I'd Walk a Mile for a Cupcake- an SSR Quickie! 4/4-4/7/11 FINISHED!! 6/29

umm it was it was food and wine so not like i missed too many but yes darn kids :)

Yes, they will let you. When we bought ours in December, our friend that was joining us, only did 1 of the 3 countries. They told her she should save it for her next trip.

You shouldn't have any problem bringing your old card.

I love the wine walk!:goodvibes
I always finish my card. :rolleyes1
 
Hope you had a wonderful Easter! :goodvibes

Thanks for another great update!

Travelling without kids we did not even have an IDEA there were basketball courts at some resorts! :rotfl2: Let alone that you can borrow a ball! :lmao:

It looks like you enjoyed your evening and that's the way it should be! :thumbsup2

Sorry you lost the TV battle :lmao: but at least you had a glass of wine to console you! :laughing:

Looking forward to more!
 
Ellen,

I have been reading along and loving your Trippie. You have such wonderful young men for son's. It looks like it was just a great time. Thank you for writing your Trip Reports. Due to lack of vacation from starting a new job this year I am going to have to live vicariously through you. :) I am looking forward to 2012 though and will have two years of points to blow out. Now if I could figure out how to fit WDW and HHI in in one year. ;)

Once again thanks for writing. :worship:
 


We woke up a little earlier on Tuesday, and while I ran over to fill my mug with Nasty-cafe, Tyler began his am shower-a-thon. We had a LOT of plans for today- we were going to MK for starters....at some point in the afternoon, we were going to head over to BLT, our friends who were staying there were having a pool day, and we were invited to join them. :goodvibes We would go home and shower, and then at night we were meeting some other very special friends at Raglan Road for dinner. Followed by heading back to MK for more night time fun (including the new show on the Castle :worship:). We got to the bus stop at the Springs, and our MOST EXCELLENT transportation mojo continued, with a MK bus pulling up in a minute...WITH seats. Well, for most- I stood, but I didn't mind- the ride is not that long. Anyway, soon we saw...

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I REALLY wanted to stop at the MS Bakery, and grab a cheese danish, since I had read they are AMAZING there, but....the lure of FPs on a busy park day called a bit stronger, so we'll have to try that one another time. Checking the Lines App on my miraculous iphone, we decided to grab FPs at Splash, ride BTMRR, and then head over to SM for a ride and more FPs. Sound good? Good!

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I'm sure I should know this, but what are all the pennies for?

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We decided to cram our butts into one car- it was just a little tight!

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I love that ride, but I actually had bruises on my hip that day from it!! :rotfl:

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Boys will be boys....

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The Fantasyland expansion, of course, is in full swing. When is it scheduled to open?

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I know it will be wonderful when it's finished, but it is just so odd walking through there in the meantime. On line for SM, Tyler again ran over to get FPs, which he put in his lanyard along with the Splash ones. The Stand-by wait was posted at 30 minutes, which i believe they switched right after we went under the sign- we probably waited close to 50. BUT.... the wait really was fine, because of two things- the nice family next to us, from Missouri- they were staying at a friend's house in Celebration, how cool! And....my kids had NO idea there were games to play when you had to wait on line. We all enjoyed the queue because of it.

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ELLEN!!!! :eek: (high pitched Lonnie voice).....You didn't tell me you started your TR. (Then again, I've been MIA being a music booster trip person/chaperone/whatever you want to call someone who doesn't sleep for four days and is responsible for waking up teenagers and counting them over and over and over, etc. again).....:rotfl2:
Anywho, I'm here and subbing and am catching up :thumbsup2
Now back to page 2 :goodvibes
 
Another fun update Ellen. I actually read it in the middle of the night when I was up taking more Motrin for my strep throat. I MUST be well by Friday!

I'm glad the boys are having such a great time. My boys always play Basketball at the DVC resorts. They love it.
 


After Space, we decided to go on the Peoplemover- another favorite thrill ride of Tyler & Timmy's-

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Just as the ride was ending, I looked at Tyler. Reallly LOOKED at Tyler-

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Hmmm....something isn't right...something's missing.....HOLY CRAP TYLER!!!!! WHERE'S YOUR NECKLACE???!!!!!!!!:scared1:

My 13 year old had deemed it necessary to ride Space Mountain without the incumbrances of his lanyard...he had taken it off and stuffed it into the pocket of the ride. :headache: And of course, left it on the ride. His KTTW card with charging privileges, his park ticket, FPs....:scared1:. So back to SM we ran, where the very, very calm CM who checked & said nothing had been turned in yet, but we should come back in an hour.

Good stuff. Happy times.

With an hour to kill, we decided to have some lunch...at CHH, another must-do first for us!

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The boys shared Fried Shrimp Basket - Served with coleslaw and French fries - $9.69

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and Six or Eight Chicken Breast Nuggets - Served with choice of French fries or apple slices. Eight nuggets $7.69 - $7.69

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and I had an Anchors Aweigh Sandwich - White tuna with lettuce and tomato served on a toasted multi-grain bread. Served with chips or carrots. - $8.09

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We were eating downstairs....I know Karin had told me to try upstairs, but when I sent the boys up to get a table, they came right back down, it was all full.

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It was a delicious lunch, made even better by dessert-

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A recovered lanyard at Space Mountain. :worship: More of our day, and more of "WHERE ARE YOUR NECKLACES???!!!!!?????".....NEXT!


 
i would go into total freak mode!! but it is WDW and people are pretty good there. I am looking forward to being in the park without a stroller!!!!! That is going to be the best ever. Okay now if I have to get a stroller for anyone I guess that will be okay but I am NOT pushing or parking it. LOL

I do miss the sky ride. It is such a shame to see such a neat building in Fantasy Land just sit empty. I know since they had redone the tomorrow land the other landing station is no longer there but still sad to see it sit empty. Granted it does a good job for all of the stroller parking.
 
Laynards, iPhones!!! My oh my!! :rolleyes1
Other than the laynard mishap it looks like a great morning!
Glad you enjoyed your lunch at CHH...that tuna always gets such great reviews....did you happen to notice any onion or celery? I like mine plain, plain, plain ;)
Hope you get to RR update soon....We are eating there on Saturday night and I need to narrow down my choices for dinner...:laughing:

Tracy
 
What a nice evening at SSR! Fun and relaxing too! That's a lovely pool as well, and the gorgeous sunset over it. :goodvibes




I'm sure I should know this, but what are all the pennies for?

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LOL, for punishment for leaving his lanyard you should have made Tyler go dig for Brendan's phone in the penny pool at IASW! :rotfl2: I wonder if it's still there....:rolleyes1:laughing:


The Fantasyland expansion, of course, is in full swing. When is it scheduled to open?

NOT SOON ENOUGH!!! :goodvibes


After Space, we decided to go on the Peoplemover- another favorite thrill ride of Tyler & Timmy's-

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With an hour to kill, we decided to have some lunch...at CHH, another must-do first for us!
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The boys shared Fried Shrimp Basket - Served with coleslaw and French fries - $9.69

Ooh! How have I always missed the shrimp?!?!


We were eating downstairs....I know Karin had told me to try upstairs, but when I sent the boys up to get a table, they came right back down, it was all full.

Oh bummer! Upstairs is our favorite too!

Ron and I were just discussing CHH in the pool the other day. He is tired of it. So he made us ressies at The Plaza instead. It won't be the same without our mid-day stop at CHH! ;)

A recovered lanyard at Space Mountain. :worship: More of our day, and more of "WHERE ARE YOUR NECKLACES???!!!!!?????".....NEXT!


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Uh oh! Yikes! :eek:

I am looking forward to being in the park without a stroller!!!!! That is going to be the best ever. Okay now if I have to get a stroller for anyone I guess that will be okay but I am NOT pushing or parking it. LOL

What?!?!? Who is going to push Sarah when I get tanked???:yay::rotfl:

I do miss the sky ride. It is such a shame to see such a neat building in Fantasy Land just sit empty. I know since they had redone the tomorrow land the other landing station is no longer there but still sad to see it sit empty. Granted it does a good job for all of the stroller parking.

This one won't be there for long either, they are going to demolish it soon. Permits have been pulled! :eek: (I miss the old skyway too!)
 
Great update, Ellen!

Thank god the lanyard was found! You were a lucky family this trip! You lost your phone, Tyler his lanyard, what about Timmy? ;)

So far your day sounds like a lot of fun! :thumbsup2

CHH must have been pretty full if the upstairs seating area was full! Ca't wait to hear what else you got to do that day! :goodvibes
 
We ended up riding two more times, both in the front row!! :yay: While we were there, we texted Mark, our favorite CM. Mark is my friend Joan's hubby's cousin, and from our hometown. He is the engineer for RnRC, and the soundsystem of the ride is his baby. How cool is he?? :worship: He really is a nice guy- and not just an employee, he is SOOOOOOO Disney! :smickey: That night, he would be working until 7am- he explained after the parks close, ALL of the attractions are inspected, every inch of them, so they are not only safe, but are absolute perfection for the next day's guests. One of the many, many ways Disney is so magical. The boys thought he was awesome!

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He actually just got promoted, and will soon be one of the CMs overseeing this nighttime activity at WDW. YAY MARK!!! :yay: We said our goodbye's, and went in search of some waters (we were super thirsty after all the screaming on RnRC!).
:cool1:Best cousin EVAAAR!!!!:cool1:
 
As promised, here is ALL the excitement of Tyler's Disney surprise...not exactly that magical of a moment, but what can we expect from a 13 year old boy?? :rotfl:

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Can't help but laugh every time I watch this :rotfl2: SO funny!!!! That "n-i-i-i-ice" Tyler said is SUCH a teenage boy thing....AND about as much excitement as any cool teenage kid will show. :lmao:
 

, and more of "WHERE ARE YOUR NECKLACES???!!!!!?????".....NEXT!



Seriously? C'mon! That should have been LESSON LEARNED! And may I just say, you seem so calm about all your lost things. I would have been too freaked out to eat lunch! :lmao: I probably would have sat outside SM for the entire hour.
 
Enjoying another Podsnel trip report and I'm posting this from my iPhone since my computer died. Just got the phone two weeks ago and love it so I would have been little nuts if I had lost it for even a little while on a ride.
I just learned of something new from your TR. Someone mentioned a wine passport in WS. How in 20 something trips do I not know about this? Where do you get these?
Also wanted to know how well that line app works. It seems to need wifi to work. Do you get that in the parks?
Cathy
 
I would have been freaking out over the missing "necklace". Boys are so laissaez faire about things like that!

I've got to get one of those iPhones, DH doesn't want me to get one, he doesn't like to incur additional charges. I say too bad!;)
 
Your trip is stressing me out :eek:
counting here forgot meds/phone/necklaces/big brother ditching little brother. think I got most of them.

Tell me about Space mountain please. We have never been on it. Can Avy's neck handle it. She has trouble holding her head up. I don't allow her on a swing because he head snaps back and forth :rolleyes1
 
There were some families (dads and sons) shooting hoops, and my kids joined in.
thats cool that they got to join in how "magical"

I gave Pods a call at home to let him know how our day was going, then took some pics walking around. Sorry I didn't have my DSLR with me, or my tripod- these would have been much better if I had! Some were taken with my iphone.
Were these not app enhanced.. Awesome pics either way... i love my iphone cant wait for the 5 to come out LOL.

I went back to the room, and soon was joined by Tyler- Timmy was still playing. After I bit Tyler's head off for deserting his little brother, we went back to the court.
UGG i hate when P does this to J I know he's not his keeper but still watch the kid LOL:rotfl2:

The biggest downside of a studio??? Only one TV...guess who wins that one....
at least they werent fighting over it!

It's ok- I was enjoying a glass of wine, so it's not like I had NOTHING to do!!:rotfl:
AHH THATS MY GIRL!!! :thumbsup2


I REALLY wanted to stop at the MS Bakery, and grab a cheese danish, since I had read they are AMAZING there, but
If they are anything like the ones in dland.. your not missing anything.. their OK. maybe its cuz I prefer the gooyie cin roll

I'm sure I should know this, but what are all the pennies for?
you thoughts..? LOL

The Fantasyland expansion, of course, is in full swing. When is it scheduled to open?
what are they doing there? hmm making my brain turn... lol Im waiting for the Cali Adventure expantion to finish too ..

After Space, we decided to go on the Peoplemover- another favorite thrill ride of Tyler & Timmy's-
aww i miss the people mover in Dland..

Hmmm....something isn't right...something's missing.....HOLY CRAP TYLER!!!!! WHERE'S YOUR NECKLACE???!!!!!!!!:scared1:
maybe cuz you kept calling it a necklace thats why he got rid of it LMAO jk

and I had an Anchors Aweigh Sandwich - White tuna with lettuce and tomato served on a toasted multi-grain bread. Served with chips or carrots. - $8.09
looks yummy!!

It was a delicious lunch, made even better by dessert-
AHHHHHHHH :cloud9: thank god he found his necklace LOL

A recovered lanyard at Space Mountain. :worship: More of our day, and more of "WHERE ARE YOUR NECKLACES???!!!!!?????".....NEXT!
see now they both diched them cuz of what you are calling them :lmao:


Don't count on it...... ;)
all im saying is.. i want pics!

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LOL, for punishment for leaving his lanyard you should have made Tyler go dig for Brendan's phone in the penny pool at IASW! :rotfl2: I wonder if it's still there....:rolleyes1:laughing:
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aww is that still brought up.. poor kid LOL
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What?!?!? Who is going to push Sarah when I get tanked???:yay::rotfl:
maybe she will push YOU :sick:

Great update, Ellen!
I agree!

Thank god the lanyard was found! You were a lucky family this trip! You lost your phone, Tyler his lanyard, what about Timmy? ;)
I dont think she lost him LOL

Enjoying another Podsnel trip report and I'm posting this from my iPhone since my computer died. Just got the phone two weeks ago and love it so I would have been little nuts if I had lost it for even a little while on a ride.
Im the same way.. I forget it at home and i feel lost :lmao:

I just learned of something new from your TR. Someone mentioned a wine passport in WS. How in 20 something trips do I not know about this? Where do you get these?
notes for next time...:rolleyes1

Also wanted to know how well that line app works. It seems to need wifi to work. Do you get that in the parks?
Cathy
if you have the iphone it should just update no need for wifi unless you have no service then you would need wifi . hope that makes sence LOL
 

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