Bumps, bruises, too many teenagers & swimming with sharks! NEW 11/17 pg. 32

Great photopass pictures!!:thumbsup2

Aww....I really missed not seeing the F&G Festival this year. Epcot is so beautiful in the spring!! Love all the pictures!

I love getting Photopass pictures taken! It's expensive but we usually do a share so it works out really well. :thumbsup2

There are so many great 'seasons' at Disney. I loved being there during the holidays and I'm excited to go back again this fall but spring will always have a special place in my heart. :cloud9:

I have to say, I think those are the best family photos I have ever seen of you guys!

Thanks Heidi!! Tim looks more relaxed than usual!

Love your Epcot photo pass pics!

I have good news to share!!!!- I got a job today!!!!!!!!! Yay finally!
My DH promised me a Disney cruise when I got a job!!!! Can't wait to start planning!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That's such great news! I can't wait to hear what you plan for your Disney celebration!!

Hey Amy,

I think Zach is already a way better photographer than I am...:goodvibes

(I was getting shudders when I read you wrote there is a new Photobucket? that's going to take me a little bit to figure out...:scratchin I had just gotten competent with the "old" photobucket...

I have a little boy or medium boy (what does 10 counts as?) who is seriously looking forward to the Sum of all Thrills when we go Nov/Dec...:thumbsup2

We've never done Mission Space-all of the motion sickness reports had me pretty freaked out-but I think we'll have to do it this time...

Great world showcase photos- I feel homesick for it...:(

Great Update....

Don't worry about the new photobucket... you don't have to switch to it... I don't think. I like it but you are much more limited on the amount you can download. I'm sure I'd end up needing to pay. I think if I'm going to pay, I'll go to Smugmug. I really liked that website.

Sum of All Thrills is very cool! I think your medium boy will love it. :goodvibes

You should try out the Green version of Mission: Space. You get to experience the ride without the spinning centrifuge feeling.

My pictures made me miss Disney too! I can't wait to get back in just over 30 days!!!
 
I had hoped to get this updated posted sooner but it's been a crazy month. With the start of school, sports, etc. I haven't had much time to do anything. As promised, I will get this TR finished before I leave (in just 25 days - yes my ticker is off by a day) for my October girls trip.

Moving on to our last park day! Today’s plans involved visiting DHS followed immediately by AK with no break in between. We wanted to be back at the resort at a reasonable time to get packed up & ready for our trip home the next morning. After a stop at Dunkin Donuts and dealing with Southwest check-in on our phones, we arrived at DHS around 9:15. So we didn’t quite make rope drop but we were able to get everything done that we wanted that day.
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First up was RnRC:
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Then Tower of Terror… Remember those teenagers that I’d mentioned the previous day. They were everywhere again today. Including the back row of our elevator.
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You can’t really see Zach, but he was NOT happy with the girls squealing & screeching behind us! Funny story... when we got loaded into the elevator, after the seatbelt check, just before the CM closed the doors, she stuck her head back in & said something like, "Girls in the back, please remember you are sharing this elevator with other guest." Apparently this hadn't been the first group of teenagers she'd seen. ;)

After tackling our favorite rides on Sunset Blvd., we headed to Pixar Place to ride Toy Story Mania:
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Again, I lost.
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After TSM, we headed over toward Star Tours.
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I guess we took a walk through the Streets of America too.
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Continued...
 


Continued from previous post...

We had planned to ride Star Tours and possibly see Muppet Vision 3-D before lunch but the line at Star Tours was very long so we went to see the Muppets.
At some point, not sure if it was right after Muppet Vision 3D or not, we browsed the Muppet shop. Zach really wanted a Kermit stuffed animal but they didn’t have any! I finally got him one when I went to the Disney store with Heidi a few months ago.

After the show, thinking lunch was at 11:45, we got in line for Star Tours (the line had gotten shorter). It was then I thought to check my phone & realized that our ADR at Sci Fi was actually for 11:30! I had mixed up the times when we flip flopped our last two days due to an EMH change. Luckily we zipped through Star Tours & were only a tad bit late for our ADR at Sci Fi. We didn’t have to wait very long to be seated either. I got a burger, Tim got a shrimp pasta dish, Zach got a hot dog & Alex got another turkey sandwich… which he also loved! Tim gave the restaurant a much better review this time around! We all enjoyed our meal & the atmosphere is so fun.

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After lunch we took a ride on the Great Movie Ride.
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We got the cowboy. I don’t know how we get such good luck but we’ve had the cowboy probably as many times as we’ve had the gangster. I’ll just post a few pictures since you’ve all seen them before.
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I love the Wizard of Oz scene!
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After riding through the movies, we stopped for some churros & drinks at the stand next to the GMR on our way out of DHS. We also found Alex his favorite popsicle.
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I’m not sure if this is the tram OUT of DHS or the tram IN to AK… but that’s where we headed next!
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Photopass from the morning:
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Up next: Our afternoon at AK
 
Thanks for the trip to Hollywood Studios this morning. I quite enjoyed it.

A popsicle makes a good day even better. :thumbsup2

I like the cars, Zach!
 


Fun morning! I love the wizard of oz section and never get tired of pictures of it. Ugh on the screaming girls on tot though. Sci fi is perfect for lunch, we really need to go there again someday.

I love the last, silly, photo pass pic of you guys. It made me smile.
 
Oh your F&G pics are making me want to go back! And sad. I went to use my F&G coffee mug yesterday, only to find it missing. Upon some questioning it was confessed that Jeff broke it.

WAH!

Ok all caught up.

Love the Epcot pics. Looks like a beautiful day.

Looks like you got lots done at DHS:thumbsup2

Zach took some great pics of Mom! He does a good job.

Love the photopass pics!!! Great family pics!!:thumbsup2:thumbsup2
 
It's way late for me, so I scrolled through your pictures quickly. I'll read in the morning, but I just have to say...

There is a picture with Kermit's autograph, but no Kermit hands? :confused3
 
Your morning sounds great. I was trying to read your update this morning before I left for work, but I failed. So I will come back later to see your pictures.

Ugh for screeching teenage girls in the back row. I always seem to get a screamer or two when I ride ToT.

Lunch sounds like it was a hit.

You really got a lot done.

Wait - you could not find a stuffed Kermit in the dump shop? That is just wrong!
 
I have never, ever gotten the cowboy on the GMRide ... :confused3

I don't blame Zach... I wouldn't have been happY with the screechers either...

I love those fountains in the Muppet courtyard...

Sci Fi is a good time...:goodvibes - we always have fun there, usually stick to basics in terms of food but the atmosphere is so fun... David always requests it...

Great car photos...:)
 
Hey Amy! I want to do the same kind of day in October; split DHS/AK. Did you grab a FP for TSM when you first got there? If you didn't, did you have a long wait later in the morning?

Is the bus going to AK easy enough to find?

Sounds like you got a bunch done for only having a half day! :) I'm hoping for the same!
 
I love the ToT shirts too. DS11 has the red one.
You are so lucky to be going back again so soon!!
We may be going in April but doing mostly Uni/IOA since everybody's sick of Disney. :( and do one day for me. Just as long as I get that I'll be happy!! :)

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It seems all I do is play catch up on this report!

Great updates! I love your Photopass pics...beautiful. And the tour around the WS.... :thumbsup2
 
What a fantastic day at Hollywood Studios! You know how to hit the headliners!

Sorry about the annoying girls on ToT. Cheerleaders???

Wow, you really have lucked out on the Cowboy scene. We saw it once, and my DH missed it because he was out harvesting FPs while we rode.

I'm glad being a bit late for your Sci Fi ADR was not an issue. So Tim liked the shrimp pasta, huh? I ordered it once and it was the nastiest thing I have ever had at Disney. My husband asked me why I ordered a pasta dish at a burger place? I don't know! :confused3

Looking forward to hearing about your day at AK.
 
Great pictures at DHS! :thumbsup2

We finally got around to trying Sci-fi on our last trip and really enjoyed it! The atmosphere is so cool!

It sounds like you had a great day!:goodvibes
 

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