I would love to ride the Speedway but it smells from the diesel or whatever they use. Yuck!.
a little shopping for the ladies at old navy we continued on to the big tree #2 at daly plaza. this building plaza has been in a lot of movies, from the batman movies, to blues brothers, to the fugitive, to the lake house where sandra bullock is sitting when he gets hit by the bus.
What a great picture and a super idea!and a picture that we plan to take each trip with the kids to see how they grow according to the wall.
What happened to poor Mickey's eyes??? So glad that CM was there to lead him around!!!the kids loved seeing mickey and the gang get off the train to open the park for the day.
The cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite things in the parks!!! I hope they don't go away with the new upgrade, because Starbucks would be a pathetic substitute!we opted to stop at the bakery to get a treat having never eaten there before we were excited.
I'm thinking that looks more like a look you get quite often........the misses hates when the kids are sick and was trying her best to give me a smile in this picture.
Parker does look quite excited, but I would have been worried all those gas fumes would be a little much for the poor guy with his upset stomach.........the line was not long at all, so we moved fairly quickly he looks pretty pumped to be driving a car.
Yes, those are pretty cool!!!along the way we took pictures of these banners with the intention of blowing them up on a print when we got home, and 10 months later still have not done it.
but i do have to say they are cool pictures.
Love the theming putting the FP machines "under the big top!"we looked at the new fastpass area that is now open for both goofy and dumbo.
Poor Parker......I hate he wasn't feeling well!!! Looks like you came up with a great plan, and got a lot of super pics!!! Too bad you couldn't get item 2. on the list accomplished though. Looks like Noelle was sooooo close!!!after we ate our lunch i knew parker needed to lay down to rest, so instead of Noelle being loud in the room and bothering him, i decided to take her for a little walk around the resort.
this was to accomplish 3 things.
1. give parker quite time to rest and maybe fall asleep
2. allow noelle some down time to hopefully fall asleep in the stroller
3. give me a chance to get a bunch of pictures that i wanted to of the resort.
i was proud of him for sure, the rest did help him out some which you will see in the next few chapters.
that is a great shop, we didnt buy anything in it as we didnt really spend much time in there the last day, and now that i think about it, not sure if we made it back in there or not the last day.
especially in disney when you know so much awesome is around you.
my wife doesnt wear necklaces a lot either but when she does she usually wears that one.
i wish we went back for another food and wine day, but we were only in epcot that one day, we did one day each park and 3 in the MK, figured the kids would like that best, but looking back we should have added another park day on so we could have went back to epcot on our off day, but didnt think about it at the time.
thanks for the kind words...another chapter coming up soon.
yep he held out as long as he could but i was proud of him to ask to go back, not easy for a little one to do with all that going on around him.
there stuff did look tasty but we never ended up buying any...what snacks did you guys get?
yep it should be banned from vacations to be sick, but it happens and we made the best of it.
we had a blast on the 4th really good time, hope you did as well.
Hmmm, a lions fan? not sure i can allow that sort of reader here.
Just kidding we love michigan, going there again soon for another camping trip.
i like reports because it makes the time between trips seen shorter somehow...thanks for enjoying it.
we loved AoA it was a really fun resort to stay at.
i will PM you the necklace info shortly
When we rode it earlier this year, it was especially bad. One of the CM's passed out right in the middle of the loading area. Between the heat and the smell it would be a hard spot to work. They cleared the ride and the queue and gave us fast passes. We were walking out and a lady started yelling at the CM who was handing out the passes that she only got 3 and there were 4 people in her group. I felt bad for the CM, who was obviously concerned about the girl who passed out, but she handled it well.
thanks rosie, im planning on getting the hidden mickey book for our next trip i think parker would love to do that...and me of course.Great Updates Dan!! That was some Tour of AoA, loved the carpet hidden mickeys, and the sidewalk painting .I have to starte looking for hidden mickeys this year, I mean like relly look not just occassionally spot one !!!
thanks, i enjoyed our afternoon walking around relaxing and taking it in.Great coverage of the resort! The attention to detail is amazing.
thanks glenn glad you liked them it is a fun resort to tourThanks for the tour of AoA Dan! Great pictures.
you guys will really enjoy it...it was the first time i have seen it that extensive i have seen really small ones in MK beforeThanks for all the great pics! I am getting really excited about staying at AoA this Fall!!!
The mop art was amazing. I have never seen that.
she is my little trooper, she wanted to hang in there to see what we were going to get into next.Great updates! Thanks for the tour of AoA! Lol....Noelle not falling asleep, she was enjoying the tour from Tour Guide Dad.
i was suprised she didnt knock out eitherStill not asleep?
What a great tour but I especially loved the trivia sign shots from Cars. What fun trivia on the license plates, I love those little details!
Wonderful pics, I want to stay there if only for a night some day. I really really do!!!
i have never really smelled the exhaust there, maybe i just dont pay attentionI would love to ride the Speedway but it smells from the diesel or whatever they use. Yuck! Maybe in December I will.
LOL. She looked like she was waving to all her fans on Dumbo. Cute pic.
Too bad you missed the characters. They are fun there.
Sad he wanted to leave but not feeling good at Disney is no fun. Hope he is better quickly.
Okay the boat towel is cute.
Great pics of AofA.
When we rode it earlier this year, it was especially bad. One of the CM's passed out right in the middle of the loading area. Between the heat and the smell it would be a hard spot to work. They cleared the ride and the queue and gave us fast passes. We were walking out and a lady started yelling at the CM who was handing out the passes that she only got 3 and there were 4 people in her group. I felt bad for the CM, who was obviously concerned about the girl who passed out, but she handled it well.
Great update! Thanks for the tour. I love the fun Cars signs! I wonder if they will add Planes details after the movie comes out? Looks like the food court has a lot of variety. Did your little princess ever fall asleep?
I have been reading your TR all day and I would normally only comment when I am done reading to tell you thank your for sharing etc. but I have to tell you that the tree in Daley Plaza always comes from the Chicago Land area and last year (2012) It came from Palos Heights, IL...4 block away from my house!
Well now that I am bragging I will take the time to say thank you for sharing! I am loving your pictures and your family is adorable. I remember when my DS was meeting all of the characters and it brings a tear to my eyes.
Lisa
even though she really really wanted too, she wouldnt...she stuck it out like a champ.Poor Parker...sorry he wasn't feeling well. It's always tough when the kids are sick, especially on vacation.
Love the tour of the resort; and I have to say that Noelle just has that little gleam in her eye that says "I'm not taking a nap!"
thanks marv, now i just need to remember ever trip that is what i planned to do.What a great picture and a super idea!
What happened to poor Mickey's eyes??? So glad that CM was there to lead him around!!!
ohh i thinki got that look 3 times today so far.The cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite things in the parks!!! I hope they don't go away with the new upgrade, because Starbucks would be a pathetic substitute!
I'm thinking that looks more like a look you get quite often........
i didnt even think about the fumes on that ride, i have never really paid attention to them before.Parker does look quite excited, but I would have been worried all those gas fumes would be a little much for the poor guy with his upset stomach.........
Yes, those are pretty cool!!!
Love the theming putting the FP machines "under the big top!"
Poor Parker......I hate he wasn't feeling well!!! Looks like you came up with a great plan, and got a lot of super pics!!! Too bad you couldn't get item 2. on the list accomplished though. Looks like Noelle was sooooo close!!!
And nice job on all the HMs!!!
And while I am here, I wanted to take the opportunity to say.............
Happy Birthday Candi!!!!!!!
mm a slushie sounds good right now in this heat.Since you asked, I got a cherry Slushie, cotton candy and chocoalte covered pretzel rod with.
Trent got a pretzel and soda.
Steve got cotton candy and chocolate covered apple with M and Ms on it I think
all was so good!!!
too bad he didnt want to look around but that is a fun arcade, i can see why he liked it.Thanks for the AOA photo tour
So cool reading all those signs
Last year, we briefly stopped there to check it out, but was so sunny Trent didn't want to leave their arcade
SO I left him with Steve and took my own tour, but not as thorough as yours
Noelle looked so tired by end...I can't believe she didn't crash
thanks pat we had a blast camping good getawayCANDI
Hope you are having a wonderful time!!!!
Poor Parker - He tried to keep going but just needed to zonk out. I am hoping he got the needed rest and was better after a cool room and nap.
Noelle looked like she was going to give it up a few times but she hung in there not to miss anything.
The picture of McQueen, in front of Carsland is exactly how Carsland in DL looks. All the details of the are, the signs, building etc. a slightly different version of what is in DL. Really impressive.
All caught up! Cool photos of AoA. Sorry Parker wasn't feeling well, but it seems like that didn't last too long. Love the picture by the front wall idea, too.
hope POP kept there burritos those things were really good.Fantastic pics of the resort! Makes me even more bummed that there's no room at AoA for our bday trip in December. However, the Disney Parks blog posted that Pop has a new menu in the food courts, and it looks good, so at least there's something exciting to try. Plus it's new to us, so that makes a big difference.
Love the fact that Noelle hung on for the entire walk! People never understood me when I'd say that my kids didn't fall asleep in the stroller (unless they were absolutely zonked). I kept telling them that mine were convinced they would miss something if they fell asleep! Looks like Noelle is thinking the same thing!
welcome back, glad to see you around.I was so very far behind... Was away from the DIS for a while, but I'm back and all caught up. Love your pictures of the resorts and parks, and your kids are just cuties!
its okay sometimes i let it slip im a cubs fan. so i know how you feel.Ya, maybe I shouldn't say "out loud" that I am a Lion's fan! We'll just stick with Tigers and Red Wings! Enjoy your camping trip in Michigan! We've been camping the past three weekends and it is a lot of work getting the trailer ready..... packing and unpacking and then packing and unpacking! Whenever you get the chance to PM me that would be awesome but I know how busy summer is so no hurry!
Phew, I am all caught up!
That stinks about Parker not feeling good. I am trying not to worry, but I am always paranoid about getting sick on our trips because it always seems to happen, and now with DS I worry even more (with sticking fingers in his mouth etc!).
Your trip sounds so nice so far! I can't believe that your wife is wearing those little flip flops in all your pictures- my feet would be killing me!
I love the little details at AoA like the water drawings- can't wait to see stuff like that
thanks rosieA 4 day belated
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANDI!!!!!!