hahha it is seriously the best phrase ever. It's so much fun to quote! Oh yeah, once he goes on the monorail, he will understand. :thumbsup2

Aw I'm glad. Sorry it's taking me forever to actually get to our first RIDE! Hahaha I guess I'm a little detailed...:rolleyes1

As of right now, our reservations are for 12/8 thru 12/15! Who knows, we might end up there at the same time! :thumbsup2

That's so awesome. Do you know where you're staying yet? That would be so cool if we were there at the same time! :goodvibes

Following!! (: I have to say- I totally cry behind my sunglasses too, hahaha! Castle sightings, parades, fireworks, etc! I just :lovestruc it all so much!

Thank you! I hope you enjoy! Hahahha I'm glad I'm not the only one. I know, everything Disney makes me sentimental and emotional haha. I'm going to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D today and I just KNOW I'm gonna cry haha.

Also, I couldn't help but notice that we are the same age and we live in the same state... hmm... I might have to PM you later!

[amandaw]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"][SIZE="3"]That's so awesome. Do you know where you're staying yet? That would be so cool if we were there at the same time! :goodvibes

Where are we staying? That is the million dollar question! :lmao: As of right now, we are booked for CR. However, we just signed a contract this week on a house that's being built. So, I'm thinking I want to save some money on our trip so I'll have some shopping money for some things I'll want for the house. I think I'm going to move us to POP. But, I still have to talk to my DH about it. Have you looked into different places for a Dec. trip?

ETA: As you can see from my ticker below, I have officially moved us to POP!

[Caretames1]

Well, what a way to start off the day! :lmao: I also feel the magic when we walk though the gates at MK. I just want to stand there for a moment and take it all in.

I can feel the smile just take over my face.:cloud9:

[msmandapanda]

Oh my gosh! what?! Marissa doesn't remember where we parked?! Ha! So much for you're awesome memory, huh? Well I'll tell you... It was Peter Pan!!!!!!! And yes, I know, I would remember that because I love him!!!! Anyways, I really like this TR so far, good job! I love that picture of Sally!!! I was so excited when we were walking into MK, I just love that place and the fact that HM was our first ride, my favorite ride, made it all the more magical!!! Yay for Magic Kingdom and yay Haunted Mansion!!!! Can't wait to hear more and hopefully I'll be posting one soon enough.

p.s. por favor matengase alejado de las puertas (can't wait for Ecuador!)

p.s.s. Thanks for watching Beauty and the Beast in 3D with us today! I honestly had forgotten how much I love that movie! Ah, it was awesome! And don't worry, I wasn't judging when I caught you crying ;)

[Nermel9]

Yay, great update! It always seems like it takes forever to get to MK. Even when you stay at an MK resort it still takes forever.

I love the Christmas decorations, they's so beautiful! I love the MK tree, even though it gets a little bendy at the top, did you notice that? In all my pictures it just looks slightly crooked...

Ahhh, the best part of walking into MK is seeing the castle for the first time! :cool1: I cry behind my sunglasses too, it's nice because my DH rarely catches me crying, if he did, I'd probably never hear the end of it! I don't know how I've sobbed through Illuminations so many times (without sunglasses too, since it's at night!) and he hasn't caught me yet! :rotfl:

[mickeysmyboy]

yippee for MK!! You sounds so magically excited! It's fabulous!

[ZehnJahren]

Just read your intro and I'm definitely going to follow along with your trip. It sounds like so much fun!!

[marDgreen88]

Where are we staying? That is the million dollar question! :lmao: As of right now, we are booked for CR. However, we just signed a contract this week on a house that's being built. So, I'm thinking I want to save some money on our trip so I'll have some shopping money for some things I'll want for the house. I think I'm going to move us to POP. But, I still have to talk to my DH about it. Have you looked into different places for a Dec. trip?

ETA: As you can see from my ticker below, I have officially moved us to POP!

Well I think Pop will be awesome! That seems to be the favorite value resort around these parts haha. So it should be great!

As far as resorts go for us, well, the trip isn't official and probably won't be for a while! But I think that if we did go we'd either do a value again or possibly a cabin at FW? Not sure yet! :) Although if you ask me I'd be alright going up in the world and trying a moderate! :laughing:

Well, what a way to start off the day! :lmao: I also feel the magic when we walk though the gates at MK. I just want to stand there for a moment and take it all in.

I can feel the smile just take over my face.:cloud9:

I know what you mean! Ahh it's a great feeling isn't it?

Oh my gosh! what?! Marissa doesn't remember where we parked?! Ha! So much for you're awesome memory, huh? Well I'll tell you... It was Peter Pan!!!!!!! And yes, I know, I would remember that because I love him!!!! Anyways, I really like this TR so far, good job! I love that picture of Sally!!! I was so excited when we were walking into MK, I just love that place and the fact that HM was our first ride, my favorite ride, made it all the more magical!!! Yay for Magic Kingdom and yay Haunted Mansion!!!! Can't wait to hear more and hopefully I'll be posting one soon enough.

p.s. por favor matengase alejado de las puertas (can't wait for Ecuador!)

p.s.s. Thanks for watching Beauty and the Beast in 3D with us today! I honestly had forgotten how much I love that movie! Ah, it was awesome! And don't worry, I wasn't judging when I caught you crying ;)

Um, RUDE! :lmao: I'm doing pretty good though, I didn't end up writing anything down at all so... THERE! And of course as soon as you said that it all came flooding back to me. Anyways thanks! I'm glad you like it. I told Kristen this too, but if I leave anything out just let me know! Gotta be thorough! Yeah the pic of Sally actually came from the video I took! I think it's cute. YEAHH HM YEAHH MK WOO!

Um, Ecuador? Lame.

ALSO of course! I know I felt the same way, it's just such an amazing movie. Good, glad you didn't judge me. BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T! I'm emotional sometimes alright?! Hahah.

Yay, great update! It always seems like it takes forever to get to MK. Even when you stay at an MK resort it still takes forever.

I love the Christmas decorations, they's so beautiful! I love the MK tree, even though it gets a little bendy at the top, did you notice that? In all my pictures it just looks slightly crooked...

Ahhh, the best part of walking into MK is seeing the castle for the first time! :cool1: I cry behind my sunglasses too, it's nice because my DH rarely catches me crying, if he did, I'd probably never hear the end of it! I don't know how I've sobbed through Illuminations so many times (without sunglasses too, since it's at night!) and he hasn't caught me yet! :rotfl:

Aw thanks! Hahah yeah it really does take forever.

They really are great aren't they? Oh my gosh I hadn't really noticed before but now that you said that I can definitely see it! Hahaha that's so weird!

I totally agree. It's like everything has been building up to that moment. Hahah yay for your sneaky IllumiNations crying. Maybe he's just so mesmerized that he doesn't notice!

yippee for MK!! You sounds so magically excited! It's fabulous!

YAY! Isn't it the best? Hahah thanks so much! I really was excited so I'm glad it came across!

Just read your intro and I'm definitely going to follow along with your trip. It sounds like so much fun!!

Thank you for joining in! I'm glad to have you, hope you enjoy it!

[WDWRids]

Love....love.....LOVE....the start of your thread!!! Joining in and need to catch up on my reading! Can't wait!

[marDgreen88]

Love....love.....LOVE....the start of your thread!!! Joining in and need to catch up on my reading! Can't wait!

Ahh thank you! I really appreciate that. Thank you so much for reading, I hope you continue to enjoy it!

[lauren_elizabeth]

Disney in December is my favorite! :love:

And no worries, I tend to shed a few tears behind my sunglasses at Disney World, too.... heck, even without the sunglasses! LOL.

Loving the trip report so far! :thumbsup2

[skyfired]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy! Hahahha I'm glad I'm not the only one. I know, everything Disney makes me sentimental and emotional haha. I'm going to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D today and I just KNOW I'm gonna cry haha.

Also, I couldn't help but notice that we are the same age and we live in the same state... hmm... I might have to PM you later!

Hahaha PM away! (: And I'm jealous- I'm dying to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D! Even my parents have already seen it, hahaha!!

[marDgreen88]

Disney in December is my favorite! :love:

And no worries, I tend to shed a few tears behind my sunglasses at Disney World, too.... heck, even without the sunglasses! LOL.

Loving the trip report so far! :thumbsup2

Disney in December really is the best, isn't it? :lovestruc

Hahah oh good! I knew there would be some Disers out there who understood. :thumbsup2

I'm glad you're enjoying! Thank you so much for joining in, I really appreciate it!

Hahaha PM away! (: And I'm jealous- I'm dying to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D! Even my parents have already seen it, hahaha!!

Aw! I hope you get a chance to see it soon, it was really great! I've actually seen it twice already... hahah oh goodness. I don't know what I'm gonna do when Little Mermaid comes out. Go broke, probably. :rotfl:

[petals]

Joining in. Luvin the pics so far!

[marDgreen88]

Joining in. Luvin the pics so far!

Great! I'm so glad you're here. I really appreciate it and I hope you continue to enjoy! :goodvibes

[skyfired]

Aw! I hope you get a chance to see it soon, it was really great! I've actually seen it twice already... hahah oh goodness. I don't know what I'm gonna do when Little Mermaid comes out. Go broke, probably. :rotfl:

Thanks! (: As soon as DF gets over his cough (poor guy got my cold) we are going! Secretly I think he is excited for the new Tangled short! He loved that movie and bought the stuffed Pascal when we were down there in October!

Hahaha, I hear ya! Maybe Disney could pay us to see movies :laughing: . We'd pay them back in word-of-mouth advertising!

[MeMom]

The girls want to ride the tram one of these days. We have only done Disney buses and boats. I guess we'll just have to ask the driver if we can let them have one turn around the parking lot. :laughing:

The decorations on WDW Christmas trees are huge! Makes me want to go home and have a monstrous tree.

[GemmaPixie]

Great TR! Can't wait to read more.

[GemmaPixie]

Great TR! Can't wait to read more.

[marDgreen88]

Thanks! (: As soon as DF gets over his cough (poor guy got my cold) we are going! Secretly I think he is excited for the new Tangled short! He loved that movie and bought the stuffed Pascal when we were down there in October!

Hahaha, I hear ya! Maybe Disney could pay us to see movies :laughing: . We'd pay them back in word-of-mouth advertising!

Yay! Hahah oh my goodness, Tangled Ever After is great! I loved it. That is so awesome that he bought a Pascal! :rotfl:

For real! Let's write them a letter suggesting this. Hehehe. Oh and by the way, I tried earlier in the week to send you a PM but I don't think it worked, I'm sorry!

The girls want to ride the tram one of these days. We have only done Disney buses and boats. I guess we'll just have to ask the driver if we can let them have one turn around the parking lot. :laughing:

The decorations on WDW Christmas trees are huge! Makes me want to go home and have a monstrous tree.

Aww, that's so cute. :cutie: The tram ride was actually right much fun! I bet the driver would have a hard time saying no to them!

They really are gigantic! I know what you mean! When I got home our tree just looked tiny compared to all the Disney trees! :rotfl:

Great TR! Can't wait to read more.

Aww, thank you! I'm glad you're here! Thank you for commenting, I hope you continue to enjoy!

[marDgreen88]

Hey yall! I just randomly wanted to encourage ALL of you, if you haven’t already, to go see Beauty and the Beast in 3D! I saw it twice last weekend and both times it was beautiful and exciting. This time I was crying behind my 3D glasses. HAHAHA. It also brought back special memories for me, because
Beauty and the Beast was the first movie that I EVER saw in theaters!
Also, if you’re a Tangled fan, (because, who isn’t? Tangled is the best) there is a little BONUS TANGLED SHORT before the movie! It’s called Tangled Ever After and I don’t want to give anything away, but it’s adorable and very funny. If you’ve already been to see Beauty and the Beast, I’d love to know what you thought!
Now… on with the update!

The One With Fantasy Galore, and Also A Few Ghosts

December 14, 2011

As the parade started to head toward Frontierland, we hung a right and went straight to…

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The Haunted Mansion! Dun dun dun.

(Sidenote: since the parade was going on, it was obviously after 3:00. There was a Christmas party that night at Magic Kingdom, which started at 7:00. We weren’t going to it. So basically we had less than four hours to try to do as much as possible before we were forcibly removed…
um, I mean, before we left in a calm and normal manner.)

This was the first time we were all seeing the new interactive queue for the first time! Well, except for Jenelle, because obviously she can go look at the new interactive queue pretty much any time she wants. Lucky duck. Before I go any further in talking about the new interactive queue, I first have to address something that causes me much confusion and frequent mispronunciation…

The word ‘queue.’

QUEUE.

I mean, I know it’s basically a fancy way to say line.

Disney is obviously too fancy to have interactive LINES.

I just don’t really GET it. I’m sure the spelling makes sense, but when I see all those letters, I try to say all kinds of crazy things, like QUAY-WAY, or, CUE-EEE-OOO-EEE.

I mean, why not just simplify it and spell it, CUE? You could just change the meaning to be waiting for your CUE to move up or into the building. EHH?
And while we’re simplifying things, why not simply just use the letter Q?

It all comes down to fanciness, I suppose.

…TANGENT OVER. END SCENE.

Alright. So we finally were able to see the new interactive QUEUE for Haunted Mansion!

We were moving pretty quickly, so by the time I was done taking pictures, everyone was already moving on. Hahah oh well.
Next time I’ll take the time to play with it all because it was awesome!


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(By the way, I just wanted to add that some of these pictures were taken out of a video, so they're not all that great. Same goes for some of the pictures in the last update too, and some more that will come later in this one!)

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Next thing we knew, we were in the stretching room!

Something you should know is that Haunted Mansion is Amanda’s absolute favorite. She’s obsessed with it.
So, since it’s her favorite, and I’m, well, me, we were quoting the Ghost Host word for word. I know, SO OBNOXIOUS! Hahahaha.

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“CONSIDER THIS DISMAYING OBSERVATION: This chamber has NO WINDOWS, and NO DOORS. Which offers you this chilling challenge: TO FIND, A WAY OUT!”

Right.

Amanda and I rode together and we all enjoyed the ride. I don’t even attempt to take pictures on that ride because they do NOT come out at all.
For some reason, we both felt like we were much closer to the action this time. It felt like everything was just RIGHT THERE at the doombuggy. I have no idea why!
At the end of the ride, we got our heads switched by the hitch-hiking ghosts! Those effects are just amazing!

After we made it out of the Haunted Mansion alive, (THANK GOODNESS, WHAT A CLOSE CALL) we pondered on what to do next.

I suggested it’s a small world!
Why, you ask?
I will tell you.
I recently found out that the ride buildings for Haunted Mansion and it’s a small world are RIGHT next to each other.
I was reading up on facts about the Haunted Mansion one day on some random website and I found that out!
Isn’t that SO COOL? When you’re immersed in the ride itself, you don’t think about the fact that behind a couple walls is a completely different ride.
I even saw the aerial view and it’s totally true.
I found that so awesome.
So, since I knew this, I thought it would make sense to head in that direction!
I also figured that maybe Frontierland would be more crowded after the parade.

So, off to the small world we went!

I always really enjoy that ride. I know that a lot of people find the dolls creepy, or think the song is obnoxious, but I love it!
It’s a Disney classic. A Magic Kingdom STAPLE! How can you not like that?
Also, Mary Blair (the woman who designed the ride) and I have the same birthday! Awesome.

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Luckily, there was literally no wait!
On our way into the line, Amanda and I realized we had gone in the wrong side of the line (you know how there are 2 lines separated by a little chain?) so we went under the chain rope and… I fell. HAHAHAH! I am so dumb, I tell ya. I was just too excited. Luckily, she didn’t judge me too much (out loud)
and nobody else was around to see it!

The ride was great as usual. It’s just so colorful and bright and happy.

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After that, we decided to stay in Fantasyland for a while!
The carousel was covered with this very odd looking tent-like thing. There was a little opening, and the ride was still in operation, but I think we all decided that it wouldn’t be as fun to ride. I love the carousel! It’s a lot of fun. But it’s also fun to see Fantasyland when you ride, and in this case, we wouldn’t have.
I think that’s the only reason we didn’t ride because the line wasn’t long!

It was awesome to see Beast’s castle, and a lot of the Fantasyland expansion is really starting to take shape!
I was going to wait and try to take pictures whenever we rode Dumbo!

However, we weren’t doing Dumbo just yet!

Jenelle had gone into a bathroom to change into jeans, because she was meeting up with her boyfriend in a little while. While we were waiting, we saw that
Snow White’s Scary Adventures was listed as a zero minute wait, so we thought we’d try to get on!
Turns out, it was only zero minutes because the ride was down temporarily.

Instead, we headed to something that I, SHOCKINGLY, had NEVER done before!

Winnie the Pooh!

Honestly, I don’t know how I did two trips without riding this. The Pooh stories and characters have been some of my top favorites my entire life.
I just love it so incredibly much.

With that said, somehow I hadn’t ridden it before, so it was a MUST!
We got in the line that was about 30 minutes long. I didn’t even care how long it was, I just wanted to ride!

I love Pooh’s interactive QUEUE. Every time a gopher came up I had the urge to whack it, though, like in whack-a-mole. Those gophers taunt you! Really.

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I loved that the queue area was a story book. So creative and cute! Disney is really just top notch.

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Then we came upon the honey walls…
Oh man. Those honey walls are so much fun.

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We were playing with the honey and writing words into it, and then we realized…

THERE’S A CHARACTER BACK THERE! Get it out of the honey! Get it out of the honey!

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WE SAVED TIGGER! Oh thank goodness.

After we were out of the range of the honey walls, I suddenly took notice of this beautiful, adorable
baby that had apparently been in front of us in line the entire time.

This was seriously the cutest baby I’d ever seen.

He had these BIG blue eyes and he was staring at me. I kept making funny faces at him and he would smile SO big, look away for a second, then look back at me like he wanted more. I gave him more. I was like, can I just have this baby? I mean he likes me, so, no problem there…
I was having a very good time entertaining this adorable baby.

We split up 2 and 4, and Jenelle and I actually ended up in a Hunny Pot WITH the adorable baby! YAY!

Oh, and the ride? Oh my gosh, I loved it. It was just so adorable. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh brings back so many memories for me,
so seeing all of it right in front of me was really special. I just loved it.

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After our lovely bounce through the Hundred Acre Woods, Jenelle had an idea. She told us to follow her into Castle Couture.

WE GOT PIXIE DUSTED!

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Sally felt like royalty.

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Don’t worry. Ryan did NOT get pixie dust in his hair. :rotfl:

It was so cute. The Cast Member had a little wand filled up with pixie dust and she told us to close our eyes and make a wish while she sprinkled it on our heads.

Oh and BY THE WAY. I STILL find random pieces of glitter on my forehead from time to time. Apparently it’s a permanent fixture on my head.
It’s okay with me though, because whenever I see it, I can’t help but think of Disney. :cloud9:

On our way out of Castle Couture, we saw the Cinderella rags to riches fountain. Ahhh, it’s so beautiful.

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I'm sure you all know this, but if you line the picture up just right, (which I did NOT do) it looks like the crown is on her head.
Disney magic at its finest!

Once we were nice and sparkly and pixie-dusted up, we were ready for some more Magic Kingdom fun!

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[emma212010]

Yay Haunted Mansion!! :goodvibes I am DYING to see the new queue (pun intended heehee ;)) I love your tangent!! That made me laugh so much! I also love Small World! It's one of those rides that is just timeless, and I definitely do not get sick of it! It really makes you feel like you're in Disney. OMG I love Winnie the Pooh ride too!! It's precious, but I still have yet to see that new interactive queue too! Oh, and the last time I went on it, I also had the pleasure of flirting with the CUTEST baby EVER in line!!!! It's a baby magnet! :lmao:

[jecskc]

Loved your update. And we saw Beauty and the Beast in 3D and loved it. And we also loved the Tangled short as well. Very enjoyable. Looking forward to reading more about your trip !!

[msmandapanda]

I <3 The Haunted Mansion! That ride is just awesome and for real, when you're in the graveyard, you feel a lot closer to the tombstones than how it was before the refurb. and oh yeah! you DID fall in the Small World line, hahaha!!!! I had forgotten about it until now. You know, that was my first time being pixie dusted. (Insert my own tangent here) Remember when it was a Tinkerbell themed gift shop? Or am I just making that up? I remember there being a spot where Tinkerbell was in a tree or something...or maybe it was the lantern. I remember going in there when I was little because our family was taking a break from the heat. It was the 25th anniversary and the castle was all done up like a pink birthday cake! That was Shannon's first trip and also the day that we watched the Remember the Magic Parade and I caught my first glimpse of Peter Pan in the flesh! As if I wasn't already in love with him, that confirmed it for me. Ah, young love, haha. The only downside that literally crushed/confused the heck out of my 8 year old little heart was the fact that that day, Peter Pan was 'best friends' with a GIRL! WHAT?! Thank God that's the only time I've seen that happen. It stunk too cuz I had the opportunity to go and meet 'him' if I wanted to but it was just too much for me. Oh well, ah Disney memories... :)

[amandaw]

It has been sooo long since I've gone on Haunted Mansion. I'm starting to pump up my son about riding it in December. I will ride it this year!

And I love It's a Small World. It's definitely a sentimental favorite for me. My dad & I rode it numerous times during my 1st trip in the summer of '87. And he used 13 rolls of film on just that one ride! :eek:

I love the honey walls at Winnie the Pooh! They are so much fun to play in.

That's cool that y'all got pixie dusted! I didn't know about that.

[IheartDDuck]

I'm joining. Your queue rant had me cracking up. All theme park / amusement parks actually refer to them as queue's. I worked for Six Flags for 6 years and I used to send my employees down to clean the queue. All that fancy jargon. Queue....midway....capacity....blah blah blah. :lmao:

[marDgreen88]

Yay Haunted Mansion!! :goodvibes I am DYING to see the new queue (pun intended heehee ;)) I love your tangent!! That made me laugh so much! I also love Small World! It's one of those rides that is just timeless, and I definitely do not get sick of it! It really makes you feel like you're in Disney. OMG I love Winnie the Pooh ride too!! It's precious, but I still have yet to see that new interactive queue too! Oh, and the last time I went on it, I also had the pleasure of flirting with the CUTEST baby EVER in line!!!! It's a baby magnet! :lmao:

Hahaha! Thank you! I'm glad it could make you laugh. It's just such a confusing word hahha. I agree! I can't go to Disney without riding small world. :) Yeah the Pooh QUEUE was so cute! I didn't see all that much of it but there were some kids like banging on vegetables or something in Rabbit's garden. So cute! Pooh really must be a baby magnet! How adorable!

Loved your update. And we saw Beauty and the Beast in 3D and loved it. And we also loved the Tangled short as well. Very enjoyable. Looking forward to reading more about your trip !!

Thanks! I'm glad yall enjoyed Beauty and the Beast! Such a great movie. :) I'm glad you're enjoying!

I <3 The Haunted Mansion! That ride is just awesome and for real, when you're in the graveyard, you feel a lot closer to the tombstones than how it was before the refurb. and oh yeah! you DID fall in the Small World line, hahaha!!!! I had forgotten about it until now. You know, that was my first time being pixie dusted. (Insert my own tangent here) Remember when it was a Tinkerbell themed gift shop? Or am I just making that up? I remember there being a spot where Tinkerbell was in a tree or something...or maybe it was the lantern. I remember going in there when I was little because our family was taking a break from the heat. It was the 25th anniversary and the castle was all done up like a pink birthday cake! That was Shannon's first trip and also the day that we watched the Remember the Magic Parade and I caught my first glimpse of Peter Pan in the flesh! As if I wasn't already in love with him, that confirmed it for me. Ah, young love, haha. The only downside that literally crushed/confused the heck out of my 8 year old little heart was the fact that that day, Peter Pan was 'best friends' with a GIRL! WHAT?! Thank God that's the only time I've seen that happen. It stunk too cuz I had the opportunity to go and meet 'him' if I wanted to but it was just too much for me. Oh well, ah Disney memories... :)

Okay, the refurb was this past year right? Like when they updated the hitchhiking ghosts? Hahaha um Amanda... remember my first time in Disney was in 2010! So as far as I know, that store has been Castle Couture forever. Hahaha. However I think somewhere in that store you can call Tinkerbell and she'll come out for a second, or something. Ew, what? Peter Pan was a girl? That's just weird... I'm glad I've never seen that. I mean I know a woman usually plays him on Broadway maybe because he's so petite but I'm not sure! Hahaha oh yes Disney memories. Let's make some MORE. NOW.

It has been sooo long since I've gone on Haunted Mansion. I'm starting to pump up my son about riding it in December. I will ride it this year!

And I love It's a Small World. It's definitely a sentimental favorite for me. My dad & I rode it numerous times during my 1st trip in the summer of '87. And he used 13 rolls of film on just that one ride! :eek:

I love the honey walls at Winnie the Pooh! They are so much fun to play in.

That's cool that y'all got pixie dusted! I didn't know about that.

Aw yay! I hope your son likes it!

13 rolls of film?!?! Oh my gosh that's crazy! That's so funny. I hope yall had like, 100 rolls or something! Hahaha.

I know! The honey walls are so much fun. They're so creative!

Yeah, it's really cute! You should do it in December!

I'm joining. Your queue rant had me cracking up. All theme park / amusement parks actually refer to them as queue's. I worked for Six Flags for 6 years and I used to send my employees down to clean the queue. All that fancy jargon. Queue....midway....capacity....blah blah blah. :lmao:

Yay, glad you're here! Hahaha that word seriously confuses me. I didn't realize all the theme parks did that! So much fanciness in the theme park industry! :rotfl:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Hey! I just wanted to let you know I was following along!

I am so jealous you have seen Beauty and the Beast twice! My mom was sick all last week and is still recovering so we haven't been able to go see it :headache: It is my favorite movie ever so I need to see it this week!

I believe the shortened Q is genius! All of those extra letters are basically useless and Q makes the line sound hip :laughing:

I love the Haunted Mansion! It is definitely my favorite ride and I say the Stretching Room Sequence along with the "Ghost Host" too!!! I also sing aloud to Grim Grinning Ghosts but really who doesn't?! Is it sad that when I read the sentence from the spiel I heard the voice? :laughing:

It's a Small World.. I consider that ride to be a frenemy of mine :laughing: I might not like it but I know I would be heartbroken if they ever took it out of the MK or my mom decided not to force me on it :laughing:

You have never done Winnie the Pooh?! That is one of my favorite rides!!! I am in love with the Gophers after I had one say to me in a Joey Tribiani (Sp? Joey from friends anyway) voice "how you doin?" it was pretty awesome!

Maybe getting pixie dusted genetically modified your DNA and you now are filled with pixie dust? Hence the pixie dust being found on your head :confused3

[SoNotAPrincess]

I love y'all's bubbly excitement and that you're not embarrassed to let it show! I'm exactly the same way...if you can't act like a kid without a care at Disney, then where can you??

Your "cue" rant was hilarious! I was laughing out loud, and my BF asked me what was so funny, so I read it to him...then he had me read the whole installment to him. So you have another fan! Keep up the excellent work!

[marDgreen88]

Hey! I just wanted to let you know I was following along!

I am so jealous you have seen Beauty and the Beast twice! My mom was sick all last week and is still recovering so we haven't been able to go see it :headache: It is my favorite movie ever so I need to see it this week!

I believe the shortened Q is genius! All of those extra letters are basically useless and Q makes the line sound hip :laughing:

I love the Haunted Mansion! It is definitely my favorite ride and I say the Stretching Room Sequence along with the "Ghost Host" too!!! I also sing aloud to Grim Grinning Ghosts but really who doesn't?! Is it sad that when I read the sentence from the spiel I heard the voice? :laughing:

It's a Small World.. I consider that ride to be a frenemy of mine :laughing: I might not like it but I know I would be heartbroken if they ever took it out of the MK or my mom decided not to force me on it :laughing:

You have never done Winnie the Pooh?! That is one of my favorite rides!!! I am in love with the Gophers after I had one say to me in a Joey Tribiani (Sp? Joey from friends anyway) voice "how you doin?" it was pretty awesome!

Maybe getting pixie dusted genetically modified your DNA and you now are filled with pixie dust? Hence the pixie dust being found on your head :confused3



Hey Caitlin! Thanks so much!

I'm sorry your mom's been sick! :( You really do need to see it, especially since it's your favorite! It was amazing.

Exactly! The 'Q'. It's totally gonna catch on. :thumbsup2

Hahah no that is not sad at all! I am the exact same way.

Aw haha! I understand. I'm glad your mom forces you on it, haha, it's a classic!

I KNOW! I have no idea how I went without it for so long. But I love it and I'm so glad I was able to finally ride! OH MY GOSH are you serious?! Friends is my favorite show ever, I think I would have flipped out if the gopher had said that to me! They were saying taunting things when they were talking to me! hahaha

YES. I bet you're totally right. There is pixie dust permanently implanted in me! :rotfl:

I love y'all's bubbly excitement and that you're not embarrassed to let it show! I'm exactly the same way...if you can't act like a kid without a care at Disney, then where can you??

Your "cue" rant was hilarious! I was laughing out loud, and my BF asked me what was so funny, so I read it to him...then he had me read the whole installment to him. So you have another fan! Keep up the excellent work!

Haha thank you! I agree- ya gotta let it out sometime!

Oh hahaha thanks! Ahh that's so cute! Thank you so much I'm glad you like it! It means a lot! :goodvibes

[marDgreen88]

The One With A Triple Mountain Whammy

December 14, 2011


After grinning with ghosts, singing with dolls, bouncing with Pooh, and stealing some of Tink's pixie dust, we decided to visit Mickey's PhilharMagic! YAY!

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This is a must-do for me on every trip! The line wasn’t too bad. I think we only had to wait for one full show before we could go into the theater.
We took a picture of us with our pixie dust, but you can really only see it in Kristen’s hair! (I promise, there are SOME good pictures of me from this trip. Goodness.)

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PhilarMagic has the most genius posters! I wanted to get my picture in front of Ariel’s Coral Group poster, but the line wasn’t extending over there for some reason! So I settled for just taking a picture of some of the other ones.

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We moved up into the holding room and we ended up right next to the doors. Amanda is a music major so she had to have her picture with the music note.
Yeah, I called it a music note. I'm a major failure and I FORGOT what that thing was called. My middle school chorus teacher would be so disappointed. Let's go with treble clef, okay? Amanda posed with the treble clef. Look how happy!

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As usual, I LOVED PhilharMagic! Donald is my favorite! Plus, the show goes through scenes from pretty much all of my favorite movies. Win-win, that one!

Afterwards, we noticed that Snow White was back up and running, and the wait was really short. We hopped in line and I immediately realized that this would be the last time I rode it!

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We got stopped in front of the evil witch a few times, and at the end we got stopped in front of the Prince waking Snow White with a kiss. We actually didn’t mind because normally the ride moves so fast you don’t have a lot of time to look at everything! It was a nice last ride. Peace out, Snow White's Scary Adventures. It's been real.

When we got off Snow White (FOR THE LAST TIME. - I want you to say that like Evil Emperor Zurg says to Buzz Lightyear, please), Jenelle had to leave to go meet up with her boyfriend. The rest of us weren't finished yet!

There were officially about 90 minutes left before the Christmas party was going to begin.

90 minutes left to play at Magic Kingdom.

Hmmm, what would we do?

I'll tell you what we did.

We headed off in search of some WHAMMY-NESS.

That's right yall.

We were going to attempt the TRIPLE. MOUNTAIN. WHAMMY.

If you have ever watched the older version of Stacey's Must-Do Disney on You Tube, or if you were lucky enough to see it when it was still playing on Resort TV, you know what the triple mountain whammy is!

Could we DO IT? HMMM... let's find out!

To start things off, we headed WEST! Okay, I'm gonna be honest, I'm very directionally challenged. So, I'm PRETTY sure we were headed west. Whatever, we were going to Frontierland, that's all you need to know.

GO WEST, YOUNG MAN! LAND HO! (Uhh... nevermind with that one.)

First up: BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN RAILROAD!

The wait time was about 20 minutes which was perfect! I tried to take a picture of the castle from the QUEUE but it came out too dark. Ugh, my camera sometimes. BOO.

I feel like the line for Big Thunder is so rustic. The wood, the circulation fans, everything. It all fits with the western mountain theme. Disney puts so much thought into everything, which puts it head and shoulders above the other theme parks out there.

Amanda was excited to ride.

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Okay, we were all excited! OF COURSE!

Since we had an uneven number of people at this point, one of us would have to ride alone. I volunteered to ride alone because when nobody is next to you, it makes the ride a lot scarier.

Scarier = more fun. Since nobody is next to you, you just whip around all over the place! It's so much fun.

We all really enjoyed that ride! We were looking for the hidden Mickeys but I don't think we found any!

At this point it was starting to get darker outside. We still had a reasonable amount of time left though!

When you're trying to achieve triple mountain whammy, and you've just completed your first mountain mission in Big Thunder, what do you think comes next?

Second: SPLASH MOUNTAIN!

OH YES. Splash Mountain. I am beginning to think that this is my favorite ride at Disney! I am just IN LOVE with the theming and everything about it!

At our local amusement park we have a log flume ride. Do you want to know what it's called? I'll tell you. It's called Log Flume. I WISH I was kidding. You literally sit in a log, flow through some water, and go down 2 hills. That's IT. And I don't think the big hill on the log flume is half as tall as the Splash one. The sad thing is that I used to LOVE that ride when I was little. Disney has completely spoiled me, I tell you!

We had to take this picture before we rode! We attempted this like four times.

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Amanda didn't ride this one. She's just not a fan of drops, which is pretty much the point of Splash Mountain! Since she wasn't riding, I asked her to try to video us when we were going down the big drop!

Well, since it was getting darker, she couldn't tell which log was us! She took about 12 videos and there was no way of knowing which one was us! Oh well! It was nice that she tried for us hehe.

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Meanwhile, on our way through the queue, we noticed that Woody and Jessie were out meeting people! AHH! I have never met ANY of the Toy Story characters and I so want to! We wanted to meet them on our way out!

Oh, did I mention that the line for Splash Mountain was FIVE MINUTES LONG? And do you know why it was FIVE MINUTES? Well, besides the fact that it takes about that long to get through the entire line, I really have no idea!

I mean sure, it was evening and it was December. But it wasn't chilly at ALL! But listen, I was not complaining! If we hadn't been on a mission, I would have wanted to ride it like 5 times or until they kicked me out of Magic Kingdom for not having a wristband for the Christmas party.

Anyways, we had SO much fun on that ride! I love it so much.

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We were pretending we were scared, and I think the lady in front of us in the log actually thought we were. Not even a little bit, yall.

Sally kept asking, "IS THIS THE LAUGHING PLACE?" I think she missed the fact that the laughing place song was playing but... oh well! Haha.

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Ahh, such a beautiful ride. I love it, I love it, I love it. When we came out, Woody and Jessie were gone, and there was a considerable line forming for the Seven Dwarves! We made a mental note to meet them when we came back to the Christmas Party!

So far, two out of three mountains were completed!

To complete our challenge, we had to book it across the park to Tomorrowland!

Third and Final: SPACE MOUNTAIN.

We cut across Main Street in front of the castle to get to Tomorrowland. The hub was CRAZY! Everyone was waiting for the castle lighting and the Christmas party! Basically, the rest of the park was empty because of this.

When we were crossing the bridge, the music started up for the castle lighting show. We couldn't stop though! We had a mission to complete!

We booked it over to Space Mountain and got in line! It was about 25 minutes, so basically it was perfect timing! It was only the five of us in our little spaceship and I was in the very back, which is the best! I think it goes the fastest.

Strangely enough, I didn't remember Space Mountain that well from the last time I had ridden! For instance, those 2 upside down astronaut guys? I didn't remember them at all! They're all like, oh, I'm too cool for gravity, I'm a space man. Those guys.

Needless to say, the ride was a BLAST, har har har. I was doing this weird combination of screaming/whooping, and laughing. I'm sure Amanda, who was right in front of me, really enjoyed it.

After we got off, our TRIPLE MOUNTAIN WHAMMY MISSION was complete!
Tomorrowland was all decorated for the Christmas party! It was awesome.

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At this point, it was about 6:50. The party was starting in 10 minutes. So naturally, we got in line for another ride with exactly a 10 minute wait. Duh.

We were riding... Astro Orbiter! It was a new one for all of us! For those of you who may not know, you have to ride an elevator up to get to the actual ride. Very unusual! If you're not a fan of elevators or heights, I'd suggest you skip this one!

We had a perfect view of the castle from up there! It is so breathtaking all lit up for Christmas. SO PERFECT.

Okay, so the actual ride was a lot of fun! You don't realize how fast it's going until it starts descending at the end. I was being pushed to the side of the little spaceship! WHAT A RUSH.

After that, it was REALLY time to go... after posing for some pictures...

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...and stopping at a snack cart for water. We were SO incredibly thirsty after that triple mountain whammy! Never mind that the party was in full swing at this point and we were obviously not wearing wristbands. We were fully prepared with an alibi. "I'm SORRY Magic Kingdom police man, we were simply parched. And we DO have tickets for another party..." Ya know, the usual.

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After all that, we finally headed for the exit to the bus stop. Main Street was BOOKIN, but we were enjoying the decorations and music and atmosphere of the party... a little sneak peak, if you will.

Finally we made it to our bus stop. But wait, we weren't at the bus stop for All Star Sports.

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Come on, it was only a little after 7:00! We weren't going to pack it in that early! Where exactly were we heading?

You'll find out soon enough! And BELIEVE ME, you're NOT gonna wanna miss this!

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[dara00]

oh wow, I didn't know you could get pixie dusted, and I didn't know tigger was behind the honey! 2 more things to try next time, huh!

[marDgreen88]

oh wow, I didn't know you could get pixie dusted, and I didn't know tigger was behind the honey! 2 more things to try next time, huh!

Some fun facts for ya! Hahah yes, you should definitely do both of those things next time! Little things like that really add to the experience for sure. :goodvibes Also, you should know that Tigger isn't the only one that hides out behind the honey!

[dara00]

Some fun facts for ya! Hahah yes, you should definitely do both of those things next time! Little things like that really add to the experience for sure. :goodvibes Also, you should know that Tigger isn't the only one that hides out behind the honey!

Gah! we went by the honey pretty quickly. I was rushing along my bigger two because the little guy wanted to run somewhere else and there was no one in line so we didn't have time to stop! or we could have stopped but we didn't...

[marDgreen88]

Gah! we went by the honey pretty quickly. I was rushing along my bigger two because the little guy wanted to run somewhere else and there was no one in line so we didn't have time to stop! or we could have stopped but we didn't...

Aww, well that's understandable. Definitely do it next time if you have the chance! Your little one would probably really enjoy it!

[dmwang9]

Last summer, my youngest nephew dragged me at gunpoint (or the 6-year-old's equivalent of gunpoint, which is making a really sad face and looking like he was about to cry) on to Winnie the Pooh, but then I got so wrapped up in playing with the honey wall that he's the one who had to drag me past it in the queue. Heh.

Love the TR so far, and I can't wait to read the next installment.

-- Dave

[PirateKate]

I'm glad you got to complete the triple mountain whammy before the party started! Isn't Astro Orbiter at night the best? I love seeing all nighttime lights in the park below me and the stars and moon above me. :lovestruc

We drove to Disney World recently, and it was the same thing- I was the only person in the car who was excited about driving under the sign. I'm trying to train Carter and Landon to say "Hurray, it's Disney!!" with me, but so far, I got nothing but unimpressed silence. :rotfl:

[emma212010]

Yayyyyy!!!! The triple mountain whammy!!! :woohoo: Soooo much fun!! Good job for doing it all in 90 minutes!!! :thumbsup2 I love how close you cut it to the Christmas party!! Gotta soak as much as possible up! I also love Mickey's Philharmagic! :3dglasses It's just so sweet and entertaining!! How sad for the last Snow White ride! :guilty: Still, there's a totally awesome huge sweet amazing and FANTASTIC expansion happening!!!!!!!!! ;) I can't wait to see where you guys are going next!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Congrats on the triple whammy, I am impressed!

[amandaw]

:thumbsup2 to your successful Triple Mountain Whammy!

Sounds like y'all were really having a great time!

I haven't been on Snow White's ride in years....that darn witch scared me as a little girl & I still don't like going to see her! :laughing:

Can't wait to hear where y'all went next! popcorn::

[katman2540]

Congratulations! You got the music symbol correct. It is in fact a treble or G clef. You middle school chorus teacher can be proud! :cool1:

[MeMom]

Hooray for the triple mountain whammy - and with perfect timing! :dance3:

It's nice that you got a minute or two of party atmosphere as you made your way out of the park. :santa:

Resort hopping coming up. I like it. :thumbsup2

[Nermel9]

Yay, triple mountain whammy! I miss that version of Stacey. :sad1: I mean, this one is good, but that old one was so much fun!

I love how they decorate Space mountain for the parties, it's such a simple idea, but it's genius at the same time! :love:

Oooh, where are you guys off to next? Magic hours somewhere? Resort hopping?

[wdwgirl03]

I can't believe you had never done Pooh before! It is such a cute ride. I also like small world. The song is only annoying if you get stuck on it for a good half hour in Disneyland...:rolleyes1:laughing: (yes, this did happen to me).

Gotta love Stacy and the triple mountain whammy. I am so bummed I won't be able to complete it in April because BTMRR is going to be closed for refurbishment. :sad2: That's awesome you got to do all 3 before the party started.

Sounds like a great time at the Magic Kingdom!

[PrincessCaitlin]

Ah Mickey's Philharmagic :cloud9: I wish they sold candles that had the smells from that ride. Omg genius moment! They should sell candles of every smell from Disney World! The water, the cinnamon buns, the cookies, the popcorn the list just goes on!

I agree the posters in the q are adorable! I wish they sold them! I would so have the Wheezy one in my bedroom!

:lmao: To you telling Snow White "peace out. it's been real"

Yay for triple mountain whammy!!!

BTMRR is ahmahzing but I do like Splash the most out of all of the mountains! Will the new Dwarf mine ride count as a mountain? :confused3 I assume most caverns that have mines in them are found inside of a mountain :confused3

Yay for completing the whammy! :banana:

Can't wait to see where you're headed! My guess is the Epcot resort area!

[IheartDDuck]

Wow, you guys sure got a lot accomplished. It's always a success when you can do the triple mountain whammy!

Good thing you had your alibi ready in case you were asked any questions when you were trying to get something to drink. Always have an alibi on hand. ;)

[LilAnn]

Wow, I was sure behind there. I think that's what happens when the Dis gets all slow on me.

Anyways, fun first day so far! Always a success in my book if you can complete the triple mountain whammy! And when you have only gotten there in the afternoon, too? Score!

I love Small World. It really is the happiest cruise that ever sailed. I find myself doing the little head tilt back and forth all the time when singing the song with my daughter. It's like, I have to do the head motion. I can't help it.

Can't wait to see where you head to next!

[marDgreen88]

Last summer, my youngest nephew dragged me at gunpoint (or the 6-year-old's equivalent of gunpoint, which is making a really sad face and looking like he was about to cry) on to Winnie the Pooh, but then I got so wrapped up in playing with the honey wall that he's the one who had to drag me past it in the queue. Heh.

Love the TR so far, and I can't wait to read the next installment.

-- Dave

Aw! Hahah it is a lot of fun, isn't it? I don't blame you for that haha.

Thank you! I'm glad you're here and I appreciate your comments!

I'm glad you got to complete the triple mountain whammy before the party started! Isn't Astro Orbiter at night the best? I love seeing all nighttime lights in the park below me and the stars and moon above me. :lovestruc

We drove to Disney World recently, and it was the same thing- I was the only person in the car who was excited about driving under the sign. I'm trying to train Carter and Landon to say "Hurray, it's Disney!!" with me, but so far, I got nothing but unimpressed silence. :rotfl:

I know! I was so excited. Astro Orbiter was a lot of fun at night! Especially having that lit up castle right in view, SO beautiful!

Hahahaha! I bet you they'll learn the significance of the Disney sign soon enough! :rotfl:

Yayyyyy!!!! The triple mountain whammy!!! :woohoo: Soooo much fun!! Good job for doing it all in 90 minutes!!! :thumbsup2 I love how close you cut it to the Christmas party!! Gotta soak as much as possible up! I also love Mickey's Philharmagic! :3dglasses It's just so sweet and entertaining!! How sad for the last Snow White ride! :guilty: Still, there's a totally awesome huge sweet amazing and FANTASTIC expansion happening!!!!!!!!! ;) I can't wait to see where you guys are going next!!

YAY!!! Hahaha thank you! I know right? We figured, might as well stay until they make us go! Yeah, it was kinda sad riding Snow White for the last time. But I think I'm gonna love all the new stuff WAY more. I AM SO EXCITED IT"S NOT EVEN FUNNY!!!! AH!!! Well... you'll find out where we were going soon! ;)

Congrats on the triple whammy, I am impressed!

Hahaha, thank you! :rotfl: We were really glad we could do it!

[marDgreen88]

:thumbsup2 to your successful Triple Mountain Whammy!

Sounds like y'all were really having a great time!

I haven't been on Snow White's ride in years....that darn witch scared me as a little girl & I still don't like going to see her! :laughing:

Can't wait to hear where y'all went next! popcorn::

Hahaha thank you! We really did have such a great time!

Oh gosh, I do NOT blame you for that! When I was little they re-released the movie into theaters, and my mom took me to see it (Disney lover from the start, obviously), and the witch scared me so much that we had to leave for a few minutes. I got over it though. Ya know, I'm tough. :rotfl: But really, the ride version of the evil witch is more scary because she turns around and spooks you! UGH!

Hahah well, you'll find out soon! ;)

Congratulations! You got the music symbol correct. It is in fact a treble or G clef. You middle school chorus teacher can be proud! :cool1:

Hahaha! Thank goodness! :rotfl: Thank you for commenting!

Hooray for the triple mountain whammy - and with perfect timing! :dance3:

It's nice that you got a minute or two of party atmosphere as you made your way out of the park. :santa:

Resort hopping coming up. I like it. :thumbsup2

OH YEAH! :cool1:

Definitely! It was so beautiful with that huge tree and the lights and the music and the CASTLE. We were reluctant to leave, but we knew we were coming back!

Yay, triple mountain whammy! I miss that version of Stacey. :sad1: I mean, this one is good, but that old one was so much fun!

I love how they decorate Space mountain for the parties, it's such a simple idea, but it's genius at the same time! :love:

Oooh, where are you guys off to next? Magic hours somewhere? Resort hopping?

I agree! I'm just glad I can see it on youtube or I'd be seriously missing out!

It really is great! It made us feel festive... even though we weren't really supposed to be there! :rotfl:

Hmm... I'm not sure. Hahah you'll find out soon! ;)

[marDgreen88]

I can't believe you had never done Pooh before! It is such a cute ride. I also like small world. The song is only annoying if you get stuck on it for a good half hour in Disneyland...:rolleyes1:laughing: (yes, this did happen to me).

Gotta love Stacy and the triple mountain whammy. I am so bummed I won't be able to complete it in April because BTMRR is going to be closed for refurbishment. :sad2: That's awesome you got to do all 3 before the party started.

Sounds like a great time at the Magic Kingdom!

Oh my gosh, I know! I was so ashamed of myself haha, but really! I'm just glad I finally did it! Oh gosh... I mean once I got stuck for like... 8 minutes? But nothing like a half hour! That just doesn't sound fun. :lmao:

Definitely! AH that's so sad! :( Makes me wonder what actually will be OPEN in Magic Kingdom! Goodness, there is so much construction going on right now, it's insane!

It was SO great. Definitely an awesome way to start the trip! :goodvibes

Ah Mickey's Philharmagic :cloud9: I wish they sold candles that had the smells from that ride. Omg genius moment! They should sell candles of every smell from Disney World! The water, the cinnamon buns, the cookies, the popcorn the list just goes on!

I agree the posters in the q are adorable! I wish they sold them! I would so have the Wheezy one in my bedroom!

:lmao: To you telling Snow White "peace out. it's been real"

Yay for triple mountain whammy!!!

BTMRR is ahmahzing but I do like Splash the most out of all of the mountains! Will the new Dwarf mine ride count as a mountain? :confused3 I assume most caverns that have mines in them are found inside of a mountain :confused3

Yay for completing the whammy! :banana:

Can't wait to see where you're headed! My guess is the Epcot resort area!

It's great, isn't it?! Oh my gosh that WAS a genius moment. I'm not even kidding you should suggest that to Disney. You'd be rich.

First of all, thank you for calling it a Q. Because that's what it is. :lmao: And I agree! I would get the Ariel one for sure. Who am I kidding, I'm probably buy all of them and pretend my room was the PhilharMagic Q.

Hahaha, well ya know. It has been real. :rotfl:

I agree, I think I like Splash the best too! Everything about it is just great. That's a good point! I wonder if Stacey will have to change it to the QUADRUPLE MOUNTAIN WHAMMY! Ohhhhh boy.

Hmm... well that's a very interesting guess. (Shh, don't tell anyone.) ;)

Wow, you guys sure got a lot accomplished. It's always a success when you can do the triple mountain whammy!

Good thing you had your alibi ready in case you were asked any questions when you were trying to get something to drink. Always have an alibi on hand. ;)

I know! I was so proud of us. I was pretty surprised though, because I thought it would be a lot busier because of the party. But, no complaints here! Hahaha.

Oh, definitely. I mean we were all wearing t-shirts so it was quite clear we were not wearing any party wristbands. They could have kicked us off property right then and there. :rotfl:

Wow, I was sure behind there. I think that's what happens when the Dis gets all slow on me.

Anyways, fun first day so far! Always a success in my book if you can complete the triple mountain whammy! And when you have only gotten there in the afternoon, too? Score!

I love Small World. It really is the happiest cruise that ever sailed. I find myself doing the little head tilt back and forth all the time when singing the song with my daughter. It's like, I have to do the head motion. I can't help it.

Can't wait to see where you head to next!

Hahah it's totally fine. I know, it has been pretty slow lately! Ugh. Work with me here, Dis.

Definitely! We were so excited we could do all 3! If Splash had been any longer than five minutes, we probably wouldn't have been able to. So THANK YOU people that were at Magic Kingdom that night, I appreciate ya.

Small world is awesome! I love it too. Hahahha! You can't not do the head motion. It comes with the territory. Like peanut butter and jelly. Small world and head tilts. :cool2:

YAY! Hahah you'll find out soon! It's a good one, I'm excited. :goodvibes

[Disneyfreak508]

College has caused me to fall behind. Please forgive me. I am here to catch up!

Wasn't the weather beautiful this year?! We seriously lucked out SO much. I was really thankful... considering I spent the majority of the month there. :laughing:

VERY nice monorail picture. Seriously. That could be a postcard.

Hmmm Staton Island Ferry or the WDW Transportation Ferry... which would I choo- MAGIC KINGDOM OF COURSE!!!!!! Hahaha some people prefer NYC... I prefer Disney World :)

That is my favorite plaque :love:

Aww look at those smiles! SO HAPPY!

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Oooh that's such a cool picture of the statues! Very nice angle.

HAHAHA YAY FOR FALLING! :rotfl:

Those honey walls have to be the germiest things EVER but they are just so much fun!! Bring the hand sanitizer :laughing:

I LOVE BABIES IN THE FANTASYLAND QUEUE LINES!! Omg I always have adorable kids in front of me in Peter Pan. They melt my heart.

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Wow awesome job on the Triple Mountain Whammy! I am impressed. That takes skill.

I didn't see Space Mountain when I went to the MVMCP so I didn't see that it was all decorated for christmas - that's cool!!

Ahh I can't wait to see where you went next!

[marDgreen88]

College has caused me to fall behind. Please forgive me. I am here to catch up!

Wasn't the weather beautiful this year?! We seriously lucked out SO much. I was really thankful... considering I spent the majority of the month there. :laughing:

VERY nice monorail picture. Seriously. That could be a postcard.

Hmmm Staton Island Ferry or the WDW Transportation Ferry... which would I choo- MAGIC KINGDOM OF COURSE!!!!!! Hahaha some people prefer NYC... I prefer Disney World :)

That is my favorite plaque :love:

Aww look at those smiles! SO HAPPY!

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Oooh that's such a cool picture of the statues! Very nice angle.

HAHAHA YAY FOR FALLING! :rotfl:

Those honey walls have to be the germiest things EVER but they are just so much fun!! Bring the hand sanitizer :laughing:

I LOVE BABIES IN THE FANTASYLAND QUEUE LINES!! Omg I always have adorable kids in front of me in Peter Pan. They melt my heart.

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Wow awesome job on the Triple Mountain Whammy! I am impressed. That takes skill.

I didn't see Space Mountain when I went to the MVMCP so I didn't see that it was all decorated for christmas - that's cool!!

Ahh I can't wait to see where you went next!

Jess, it is completely fine. I understand!

We REALLY lucked out with the weather! It was one of the best feelings ever! Oh my gosh you really did spend most of your month there-you lucky duck!

Aw thanks! I whipped my camera out so fast when I saw the monorail leaving so I could take it haha!

Hahahaha! FOR REAL. I mean, I do like NYC, but really the only reason we were there was to see Glee Live hahaha. It's too hectic for my taste! Disney all the way. :thumbsup2

:love: It's the best plaque ever. :love:

We were SO happy omg. Hahah I was watching my videos tonight and we were all like giggly and crazy. But I mean, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS! I don't even have to explain it to you :goodvibes

Oh goodness, thank you again! My camera is a mystery to me. Sometimes it blows me away and sometimes it craps out on me. The little stinker.

Hahaha... falling with style, of course. :rotfl2: Frumps.

Oh gosh, I know. Those things are probably just covered in germs but they're so fun! The common sense just goes out the window at Disney I tell ya!

Fantasyland is like an adorable baby jackpot. They're everywhere! SO CUTE.

Thank you! What can I say... haha. I was so excited that everyone was on Main Street so we could do it!

I know, I didn't get to Tomorrowland when we went to the Christmas party either, so I'm glad I got a little sneak peek!

I'm realllly excited for the next update. I think you'll like it! ;)

[marDgreen88]

HELLO! So, this isn't a real update.

I mean, it's an update of sorts, but it's not an update with pictures and ramblings.

Why?

Because it's a VIDEO. :cheer2:

So listen, before you decide to watch this video, I feel that it's necessary to warn you of some things.

1. I am a (Disney) dork.
2. I'm not the best videographer.
3. It isn't edited it any way. It's literally just a series of (sometimes random) video clips. I'm not expecting it to get snubbed for an Oscar anytime soon. ;)

Okay, I thought there'd be more than three things to say.

ANYWAYS, I would love for you to watch! Just remember those three things when (if) you do. Also, I took all the videos! So you won't see me, but you'll hear me a lot... too much probably haha.

Even though Day 1 isn't over yet (as far as the TR goes) I'm sharing this now because I don't have video footage of the upcoming update... even though I really wish I did!

Okay, enough of me YAMMERING ON. I mean, this isn't even supposed to be a real update... :rolleyes1

So without further ado... HERE IT IS! (It's unlisted so the random non-Dis meanies won't see it/say meanie-like things.)

Day 1 Video! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmNqYnUT984)

I hope you enjoy! I'll add more videos as they come up! The next (REAL) update should be coming in the next couple of days! :goodvibes

Continued in Next Post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44067745&postcount=317)

[dara00]

cute video! it made me smile. I like your friends' matching bright green backpacks too, lol!

[marDgreen88]

cute video! it made me smile. I like your friends' matching bright green backpacks too, lol!

Hahah thank you! I'm glad. Yeah, it was funny because it definitely wasn't planned, and Kristen was saying that they looked like Sprite because Amanda was wearing a yellow shirt. :rotfl:

[wdwgirl03]

Aww, I liked the video too. It makes me want to go to Disney World this second.

[MarieTheCat24]

OK I'm FINALLY all caught up. I'll try to keep my comments short and sweet so your TR doesn't have a giant wall of text clogging it up. :thumbsup2

I agree about the Florida smell. It's heavenly.

No expressions of excitement upon entering Disney property? People are weird.

YAY MAGIC KINGDOM!!! YAY MONORAIL!! YAY FERRY!!

It's a Small World is a classic. I don't understand how anyone could hate it.

I've never been on Snow White. Unless it's still open whenever I manage to get back to Disney, I guess I never will lol. I just wasn't a huge fan of the movie/story. Once Upon a Time has changed that and now I can't get enough Snow White. Well, mainly Prince Charming. Too bad I can't wait in line to meet him...

Triple Mountain Whammy! Such an accomplishment. :goodvibes

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Joining in!!! (Now going back to catch up!! :laughing:) I will say that every ME bus I've been on, there has been NO celebration of driving under the Disney arch, which disappoints me too! :sad2: I think at the very least a fanfare is in order!

[emma212010]

Awww I loved your video!!!!!! I really felt like I was there!!!!!! Wahhh, I wanna go to Disney World!!!!!! ;)

[marDgreen88]

Aww, I liked the video too. It makes me want to go to Disney World this second.

Thanks! I'm glad. Please excuse my obnoxious-ness, hahah. Oh gosh I know the feeling! Why am I at my house? Ugh. :confused3

OK I'm FINALLY all caught up. I'll try to keep my comments short and sweet so your TR doesn't have a giant wall of text clogging it up. :thumbsup2

I agree about the Florida smell. It's heavenly.

No expressions of excitement upon entering Disney property? People are weird.

YAY MAGIC KINGDOM!!! YAY MONORAIL!! YAY FERRY!!

It's a Small World is a classic. I don't understand how anyone could hate it.

I've never been on Snow White. Unless it's still open whenever I manage to get back to Disney, I guess I never will lol. I just wasn't a huge fan of the movie/story. Once Upon a Time has changed that and now I can't get enough Snow White. Well, mainly Prince Charming. Too bad I can't wait in line to meet him...

Triple Mountain Whammy! Such an accomplishment. :goodvibes

Yay! Listen, I know all about the long comments. Please feel free. It's kinda what we do. :cool2:

The Florida smell is the BEST. Why am I smelling Virginia right now? Ugh, I mean really.

Exactly. I was SO confused. I think they were all on the wrong bus. I kinda thought me saying "woohoo" would cause a chain reaction, but unfortunately it was met by awkward silence instead. :confused3

I don't either! One time when I was riding, there were these two (probably) 12 year old boys behind me, and they kept stating VERY loudly how STUPID they thought the ride was. So I decided to yell, "THIS IS THE BEST RIDE EVER!" I didn't really mean it, but it shut them up. :rotfl:

I was never a huge Snow White fan either, but in the last year or so I really started to appreciate it/her. I think it's because the evil hag finally stopped scaring me...
Omg. What if we COULD line up to meet him? Dreams do come true, after all.

Joining in!!! (Now going back to catch up!! :laughing:) I will say that every ME bus I've been on, there has been NO celebration of driving under the Disney arch, which disappoints me too! :sad2: I think at the very least a fanfare is in order!

Awesome! I'm glad you're here, thanks for joining!
Oh my gosh, that's sad. :( I've only flown to Disney twice, and my first time on the ME bus, the bus driver was very enthusiastic and everyone cheered when we drove under the Disney gates. I guess I was expecting it to happen every time! Maybe next time you can start a "DISNEY WORLD... DISNEY WORLD" chant. See what happens. :thumbsup2

Awww I loved your video!!!!!! I really felt like I was there!!!!!! Wahhh, I wanna go to Disney World!!!!!! ;)

Hahah aw thank you! I'm pretty obnoxious, but I'm learning to live with it. :rotfl: Oh gosh, I know. I WANT TO GO TOO! What are we doing, not being there? :confused3

[dramaqueenemj22]

Hi! I'm a little late but I'm subbing in. :surfweb: I loveee the title because my family always joke that I could easily be a cast member there! Can't wait to read more...oh i and i loveeee your video!

[marDgreen88]

Hi! I'm a little late but I'm subbing in. :surfweb: I loveee the title because my family always joke that I could easily be a cast member there! Can't wait to read more...oh i and i loveeee your video!

Hi! You're not late! I haven't even finished the first day yet. :) Haha thank you! My dad thinks I should be one too. Wouldn't that be so fun? AHHH. Thank you so much! It's not a great video but I think it's fun. Thank you for joining in and commenting, I appreciate it! :goodvibes

[marDgreen88]

The One With A Tiny Bit of Ice Cream

December 14, 2011

We only had to wait for the bus for about 5 minutes, probably less than that! The bus stop was not crowded at all, which wasn’t really surprising because most people were still arriving for the Christmas party! Nobody was really leaving, because apparently most people don’t go to the Magic Kingdom on party days if they’re not actually going to the party.

SILLY. We were able to get so much more done than we would have had it been a regular park day, PLUS we got to enjoy the party atmosphere for a little while! It was practically perfect in every way. :cutie:

Anyways, if you can’t guess where we were heading based on the title of this chapter, (and I don’t blame you if you can’t) I’m just gonna have to leave you hanging for a little while longer.

MIND GAMES!

We got on our MYSTERY bus and headed to our MYSTERY resort.

I was unbelievably excited to go to this MYSTERY resort because it’s my dream resort. I can’t even explain to yall how badly I want to stay there! Preferably like, tomorrow, but I’ll take what I can get.

I was also excited just to be on a Disney bus for the first time this trip, excluding the Magical Express!

We were having a very pleasant bus ride to our MYSTERY resort. Amanda, Sally, and I were sitting in the sideways seats at the front of the bus. Kristen and Ryan were next to me, but they were on a regular front-facing seat. It was pretty quiet on the bus. There was a lot of normal chit-chat and just general pleasantness.

And then…

…OUT OF NOWHERE…

…this lady sitting in the seats directly behind Ryan and Kristen just BURSTS out laughing.

Apparently her husband had said something hilariously funny to her, because she was laughing SO loudly.
The best part was that the bus had been very quiet, and suddenly literally everyone was listening to her laugh. She had one of the FUNNIEST laughs I had ever heard!
Basically, her laughing was making everyone else laugh. We were CRACKING UP as quietly as we could.
It didn’t do any good that we were trying to be quiet, because the woman could tell we were laughing, which made her laugh EVEN MORE! Oh my gosh, it was hysterical!
The bus we were on was making another stop before we got off, (which MAY give you a clue) and Kristen and Ryan thought they were supposed to get off there, so they stood up. They realized we weren’t quite there yet, so they sat back down.

So the lady’s husband said to them, “Oh, you’re back for round two.”

That made her laugh even more! I think the whole front half of the bus (driver included) was laughing nonstop for about five minutes. :rotfl2:

She and her husband were just having so much fun together, in the middle of Disney World, and they could have cared less who was around them. They were just having fun and being themselves. I thought it was very cute, and luckily for us, very funny.

Finally, we got off the bus at our MYSTERY resort…

THE BEACH CLUB!!!!!

Oh good gracious, it was GORGEOUS! I was totally and completely in love as soon as we got off the bus. This was the first time I'd actually gotten to go inside! I had seen it from a distance the year before while on the Friendship boats from Hollywood to Epcot and vice versa, and of course I had seen plenty of (millions of) pictures of it, but being there in person was just infinitely better.

We walked into the lobby and HELLO, more gorgeousness!

We were hit by a very sweet smell. Why?

THIS IS WHY.

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THE GINGERBREAD CAROUSEL.

Oh goodness. That thing is spectacular and my pictures don't do it justice in the least! Even so, I took a billion.

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It was so pretty, and it was cool to be able to see the gingerbread carousel this year after seeing the gingerbread house at the Grand Floridian last year.

I LOVE THE BEACH CLUB AND I WANT TO BE THERE RIGHT NOW.

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Okay, so I admit it. We weren't actually at the Beach Club to see the carousel. At least, that's not the only reason...

We kept moving, and we passed Cape May Cafe. Good to know where that is for when I go to the character breakfast when I stay there. (Because it IS going to happen.)

We were looking for a specific place, and we seriously walked around Stormalong Bay in circles looking for it. I bet we looked hilarious.
I wish I had gotten a picture of the shipwreck slide, or the pool at all for that matter! Coolest pool ever. UGH HEAVENLY.

When we were on our desperate search, we noticed that they were showing A Muppet Christmas Carol on the big screen on the beach! WAY TO BE, BEACH CLUB.

We saw the Boardwalk from across the way, too!

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Finally, we found our intended destination...

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Beaches and Cream! The cutest little place ever.

They don't take reservations, so the hostess said we would have about a 15 minute wait.

Kristen and Ryan decided to try to walk to the Boardwalk. I called my mom (she had called me earlier in the day) and told her all about the day.

They called us to our table, and Kristen and Ryan hadn't even made it to the Boardwalk before they had to turn around to come back! Amanda and Sally decided to go to the bathroom, so basically I was at the table by myself for a few minutes. One of the waiters/busboys/whatever came and brought me all the menus, and he would hand me each of them and say, "HERE is your menu," every time he would hand me one. Hahahha, thanks dude. I'm glad I have all the menus.

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Eventually everyone came back to the table, and we decided to see what we should eat! Our main objective was ice cream, but none of us had eaten since lunch, and we knew it wouldn't be wise to just have ice cream. We needed to have some real food too.

Sally and Amanda split a sandwich, and Kristen and Ryan split a burger. Oh yay, I have no one to split with. I wasn't that hungry anyway, so I just got a caesar salad. It was good, but there are no pictures, because let's face it, it was a caesar salad. I did, however, take a picture of my water, because I was thirsty as all get out, and it was so delicious. LOOK, A DISNEY NAPKIN! I have a slight obsession with those...

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I took my trip journal and pen out to take notes while we were waiting for our food, and I found that my beautiful Mickey Mouse pen (that my friend had given me years earlier that I treasured dearly because I had never been to Disney World) WAS BROKEN.

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I was sad, but it's actually pretty funny. The pen still worked and there wasn't ink all over my stuff, so I was fine. Oh and by the way, I never ended up taking notes, ever. Hahaha I guess I just didn't want to use a broken pen?

After we ordered our dessert, we were talking to our awesome waitress, Herlina, and she asked us, "So where do you all work?"

...

Uhhh what?

That seemed like a very random question. We were all looking at each other, and none of us really knew what to say.

So finally Ryan said, "Well... we're from Virginia!"

And Herlina goes...

"Oh... You guys are cast members... right?"

Hahahaha! NOPE! Even though we still don't really know why she thought that we were, I was very flattered by that, because I totally want to be a CM. Seriously. So, THANK YOU HERLINA! :worship: She then told us all about being a CM and that we would all be great ones! Awww!

So after all that, our dessert came out!

And the lights started flashing. Everyone was staring. Herlina made an announcement to the whole restaurant. "...and a WHOLE CAN of whipped cream!"

"A WHOLE CAN?!?!"

Oh no big deal, just your average, ordinary, every day...

KITCHEN SINK.

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Yeah, we did.

I was actually scared!

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(Look, there's my face over the ice cream. Hahaha. Now Amanda's the one who looks scared!)

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Herlina gave us our own little individual bowls, (which was adorable) and we just WENT for it. I dug out an entire brownie. This thing could feed an army. BUT IT WAS DELICIOUS! I'm not a fan of cherries, so I avoided those, but everything else was great. It had mint chocolate chip, coffee, strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate ice cream, pound cake, cookies, (I never made it to either of those), brownies, and just all kinds of stuff. I think there was even pieces of candy bar in there. It was hard to keep track!

I DO know that the area I was eating out of had peanut butter sauce around it, so I was a happy camper. I love peanut butter sauce.

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We asked Herlina to split the cost of it on our checks, so we each payed $4.80 for it. That isn't bad AT ALL, when you think about the fact that we would have payed a lot more than that if we had all gotten individual sundaes. So basically, it was well worth the cost!

Even with five of us though, we couldn't finish it! None of us wanted to get sick after all! But one of these days I'm gonna attempt this again with a bigger group, and we WILL finish. WHO'S WITH ME?!

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[Disneyfreak508]

HAHAHA laughing fit. :rotfl2: That's awesome. I feel like that was probably a fantastic moment.

THE BEACH CLUB IS MY DREAM RESORT TOO! I have never stayed there. I have wanted to since I was in like 5th or 6th grade and it just hasn't happened yet! (I'm sure it will within the next few years! I am making it a priority hehe :p)

Make a note to try Cape May for dinner sometime. It's AMAZING. I will do a review of that in my trip report (but who knows how long it will take me to get there. :rotfl:) But trust me - it's SO FREAKING GOOD.

AWW you guys must have looked like a group of CP kids! I see those all over the place all of the time - it's awesome that she thought you guys worked there!! The College Program CM's always "play" in the parks/explore the resorts whenever they have time off. I could imagine CP's would go to B&C all of the time because it's SO good and it's not super duper expensive!

Holy Canoli the KITCHEN SINK. I need to try that someday when I go with enough people. It is the most beautiful creation I have ever seen.

Fabulous update - you were right! I loved it! :goodvibes

[amandaw]

I guessed it right that y'all were going to Beach Club to go eat at Beaches & Cream! Do I win a prize? :lmao:

We are planning to eat there one night on our next trip & I can't wait! Although, I don't think we'll be attempting to conquer the Kitchen Sink. I think we're going to try the No Way Jose sundae.

Y'all definitely accomplished a lot in the park! I agree with you - the best days to go to MK are on party days. That'll be my plan for Deember! :thumbsup2

It's hard NOT to laugh when someone (stranger or not) gets into a laughing fit! That's cute that the lady & her husband were having such a fun time! :goodvibes

[Nermel9]

Yay the Beach Club!!! I love it there! Every time I go there, I want to stay there again! Isn't the carousel so pretty? I just can't believe they make that thing out of gingerbread! :banana:

Yum I love Beaches and Cream! The kitchen sink looks crazy! If I ever go with a group of people, I'd love to try it! I don't really like that they announce it to the whole restaurant, though! :rotfl:

[MeMom]

Another Beach Club fan here. :cool2: We have never stayed there, but we visit regularly. So pretty!
You will love your Cape May breakfast. One of our best ever - great food and fun characters.

[IheartDDuck]

Love love love the Beach Club. And I love Beaches and Cream. On my February trip, my brother and I ate there twice because it was so yummy.

I don't know, when I saw that kitchen sink, all I could think about was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. "Ziggy piggy, ziggy piggy!" :lmao:

[emma212010]

Oh. My. Goodness! I'm pretty sure I just licked my computer screen!! :love: That looks soooo amazing!!!!! Ok, that one's on the list for next time! :laughing: I love the BC too! I really want to stay there someday!! The pool is amazing!! :thumbsup2 That Gingerbread House looks so delish!! I wish I could visit during Christmas! Oh, and that is HILARIOUS about that woman on the bus!!! I would have DIED laughing!!!!! :lmao: And that is awesome about the waitress! I would have loved to be mistaken as a CM!! :goodvibes

[msmandapanda]

HAHAHA!!! Oh my gosh, that lady.... It was so funny! Poor Ryan was crying because he was laughing so hard. Beach Club's on my list too. One day! That pool was pretty cool looking. I was so happy that they were playing The Muppet's Christmas Carol! I seriously love that movie and can watch it any time of year. Beaches N' Cream = legit! So glad we tried it and the Kitchen Sink! Thanks Samantha Brown :) (my hero!) I think that video should go up just for fun sometime.

[amandaw]

Oh. My. Goodness! I'm pretty sure I just licked my computer screen!! :love:

:lmao::rotfl2:

[ZehnJahren]

She probably thought you guys were CMs because you were all young, together, and happy to be there. :) I met a pair of girls on their CP while I was down there; they were hanging out and having the greatest time just waiting for Illuminations to start. They were definitely having a ball - maybe she thought you guys were with the CP!

But that is ONE BIG SUNDAE. Beach Club is my newest dream resort - I'd like to stay there in September but as DBF says "let's see what Santy Claus brings us". I hope he brings us a stay at Beach Club!!

[LilAnn]

Ahhh, BC is a favorite of ours. We stayed there once and we love the BC "smell." I don't know if you could tell since it had all of that gingerbread and chocolate goodness in the lobby, but typically there is a distinct smell there. :cloud9:

Never tried the kitchen sink before and we are tossing around the idea of getting it our next trip since it will be with a much bigger group, but that looks insane!!!

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

:lmao: That looks absolutely fantastically ridiculous!!! I think you guys gave it an awesome attempt (and for only $4.80 each, how could you go wrong???)!!!

Isn't the Beach Club so gorgeous??? I love that whole area :cloud9:.

[Caretames1]

Holy Ice Cream Batman! I would have OD'd if I tried to each that much!:rotfl2:

I think it was a hug compliment to be mistakenly thought to be a CM! You have to be fun.

[dmwang9]

Oh my :scared1:, the Kitchen Sink is huge!

I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've never actually been to Beaches and Cream -- but one of these years, I'll get there!

As for the server thinking that you all were CM's, that's awesome!

-- Dave

[marDgreen88]

HAHAHA laughing fit. :rotfl2: That's awesome. I feel like that was probably a fantastic moment.

THE BEACH CLUB IS MY DREAM RESORT TOO! I have never stayed there. I have wanted to since I was in like 5th or 6th grade and it just hasn't happened yet! (I'm sure it will within the next few years! I am making it a priority hehe :p)

Make a note to try Cape May for dinner sometime. It's AMAZING. I will do a review of that in my trip report (but who knows how long it will take me to get there. :rotfl:) But trust me - it's SO FREAKING GOOD.

AWW you guys must have looked like a group of CP kids! I see those all over the place all of the time - it's awesome that she thought you guys worked there!! The College Program CM's always "play" in the parks/explore the resorts whenever they have time off. I could imagine CP's would go to B&C all of the time because it's SO good and it's not super duper expensive!

Holy Canoli the KITCHEN SINK. I need to try that someday when I go with enough people. It is the most beautiful creation I have ever seen.

Fabulous update - you were right! I loved it! :goodvibes

It definitely was! I love it when something random like that happens!

Oh my gosh, I hope we both get to stay there soon! I want to SO BADLY! I told my mom this morning that "I was looking at pictures from my trip so this IS KINDA RANDOM (yeah right) and I REALLY WANT TO STAY AT THE BEACH CLUB! Hint hint wink wink nudge nudge." Hahaha. It's planted into her brain, for sure.

Oh, okay! Yeah, I used to hear that it was just a clam bake so I was like, yeah no. But when we passed it, I did notice that it smelled realllllly good... so I may have to change my mind! I'll be looking forward to your dinner review! Is that the place where you tweeted about OREO BON BONS? hahaha

Yeah, I think you must be right! I was very flattered because I was like listen Herlina, you have no idea how much I would love to be a CM! Hahah.

HOLY CANOLI! :lmao: You really need to do it! If we ever do the big girls of the Dis dancing to Innoventions loop trip, we will HAVE to conquer that thing!

I'm glad you liked it! Haha I figured you would because I remembered you saying your favorite food was ice cream, hahah. :goodvibes

I guessed it right that y'all were going to Beach Club to go eat at Beaches & Cream! Do I win a prize? :lmao:

We are planning to eat there one night on our next trip & I can't wait! Although, I don't think we'll be attempting to conquer the Kitchen Sink. I think we're going to try the No Way Jose sundae.

Y'all definitely accomplished a lot in the park! I agree with you - the best days to go to MK are on party days. That'll be my plan for Deember! :thumbsup2

It's hard NOT to laugh when someone (stranger or not) gets into a laughing fit! That's cute that the lady & her husband were having such a fun time! :goodvibes

Well dang, you should win a prize! Good job!

Oh you SHOULD eat there! I mean, I just got a salad, but it was good and everyone seemed to like their food! I don't blame your for skipping the sink! No Way Jose sounds DELICIOUS. I'm a huge peanut butter chocolate fan! YUMMY.

Definitely! Yall will get so much accomplished!

Oh I totally agree! Laughter is definitely contagious because we couldn't stop, and that made HER laugh more!

Yay the Beach Club!!! I love it there! Every time I go there, I want to stay there again! Isn't the carousel so pretty? I just can't believe they make that thing out of gingerbread! :banana:

Yum I love Beaches and Cream! The kitchen sink looks crazy! If I ever go with a group of people, I'd love to try it! I don't really like that they announce it to the whole restaurant, though! :rotfl:

Beach Club DEFINITELY deserves a yay!!! I cannot wait to stay there someday. Oh my goodness the carousel was gorgeous. That must take forever and a day to make! It's so detailed.

Beaches and Cream was so cute and yes, the sink IS crazy. Hot dang. I would definitely suggest doing it at least once with a big group! It was a lot of fun! Yeah, it was a little awkward because there was this one family STARING at us, but they were nice and wished us luck haha.

Another Beach Club fan here. :cool2: We have never stayed there, but we visit regularly. So pretty!
You will love your Cape May breakfast. One of our best ever - great food and fun characters.

Ahh, the Beach Club is the best!

Aw, that's great! I'm definitely planning to go if we ever stay there because it's just so convenient! I love that the characters are wearing beach attire too, it's so cute. :goodvibes

Love love love the Beach Club. And I love Beaches and Cream. On my February trip, my brother and I ate there twice because it was so yummy.

I don't know, when I saw that kitchen sink, all I could think about was Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. "Ziggy piggy, ziggy piggy!" :lmao:

Ahh I know! It's perfect. Beaches and Cream was really good, and the prices aren't bad as far as Disney food goes! I don't blame you and your brother for eating there twice!

:rotfl2:

Oh. My. Goodness! I'm pretty sure I just licked my computer screen!! :love: That looks soooo amazing!!!!! Ok, that one's on the list for next time! :laughing: I love the BC too! I really want to stay there someday!! The pool is amazing!! :thumbsup2 That Gingerbread House looks so delish!! I wish I could visit during Christmas! Oh, and that is HILARIOUS about that woman on the bus!!! I would have DIED laughing!!!!! :lmao: And that is awesome about the waitress! I would have loved to be mistaken as a CM!! :goodvibes

HAHAH! :rotfl: I bet it didn't taste very good! The ice cream, however, was SO good. I hope you have enough people to go in on it with because it's definitely worth it to try at least once! Oh my gosh, I want to stay at the Beach Club SO BADLY! (Have I said that already? Hahah... PROBABLY.) I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of the pool. I was probably too mesmerized! It's so amazing. The lady on the bus had us CRACKING UP! It was definitely a fun bus ride! Oh I know! I took it as a compliment because I'd love to be a CM!

[marDgreen88]

HAHAHA!!! Oh my gosh, that lady.... It was so funny! Poor Ryan was crying because he was laughing so hard. Beach Club's on my list too. One day! That pool was pretty cool looking. I was so happy that they were playing The Muppet's Christmas Carol! I seriously love that movie and can watch it any time of year. Beaches N' Cream = legit! So glad we tried it and the Kitchen Sink! Thanks Samantha Brown :) (my hero!) I think that video should go up just for fun sometime.

That was hilarious! Ummm so yeah, I'm trying really hard to convince my mom that we need to go for her birthday and stay there. I don't think she's buying it so far. ALSO, for our next trip (IT'S AN ANNUAL THING) we should stay at POFQ! Seriously. Let's talk about it. Okay cool. :cool2:
Did you just say that pool was PRETTY cool? I think you would have felt different in the daylight, that thing is EPIC! We were definitely excited about Muppet Christmas Carol haha. Wasn't it at the beginning when we saw it? Samantha Brown, what a lady. YES, (now that I know what video you are talking about) you're right, I should put that up on here. We're funny.

:lmao::rotfl2:

:lmao: I know, that made me laugh too!

She probably thought you guys were CMs because you were all young, together, and happy to be there. :) I met a pair of girls on their CP while I was down there; they were hanging out and having the greatest time just waiting for Illuminations to start. They were definitely having a ball - maybe she thought you guys were with the CP!

But that is ONE BIG SUNDAE. Beach Club is my newest dream resort - I'd like to stay there in September but as DBF says "let's see what Santy Claus brings us". I hope he brings us a stay at Beach Club!!

Aw that sounds so cute. I think you're right! I took it as a compliment for sure! :goodvibes

Haha, you're right about that. It was MASSIVE. I was honestly afraid. Yeah, Beach Club is just everything I want in a resort. I'm in love, pretty much. I hope you get to stay there in September! That would be so awesome. Hahaha, I hope Santy treats you well! :thumbsup2

Ahhh, BC is a favorite of ours. We stayed there once and we love the BC "smell." I don't know if you could tell since it had all of that gingerbread and chocolate goodness in the lobby, but typically there is a distinct smell there. :cloud9:

Never tried the kitchen sink before and we are tossing around the idea of getting it our next trip since it will be with a much bigger group, but that looks insane!!!

Aww, yeah, it's amazing! I'm so jealous that you've stayed there, that's awesome! Oh, no, I didn't notice a smell! It just smelled like gingerbread and chocolate, which was spectacular! However I would love to know what the Beach Club smell normally is... another reason to want to stay there!

:lmao: That looks absolutely fantastically ridiculous!!! I think you guys gave it an awesome attempt (and for only $4.80 each, how could you go wrong???)!!!

Isn't the Beach Club so gorgeous??? I love that whole area :cloud9:.

You pretty much summed it up! It was absolutely fantastically ridiculous! :rotfl: Hahah we definitely tried, but we needed a few more people to conquer that thing!

Oh gosh, it definitely is. I just loved the atmosphere of it all- looking out across the lake and seeing the Boardwalk and the Swan and Dolphin. It was perfect! Ahh, heavenly. :love:

Holy Ice Cream Batman! I would have OD'd if I tried to each that much!:rotfl2:

I think it was a hug compliment to be mistakenly thought to be a CM! You have to be fun.

Hahaha! You are too funny. I think if we would have eaten any more, we would have all OD'd! :lmao:

I know! I was so flattered. Like, if only Herlina KNEW how much I wanted to be a CM! I was so excited!

Oh my :scared1:, the Kitchen Sink is huge!

I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've never actually been to Beaches and Cream -- but one of these years, I'll get there!

As for the server thinking that you all were CM's, that's awesome!

-- Dave

Hahaha, you're right about that! I was pretty scared myself!

Listen, no reason to be embarrassed! That was my first time at the Beach Club itself! You should definitely go there some day, it's really good and the price isn't bad at all, as far as Disney food goes!

I agree! I was so flattered. :goodvibes

[wdwgirl03]

First, I have to say you got an amazing picture of the Boardwalk. Gorgeous! :goodvibes Ahh I can't wait to stay there in April-I have a feeling I'll be taking tons of pictures.

You guys sure put a nice dent in that kitchen sink! It would be fun to try and eat one of those with a big group of people. Looks yummy!

[marDgreen88]

First, I have to say you got an amazing picture of the Boardwalk. Gorgeous! :goodvibes Ahh I can't wait to stay there in April-I have a feeling I'll be taking tons of pictures.

You guys sure put a nice dent in that kitchen sink! It would be fun to try and eat one of those with a big group of people. Looks yummy!

OH thank you! My camera is a silly little thing. Sometimes it gives me these amazing pics and other times it pretends it doesn't know how to take pics at all. Oh gosh I hope you do take a lot of pictures. I bet you're SO excited!!!

Oh yeah, if you ever try one, make sure you have a big enough group! Our group of five couldn't even finish it! I could never be one of those people who tries to do the whole thing by themselves... I'm not lookin for death by ice cream over here, ya know? hahaha

[pixidustmom]

Came across your TR yesterday and finished today. I am really enjoying your very first TR.
I miss being there as it's been just over 2 years. Living on the west coast makes it so much harder. I want to be a cast member too. The closest I will get is applying to the Disney store at the mall. I am going to try that by the way.lol

[dara00]

once I got to swim at stormalong bay. it was awesome!

[PrincessCaitlin]

That sounds like such a fun bus ride! Everyone must have been a little slap happy from the amount of pixie dust you all brought in with you :thumbsup2

I KNEW IT! It is such an amazing resort! We have stayed there and it definitely lived up to all of the hype!

I love the horse with the Castle on it!

I love that they put lots of enthusiasm, energy and talent as one of the ingredients :)

You need a Cape May breakfast even if you aren't staying there! Seriously one of my favorite character breakfasts!

Omg A Muppet Christmas Carol being shown on the beach at the Beach Club?! That would make my life! I love that movie and that would just be heavenly :cloud9:

O my Walt! That kitchen sink looks so good! I have never been there with enough people though and I am pretty sure even if I hadn't eaten for days I couldn't finish it :laughing:

Sounds like you had a great dinner! Being mistaken for a CM and having awesome food it just doesn't get better than that!

[dara00]

Some fun facts for ya! Hahah yes, you should definitely do both of those things next time! Little things like that really add to the experience for sure. :goodvibes Also, you should know that Tigger isn't the only one that hides out behind the honey!

hey, remember when I said I didn't know about the characters behind the honey? I was telling my daughter about that and she was like "I know! I saw one!" I was so excited. She said it was Rabbit. Why didn't she tell me? Because I was saying we had to keep moving! sigh.

[marDgreen88]

Came across your TR yesterday and finished today. I am really enjoying your very first TR.
I miss being there as it's been just over 2 years. Living on the west coast makes it so much harder. I want to be a cast member too. The closest I will get is applying to the Disney store at the mall. I am going to try that by the way.lol

Oh that's awesome! Thank you so much, I really am glad you like it!
Aww, I'm sorry! Do you get to visit Disneyland? Hahaha, I know, I think being a CM would just be the best job ever. Oh my gosh you should totally apply at the Disney store! :rotfl: They closed all the Disney stores around here! :(
Thank you SO much for reading and commenting! I hope you continue to enjoy it! :goodvibes

That sounds like such a fun bus ride! Everyone must have been a little slap happy from the amount of pixie dust you all brought in with you :thumbsup2

It was so much fun. HAHAHA yes. That was definitely it! We're magical, what can I say. :wizard:

I KNEW IT! It is such an amazing resort! We have stayed there and it definitely lived up to all of the hype!

I know! You definitely guessed right. Oh my gosh you're so lucky that you got to stay there! I'm definitely jealous. I will stay there one day, mark my words! hahah

I love the horse with the Castle on it!

I loved that too! All the details were incredible.

I love that they put lots of enthusiasm, energy and talent as one of the ingredients :)

I agree, it's adorable. :cutie:

You need a Cape May breakfast even if you aren't staying there! Seriously one of my favorite character breakfasts!

Oh really? That's awesome! If (GOD FORBID) I don't get to stay there next trip, I'll definitely try to eat there anyway. That way I'd get to visit too! WIN WIN. :thumbsup2

Omg A Muppet Christmas Carol being shown on the beach at the Beach Club?! That would make my life! I love that movie and that would just be heavenly :cloud9:

Hahaha. I know right? It was awesome. If we hadn't been there to eat dinner, I totally would have just sat down and watched it.

O my Walt! That kitchen sink looks so good! I have never been there with enough people though and I am pretty sure even if I hadn't eaten for days I couldn't finish it :laughing:

OH MY WALT!!! HAHAHA that is perfect. It was SO good. Oh gosh I know, even the five of us were like, okay, no more haha. I believe you need at least eight people to conquer that thing.

Sounds like you had a great dinner! Being mistaken for a CM and having awesome food it just doesn't get better than that!

It was great! We had a lot of fun. And I'm not gonna lie I LOVED that she thought we were CMs! LIFE GOAL hahaha.


once I got to swim at stormalong bay. it was awesome!

Oh that's so awesome! Lucky duck. :goodvibes

hey, remember when I said I didn't know about the characters behind the honey? I was telling my daughter about that and she was like "I know! I saw one!" I was so excited. She said it was Rabbit. Why didn't she tell me? Because I was saying we had to keep moving! sigh.

HAHAHA, NO WAY!!! That's too funny. She's like, whatever mom, I knew all about that. Aww, well next time yall can have a lot of fun with that!

[marDgreen88]

The One Where We Don't Know Our Room Number

December 14, 2011

I’m going to apologize in advance, because this update will have a severe lack of pictures. I’ll try to make up for that with wit, charm, and smilies. :rotfl:- off to a good start already, right? :thumbsup2

As we were (NOT EVEN CLOSE TO) finishing our month’s worth of dessert, we heard a familiar laugh.

IT WAS THE LADY FROM THE BUS! :rotfl2: Obviously, she had FOLLOWED us. (Obviously not.)

When we were finished paying, we made our way back through the perfect Beach Club and out to the bus stops.

Our original goal was to have dinner, then head into Epcot to see IllumiNations. Well, considering we ate enough to fill a bathtub, (err… sink) it took us quite a while! IllumiNations starts at 9:30 in December because of the Candlelight Processional, and it had already started when we were still inside Beaches and Cream.

We walked out of the lobby to go catch a bus. While we were walking we heard… “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”

We look to the right, and BAM! IllumiNations! :dance3:

Then we heard a much softer… “bang! bang! bang!”

We look to the left, and TA-DA! HOLIDAY WISHES. :santa:

I was in total AWE. It just solidified in my mind that I NEED to stay there. There’s no question about it.

I wish I could have taken pictures or a video or something, but we couldn’t stop for long! Our bus was waiting!

We got on the bus and went to the very back. Where were we heading?

Downtown Disney! :yay:

The bus started heading toward the Boardwalk Inn to pick up another load of people. Then we heard… “BOOM BOOM BAM BOOM BANG POP POW BANG BOOM KACHOW!”

Out the window, we had a VERY clear view of the holiday finale of IllumiNations! I’ll get to the real thing later, but even on the bus I felt emotional. I wasn’t even hearing the music. I was just SO happy. It had been such a great first day and it wasn’t even quite over yet! :cloud9:

A good while after the fireworks had ended, I was still looking out the window, and I spotted the moon. It was huge, orange, and it looked like God had taken a spoon and just scooped the bottom out. I thought it was basically the coolest thing ever, and I yelled, “Look at the MOON!”

I think everyone that knew me was a teeeeeny bit embarrassed. What can I say, I’m in the 5-7 age range. No biggie. :rolleyes1

Once we finally got to Downtown Disney, we got off at the Marketplace bus stop. Sally was on a mission. She was going to the Lego store to get a Christmas present for someone. She looked at the map and basically took off. I was under the impression that we were all following her, so I started walking behind her. She was basically speed-walking. I was taking in the sights. At one point, I turned around to say something to the rest of the group. OH. OKAY. They were gone. Well, that’s cool. I knew where the Lego store was, but I didn’t know how busy it might be. I really wasn’t all that interested in going in there, either.

I sat down on a brick ledge in front of the Ghiradelli store. Even though I was stuffed to the BRIM, I couldn’t help but notice how amazing it smelled. I got out my phone and called Amanda, and asked her what happened and how they pulled off that disappearing act so well. She said they had gone into the Disney Days of Christmas store. THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP, YALL! :sad2:

Well, I didn’t really care to go in there either. I had been in there before and on this trip, I wasn’t really looking to get any Christmassy souvenirs.

So what did I do? I went into the World of Disney!

OH LOOK, A PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/mardgreen88/Disney%20Day%201%202011/SDC12235.jpg

Sorry it’s awful. My camera + dark = not gonna happen. (Unless I get really lucky. It’s rare.)

Before I left on this trip, I had a mental list of stuff that I really wanted to get. What better place to start than at the biggest Disney store in the world, right?

I walked in, grabbed a little basket, and promptly got lost. That store is ginormous and this was only the second time I’d been to it. I had no idea where to start!

I saw the “PHOTOS AND MEMORIES” section, or whatever it may be called, (I at least know that it’s called Photos and Memories on Disneystore.com :rotfl:) and figured I should start there! I have a tradition of getting a photo album with the year on it on my trips. So far my collection is two photo albums from 2010. SUCH VARIETY. Anyways, I was obviously looking for the 2011 version. Well, too bad, basically. They only had 2012! This would not do! I was a little annoyed because it was only December 14. There was still a good two weeks left of the year! So, I had to nix that idea.

I saw a shirt that I had been eyeing for who knows how long, so I picked it up and put it in my basket! Then I saw this adorable Christmas crewneck sweatshirt that I just loved. I wasn’t planning on it, but I really wanted it anyway. They only had a small and an extra extra large, so, that wasn’t going to do! Oh well, maybe I found it somewhere else…

The store was completely packed. Also, it was about 173 degrees in there. I think they had the heat on, even though it was warm out. That plus all the bodies everywhere made it extremely uncomfortable. There were also a lot of people pushing past me and cutting in front of me and basically pretending I didn’t exist.

I decided that it was too early to buy souvenirs. Hahaha I was not having it in there any longer. I basically dropped my basket and peaced on out of there. :cool2:

I didn’t really know where to go next. Then it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn’t even been into our room yet at the resort!

I decided that since I was already by myself, that I’d just walk back to the bus stop and head back to All Star Sports. It was after 11 at this point and I had a lot to do to get settled!

So you all know how when you’re on the bus at night, the bus drivers turn off the lights? Well, for some reason this bus driver didn’t. It was SO bright. It was weird. :confused3

On the way back to the resort I had another brilliant thought: I didn’t even know which room number we were in! :idea:

I texted the rest of the group to ask, and they told me to ask the front desk because they had forgotten! HAHAH.

Once I got back to Sports, I went to the front desk. The CM was nice and understanding and gave me the room number (3256) and a little map.

At this point it was about 11:55, and the food court was closing at midnight. I had wanted to get a new refillable mug, so I hurried over and picked out a purple one, (All Star Sports has different colors than the other resorts) purchased it, washed it, and filled it up with ice water. I pretty much need water 24/7 to survive.

This isn’t from that night… but here is the mug! I’m so sorry about the picture-less-ness of this update. I hope none of you are bored to tears.

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After I found our room, I started to get my stuff settled, and decided to get a shower in before everyone else got back! But before I could do any of that, I HAD TO TURN ON RESORT TV. Stacey had been calling my name! Plus, there is a person in my group (WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS, I don’t want him/her to receive any death threats or strongly worded letters of disapproval) who does not like Stacey. He/she thinks that Stacey is annoying. :eek: I KNOW. (Those of you who are Friends fans, I hope you read that the way Monica would say it!)

Also, I took a couple pictures. Diser, DUH!

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Kristen and Ryan came back while I was in the shower, and Sally and Amanda followed soon after that. We all got ready and settled, and when all was said and done, we were in bed by about 1:30.

It had been an AMAZING first day! We got to do so much more than I thought we would! This made me extremely optimistic for the rest of our trip. I couldn’t wait for what tomorrow would bring! :woohoo:

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[__disneygirl]

Hey, I'm all caught up now! Woohoo! :cheer2:

I agree... in the name of everything classic in the entire world, I love Small World. As Stacey would say, it's CA-LASS-IC. Sigh. I really hate not being at Disney. ugh.

Yay for finally getting to go on the Pooh ride! Do you know about Mr. Toad handing over the deed? I finally spotted it on our last trip.

So jealous you got pixie dusted, that is so awesome! pixiedust:

OMG I miss that version of the must dos. I used to say "TRIPLE. MOUNTAIN. WHAMMY!" all the time. The Splash wait was 5 minutes a lot during our trip (which was right before yours if you remember) even when it wasn't cold. I guess people just don't wanna chance being soaked and having the wind kick up, which happened quite a few times.

It sounds like you had a lot of fun on the Astro Orbiter... can you believe I've never been on that ride? It's the only attraction at the Magic Kingdom that I haven't done besides Tom Sawyer Island.

Ahhhh I can totally smell that gingerbread at the Beach Club right now. OK now I am getting really sad WHY AM I NOT AT DISNEY. Oh man.

BEACHES AND CREAM!!! Oh my do I love it there. And I have the same pen as you and mine is broken as well! I have been wanting to get the Kitchen Sink for like, almost 10 years now, but I'm never with a big enough group.

HAHAHAHA I *always* read "I KNOW" in Monica's voice. and I say it that way myself too. I mean, how could I not? I also do Ross' depressing "hi".

It sounds like you had such a great first day! I can't wait to read about the rest of your trip. :yay:

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Isn't that awesome that you can see Wishes from that area too? One time we were all watching Illuminations from the African Outpost area, and we were able to watch both Wishes and Illuminations at the same time :thumbsup2.

That's too funny that you pointed out the moon. I'm ALWAYS doing that to Wingnut, like "look at that beautiful sky!" "check out that cloud!". He's never THAT impressed. :sad2:

World of Disney is SO overwhelming, I truly can only be in there in random off-times (like late morning) when it isn't packed. Even when it's empty, I think it's just crowded-feeling.

Oh, and is it strange that I think it's slightly funny that the two beds share a headboard in your room? :laughing: It just looks weird to me!

[amandaw]

Great 1st day! Y'all definitely got a lot accomplished! :thumbsup2

I love both the Christmas store & World of Disney at DTD. I'm not a big fan of DTD but if we do go, those are the 2 stores I have to go into.

Can't wait to see what adventures y'all had next!

[Merida]

Okay, I'm totally going to catch up! (even though I had to do the thing where I open up every single update I missed in new tabs to try and remember everything and end up with 50 zillion tabs. And I had to laugh at your 'only' updating once a week - if I could manage that, I'd be thrilled! :lmao: Instead I will continue to lose to a snail in speed of updating races).

1) McDonald's is totally nutritious. They have salads, right? Salads = healthy. Nutritious!! That ToT billboard has been there forever and I hope they never take it away - it's practically a park icon!!

And you are incredibly lucky to have gotten to see the very photogenic orange monorail. Orange/blue is one of my fave color combos for pictures and brown monorail/dirty white GFlo monorail station cover just can't beat orange monorail/bright blue sky. Even silver is better! Ferry boats are an excellent means of transportation - my boyfriend converted me in our past trip even though we BOTH swore that we would never ride a not-monorail out of Magic Kingdom.

2) I love the word 'queue'. Second only to the German word for line, 'warteschlange' (or waiting snake). Oh those wacky Germans and their compound words!! Though we always choose the snake with less waiting because we are impatient and thus have never seen the new queue for Haunted Mansion.

Mary Blair is a genius and I wish they'd done more movies directly from her concept art because SO PRETTY (also Cinderella's dress is weird and really anachronistic and I just want to fix it especially after drooling over the historic Disney princess series for months. And I like her 'casual' outfit better; I like most of the casual outfits better, especially Ariel's with the navy skirt? I would TOTALLY line up to meet navy-skirt Ariel, but I have weird priorities).

3) Gingerbread carousels are some of my favorite things EVER because what can beat the combination of gingerbread and fancy horses? Nothing! Beach Club is awesome (moreso because of Muppets Christmas Carol, my number one holiday movie ever. I may or may not listen to the soundtrack on a continuous loop throughout November or December).

Beaches and Cream is too cute (even though I'm not a big ~fancy~ ice cream fan, besides the dulche de leche in Mexico. YUM). How nice to be mistaken for CMs! I don't think I could handle working in the parks themselves, day-to-day, but behind the scenes work would be such a killer job (plus I wouldn't get tired (is that a phenomenon? (haha, triple nested parenthesis, I win!)) of the parks from being there too much/interacting with horrible people).

4) We were at DTD the day after you! And you got a purple mug?? I'm so jealous, they didn't have that option at Port Orleans. Truth be told, I kind of find Stacey a little annoying too because it's on continuous loop. There's nothing else you can put on that channel? Someone else to talk?? Anything? (Unless she isn't, in which case our TV was broken so sorry Stacey!)

I love your fancy Mickey towel animal, so much classier than the normal one! :groom:

[marDgreen88]

Hey, I'm all caught up now! Woohoo! :cheer2:

I'm glad! I understand getting behind on TRs, I always seem to find myself behind on yours, too. :sad2:

I agree... in the name of everything classic in the entire world, I love Small World. As Stacey would say, it's CA-LASS-IC. Sigh. I really hate not being at Disney. ugh.

I completely agree. OH, and I meant to tell you! Your McLovin TR was fresh in my mind when I rode small world, so I remembered to say hi to Melissa. :thumbsup2 Really though, why aren't we in Disney? This is ridiculous.

Yay for finally getting to go on the Pooh ride! Do you know about Mr. Toad handing over the deed? I finally spotted it on our last trip.

Yes! I thought that was so awesome. I didn't know exactly where to look though, so I was lucky that I had a CM sitting next to me to point it out! :laughing:

So jealous you got pixie dusted, that is so awesome! pixiedust:

It was so cute. You should definitely do it next time!

OMG I miss that version of the must dos. I used to say "TRIPLE. MOUNTAIN. WHAMMY!" all the time. The Splash wait was 5 minutes a lot during our trip (which was right before yours if you remember) even when it wasn't cold. I guess people just don't wanna chance being soaked and having the wind kick up, which happened quite a few times.

IT'S ALL WHAM! I do remember, you left literally the day I got there. Sad! :( Yeah, you're probably right about that!

It sounds like you had a lot of fun on the Astro Orbiter... can you believe I've never been on that ride? It's the only attraction at the Magic Kingdom that I haven't done besides Tom Sawyer Island.

Yeah, you know, I think that ride is overlooked a lot. I even heard someone say they didn't realize it was a ride, they thought it was just part of the Tomorrowland theme! :rotfl: You should do it next time! It goes a lot higher and a LOT faster than Dumbo or the Magic Carpets, so it's a little more 'thrilling.'

Ahhhh I can totally smell that gingerbread at the Beach Club right now. OK now I am getting really sad WHY AM I NOT AT DISNEY. Oh man.

Omg, isn't it heavenly?! :cloud9: I want to be there right now so badly. Darn real life.

BEACHES AND CREAM!!! Oh my do I love it there. And I have the same pen as you and mine is broken as well! I have been wanting to get the Kitchen Sink for like, almost 10 years now, but I'm never with a big enough group.

Isn't that the cutest pen? My park bag broke it, haha. OMG you should definitely get the Kitchen Sink if you're ever there with a big enough group. (cough-girlsofthedis-cough.) :lmao:

HAHAHAHA I *always* read "I KNOW" in Monica's voice. and I say it that way myself too. I mean, how could I not? I also do Ross' depressing "hi".

Hahaha! I knew you would understand. "hi." OH ROSS. :lovestruc

It sounds like you had such a great first day! I can't wait to read about the rest of your trip. :yay:

We really did. Ahhh DISNEY. I'm glad you're all caught up!

Isn't that awesome that you can see Wishes from that area too? One time we were all watching Illuminations from the African Outpost area, and we were able to watch both Wishes and Illuminations at the same time :thumbsup2.

That's too funny that you pointed out the moon. I'm ALWAYS doing that to Wingnut, like "look at that beautiful sky!" "check out that cloud!". He's never THAT impressed. :sad2:

World of Disney is SO overwhelming, I truly can only be in there in random off-times (like late morning) when it isn't packed. Even when it's empty, I think it's just crowded-feeling.

Oh, and is it strange that I think it's slightly funny that the two beds share a headboard in your room? :laughing: It just looks weird to me!

It really is amazing! The best part was that none of us were really in the mindset that we MIGHT get to see the fireworks, so seeing them on either side of us was just awesome! How cool that you saw Wishes from Epcot?! I'm gonna have to keep that in mind!

Hahaha I understand that. You'd think everyone would be as thrilled! Sadly, that is not the case. :sad2: Hahaha.

I agree. It's just too much, I think. I mean I love the fact that they carry so many products, but I think everything is too close together so everyone always ends up crowding around certain areas.

Haha! No, it's not strange. I think it's a little odd, too! Apparently all the All Star rooms look like that after being refurbished. When I stayed at All Star Movies, my room looked like this:

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/mardgreen88/Misc%20Real%20Life%20Stuff%202012/SDC11058.jpg

(Okay, that may not be the best picture because I only took a picture of one bed... BUT if you look closely you can see a clear end to the headboard, haha. So you can see, it was more normal before the reburshment! :rotfl:)

Great 1st day! Y'all definitely got a lot accomplished! :thumbsup2

I love both the Christmas store & World of Disney at DTD. I'm not a big fan of DTD but if we do go, those are the 2 stores I have to go into.

Can't wait to see what adventures y'all had next!

I know, I was so proud of us. It was an awesome day!

I agree! I'm really not the biggest fan of DTD, myself. The only reason I really didn't want to go into the Christmas store was because I knew I'd see something I couldn't live without and then end up spending WAY too much money! :laughing:

Day 2 was a great one, as well! I'm excited to share it with yall!

Okay, I'm totally going to catch up! (even though I had to do the thing where I open up every single update I missed in new tabs to try and remember everything and end up with 50 zillion tabs. And I had to laugh at your 'only' updating once a week - if I could manage that, I'd be thrilled! :lmao: Instead I will continue to lose to a snail in speed of updating races).

Hahaha, I can just picture this because I've been there too. It's easy to fall behind on subscriptions around here! Hahah, yeah. Well to be honest, I don't have all that much going on in life at this current moment, so that's why I'm able to update more frequently. I can only imagine how busy you are!

1) McDonald's is totally nutritious. They have salads, right? Salads = healthy. Nutritious!! That ToT billboard has been there forever and I hope they never take it away - it's practically a park icon!!

Of course. How could I forget about the salads? I agree, I love that little billboard. That one, the one for Mission: SPACE, and the one for 'it's tough to be a bug' are the ones I seem to see no matter where I'm going at Disney!

And you are incredibly lucky to have gotten to see the very photogenic orange monorail. Orange/blue is one of my fave color combos for pictures and brown monorail/dirty white GFlo monorail station cover just can't beat orange monorail/bright blue sky. Even silver is better! Ferry boats are an excellent means of transportation - my boyfriend converted me in our past trip even though we BOTH swore that we would never ride a not-monorail out of Magic Kingdom.

I agree! I love the colorful monorails and I feel like the ones I see the most frequently are silver and gold. We even saw the peach one this time, too! :woohoo: I enjoyed the ferry too! It was cool to see the Wilderness Lodge, and the view of the castle from the water was just spectacular!

2) I love the word 'queue'. Second only to the German word for line, 'warteschlange' (or waiting snake). Oh those wacky Germans and their compound words!! Though we always choose the snake with less waiting because we are impatient and thus have never seen the new queue for Haunted Mansion.

Hahaha, I love it too. I just find it funny and slightly confusing. :laughing: THOSE GERMANS. Next time you should go through the interactive snake (his name is Q, by the way) and play! We had to rush through it a little bit, but it was still fun to see.

Mary Blair is a genius and I wish they'd done more movies directly from her concept art because SO PRETTY (also Cinderella's dress is weird and really anachronistic and I just want to fix it especially after drooling over the historic Disney princess series for months. And I like her 'casual' outfit better; I like most of the casual outfits better, especially Ariel's with the navy skirt? I would TOTALLY line up to meet navy-skirt Ariel, but I have weird priorities).

I agree! I'm honored to share a birthday with her. :goodvibes I know exactly what you mean! Ariel's casual outfit is so cute! I love her big blue bow. I'd love to meet her wearing that outfit! After all, she was wearing that during the 'Kiss the Girl' scene!

3) Gingerbread carousels are some of my favorite things EVER because what can beat the combination of gingerbread and fancy horses? Nothing! Beach Club is awesome (moreso because of Muppets Christmas Carol, my number one holiday movie ever. I may or may not listen to the soundtrack on a continuous loop throughout November or December).

Did you get to go see it on your trip? It really was incredible. I LOVE Muppets Christmas Carol. It's the best version of that story, ever, hands down. We're Marley and Marley, WOOOOOOOOO! (Ahem, basically I know what you mean about playing the soundtrack all the time.)

Beaches and Cream is too cute (even though I'm not a big ~fancy~ ice cream fan, besides the dulche de leche in Mexico. YUM). How nice to be mistaken for CMs! I don't think I could handle working in the parks themselves, day-to-day, but behind the scenes work would be such a killer job (plus I wouldn't get tired (is that a phenomenon? (haha, triple nested parenthesis, I win!)) of the parks from being there too much/interacting with horrible people).

I know what you mean. I honestly would like to work at one of the resorts or something, but I wouldn't want to work in the parks, unless it was my least favorite park. Then it would still be really special to go to the parks on days off, because it wouldn't be like going to work.

4) We were at DTD the day after you! And you got a purple mug?? I'm so jealous, they didn't have that option at Port Orleans. Truth be told, I kind of find Stacey a little annoying too because it's on continuous loop. There's nothing else you can put on that channel? Someone else to talk?? Anything? (Unless she isn't, in which case our TV was broken so sorry Stacey!)

I know! I have to wonder if we were ever anywhere at the same time. That would be so cool. Yeah, for whatever reason, All Star Sports was the resort they used to test out that new drink system. The mugs have these chips in them that keep track of when you're using them. It was actually pretty cool! I love my purple one, it's so cute.

I love your fancy Mickey towel animal, so much classier than the normal one! :groom:

Hahaha, yes, he was so fancy. You're right, it does look like he's wearing a little bow tie! Aww.

[PrincessCaitlin]

Fireworks outside of Beach Club very magical! I remember sitting on the beach watching Lilo and Stitch when Illuminations started one night :cloud9:

I love how excited you were over the moon! So adorable!

I am sorry about your bad shopping experience! DTD can be a shopper's worst nightmare sometimes :headache:

:headache: for lights on the bus I love seeing the WDW property all lit up and the lights would be annoying and interfere with that!

I love the purple color you got! I haven't seen that one before!

How could someone not like Stacey?! Okay scratch that for non DISers she could come across as a bit annoying :laughing:

Yay for a great first day!!! :banana:

[marDgreen88]

Fireworks outside of Beach Club very magical! I remember sitting on the beach watching Lilo and Stitch when Illuminations started one night :cloud9:

I love how excited you were over the moon! So adorable!

I am sorry about your bad shopping experience! DTD can be a shopper's worst nightmare sometimes :headache:

:headache: for lights on the bus I love seeing the WDW property all lit up and the lights would be annoying and interfere with that!

I love the purple color you got! I haven't seen that one before!

How could someone not like Stacey?! Okay scratch that for non DISers she could come across as a bit annoying :laughing:

Yay for a great first day!!! :banana:

I loved it! It was so perfect. Aw I bet that was awesome! You saying that makes me want to stay there even more, seriously!

Aw thanks! Hahah it was just so cool looking! I'd never seen one shaped quite like it before!

Aw, it's ok. I knew what I was getting myself into when I went in there! The good news is that I was able to get everything on my list (and then some) at other stores throughout the trip! :thumbsup2

Right? It was definitely odd. The only thing I could see when I looked at the window was me and the rest of the people on the bus. Not the view I was looking for! :laughing:

I love the purple one too! The other choices were orange and green. It was funny because Sports is the resort they used to test the new system, and all the mugs had chips in them that kept track of the dates you were staying. It was actually kinda cool! But I guess that's why the mug colors were different!

Hahah, I know. I guess non-Disers think she's slightly annoying? :confused3

Yay! Thanks again for reading, I always love your comments!

[Nermel9]

I love that you can see Illuminations and Wishes from the same place sometimes! Sometimes when Epcot closes, if we take a while to walk to our car, we'll see Wishes on our walk over, I love it! Ahhh, I love Disney World! :lovestruc

WoD is fun, but it is overwhelming, my DH and I always get separated in there! Lately, instead of going off on his own like he used to do, he just trails me like a puppy so we don't get separated anymore! :rotfl:

Jealous that you got a purple mug. Purple is my favorite color!

Glad you got to watch some Stacey before the rest of the group returned! :banana:

[dara00]

I love that you can see Illuminations and Wishes from the same place sometimes! Sometimes when Epcot closes, if we take a while to walk to our car, we'll see Wishes on our walk over, I love it! Ahhh, I love Disney World! :lovestruc


when I was there, we watched Wishes at 8 and as we drove out and past Epcot we saw Illuminations!

[marDgreen88]

I love that you can see Illuminations and Wishes from the same place sometimes! Sometimes when Epcot closes, if we take a while to walk to our car, we'll see Wishes on our walk over, I love it! Ahhh, I love Disney World! :lovestruc

WoD is fun, but it is overwhelming, my DH and I always get separated in there! Lately, instead of going off on his own like he used to do, he just trails me like a puppy so we don't get separated anymore! :rotfl:

Jealous that you got a purple mug. Purple is my favorite color!

Glad you got to watch some Stacey before the rest of the group returned! :banana:

I know, it was amazing! I was so excited. That's so cool! AHHH I LOVE IT TOO. :cloud9:

It is definitely overwhelming! It's a good idea to stay together in there! Or else who knows if you'll ever get out?! Hahaha.

I love my purple mug! Oddly enough though, my favorite color is pink, and I know that all of the other resorts have the pink mugs! Hahaha oh well.

I was very glad too. I couldn't NOT watch! :rotfl:

when I was there, we watched Wishes at 8 and as we drove out and past Epcot we saw Illuminations!

That's awesome! :goodvibes

[IheartDDuck]

I love the fact that you had a purple mug! I want one soooo bad. I have so many pink and blue ones!

No worries about not knowing your room number. I think you're entitled after having such a busy day in WDW. :lmao:

Okay, don't we all say things in Friends voices? ;)

[marDgreen88]

I love the fact that you had a purple mug! I want one soooo bad. I have so many pink and blue ones!

No worries about not knowing your room number. I think you're entitled after having such a busy day in WDW. :lmao:

Okay, don't we all say things in Friends voices? ;)

I love my purple mug! It's so cute. The funny thing is that I had been planning to get a pink one because I'd forgotten that Sports would have different colors! Hahah oh well.

I know! I'm glad I realized it ON the bus instead of just wandering into some random area of the resort. :rotfl:

Well, if we all don't, then we all should. I also tend to do the Chandler, "could Disney World BE any more awesome?" and the Phoebe, "OH no." HAHAHA best show ever. (Yes, I do realize that Chandler never said THAT... but it was relevant.)

[Caretames1]

That is too funny that you didn't even know your room number! :rotfl2:

I hate it when stores are so warm inside! I have to get out too. I hope you fopund your photo album, did you try a resort gift shop?

[msmandapanda]

Ah yes, I was pretty much exhausted by this point. Sally caught up with us at the store and then Kristen and Ryck wandered away so Sally and I just sat outside in the amphitheater area and had a lovely conversation. For the life of me I can't remember what it was about. School maybe? Oddly enough, it wasn't Disney related at all which is out of the norm for me. When I'm at Disney, I kinda have a tendency to pretend that the outside world doesn't exist.

I.CAN.NOT.STAND.STACEY!!!!!! she's so annoying. and you can take that to the bank :)Kryssa was so much better! I miss her.

[marDgreen88]

That is too funny that you didn't even know your room number! :rotfl2:

I hate it when stores are so warm inside! I have to get out too. I hope you fopund your photo album, did you try a resort gift shop?

I know! Hahaha we were all running on like no sleep so for some reason needing to know our room number didn't seem to occur to us! I'm glad I remembered on the bus, or who knows how long I would have wandered around the resort?! :rotfl:

Yeah, it makes the shopping experience less than enjoyable. Luckily I was able to find it at Mouse Gear! But you know, I don't think the resort gift shop had it! It was odd how hard it was to come by!

Ah yes, I was pretty much exhausted by this point. Sally caught up with us at the store and then Kristen and Ryck wandered away so Sally and I just sat outside in the amphitheater area and had a lovely conversation. For the life of me I can't remember what it was about. School maybe? Oddly enough, it wasn't Disney related at all which is out of the norm for me. When I'm at Disney, I kinda have a tendency to pretend that the outside world doesn't exist.

I.CAN.NOT.STAND.STACEY!!!!!! she's so annoying. and you can take that to the bank :)Kryssa was so much better! I miss her.

Honestly, I'm surprised we lasted that long. Sally's the only one who'd really slept the night before! ADRENALINE!!! Ew, school. Who needs it? Not me, apparently...:rolleyes1 I like to pretend the outside world doesn't exist on a daily basis, so there's that.

AMANDA. Did you miss that whole part where I said that he/she SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS? I was trying to protect you. Now everyone hates you. You did it to yourself. LIVE WITH IT. And please, you think I know who Kryssa is? IT'S ALL STACEY. BORN TO ROCK, BABY.

Also, good job! I didn't even have to tell you I updated! You're getting good at this dis thing! :yay:

[MeMom]

On the mugs - besides purple, what were the other colors available?

Fireworks. :thumbsup2

The smell of Ghirardelli. :goodvibes

Lights on on the bus. (Thumbs down, but I don't think there is one of those.)

I like to watch Stacy TV because it means I am in Disney World, but I like it a little less after I heard an interview with her on a podcast. She didn't have any kind of Disney love and was just chosen as an actress to fill a part. She didn't even know about half the things she was talking about in her filming, and that bothered me a little. I wish they would have picked someone who had a real knowledge of and love for Disney to do that. I'm sure they could have found a lot of people who wouldn't have had to do research on the things they were talking about. After hearing that, it just dulled my love for Stacy TV a little. Of course, I still turn it on as soon as we get there just as a symbol that we have arrived. ;)

[marDgreen88]

On the mugs - besides purple, what were the other colors available?

Fireworks. :thumbsup2

The smell of Ghirardelli. :goodvibes

Lights on on the bus. (Thumbs down, but I don't think there is one of those.)

I like to watch Stacy TV because it means I am in Disney World, but I like it a little less after I heard an interview with her on a podcast. She didn't have any kind of Disney love and was just chosen as an actress to fill a part. She didn't even know about half the things she was talking about in her filming, and that bothered me a little. I wish they would have picked someone who had a real knowledge of and love for Disney to do that. I'm sure they could have found a lot of people who wouldn't have had to do research on the things they were talking about. After hearing that, it just dulled my love for Stacy TV a little. Of course, I still turn it on as soon as we get there just as a symbol that we have arrived. ;)

They had purple, orange, and green! I found this picture of them online somewhere (I just searched all star sports refillable mugs and clicked pictures).

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/mardgreen88/Misc%20Real%20Life%20Stuff%202012/2011-08-04-DisneyRFIDRefillableMugs.jpg

:)

Oddly enough, I've never even had anything from the Ghirardelli store. I just love the smell!

I agree about Stacey. It is disappointing, for sure. I know so many people (on the boards) who would love to have her job and actually love Disney and know their stuff!
I can't help but love her videos though, all the funny one liners and all that, and the fact that you can never turn on a tv at Disney without being greeted by her! Hahaha.

[__disneygirl]

I completely agree. OH, and I meant to tell you! Your McLovin TR was fresh in my mind when I rode small world, so I remembered to say hi to Melissa.


HAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rotfl: omg I can not even tell you how funny this is to me. That is so hilarious and awesome.

[marDgreen88]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rotfl: omg I can not even tell you how funny this is to me. That is so hilarious and awesome.

She was very happy to see me, thankfully! It's funny because Amanda and Kristen have a younger sister named Melissa, and they were probably like... um ok? :laughing:

[Huskerkelsey]

I'm joining in a little late but I'm loving your TR so far cuz you have the exact same sense of humor as me! Yay! It's not weird that I'm living vicariously through you and your TR is it?...:rolleyes1

[marDgreen88]

I'm joining in a little late but I'm loving your TR so far cuz you have the exact same sense of humor as me! Yay! It's not weird that I'm living vicariously through you and your TR is it?...:rolleyes1

HI! Don't worry, you aren't too late! Thanks! Hahaha are you serious? That's awesome! Listen, it's really not weird at all. I do it all the time. To be honest I'm kinda living vicariously through myself (because THAT makes sense)! I MISS DISNEY. Anyways. Thanks for being here and commenting! I really appreciate it. Feel free to comment any time you want and I hope you continue to enjoy! :goodvibes

[Merida]

They had purple, orange, and green! I found this picture of them online somewhere (I just searched all star sports refillable mugs and clicked pictures).

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/mardgreen88/Misc%20Real%20Life%20Stuff%202012/2011-08-04-DisneyRFIDRefillableMugs.jpg


NO WAY ORANGE??? I missed the orange mug?! Why put all the cool colors in All Star Sports?? I wonder if it would work to buy a mug there and then use it elsewhere? But I guess they have special mugs there because of the RFID chip and people would know. Rats!


Hahaha, I can just picture this because I've been there too. It's easy to fall behind on subscriptions around here! Hahah, yeah. Well to be honest, I don't have all that much going on in life at this current moment, so that's why I'm able to update more frequently. I can only imagine how busy you are!


Hahaha, busy. For my grad school funding, we have to take an Ethics of Scientists class and we now have to have ~lab notebooks~ (just in case we're ever caught up in a sticky legal situation) and my productivity has SKYROCKETED ever since I've needed to do a daily record of my work. It's just so more fun to get lost on the Internet instead of running Data File 48912 (now I usually do the two concurrently, best of both worlds)!!

I agree! I'm honored to share a birthday with her. I know exactly what you mean! Ariel's casual outfit is so cute! I love her big blue bow. I'd love to meet her wearing that outfit! After all, she was wearing that during the 'Kiss the Girl' scene!


I feel like that costume is the one that I'm most likely to try to attempt for a MNSSHP sometime down the road. That or Wendy (because she's the best). It's just so easy (I torture myself by following some of the AMAZING Disney costume sewers on flickr. Why can't I be that awesome??)


Did you get to go see it on your trip? It really was incredible. I LOVE Muppets Christmas Carol. It's the best version of that story, ever, hands down. We're Marley and Marley, WOOOOOOOOO! (Ahem, basically I know what you mean about playing the soundtrack all the time.)


No :( It is saved on my DVR for all eternity!!! (or until we get a new DVR) Pretty much the only palatable version of Dickens around (minus the part in Little Women but THAT'S IT. Oh, and Wishbone too. BUT THAT'S REALLY IT).

[Merida]

I know what you mean. I honestly would like to work at one of the resorts or something, but I wouldn't want to work in the parks, unless it was my least favorite park. Then it would still be really special to go to the parks on days off, because it wouldn't be like going to work.

(one more thing, because I'm too impatient to let everything reload - I'm on highspeed internet, DisBoards, let me be fast) - YES I AGREE. I remember reading posts from people who worked in the park and spent tons of free time there and then were like 'how do I get the ~magic~ back?' A: You don't. Spend less time there, really, it'll be okay. I would love to work in one of the science-y parts (like Living with the Land, best office everrr) or, like, IT. All the Disney benefits, none of the cranky guests!

[danimaroo]

Okay so, remember how in my TR I was like, hey, 5 minutes I'll be in your TR, commenting away? Well I kind of lied since it's been more like an hour or so. BUT, to be fair, I ended up running to get lunch, and then ate said lunch, got distracted by work (I call this pulling a SQUIRREL!, which I totally got from a CM during our trip, and will totally bring that up in my TR, hahaha), aaaand now I'm back.

Oh that and the DIS has been loading SO SLOW this morning/afternoon, so I'll leave it loading while I read something else and then maybe 10 minutes later it actually loads the page. :headache:

OKAY SO! Onto commenting. I'm just going to focus on your latest post, with a comment or two from previous posts, because otherwise this comment will never end. But I swear I'll be more up on commenting on future posts, because that's how I roll. :cool2:

Number one. OH EM GEE as soon as I saw ice cream and dream resort, I KNEW you were going to Beach Club and hitting up Beaches and Cream!! This was my first stay at Beach Club and I'm not even joking, I will never stay at another resort ever again. It was UNREAL. You HAVE to stay there when you can! Maybe see if you can rent DVC points or something! It's so so amazing.

Beaches and Cream is heaven. :love:

I love when people have ridiculous laughs. It always gets me going!

Not gonna lie, I would've been bummed if I had just been kind of ditched in the middle of DTD. :sad1: But you totally just made the most of it by going to the best Disney store around, WoD!

The only problem with that place is how crazy busy it can get, and people can be very unpleasant! :headache: I would've peaced out of there, too. I think Matt and I did that a couple of times during our trip; we got overwhelmed by a crowd in a store and just booked it out.

That's so funny about forgetting your room number. Matt forgot ours when he called housekeeping about getting another pillow. He told them it was 457, and after he got off I said, "Um, I'm pretty sure we're in 459." He called back and told them he had the wrong room number. :lmao:

YES on the water. We drank soooo much of it while we were there because I swear I think I sweated out like 80 pounds from the sun/heat! AND I'm jealous of your cup! If I'd seen a green one that would've been my choice. Green's my favorite color, but I settled for a light blue.

I don't care if you love or hate Stacey, BUT she is just part of the Disney experience and is very necessary to watch! I think she's cheesy as all get out but we watched her at least 10 times during our trip... even just for background noise while we were getting ready or hanging out in our room. And yes, we're both guilty of constantly quoting Stacey, even the ones that are beyond ridiculous. :laughing:

Can't wait for your next day's post!! :yay:

[marDgreen88]

NO WAY ORANGE??? I missed the orange mug?! Why put all the cool colors in All Star Sports?? I wonder if it would work to buy a mug there and then use it elsewhere? But I guess they have special mugs there because of the RFID chip and people would know. Rats!

Because All Star Sports is the best resort on property. Duh. Hahah I really have no clue. I mean, if you really think about it, you should be able to use your mug at whichever resort you want, considering you paid for a mug at a Disney resort either way. I'm sure there's some rule against it though. :confused3

Hahaha, busy. For my grad school funding, we have to take an Ethics of Scientists class and we now have to have ~lab notebooks~ (just in case we're ever caught up in a sticky legal situation) and my productivity has SKYROCKETED ever since I've needed to do a daily record of my work. It's just so more fun to get lost on the Internet instead of running Data File 48912 (now I usually do the two concurrently, best of both worlds)!!

Hmm... I feel like I'm not smart enough to talk to you... but really. :laughing:

I feel like that costume is the one that I'm most likely to try to attempt for a MNSSHP sometime down the road. That or Wendy (because she's the best). It's just so easy (I torture myself by following some of the AMAZING Disney costume sewers on flickr. Why can't I be that awesome??)

Oh that would be SO cute as a Halloween costume! I love that outfit. I love Wendy's dress, too. Yeah, have you seen mom2rtk's work? Goodness gracious, she's phenomenal.

(one more thing, because I'm too impatient to let everything reload - I'm on highspeed internet, DisBoards, let me be fast) - YES I AGREE. I remember reading posts from people who worked in the park and spent tons of free time there and then were like 'how do I get the ~magic~ back?' A: You don't. Spend less time there, really, it'll be okay. I would love to work in one of the science-y parts (like Living with the Land, best office everrr) or, like, IT. All the Disney benefits, none of the cranky guests!

Ugh, seriously. GET WITH IT, DISBOARDS. Haha I'm not science-y in the LEAST, but I agree that the Living with the Land office would be amazing to work in. I really don't know what my ideal Disney job is, but I just know I would never want to work at the parks. Ever. I need the magic!!!! :wizard: Hahah.

Okay so, remember how in my TR I was like, hey, 5 minutes I'll be in your TR, commenting away? Well I kind of lied since it's been more like an hour or so. BUT, to be fair, I ended up running to get lunch, and then ate said lunch, got distracted by work (I call this pulling a SQUIRREL!, which I totally got from a CM during our trip, and will totally bring that up in my TR, hahaha), aaaand now I'm back.

Hahaha seriously, it's OKAY! I appreciate you commenting though!

Oh that and the DIS has been loading SO SLOW this morning/afternoon, so I'll leave it loading while I read something else and then maybe 10 minutes later it actually loads the page. :headache:

Right? It's been SO slow. Right now it's doing alright, though!

OKAY SO! Onto commenting. I'm just going to focus on your latest post, with a comment or two from previous posts, because otherwise this comment will never end. But I swear I'll be more up on commenting on future posts, because that's how I roll. :cool2:

Sounds great! Aw, thanks haha.

Number one. OH EM GEE as soon as I saw ice cream and dream resort, I KNEW you were going to Beach Club and hitting up Beaches and Cream!! This was my first stay at Beach Club and I'm not even joking, I will never stay at another resort ever again. It was UNREAL. You HAVE to stay there when you can! Maybe see if you can rent DVC points or something! It's so so amazing.

Good guess! I mean, to be honest, for a while when I was younger and I based all my Disney World knowledge off my friends' trips and the Disney Full House episode, my dream resort was the Grand Floridian. But now that I know things, BEACH CLUB ALL THE WAY! I don't blame you for not wanting to stay somewhere else! I do have a goal of staying at all the resorts at least once, but I think after I stay at Beach Club, it'll be hard to want to stay somewhere else!

Beaches and Cream is heaven. :love:

YES. SO GOOD!

I love when people have ridiculous laughs. It always gets me going!

I LOVE IT. It was hilarious. I can't even remember how it sounded, I just know that we were all basically dying of laughter. So much fun. :goodvibes

Not gonna lie, I would've been bummed if I had just been kind of ditched in the middle of DTD. :sad1: But you totally just made the most of it by going to the best Disney store around, WoD!

Haha aw, well to be fair, I guess I worded it differently than I should have. See, when we got off the bus, we didn't really talk about anything, we just started walking. I think they probably thought I was just going with Sally, so they were like oh okay, a store, let's go in. I tend to be in my own little world sometimes, or else I would have stayed back with them and noticed!

The only problem with that place is how crazy busy it can get, and people can be very unpleasant! :headache: I would've peaced out of there, too. I think Matt and I did that a couple of times during our trip; we got overwhelmed by a crowd in a store and just booked it out.

I don't know what it was that particular night, but I just wasn't having it! I felt very overwhelmed. And everyone seemed to be very pushy that night, so I was just like... oh okay no.

That's so funny about forgetting your room number. Matt forgot ours when he called housekeeping about getting another pillow. He told them it was 457, and after he got off I said, "Um, I'm pretty sure we're in 459." He called back and told them he had the wrong room number. :lmao:

Hahah well I actually never knew the number! I hadn't been to the room yet haha. That's funny! I'm glad you realized it, or some people in room 457 would have wondered about their random pillow delivery... :rotfl:

YES on the water. We drank soooo much of it while we were there because I swear I think I sweated out like 80 pounds from the sun/heat! AND I'm jealous of your cup! If I'd seen a green one that would've been my choice. Green's my favorite color, but I settled for a light blue.

Hahah I understand. EVERY time I saw a water fountain, I filled up my bottle. At one point I had four different Dasani bottles in my park bag! Yeah, I thought it was cool (but very random) how we had the different mug choices. Originally I had my eye on a pink one, because I had forgotten that the ones at our resort would be different! I love my purple one though!

I don't care if you love or hate Stacey, BUT she is just part of the Disney experience and is very necessary to watch! I think she's cheesy as all get out but we watched her at least 10 times during our trip... even just for background noise while we were getting ready or hanging out in our room. And yes, we're both guilty of constantly quoting Stacey, even the ones that are beyond ridiculous. :laughing:

Oh exactly! She is like quintessential Disney World.

Can't wait for your next day's post!! :yay:

Thanks! Should be up... haha I don't know when, but eventually! Thanks again for commenting!!! :goodvibes

[marDgreen88]

Double post. Sorry! :(

[Tiggerrn2]

Just joining in. Caught up on all your adventures. Love your enthusiastic story telling. Beach Club was always my dream resort as well. In 2008 we got a nice pin code for 40%, so I had to use it, right?!! I loved that resort! My kids had a great time at the pool. Loved everything about it. The location, being able to walk to both Epcot and the Studios, walking over to the BoardWalk for entertainment, loved entering Epcot through the International Gateway, and the smell of that resort is heavenly. It's also my only little trip report I ever did. We had a great vacation that summer, and I really wanted to share it.
Can't wait now for you to write more.

[marDgreen88]

Just joining in. Caught up on all your adventures. Love your enthusiastic story telling. Beach Club was always my dream resort as well. In 2008 we got a nice pin code for 40%, so I had to use it, right?!! I loved that resort! My kids had a great time at the pool. Loved everything about it. The location, being able to walk to both Epcot and the Studios, walking over to the BoardWalk for entertainment, loved entering Epcot through the International Gateway, and the smell of that resort is heavenly. It's also my only little trip report I ever did. We had a great vacation that summer, and I really wanted to share it.
Can't wait now for you to write more.

Hi! I'm so glad you're here and all caught up! Thank you!
That's so awesome that you got to stay at the Beach Club! AND with a discount? Even better! I will have to look at your TR from that summer!
Thank you so much for commenting, I appreciate it a lot. I hope you'll continue to enjoy! I'm hoping to update in the next couple of days. :goodvibes

[skyfired]

Whewwww! I'm all caught up on everything I've missed! Life has been so busy lately- my days off have been filled with wedding things! Anywayyys!

1) I LOVE Beach Club! It is my all-time favorite resort! Mainly, because I love Epcot and it's my favorite park and being able to walk there everyday is fabulous! Plus, my last room there had a view of Spaceship Earth too! Disney room> my apt!

2) The kitchen sink looks fantastic! I've never actually been to Beaches and Cream (terrible I know!), so I'm hoping one of these days I'll get to enjoy that monster! Wonder if its possible for just two people to polish it off?

3) Hahaha, I cannot believe thats all been just one day! Y'all rock for getting so much done it one day!

4) I love that y'all were mistaken for CMs! My biggest regret from college is that one night. . .wrong story, hahaha jk. But I really wish I'd done the College Program. Working for Disney would seriously be a dream come true!

Annnyways! Can't wait to read more!!

[pixidustmom]

I did it. I applied at the Disney Store and have an interview there Thursday!! So glad I just happened to make it in there today. She already spoke to me and seemed to like me. :thumbsup2

[marDgreen88]

Whewwww! I'm all caught up on everything I've missed! Life has been so busy lately- my days off have been filled with wedding things! Anywayyys!

Yay! Don't even worry about it! I'm glad you're back and all caught up! Omg wedding planning. That sounds so exciting! I didn't realize until I looked at your signature that you got engaged at Disney AND you're getting married there?! Umm, my hero? :worship:

1) I LOVE Beach Club! It is my all-time favorite resort! Mainly, because I love Epcot and it's my favorite park and being able to walk there everyday is fabulous! Plus, my last room there had a view of Spaceship Earth too! Disney room> my apt!

I agree! I mean, I've never even stayed there, and I'm literally obsessed. I'm gathering a ton of photos and information about it to send my parents so I can be like... AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE STAYING NEXT TIME. JUST SO YA KNOW. :rotfl: I mean seriously. Yeah unfortunately nothing in Virginia is nearly as cool as Spaceship Earth. :laughing:

2) The kitchen sink looks fantastic! I've never actually been to Beaches and Cream (terrible I know!), so I'm hoping one of these days I'll get to enjoy that monster! Wonder if its possible for just two people to polish it off?

It is GOOD. I'm sure you'll get there some day! Especially if you stay at Beach Club again! Ya know... we had five people and I don't even know if we finished half! If two people could do it, I'd be thoroughly impressed!

3) Hahaha, I cannot believe thats all been just one day! Y'all rock for getting so much done it one day!

Hahah thanks! I was proud of us that day... and the next day. ;)

4) I love that y'all were mistaken for CMs! My biggest regret from college is that one night. . .wrong story, hahaha jk. But I really wish I'd done the College Program. Working for Disney would seriously be a dream come true!

HAHAH. I know! I guess really my whole college experience happened before I even went to Disney for the first time, so by the time I knew about it, it was pretty much too late. That would have been so awesome though!

Annnyways! Can't wait to read more!!

Thanks for catching up! :goodvibes

I did it. I applied at the Disney Store and have an interview there Thursday!! So glad I just happened to make it in there today. She already spoke to me and seemed to like me. :thumbsup2

Aww, yay! That's so great! Good luck on your interview!!!! I hope you get hired, I bet you'll be awesome. :goodvibes

[okw19]

Hi there! I'm joining in. :) I'm going to comment as I read all the updates so bear with me, this is gonna be long.
I can't believe you exercised the night before leaving. :laughing:

I LOVE morning buns from Starbucks. So good when they heat them up!

I agree about the Price is Right, it's like they transplanted Drew's face. :rotfl: I cannot get used to him like that!

MCO = :lovestruc. I would've been tearing up on the ME bus too. Thank God for sunglasses because I hid behind mine on our recent trip too. ;) I am SO glad someone else always cries during the surprising the kids videos! It is on the planning DVD and I cry EVERY single time!

I am with you on the driving thing. I don't like to drive at Disney. It should be a rule, really. I love the monorail voice too. :lovestruc

Crying and questioning whether or not it's real life is obligatory on the first visit of the trip to MK. I'm in my 20's too and still do this. I love that you were singing in public because on our arrival night a couple of weeks ago I frolicked around the hotel singing Disney songs and my 14 year old sister was like, "Umm, you're way too old for that and people are staring." Who cares?! Not me.

The Haunted Mansion and It's A Small World sounds like a great way to kick off 4 hours in the MK. I love IASW and anything Mary Blair. Winnie the Pooh is awesome, isn't it? We rode that a ton on our trip. We got Pixie dusted too. My 3 year old daughter make the correct assumption that glitter hair = princess so she said, "I will be a princess allllll day.". It also got on her stuffed Lady so she said Lady was a doggie princess. We got back on the 28th of January and are still finding that darn glitter on everything!

I think PhilarMagic is amazing too for the same reason. Donald and my favorite movie scenes? Yes, please.

Triple whammy! I love it. Wish BTMRR would've been open in January. I did Astro Orbiters for the first time too. It goes fast!

I thought you were headed to Beaches and Cream. Love the chapter title, I take you're a Friends fan? I love it! That's so cute that your waitress thought you guys were CMs. I will so take on the sink with you one day! :laughing: That was a great deal compared to each of you ordering individual sundaes!

Crowded DTD is no fun. :( I would've left too. I love that no one knew the room number! Glad everyone was paying attention that morning, haha. I totally read "I KNOW" in Monica's voice.

Whew, I am completely caught up now. I love reading your updates, we have a very similar sense of humor so you've had me dying laughing!
Can't wait to read more.

[marDgreen88]

Hi there! I'm joining in. :) I'm going to comment as I read all the updates so bear with me, this is gonna be long.

Yay! Don't even worry about it, I love long comments! They're kind of a thing around here. :laughing:

I can't believe you exercised the night before leaving. :laughing:

I know! Hahaha I was running out of ideas and it was very clear that sleep wouldn't be happening for a while!

I LOVE morning buns from Starbucks. So good when they heat them up!

RIGHT? Those things are fantastic. I'm trying to remember what I got at Starbucks before they were introduced... :confused3

I agree about the Price is Right, it's like they transplanted Drew's face. :rotfl: I cannot get used to him like that!

Exactly! It's just odd. It looks like him but it doesn't at the same time.

MCO = :lovestruc. I would've been tearing up on the ME bus too. Thank God for sunglasses because I hid behind mine on our recent trip too. ;) I am SO glad someone else always cries during the surprising the kids videos! It is on the planning DVD and I cry EVERY single time!

Hahah sunglasses, they work wonders don't they? I can't watch those surprise videos and not cry! They're just so sweet.

I am with you on the driving thing. I don't like to drive at Disney. It should be a rule, really. I love the monorail voice too. :lovestruc

I agree. Don't they say that on the ME bus? "Just sit back, relax, and let us to the driving for you." Ya know, or something like that...
And yes. The monorail voice is just perfect. It isn't Disney until someone's telling you to stand clear of the doors (IN SPANISH). :rotfl:

Crying and questioning whether or not it's real life is obligatory on the first visit of the trip to MK. I'm in my 20's too and still do this. I love that you were singing in public because on our arrival night a couple of weeks ago I frolicked around the hotel singing Disney songs and my 14 year old sister was like, "Umm, you're way too old for that and people are staring." Who cares?! Not me.

Hahaha, her age says it all! She will understand when she's older! :lmao:

The Haunted Mansion and It's A Small World sounds like a great way to kick off 4 hours in the MK. I love IASW and anything Mary Blair. Winnie the Pooh is awesome, isn't it? We rode that a ton on our trip. We got Pixie dusted too. My 3 year old daughter make the correct assumption that glitter hair = princess so she said, "I will be a princess allllll day.". It also got on her stuffed Lady so she said Lady was a doggie princess. We got back on the 28th of January and are still finding that darn glitter on everything!

They definitely were! I LOVED Winnie the Pooh. Hello, childhood.
That is so cute! I'm glad she got to be a princess all day. :goodvibes
It's weird but I still find it too! Wow, you JUST got back, huh? Welcome back to real life... ughhh haha. Are you gonna do a TR?

I think PhilarMagic is amazing too for the same reason. Donald and my favorite movie scenes? Yes, please.

I agree. It's the best! It doesn't get old!

Triple whammy! I love it. Wish BTMRR would've been open in January. I did Astro Orbiters for the first time too. It goes fast!

I know, I can't believe that on top of ALL the construction at MK already, they're doing a Big Thunder refurb too! It's like, is ANYTHING open there?
I know! I didn't realize how fast it was going until the ride was going back down!

I thought you were headed to Beaches and Cream. Love the chapter title, I take you're a Friends fan? I love it! That's so cute that your waitress thought you guys were CMs. I will so take on the sink with you one day! :laughing: That was a great deal compared to each of you ordering individual sundaes!

Good guess! Yeah, I am DEFINITELY a Friends fan! BEST SHOW EVER. All my chapters start with "The One..." like all the episodes! Glad you caught that! :thumbsup2
YES! Hahaha I want to do it again and actually finish it! It really is a good deal when you split it with enough people!

Crowded DTD is no fun. :( I would've left too. I love that no one knew the room number! Glad everyone was paying attention that morning, haha. I totally read "I KNOW" in Monica's voice.

Haha I know. I had an excuse because I hadn't actually been to the room yet! Hahha it's hard NOT to hear it in her voice! Thank you for understanding. :laughing:

Whew, I am completely caught up now. I love reading your updates, we have a very similar sense of humor so you've had me dying laughing!
Can't wait to read more.

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read and comment on all the updates! I honestly appreciate it so much. I'm glad you're enjoying it! :goodvibes

[okw19]

Thank you SO much for taking the time to read and comment on all the updates! I honestly appreciate it so much. I'm glad you're enjoying it! :goodvibes

You're welcome! I seriously love it so far and I can't wait to read more!
Could I be anymore excited?!

[marDgreen88]

You're welcome! I seriously love it so far and I can't wait to read more!
Could I be anymore excited?!

Thank you! :goodvibes I just want to make sure though, did you see the rest of my responses? Sometimes I'm wary of putting my responses in the 'quote' part but otherwise I tend to lose track! So I hope you saw it all!
I know, I need to get my behind going on another update! Thank you for the Chandler quote, hahaha I love it. :rotfl:

[Self_resqing_princz]

Count me in... I'm here! That was a long & incredible first day... especially for only having 3 hours of sleep! :goodvibes

[marDgreen88]

The One Where Casey Jr. Thrills Every Jack and Jill

Day 2: Thursday, December 15, 2011

So there we were: sleeping.
It had been a long (and AWESOME) day, and we were all running on very little sleep. In my case, I had gotten just under three hours.
So when I say we were all sleeping, I meant it. Except for, oh, no, I wasn't asleep.

Let me explain a little something about myself: I'm a bit of a freak. I have a weird sleeping issue when it comes to sharing a bed. (Good luck, future husband, if you exist.) It's not that I'm AFRAID of it or anything, but I'm just weird about it. I'm very aware of every little move or noise I make and I always like to stay in my one little area and not move or hog covers or anything. I don't know.
On top of that, I was also just so excited to be at Disney again. The novelty hadn't come close to wearing off and I was pumped about the next day. SO TIRED, but so excited.

Basically I was awake a lot more than I was asleep! I did sleep though, but in all honestly I think it was probably (again) three hours total. WHEW!
At around 4:30 or so, I got up to use the bathroom. When I came back, Sally had somehow found her way across the bed and was using my pillow. :rotfl:
I was prepared for such an event. I grabbed my iPod, plopped on the floor, and listened to the Innoventions loop IN ITS ENTIRETY. I was half asleep and sitting on the floor, but I still had to dance. I can't even imagine how funny I looked.
After a while I realized that Sally had moved back to her pillow, so I got about another 30 minutes of sleep, and then it was time to get up and get ready!

We were out the door a little bit before 7:15, and we headed straight to the Magic Kingdom bus stop!

I know what you're thinking.

Magic Kingdom, again? There are three other parks, ya know?

Yes, we do know. BUT there was a very specific reason that we were going back to the Magic Kingdom that morning!

The sun hadn't quite come up all the way yet, and I thought it looked awesome (yet again).

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The park was opening at 8:00 that morning for Extra Magic Hours, so thankfully a bus pulled up fairly quickly!
When we got on, I was really excited because it was the first time we were on a Disney bus in the daylight, and I noticed... THIS!

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OH HELLO.

Okay... I have to know: are any of you as obsessed with Once Upon A Time as I am? I LOVE IT. I was just hooked from the beginning. It's my newest TV addiction. I already know that some of you love it, but I want to know who else does!

Prince Charming AKA James AKA David JUST SO HAPPENS to be my favorite character. It doesn't hurt that he's super attractive at all.

Let's look at it again.

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa376/mardgreen88/Disney%20Day%202%202011/SDC12238.jpg

:love:

Anyways...

Look, Amanda and Sally were on the bus, too!

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They got those shirts at Target on Black Friday. TARGET IS THE BEST.

It takes a little while to get from the All Stars (in the Animal Kingdom area) to Magic Kingdom, but the bus ride didn't seem to take too long! When we pulled up, we saw Casey Jr. sitting there with all the characters sitting on it! YAY!!! We get to see the opening show!

We headed to the beautiful park entrance, went through bag check, scanned our tickets, and joined the fairly large crowd of people just in time for the opening show to start!

Get this yall: NONE OF US HAD EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

:eek:

I know. I'm so ashamed. But it just means that we were THAT much more excited to be able to see it!

It's the cutest little show ever, I tell ya. The Main Street citizens were so happy to welcome us!

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Then it was time for CASEY JR. TO COME ROUND THE TRACK!!!!

I was probably losing my mind at this point. I was shouting things and singing along and yelling "HI! I LOVE YOU ALL!" I mean, did I tell you how old I was, or did I tell you? I told you. (Remember that warning in the introduction post of this TR? :rolleyes1)

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Soon enough, we were counting down! "3...2...1!"

STREAMERS! MICKEY CONFETTI! GENERAL MERRIMENT! :dance3:

We entered the park and started to head down Main Street!

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Seeing the castle was just as exciting as it had been the day before!

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While we were walking down Main Street, I was in the process of taking some of the most shaky video footage in the history of life. (And YES. You will get to see it! Have a barf bag handy. :thumbsup2)

The windows in the Emporium were each decorated with a scene from Mickey's Christmas Carol, which was just adorable.

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We were heading somewhere specific... somewhere that has a view that looks like this:

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Hmmm... I WONDER? ;)

Continued in Next Post (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=44023929&postcount=270)

[marDgreen88]

Count me in... I'm here! That was a long & incredible first day... especially for only having 3 hours of sleep! :goodvibes

Hey! Thank you so much, I totally agree! :laughing: I'm glad you're here!

[Caretames1]

I have sleep issues when I sleep away from home. I swear I must wake up every hour:confused3 I think I need my own pillow and blankie!:laughing:


Love the MK opening show, we've only seen it once as the other times we go in to MK early for ADRs.


MMmmmmm Crystal Palace...

[jecskc]

Yay for another update !!!

Ugh on getting no sleep. Fortunately, I sleep really well at Disney. All of the exercising really helps. Understand how you feel about sharing a bed. Those double beds are really tough to share even with a close friend or family member. It is easier for me to share a queen and no problem with a king sized bed. My hubby works night shift 7 days out of the month though and I really enjoy having the bed all to myself sometimes. I hope you got some good rest later on in the trip.

I have never seen the rope drop show at Magic Kingdom. I always make it a "must do", but never get around to it. I hope we can see it next trip.

Looking forward to reading more.

Susan

[mermaid764]

I'm joining in and really enjoying hearing all about your trip:goodvibes

Unfortunately I don't get that much time to post anymore due to classes being extremely busy this semester, but I have been really enjoying reading your TR and thought I would take a quick moment to tell you so.

I'm looking forward to reading more!!

[amandaw]

First things first.....I am completely in love with Once Upon a Time! :love: That show is sooo great!

Sorry you didn't get more sleep....hope it didn't affect your touring the next day. I love the Rope Drop show at MK...it really is magical. On our trip this past May, we went to MK on our last park day & got there for the Rope Drop show. During the countdown, a CM walked up to us & sprinkled our little boy with a handful of confetti.....it was so fun & cute! :goodvibes

Hmmmm.....were y'all going to have breakfast with some friends from 100 Acre Woods? :confused3

[danimaroo]

Okay, sooo excited you updated!

That is a bummer about the bed situation. It's never fun not being able to get settled or like, feel comfortable when it comes to sleep, especially in Disney World where sleep is like, necessary so you don't fall apart. But I have to say I definitely laughed at the thought of you sitting up listening to Innoventions on the floor. You do some pretty amazing things when you can't sleep. :laughing:

There's nothing wrong with showing MK a little extra love... And I had a feeling I knew why you guys were headed there. ;)

Okay I evidently need to watch this Once Upon a Time show because some other people were talking about it in my TR, since I'm a big LOST fan. That guy does look dreamy. :cloud9:

LOVE their shirts! Matt got a very similar one at Target that was just Mickey in a Santa hat and it's super cute. I <3 Target.

We've never seen the RD show either at MK. :rolleyes1 It's just too early for us when we're on vacation and like getting to sleep in til 8. But I have a good feeling when we have kids and take them to Disney, we'll definitely be seeing it. :laughing:

I love all the Christmas decorations! Maybe one year we'll go around then, though I just love Christmas time at home so I feel like I'd be a little sad to be missing part of it... That and I like going in January to help combat my post-Christmas blues.

I know where you guys went, and I can't wait to see your photos because it's one of our absolute favorites! I just love Eeyore and Pooh and Piglet and Tigger so much! :love:

Great update, can't wait to read more!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I LOVE Once Upon A Time. I love pretty much everything about the show. I wish I could be the evil queen without the whole evil part. She is gorgeous and has the most amazing wardrobe. :laughing:

[IheartDDuck]

Okay, you and I are exactly the same with the whole sharing the bed deal. I do the exact same thing. When I share a bed, I get totally still and just don't want to rock the boat or move, for fear I'm going to wake the other person up. :lmao:

I wonder where you're going? The castle perhaps.

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

I have trouble sleeping at Disney too, I think because I'm always just all excited for the next day! :laughing:

Hmmm...my guess is a breakfast at Crystal Palace!

[okw19]

Thank you! :goodvibes I just want to make sure though, did you see the rest of my responses? Sometimes I'm wary of putting my responses in the 'quote' part but otherwise I tend to lose track! So I hope you saw it all!
I know, I need to get my behind going on another update! Thank you for the Chandler quote, hahaha I love it. :rotfl:
Yes, I saw all of your responses, but I was at work yesterday when I read them so I couldn't take the time to respond to all of them. Sorry! I loved them all though, sounds like we are going to get along. :)

I am weird about sharing a bed too, but the worst for me is sharing a hotel room with someone. At OKW our bedroom consisted of my mom and sister in one bed and me in the other. They were so annoying rustling the sheets and breathing heavy, etc. :laughing:

Dis confession: I have been to the world probably 16+ times, but I had never seen the whole opening show until this January trip. So don't feel too bad!

Crystal Palace, yay!!! :yay:

[marDgreen88]

I have sleep issues when I sleep away from home. I swear I must wake up every hour:confused3 I think I need my own pillow and blankie!:laughing:

Love the MK opening show, we've only seen it once as the other times we go in to MK early for ADRs.

MMmmmmm Crystal Palace...

I can understand that! Haha the funny thing is that I DID have my own pillow and blanket! But the first night, they didn't really help! :rotfl:

I love it too! It's adorable.

Hahah yup, I didn't feel like keeping the secret this time. :laughing:

Yay for another update !!!

Ugh on getting no sleep. Fortunately, I sleep really well at Disney. All of the exercising really helps. Understand how you feel about sharing a bed. Those double beds are really tough to share even with a close friend or family member. It is easier for me to share a queen and no problem with a king sized bed. My hubby works night shift 7 days out of the month though and I really enjoy having the bed all to myself sometimes. I hope you got some good rest later on in the trip.

I have never seen the rope drop show at Magic Kingdom. I always make it a "must do", but never get around to it. I hope we can see it next trip.

Looking forward to reading more.

Susan

I normally sleep really well in Disney too! Just the first night in a new bed plus that extra person was throwing me off a bit! I definitely got some sleep on the trip, don't worry. :thumbsup2 Yeah, I think the double bed was a factor too. I would share a king bed in a heartbeat! I definitely understand enjoying having the whole bed to yourself... that's pretty much how I roll... :laughing:

Yeah, it's really cute! Yall should definitely see it in April! I bet your DD would love it.

Thanks for commenting! :goodvibes

I'm joining in and really enjoying hearing all about your trip:goodvibes

Unfortunately I don't get that much time to post anymore due to classes being extremely busy this semester, but I have been really enjoying reading your TR and thought I would take a quick moment to tell you so.

I'm looking forward to reading more!!

Hey! Thank you! I'm glad you like it.

Aw, yeah, I can understand that! Thanks for commenting though! It means a lot.

Thank you so much! Good luck in all your classes! Hope to see you on here again!

First things first.....I am completely in love with Once Upon a Time! :love: That show is sooo great!

Sorry you didn't get more sleep....hope it didn't affect your touring the next day. I love the Rope Drop show at MK...it really is magical. On our trip this past May, we went to MK on our last park day & got there for the Rope Drop show. During the countdown, a CM walked up to us & sprinkled our little boy with a handful of confetti.....it was so fun & cute! :goodvibes

Hmmmm.....were y'all going to have breakfast with some friends from 100 Acre Woods? :confused3

YAY! Another fan!!! That show's amazing.

Aw, it's okay. I actually did really well, so thankfully it didn't affect the day! I love the rope drop show too! It's the cutest thing. That is TOO cute! Some CMs are really great. I bet that made it even more special for him. :goodvibes

Hahah, yep! I didn't want to keep the secret this time! You get the best view from there.

[marDgreen88]

Okay, sooo excited you updated!

Hahaha aww yay!

That is a bummer about the bed situation. It's never fun not being able to get settled or like, feel comfortable when it comes to sleep, especially in Disney World where sleep is like, necessary so you don't fall apart. But I have to say I definitely laughed at the thought of you sitting up listening to Innoventions on the floor. You do some pretty amazing things when you can't sleep. :laughing:

Yeah, I'm kinda weird. What can I say? Hahah. But don't worry, I got some sleep on the trip. :thumbsup2 Hahaha I laughed at myself on that one too. I really don't know what goes through my head in those sleep deprived moments...:rotfl:

There's nothing wrong with showing MK a little extra love... And I had a feeling I knew why you guys were headed there. ;)

Personally, I don't think so either! Hahaha good guess!

Okay I evidently need to watch this Once Upon a Time show because some other people were talking about it in my TR, since I'm a big LOST fan. That guy does look dreamy. :cloud9:

Well, I never watched Lost, but yes you should DEFINITELY watch Once Upon A Time!!!! It's so good. You're not too terribly far behind, either! And um... yeah. He's EXTREMELY attractive. That picture doesn't even do him justice. I have a huge crush on him haha. I'm not ashamed. :lmao:

LOVE their shirts! Matt got a very similar one at Target that was just Mickey in a Santa hat and it's super cute. I <3 Target.

Cute! I love Target too! It is, in all honesty, my favorite store!

We've never seen the RD show either at MK. :rolleyes1 It's just too early for us when we're on vacation and like getting to sleep in til 8. But I have a good feeling when we have kids and take them to Disney, we'll definitely be seeing it. :laughing:

Well, don't worry, I understand. Disney can take a lot out of you! It's funny, because 8 at Disney IS sleeping in! Yet today when I woke up at 8 I was like UGHHH WHY IS IT SO EARLY. :laughing: Yall should really see it someday! Most of the time MK opens at 9, so you could get up at 8 and probably still make it to see it!

I love all the Christmas decorations! Maybe one year we'll go around then, though I just love Christmas time at home so I feel like I'd be a little sad to be missing part of it... That and I like going in January to help combat my post-Christmas blues.

I know! They're precious. I understand post-Christmas blues! I would definitely go at least once in early-mid December though, the castle lights and the Osborne lights are so worth it!

I know where you guys went, and I can't wait to see your photos because it's one of our absolute favorites! I just love Eeyore and Pooh and Piglet and Tigger so much! :love:

Yay! It's my favorite too! I love them all too, they are honestly my favorite group of Disney characters, and when it comes to picking Disney favorites, it's not easy for me, so that's saying a lot about them! Hahah good for them.

Great update, can't wait to read more!

Thank you! Thanks for commenting. :goodvibes

I LOVE Once Upon A Time. I love pretty much everything about the show. I wish I could be the evil queen without the whole evil part. She is gorgeous and has the most amazing wardrobe. :laughing:

YAY! Another fan! I love it. OH yes, I totally agree. She is beautiful. She's a really good actress too. She does evil SO WELL.

Okay, you and I are exactly the same with the whole sharing the bed deal. I do the exact same thing. When I share a bed, I get totally still and just don't want to rock the boat or move, for fear I'm going to wake the other person up. :lmao:

I wonder where you're going? The castle perhaps.

That's too funny. That's literally the exact same thing I do! Hahaha I'm glad I'm not the only one!

Hmmm... not the castle! But you're definitely in the ballpark. :thumbsup2

I have trouble sleeping at Disney too, I think because I'm always just all excited for the next day! :laughing:

Hmmm...my guess is a breakfast at Crystal Palace!

Yeah! That's definitely one of the factors for me too. It's hard not to be excited about your next day at Disney!

Well, your guess is correct! Bravo! :dance3:

[marDgreen88]

Yes, I saw all of your responses, but I was at work yesterday when I read them so I couldn't take the time to respond to all of them. Sorry! I loved them all though, sounds like we are going to get along. :)

I am weird about sharing a bed too, but the worst for me is sharing a hotel room with someone. At OKW our bedroom consisted of my mom and sister in one bed and me in the other. They were so annoying rustling the sheets and breathing heavy, etc. :laughing:

Dis confession: I have been to the world probably 16+ times, but I had never seen the whole opening show until this January trip. So don't feel too bad!

Crystal Palace, yay!!! :yay:

BAH! I almost missed your comment! Oh goodness. That would have been sad.

Okay great! I thought you probably saw them, I just wanted to make sure! I would hate to think that after that long comment that you would only see "Thanks for reading." hahaha.

Oh my gosh. I have the EXACT same problem. And it's especially weird because I shared a room with my sister for like 16 years, so you'd THINK I'd be used to it... but no. I totally get it! It's also terrible when you can hear the other people snoring. Omg. :faint:

Hahaha well good! I'm glad you finally saw it, too! I loved it, it was so adorable.

YAY! :woohoo: I am slightly obsessed with that restaurant.

[sunandsmiles]

Just getting here and all caught up...loving your trip report! Your writing is so effervescent! Can't wait to read more!

[marDgreen88]

Just getting here and all caught up...loving your trip report! Your writing is so effervescent! Can't wait to read more!

Hi! I'm so glad you got all caught up. Thank you SO much, that's so sweet! I really appreciate you commenting and I hope you continue to enjoy! :goodvibes

[Nermel9]

First of all, WHERE did you get the entire Innoventions music loop for your Ipod??? :eek: I absolutely LOVE that music, I need it! :flower3:

I'm sorry you couldn't sleep, I'm not a good bed sharer (is that a word? :rotfl:) either. However, it's because my husband snores and I need lots of room, so I'm always shoving him, punching him, moving his legs out of my way, so I'm kind of a jerk...he spends a lot of time sleeping on the couch. :rotfl2:

Yay for the Magic Kingdom! Isn't the opening show so magical? I LOVE starting my MK morning seeing it! :love:

I think someone already guessed you were going to Crystal Palace, I love that place!

[pixidustmom]

First. I can relate on the sharing of the bed. I am married almost 23 years and I still stay on my side and try not to bother him. He on the other hand rolls all over the place, steals the blankets, swings his legs and arms all over and gets mad at me when he rolls over and bumps his head in to my elbow. Um yeah that wasn't me honey. I have a body pillow on both sides of me and I pretty much just lean one way or the other.
So when I have stayed with my BFF on trips, it's ruff. I just don't sleep well.

I love the Once Upon A Time too. The evil witch is so good.

[Merida]

Because All Star Sports is the best resort on property. Duh. Hahah I really have no clue. I mean, if you really think about it, you should be able to use your mug at whichever resort you want, considering you paid for a mug at a Disney resort either way. I'm sure there's some rule against it though.

I really want to stay in the values but my boyfriend doesn't want to. Stupid people having unrealistic expectations after having spent their entire childhood at the Contemporary!!

Hmm... I feel like I'm not smart enough to talk to you... but really.

Aw, grad school isn't that hard. Honestly! I ask soooo many questions and come off like such a ditz to my adviser all the time but eventually it all works out! Just a lot of repetition and making sure you start things early enough (which I fail at utterly. Such a procrastinator).

Oh that would be SO cute as a Halloween costume! I love that outfit. I love Wendy's dress, too. Yeah, have you seen mom2rtk's work? Goodness gracious, she's phenomenal.


Yes! So jealous that I can't dress up in fun dresses (especially at my work, where the general clothing guideline seems to be 'would double as excellent camping attire').

Okay, I really hate sharing beds but after having two (or more, right now we have four!) cats and two people in a full-sized bed, it's ceased to be a problem. Our king at Port Orleans was HEAVENLY though (I take my own pillow and blanket because ~issues~. Sometimes I have problems being an adult but it's just so much nicer to have my special things in a special place!). Mmmmm. I miss it so much. I also miss being able to listen to music in bed!

I've never seen the opening show either. idk why, it's just never on our list? Breakfast food and monorail rides always seem to beat out the welcome show! Also chipper singing that early will sometimes irritate me (especially if I haven't met my morning Mickey Waffle quota!).

Mickey's Christmas Carol is way adorbs, even if the only ways I've ever been exposed to it is the Emporium windows and some random Disney Christmas sing-along video. Scrooge McDuck for everything ever!!

So jealous of your castle pictures :( I need to work on those soooo badly (because my mere five zillion night pictures are NOT ENOUGH. NO WAY).

[kgoodb00]

Love reading your TR! From what I gather me and you are totally alike in many ways! I look forward to reading more as you update!

[marDgreen88]

First of all, WHERE did you get the entire Innoventions music loop for your Ipod??? :eek: I absolutely LOVE that music, I need it! :flower3:

Omg... I don't even remember where I got it! AHH I'm sorry! :sad1: Okay I'm seriously gonna try to find it again and if I do, I'll PM you!

I'm sorry you couldn't sleep, I'm not a good bed sharer (is that a word? :rotfl:) either. However, it's because my husband snores and I need lots of room, so I'm always shoving him, punching him, moving his legs out of my way, so I'm kind of a jerk...he spends a lot of time sleeping on the couch. :rotfl2:

Aw it's okay. Hahah oh I KNOW how it is with snorers! They're the worst! One of my roommates in college had the worst snore I've ever heard on a girl and those were some miserable nights! My dad is a snoring machine as well haha. However, having to share the bed WITH the snorer? NO WAY hahaha I couldn't! I give you credit for not making him sleep on the couch every night! :laughing:

Yay for the Magic Kingdom! Isn't the opening show so magical? I LOVE starting my MK morning seeing it! :love:

It is! loved it, I thought it was so adorable.

I think someone already guessed you were going to Crystal Palace, I love that place!

Yep! But it's okay, I made it pretty easy (for those who have been there) this time!

First. I can relate on the sharing of the bed. I am married almost 23 years and I still stay on my side and try not to bother him. He on the other hand rolls all over the place, steals the blankets, swings his legs and arms all over and gets mad at me when he rolls over and bumps his head in to my elbow. Um yeah that wasn't me honey. I have a body pillow on both sides of me and I pretty much just lean one way or the other.
So when I have stayed with my BFF on trips, it's ruff. I just don't sleep well.

I love the Once Upon A Time too. The evil witch is so good.

Hahahaha! :rotfl: That is like the thing I dread the most about having a husband!
Oh yay another fan! I know, it's such a good show! And YES. She is so convincing as the evil queen, I think I'd be scared of her in real life!

I really want to stay in the values but my boyfriend doesn't want to. Stupid people having unrealistic expectations after having spent their entire childhood at the Contemporary!!

Hahah, well I can see not wanting to go to a value after the Contemporary! But in all honesty, they're really not that bad and they're adorable! I may have said this before but they're definitely worth staying at once!

Aw, grad school isn't that hard. Honestly! I ask soooo many questions and come off like such a ditz to my adviser all the time but eventually it all works out! Just a lot of repetition and making sure you start things early enough (which I fail at utterly. Such a procrastinator).

Well, I can relate to the procrastination! :laughing:

Yes! So jealous that I can't dress up in fun dresses (especially at my work, where the general clothing guideline seems to be 'would double as excellent camping attire').

EXACTLY. I'm sure you could pull off the Wendy dress, though, even if you don't get to sew it yourself! It would be super cute.

Okay, I really hate sharing beds but after having two (or more, right now we have four!) cats and two people in a full-sized bed, it's ceased to be a problem. Our king at Port Orleans was HEAVENLY though (I take my own pillow and blanket because ~issues~. Sometimes I have problems being an adult but it's just so much nicer to have my special things in a special place!). Mmmmm. I miss it so much. I also miss being able to listen to music in bed!

FOUR CATS. :eek: I love cats, but the most we've ever had at a time is one! That's actually really cute, though. I love my cat to no end but I can't even share a bed with him! He ends up smelling my face or sitting on my pillow very close to my head or something, hahaha. I brought my own pillow and blanket to Disney, too! They didn't really help things the first night though. :rotfl:

I've never seen the opening show either. idk why, it's just never on our list? Breakfast food and monorail rides always seem to beat out the welcome show! Also chipper singing that early will sometimes irritate me (especially if I haven't met my morning Mickey Waffle quota!).

For some people it's coffee, for others, it's Mickey waffles. :laughing: Honestly though, that's the reason that I'd never seen it either, and the reason we DID get to on this day!

Mickey's Christmas Carol is way adorbs, even if the only ways I've ever been exposed to it is the Emporium windows and some random Disney Christmas sing-along video. Scrooge McDuck for everything ever!!

It really is so cute. Scrooge McDuck is AWESOME. I heard that he used to have his own meet and greet at MVMCP. WHY would they eliminate that?!?!

So jealous of your castle pictures :( I need to work on those soooo badly (because my mere five zillion night pictures are NOT ENOUGH. NO WAY).

Aw, why are you jealous? Yours are great, too! AND that reminds me that I need to catch up on your TR, like soon. AH!

Love reading your TR! From what I gather me and you are totally alike in many ways! I look forward to reading more as you update!

Thank you so much! I LOVE having things in common with people haha! I really appreciate you reading and commenting, I hope you'll continue to enjoy it! :goodvibes

[wdwgirl03]

Yay, I love the MK show! So cute. Loved your comment about general merriment. I found that funny for some reason but hey, isn't it true?!

Those Mickey t-shirts are so cute! I always see DISers posting about cool stuff they find at Target but why do they never seem to show up around here? Hmm...

As for the comment about Innoventions/park music in general...I got some off of youtube when I made a video for my dad a couple years ago for Christmas. :rolleyes1

[marDgreen88]

ATTENTION!

We interrupt this regularly scheduled Trip Report to bring you:

Exciting News!

It's especially exciting news, if, well, you're me.

Today I found out that this summer, my family will be going back to...



































WALT DISNEY WORLD!

:cool1: :woohoo: :yay: :dance3: :cheer2:


Like you didn't see that coming... hahaha but really.

So YEAH. I don't even need to tell you how excited I am, because I'm sure you all already know!

So here's the part I'm ESPECIALLY excited about:

We will be staying at a new resort for us. THAT'S RIGHT. I will get to experience Disney life AWAY FROM that little stretch of Buena Vista Drive!

So since you all know how much I love making you guess...

I want you to guess our resort!

You can already eliminate all the resorts that start in 'All Star.'

It may not be what you'd expect... :rolleyes1

I know, I'm sorry I'm so obnoxious. This is obviously way too much fun for me!

OH, and we'll be arriving JULY 29! So if any of you will be at Disney that week, let me know! :goodvibes

Also, I just want to remind you that you're all really awesome and I appreciate you.

THANK YOU, AND GOODNIGHT!

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[amandaw]

How exciting!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Okay, I'm going to guess on the resort.

My guess is.....





Beach Club?!? :scratchin

[marDgreen88]

Yay, I love the MK show! So cute. Loved your comment about general merriment. I found that funny for some reason but hey, isn't it true?!

Those Mickey t-shirts are so cute! I always see DISers posting about cool stuff they find at Target but why do they never seem to show up around here? Hmm...

As for the comment about Innoventions/park music in general...I got some off of youtube when I made a video for my dad a couple years ago for Christmas. :rolleyes1

Hahaha thank you! It is definitely true! MAGIC KINGDOM ROPE DROP, BABY! :thumbsup2

I know! I was jealous I didn't get one! But I don't do Black Friday shopping so... there's that. I don't know! You'd think that they would have the same merchandise at all the stores, right? :confused3 Hey, maybe you'll get lucky and find something next time you go!

Yeah! I definitely just looked it up on youtube for Jen and yet I didn't remember to say that? So Jen if you see this... ! :laughing: It's weird but I honestly cannot remember for the life of me where I got the mp3 from!

[arbolita]

You know I'm excited about this =) I will let you know ASAP if we will be in the area when you're there!


I'm going to guess Port Orleans, because it's my favorite and I think everybody should stay there.

[marDgreen88]

How exciting!!! :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Okay, I'm going to guess on the resort.

My guess is.....





Beach Club?!? :scratchin

I KNOW!!! YAY!!!

Hehehe thanks for guessing! But since I apparently just love mind games, I'm not gonna say quite yet... :rolleyes1

You know I'm excited about this =) I will let you know ASAP if we will be in the area when you're there!


I'm going to guess Port Orleans, because it's my favorite and I think everybody should stay there.

YOU'RE BACK! :cool1: And yes you should, thank you!

I agree, Port Orleans is beautiful! I want to stay at all the resorts someday! :thumbsup2

[amandaw]

I KNOW!!! YAY!!!

Hehehe thanks for guessing! But since I apparently just love mind games, I'm not gonna say quite yet... :rolleyes1


Now, that's just evil. :sad:


:rotfl:

[GrimGrinningSteph]

EEEP! I just now found this TR and as I am also writing up a TR full of twenty-somethings, I figure I'll follow along! :)

[arbolita]

Okay, so I went to see where the last time I posted was, and OY do I have a lot of catching up to do! I will try to not make this the longest post ever.


I noticed the same thing when we were there in December in regards to how hot it was. I wore jeans bc I expected it to be a little brisk, but by mid-day I was so freaking hot.

WHAM!

I love your picture of the monorail from the TTA! I feel like it could be a postcard.

I DO remember the "Staten Island?" quote from It Takes Two! They need to put that movie on Netflix Watch Instantly. December was my first time on the ferry also because a monorail had just left. Glad to say I've ridden it!

I started frolicking down Main Street and waving my arms and singing “WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES THEN YOU REALIZE, ANY DREAM IS POSSIBLE!!!!”
LOL. This is like me going down Main Street singing "I'M WALKING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MAIN STREET U-S-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

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Queue is a weird word. Agreed.

Haunted Mansion is in my top 3 rides. In December we rode it 3 times in one day. Love.

I had no idea the buildings for Small World and Haunted Mansion were so close - I definitely brought it up on GoogleMaps after reading your post - that's SO WEIRD.

We skipped the carousel for the same reason - what's the fun in riding if you can't view the scenery all around it?

Yayyyyy for saving Tigger!!! Your day in MK sounds SO much like ours from December. It was also my first time doing Winnie the Pooh - though I did go on the ride way back when it was Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I really loved it! Definitely going to video tape it when I'm there in 3 weeks (wooooooo).

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Philharmagic makes me tear up so much. Thank God for those 3-D glasses so I could hide it from my husband, hahaha.

Big Thunder Mountain is another of my favorite rides. I have to go on it multiple times when I'm there - there's always so much to look at all around, I still feel like I haven't seen everything. Sad it's down for refurb.

Okay, I feel like a newb. What two upside down astronaut guys on Space Mountain?

Ahhh I'm doing Astro Orbiter for the first time during Leap Day. I've avoided it because I sometimes get motion sickness when I go in repetitive circles, but I've heard it looks amazing up there at night, seeing Tomorrowland all lit up. I'll just make sure it's no where near meal time, haha.

I'll finish catching up tomorrow =)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hurray for a WDW trip!

[marDgreen88]

Now, that's just evil. :sad:


:rotfl:

Hahaha! I know, I know! I'm sorry! I will spill the details soon, I promise. :thumbsup2

EEEP! I just now found this TR and as I am also writing up a TR full of twenty-somethings, I figure I'll follow along! :)

Well hello! Glad to have you! I hope you enjoy! Are you writing your TR right now (I didn't see a link) or is it for the trip that's coming up?

Okay, so I went to see where the last time I posted was, and OY do I have a lot of catching up to do! I will try to not make this the longest post ever.

Hahaha YAY! I love catch up time.

I noticed the same thing when we were there in December in regards to how hot it was. I wore jeans bc I expected it to be a little brisk, but by mid-day I was so freaking hot.

Exactly! It was totally different than it had been in December 2010, but I loved it!

WHAM!

Right?

I love your picture of the monorail from the TTA! I feel like it could be a postcard.

Aw thanks! I almost didn't get it either, that monorail was BOOKIN.

I DO remember the "Staten Island?" quote from It Takes Two! They need to put that movie on Netflix Watch Instantly. December was my first time on the ferry also because a monorail had just left. Glad to say I've ridden it!

OMG THANK YOU! I'm so glad someone else remembers that! Yeah exactly! My first choice would always be the monorail, but it's nice to have ridden the ferry too!


LOL. This is like me going down Main Street singing "I'M WALKING RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MAIN STREET U-S-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

Hahah I do that too! We have no shame. It's awesome.

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Queue is a weird word. Agreed.

It totally is. PrincessCaitlin and I have shortened it to just 'Q' now. :thumbsup2

Haunted Mansion is in my top 3 rides. In December we rode it 3 times in one day. Love.

That's awesome! I really like it too. I could never ride it alone, though. I scare easily.

I had no idea the buildings for Small World and Haunted Mansion were so close - I definitely brought it up on GoogleMaps after reading your post - that's SO WEIRD.

YAY! I know isn't that SO COOL?!?!

We skipped the carousel for the same reason - what's the fun in riding if you can't view the scenery all around it?

Exactly. It was quite confusing, really.

Yayyyyy for saving Tigger!!! Your day in MK sounds SO much like ours from December. It was also my first time doing Winnie the Pooh - though I did go on the ride way back when it was Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I really loved it! Definitely going to video tape it when I'm there in 3 weeks (wooooooo).

That's so funny! OMG you should and OMG 3 weeks. SO crazy and exciting!

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Philharmagic makes me tear up so much. Thank God for those 3-D glasses so I could hide it from my husband, hahaha.

Thank GOD for glasses that allow us to cry behind them. We don't want to scare the tourists.

Big Thunder Mountain is another of my favorite rides. I have to go on it multiple times when I'm there - there's always so much to look at all around, I still feel like I haven't seen everything. Sad it's down for refurb.

I love it too! Oh gosh, I can't tell you where I'm looking when I'm on that ride. I'm so used to roller coasters that have no theming or anything to look at, so I usually just look at my hands or the lap bar or the sky or something. MUST LOOK AT THE DETAILS NEXT TIME!!!

Okay, I feel like a newb. What two upside down astronaut guys on Space Mountain?

Don't feel bad about that because I didn't remember them at all! It's pretty much at the beginning of the ride when you're ascending... it's hard to explain kinda! Look for them next time!

Ahhh I'm doing Astro Orbiter for the first time during Leap Day. I've avoided it because I sometimes get motion sickness when I go in repetitive circles, but I've heard it looks amazing up there at night, seeing Tomorrowland all lit up. I'll just make sure it's no where near meal time, haha.

Oh I hear ya on the motion sickness. For some reason, crazy rides don't make me sick, but car rides do? Go figure. But you should definitely ride it! I can't say I know what it looks like when Tomorrowland is lit up when it isn't Christmas time, but I bet it's still beautiful!

I'll finish catching up tomorrow =)

You have done some excellent catching up so far! Not too much more to go now!

Hurray for a WDW trip!

YAY! I'm so excited! :woohoo:

[MeMom]

Get this yall: NONE OF US HAD EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

:eek:

I know. I'm so ashamed. But it just means that we were THAT much more excited to be able to see it!

It's the cutest little show ever, I tell ya. The Main Street citizens were so happy to welcome us!

So glad you got to see the opening. It's such a fun way to start a Disney day! :wizard:


Congratulations on a new trip! :woohoo: You'll be there on my birthday (30th), so you can just send my present from there. ;) http://bestsmileys.com/gift/1.gif

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Yay for another Disney trip!!!!! My guess is Caribbean Beach :beach:

[PrincessCaitlin]

Aw poor thing :hug: Sleeping in Disney can be tough! The mixture of excitment and not being in your own bed is an odd feeling!

Love the picture of the moon still out!

I love Once Upon A Time but I have to admit what I have seen from the Beauty and the Beast story I might not love it... I am not happy that it seems like Rumpelstiltskin is the Beast?! Really?! But I digress..

I love the MK morning show!

Yay for another Disney trip :dance3: I am guessing one of the POR resorts?

[okw19]

BAH! I almost missed your comment! Oh goodness. That would have been sad.

Okay great! I thought you probably saw them, I just wanted to make sure! I would hate to think that after that long comment that you would only see "Thanks for reading." hahaha.

Oh my gosh. I have the EXACT same problem. And it's especially weird because I shared a room with my sister for like 16 years, so you'd THINK I'd be used to it... but no. I totally get it! It's also terrible when you can hear the other people snoring. Omg. :faint:

Hahaha well good! I'm glad you finally saw it, too! I loved it, it was so adorable.

YAY! :woohoo: I am slightly obsessed with that restaurant.
Haha I've left long comments in TRs before and just gotten a "Thanks for reading" response. Thankfully you aren't one of those. :laughing:

Yes, my dad snores so we kicked him out to the living room at OKW and I could still hear him some nights. :headache:

Can't wait to read about CP, and congrats on your family booking a trip! :cool1:

I'm going to guess a mod...Maybe POR, POFQ or CBR?

[Nermel9]

Yay for going back to Disney this summer!!!:woohoo: I'm gonna guess you guys are staying at...the Wilderness Lodge?

Oh and I found the Innoventions music!! If you go to YouTube and put in "Epcot Innoventions area loop" or something like that, it comes up, and in the description there is a link to where you can download the music! I blasted it in my car on the way to work today, such a loser!:rotfl:

[Caretames1]

Thats EXCITING news!:banana: I can't wait to hear where, and stuff like that!