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DIS Dad #460
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- Apr 23, 2010
Thanks!Love you TR....
I love that picture of her, but the smile is so big that it almost doesn't even look like her! We're definitely going to have to look into a new camera now. Ours isn't a DSLR, but it is a Canon and it takes really good pictures for just a point and shoot type. I think we've had it maybe 2 years and it was a $500 camera.Your DD's picture at dinner is absolutely adorable. That wait and inability to check in sounds very frustrating. I can see maybe 40 minutes being a little early, but 30? Come on! Despite that, it sounds like you had a great meal except for the camera fiasco. I used to be a slave to those stupid batteries until I got a DSLR with a battery that lasts two days. Now I am never caught with a dead battery because I charge it at night every 48 hours. Best. Camera. Ever.
Fortunately, that was the worst thing we had happen at the resort, but we did have enough annoyances to make me believe all the Pop Warner stories. I wish I would have pushed harder to change our reservations when they announced CSR would be a Pop resort.Now - on to the crazy teenager that was banging at the door? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? REALLY? I'm glad your dad took care of that right on the spot.
There's no time to lay around on vacation!!!!Who needs sleep, anyway? It's overrated.
It was a beautiful day. In fact I don't think we could have asked for a nicer week! I love the opening show. We saved it for our last day last year and that bit us, so we definitey made it a priority this time!OOPS - I see you just posted our first day. Hate when I get behind. Grrr! Looks like the start to a fab day and it looks absolutely gorgeous outside. You started with two of my fav rides and yeah for seeing the opening show!
We definitey did much better with the characters this year. Both kids loved them. It kind of reminded me of what you mentioned before about Paxton liking the characters when he was smaller. The characters seemed to really love the fact that DD was interested in playing with them!That picture of DD at Chef Mickey's is just absolutely precious. I'm glad DS wasn't scared of the characters this year. At least with all your camera troubles you were able to get a few good pictures of the characters. I totally agree with your rant, it doesn't seem like it should make much difference if you check in more than 15 minutes before your ADR. Like you said, if anything it should make it easier on them!
It was a little scary at first. Before I looked out the peephole, I thought somebody was trying to break into my parents' room! Then I realized it was just some idiot.I have to say, your first night had me a little ! That is just absolutely crazy!!! And poor DD, it is so hard doing things in the dark. Not a great way to spend your first night, so I really hope the following nights were a lot better for you!
The bottle thing was just a product of my being tired, and wanting to get her taken care of and back in bed.
Well, when you're used to something being in the same spot for so many years...I totally had to chuckle a little that your wife got lost looking for Dumbo, just like we did our first morning!! They really threw a lot of people off with that Dumbo relocation. But at least you found it, and the kiddos enjoyed their first ride of the trip. I'm glad DS liked Barnstormer...wish we could say the same about Paxton.
I was really excited that he liked Barnstormer... If my kid doesn't want to ride a roller coaster, then we've got a problem.
It might have stood out a little more because there just wasn't much of a crowd. There probably weren't 15 people standing around there, so it isn't like he had a thick crowd to just blend into. The picture where you can see him was actually the first one I took. I think he was at least aware enough that he tried to get out of my line of site when he saw me taking pictures.As for Push the Trash Can, I don't know if before I just didn't know how they did it that I never noticed the guy, or if they are really more obvious now or what. But we saw him a couple of times and it seemed like the guy operating it was right in the middle of the crowd! Seems like they used to at least TRY to be obscured from the guests.