...happy, happy, cute, cute and then at the very end you get these creepy birds sending you over the top and boom...down you go!
...I find it very disorienting...but generally I think I'm in the minority in that opinion...Every picture shows me eyes squeezed shut, totally tensed up...and yet I like Space Mountain and Big Thunder...go figure...
I'm glad we got everyone on Splash too. I don't know when that will happen again now that Wendy knows what she's getting into
It's funny how my youngest will ride anything, but my older two not so muchI hope DS7 is willing to put them on without a fight next time. I'll guess we'll see.We love Philharmagic!!It's such a great show!! Last year, my son did not want to put his glasses on because his brother had teased him and told him things were going to pop out at him, it obviously scared him--poor kid. It wasn't until the end when he finally put them on and loved the show!!! This year it was one of the first things he asked to see again.
Great photopass pics!!! Looking forward to more....
We were there June 11-19 so we missed you. I bet it was hot and crowded for you. It seemed like each day we were there became more crowded. It's still Disney though so I didn't mind
It was warm, but I actually liked it more than January weather. You always knew what to wear in the morning and we got to spend lots of time at SAB
If Ewoks are your thing you are in for a treat! The next installment contains my favorite moments of the whole trip and they involved an ewokYour DD is beautiful and so are you -it was meant as a very big compliment...
Michael is into Ewoks and Pandas?...so am I and he is 4-well you can but a 0 on the end of that for me...
My boys just told me yesterday they wanted to go on Splash next tripAnother great update with wonderful pictures!
I'm with your DD on IASW...we don't do that ride. We did it in 2006 2 times. On the 2nd run, the ride got stuck. That was it for me!
Seems like some of your gang agreed with my DD about Splash, especially the drop. I hope they all try it again and will maybe like it!
Oh, and that's too bad that she doesn't believe in the tooth fairy anymore. I know it is inevitable but it makes me sad when they lose those little things of childhood. Ben doesn't believe in her either anymore-though he still wants the $$$
Wendy, she's not so sure DD is growing up and it's definitely sad in some ways. But it's also such a pleasure to see her becoming such a kind, helpful and generally good natured young woman. Though she does have her moments, believe me.
Its more like a water park than a pool. Almost the whole thing is sand bottom and there are waterfalls and currents throughout. There were lots of people there, but its so huge that we never felt crowded. DH was looking to go down the waterslide and it wasnt too hard to talk our daredevil Michael into it. They headed off and we waited at the bottom. A few minutes later DH came flying down and proclaimed it fabulous. (Its something like 200 feet long.) I said, Wheres Michael? He reassured me hes coming, but I imagined my poor 4 year old up at the top in terror refusing to come down.
Of course I was wrong. Michael came roaring down with a huge grin, told me how awesome it was and jumped out begging to go again.
I looked at the other two kids and said, Come on. You arent going to let your 4 year old brother show you up are you? John assured me that he was and there was no way he was going down the thing.
Wendy reluctantly agreed to give it a try. Its my turn to try it out so off we headed Michael wanted to go first this time and Wendy was a bit nervous so I told her she could go after me so Ill be at the bottom. Michael headed down with a huge grin. I was up next. Off I went and this was no wussy slide. I was amazed that Michael loved it so much! That kid has no fear. DH, John and Michael were all waiting at the bottom. Then here came Wendy. She loved it too! Again, again!!! DH took them again and John and I went to play in a different part of the pool. Even though John didnt do the waterslide he loved the pool too. It really is a great place and we visited nearly every afternoon. (The one afternoon we didnt I got an earful. Believe me!)
It was hot and the motor was loud. It served its purpose, however and soon we heard the Star Wars theme song and saw this.
Unfortunately, the wookie and ewok needed a brief rest break and when they returned the wookie had shrunk by about a foot. Maybe he drank a bottle of something from Wonderland. Thus, by the time we got pictures of Chewie, he isnt quite as impressive, though hes still much taller than all of us. As the boys and I waited in line, DH and Wendy did a tour of the park to scope out the location of all things Star Wars. They returned with their report and it was finally our turn. Since this may have been my favorite moment of the trip I will let the pictures tell the story.
What a great mom moment to know that you helped to grant your little boy's hearts desire. Yea for Michael going down the pirate ship slide!
And the Ewok hug is the best!! 
Your son looks so happy!!! 
We were there June 11-19 so we missed you. I bet it was hot and crowded for you. It seemed like each day we were there became more crowded. It's still Disney though so I didn't mind
It was a fabulous MK morning. SWW was a definite highlight of the trip especially for all three of my boys (Peter Pan may have liked it best of all!) and SAB, I will forever love theeOh my, those Ewok pictures are absolutely precious.
It looks like you had a great MK day. I'm glad you got Michael to wear his 3D glasses at Mickey's Philharmagic. I think its Disney technology at its best.
We missed SWW by one day and I know the kids would have loved it. I can't wait to read about the other activities.
Oh SAB, how we miss thee.
The Ewok pictures are definitely some of my favorites! I'm so glad the photog went behind to get the face shot. I really wish they'd upgrade the boat. It would be so much more pleasant if it had outdoor seating or at least some outdoor airflowThose pictures are wonderful! Such joy! Too funny about the Wookie shrinking!
I hear ya on the boat between BC and DHS. We walked one time but it was a bit too far so we just dealt with the boat.
My DS missed that slide at SAB. It was fast! Glad you guys like it so much!!
So much for me to catch up on here!!
Wow, you guys got to MK EARLY that morning, that's great. Love the empty Main Street! Your PhotoPass comments...
So funny that we both had kiddos lose teeth that week in WDW.
Looks like you had a wonderful breakfast at CP!
Awww, Peter Pan is SO THERE (not wanting to miss Dumbo)!!!
Gotta love the spinning teacup pix! So fun!
I'm with Wendy on small world....I've had enough for awhile, maybe longer. Must do it for the little ones..It's a ONCE per trip ride though.
My boys are iffy on Philharmagic and wearing the glasses too, even my oldest who rides ALL the thrill rides now gets bothered by it!
Love the Ewok shirt!
GREAT report Jenny!!
Now we're home again and it's just regular old DH. Oh well. I'll still keep him around
The shorts (which are actually swim trunks) were a Target impulse buy. The shirt I designed and ordered off a star wars t-shirt website. I got lots of comments on it while we were in the park. Everyone wanted to know if he got to hug an EwokThe close up of your son's face hugging Ewok is beautiful - like a professional moment caught on film. Love those!! His shorts are too cute - where did you get the Star Wars short he wore?
We just loved SWW - what little boy wouldn't??
Those pictures are soooo adorable.
Sounds like you all had a wonderful time at SAB.
The pictures of your son with Ewok are so precious. You can literaly see the joy in his face. Looking forward to reading more about your trip.
We'd never been in the summer before so the crowds seemed like a lot to us. We still were able to do everything we wanted though. We just always showed up at rope dropAw darn it! Just missed us by a few days! It was hot, but it wasn't that crowded!
We do get a lot into our days. DH doesn't know how to relaxWhat a great TR so far!
You guys really packed a ton of stuff into the first two days - so far!
Sounds like you had a wonderful resort and location. Being 7 minutes from the World Showcase must have been so convenient. How did you like the bus travels elsewhere?
I love all the pictures - and your family is beautiful.
Can't wait for the next installment.
Ps - thanks for recruiting me to read your TR - I'm so glad you did!
As far as bus travels: The Downtown Disney bus was annoying (way too many stops) The Magic Kingdom buses were good. MK can alway be a bit of a pain to get to unless you stay on the Monorail (like you did. Lucky girl.) They came pretty often and went directly to the front gate. If you drive you have to go to the TTC so I actually prefer the bus. We only took the Animal Kingdom bus once and it was fine too. It was the perfect location for us. DH doesn't like MK much
More SWW pictures coming up!Rope drop is the best time to hit the parks. It always amazes me that everyone doesn't do it, but that just makes it better for us
