A Tale of Two Trips: Disneyland and Hawaii July 2014 Long Way Home: The End 9/13 p.40

[natebenma]

Once again, it has been forever since I have been over here, and even longer since I have posted a new chapter.

I don't have one ready quite yet, so instead, I am going to distract you with a couple of Disneyland-related news items.

The first is a story about how people were stuck on Mickey's Fun Wheel of Death for 90 minutes on Thursday:


Mickey's Not-So-Fun Wheel


The second is what I thought was an interesting article about possible changes to the Luigi's Flying Tire ride, including the history of the ride and enhancements that were tried out along the way. Not really sure how accurate this article is or if this is just a rumor, but I found it interesting.


Luigi's Flying Tires Attraction to change


Enjoy!

Hopefully I'll be back here soon with some new material.

Wow...lunch looks great at Flo's.

Beautiful pictures all around the area, Dee. And good for Ben getting that many rides in.

We really enjoyed Flo's.

Thanks for the kind words about the photos.

Ben really scored on RSR!

Oh and to answer your question, I'm not sure how far DL is from Phoenix. We have decided to put DL on hold for three years...it will be my 60th birthday gift (we did DW at Christmas for Mark's 60th). We are still planning on going to Phoenix for four or five days sometime in March to see Mary, Jeff and our girls.

Sounds like a great plan and you will have lots of time to learn all about Disneyland before you go.

Glad to hear you will be out to visit Mary, Jeff and the girls. That will be something to really look forward to so you can get through this winter!

Carsland just blows my mind, it's so amazing and I'm not even a Cars fan! Your pictures of it are gorgeous.
The tire ride looks pretty cute.
Wow look at that scenery at the viewing area. Absolutely looks like you just stepped into the movie.
Great description and photos of the RSR ride too. It's on my bucket list to do that some day.

Carsland is beautiful and has such great theming. So many wonderful details!

The tire ride was fun (see related article). I'll be interested in seeing how the ride changes in the near future.

RSR was fabulous- I would love it if Disney World would add this to Hollywood Studios.

I thought I read this update, but I guess I didn't. I know I said this before, but I just think the Carsland land and all the rides are seriously amazing. That Luigi's ride looks like so much fun.

Score on the FP return time. I miss the old fashioned FP's Boo!

Fun update. Sorry I'm so late. Doh!

Carsland is an incredible area!

It was great using the legacy Fast Passes. Actually at that point in time, that is all we had ever used. Our last WDW trip was in July 2013, before Magic Bands were used. My first time using them was on my August solo trip.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Cars land and Flo's looks so great!!!
Dee, have you heard of the Celebration Tavern ( restaurant in Celebration) ?? The owners used to live in MA and have/ had a restaurant called Kelly's Landing in Weymouth. It's a seafood place. Well anyway they opened up one in Celebration, I heard it was good. We're going next weekend.

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[natebenma]

Cars land and Flo's looks so great!!!
Dee, have you heard of the Celebration Tavern ( restaurant in Celebration) ?? The owners used to live in MA and have/ had a restaurant called Kelly's Landing in Weymouth. It's a seafood place. Well anyway they opened up one in Celebration, I heard it was good. We're going next weekend.

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The Cars area at California Adventure is just so well done!!!

I have heard of Celebration Tavern, but didn't know of the Massachusetts connection.

Definitely let me know how it is.

Mary Ellen- is that where you have wanted to eat?

 

[ddluvsdisney]

The Cars area at California Adventure is just so well done!!! I have heard of Celebration Tavern, but didn't know of the Massachusetts connection. Definitely let me know how it is. Mary Ellen- is that where you have wanted to eat?

I will let you know!
If you google it, their website tells the history of the restaurant

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[ddluvsdisney]

I will let you know! If you google it, their website tells the history of the restaurant it'll be good to have some real N.E. Seafood in FL! Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

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[ddluvsdisney]

I will let you know! If you google it, their website tells the history of the restaurant Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

It'll be great to have real good N.E. See food in FL

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[natebenma]

It'll be great to have real good N.E. See food in FL

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Enjoy! and thanks for the tip on the history lesson.

 

[natebenma]

In my last post, I left off with leaving California Adventure for a resort break after a really great morning at the theme park. Highlights were our first rides on Radiator Springs Racers (5 rides for Ben), California Screamin’, eating at Flo’s. Lowlights were Goofy’s Sky School and choosing the swinging cars on Mickey’s Wheel of Death. And we also got in rides on Soarin’, Tower of Terror, Toy Story and Luigi’s Flying Tires.

Once again, back at the resort, Mark and I headed to the pool. I think Ben and Nate decided to stay in the room and chill for a bit.









I actually went down the slide a couple of times!













We weren’t there too long, we only sat in the lounger long enough to dry a little bit, then we went back to our room, changed, collected the boys and we were on our way.

According to the time on the train station clock, we entered Disneyland a little before 3 PM. I’m so glad to have this because for some reason the time-stamp on my cameras were all wrong.




First place we wanted to go was Space Mountain. We were in line for it the previous day, but the ride broke down before we got a chance to try it.




We pulled Fast Passes for later that night and then got into the standby line.

A majority of this line is out in the open and it was hot. It is also up on an upper level (think of the second floor of the Tomorrowland Noodle Terrace where the dessert party is held). In a smart marketing move on Disney’s part, there is a drink cart where you can get a bottle of water or soft drink while waiting in line.

Two teen girls who were in front of us went to get drinks. They were texting and drinking and set their drinks on the ledge. One of the girls bumped her drink and it fell below, almost hitting someone below.

The girl went back to the cart for a replacement drink, took a few sips and then we started hearing an announcement over the loudspeaker. I can’t remember the exact wording, but it was something about the ride being temporarily experiencing delays, but it was different than the message we had heard yesterday when the ride went down.

A bunch of people left the line, including the two girls, who trashed the new drink that they had just gotten.

There was a large multi-generational family in front of us who were kind of annoying. The kids were out of control, playing with and trying to sit on the chains and running around. The grandmother looked uncomfortable standing so at one point she sat down.





I’m not sure how long we waited, maybe 15-20 minutes, and finally the line started moving.

Here are a couple of pictures from the queue line.






We rode.

It seemed smoother than the one at Disneyworld and I loved the groovy music that played while we rode.

I loved it!!!







My notes say when we finished here, we rode Buzz. I don’t have any pictures, but you can’t argue with notes!

Our next destination was




When we got into line, we were handed this:





The red timing card and lanyard


Yesterday we had done this attraction with Fast Pass, but since we were in standby this time around, we got to see the whole, really cool queue.











This is a great attraction!

When we were done, it was getting to be time for one of my most anticipated parts of our trip.

But first, we sent off the boys with all four FP for Space Mountain, with plans to meet up a little later.

On our way out of IJ- we ran into a DIS group, RHMH (Bob), his daughter Midori and their friends. Bob had an awesome thread for July Disneyland guests, with some great information, a list of when DIS guests were traveling and dining, opportunities for meet-ups and a lot of fun questions posted every week. It was a great place to ramp up the excitement for our trips.





Unfortunately, the boys were not with us when we met up. I think it would have been nice for Midori to say hello to couple of other teens. We also did not have much time to chat because we were running a bit late.

But before we parted Bob, who is from the Lone Star State, gave us a sweet little gift. It was a package of Texas Bluebell seeds to commemorate our meet. Keep this little tidbit in mind, it comes into play later in the report.




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[KatMark]

We are leaving for the airport soon and so I'm doing a little DIS catching up while waiting.

What a great looking pool and slide. It doesn't look like it was overly crowded either. I love how you take photos going down the slide.

And a fun day at Disneyland. But why of why must people let their kids climb over everything, swing on the chains, etc? I swear if anything were to happen to one of those kids that those parents would be the first ones to sue!

I like that Space Mountain has the seat next to each other...I much prefer that to the single seats.

And I've heard great things about the Indiana attraction.

for a DIS meet.

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Arg, I know it's not related to your report per se, but why can't cameras keep a time stamp right? Don't they know how important that is for TR's? It can't possibly be user error if it happens to all of us... right?

Hmmm, not only did the grandmother sit down... she also hauled out the stink eye.

But I have to say one of my biggest annoyances at Disney is kids playing on those chains. Obviously it's annoying, but also pretty dangerous and they could get pretty hurt. And who are they going to blame when they do?

Space in Dland is absolutely smoother than DWorld. I loved it too. A lot!

How awesome to have a DISmeet in Disneyland!!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Did the pool slides close early when you were there? I have read several reports stating that they closed at 5:00 p.m. which sounded so odd to me. Even if you didn't stay at the pool long, I am sure it was a nice way to cool off and have a little down time.

The theming in the queue for Indiana Jones looks really neat. You gotta love how Disney makes even the lines for rides a nice experience. Well, except for when you get behind teenagers who drop drinks or families who are rowdy and/or rude.

Yay for a Dis Meet! It sounds like Bob's thread was a good one to subscribe too. I like fun threads like that.

 

[JanetMom]

Catching up on your latest installment...

Love the pedicured toes on the waterslide!

Space Mountain sounds fun. Another reason I want to head out to Disneyland someday. But I think I'd rather have the indoor queue in the summer heat.

Selling drinks to the line is a brilliant idea, but unbelievable that the girls were willing to waste two drinks in a row!

 

[MotoWifey185]

Aloha! I am finally joining in. I just got all caught up with the first posts of your report. My DH and I just got back from Maui celebrating our anniversary as well, so this report will be fun for me to read! I love a good mix of my two favorite things... Disney and Hawaii!

There is a lot to comment on but I was laughing at the "Mama Done That" lady! It's unfortunate you had to be next to her though.

The GCH is a beautiful hotel, and it looks like you really scored a good view! It is a dream of mine to stay there one day. I actually use it as inspiration when decorating my home.

I am looking forward to reading more!

 

[natebenma]

We are leaving for the airport soon and so I'm doing a little DIS catching up while waiting.

What a great looking pool and slide. It doesn't look like it was overly crowded either. I love how you take photos going down the slide.

And a fun day at Disneyland. But why of why must people let their kids climb over everything, swing on the chains, etc? I swear if anything were to happen to one of those kids that those parents would be the first ones to sue!

I like that Space Mountain has the seat next to each other...I much prefer that to the single seats.

And I've heard great things about the Indiana attraction.

for a DIS meet.

Sorry about your return to reality, but it sounds like you had a fantastic trip!

We went to the pool 3 afternoons and it was never very crowded. We didn't have any trouble finding a lounger or two for our stuff. And I think the slide had 8-10 kids in line at a time (all kids- I may have been the only adult)

The queue chains are not jungle gyms. That is all.

Side to side is a great way to ride Space, and I'm glad it is like that there since the Matterhorn is a toboggan, ride-in-a-line attraction. IJ is fun and well-themed. Unfortunately, it is prone to breakdowns.

If you liked that DISmeet, you are going to LOVE the next one. As I mentioned, I had to rush through the get together with Bob and his family/friends because I was late for something...

Arg, I know it's not related to your report per se, but why can't cameras keep a time stamp right? Don't they know how important that is for TR's? It can't possibly be user error if it happens to all of us... right?

Hmmm, not only did the grandmother sit down... she also hauled out the stink eye.

But I have to say one of my biggest annoyances at Disney is kids playing on those chains. Obviously it's annoying, but also pretty dangerous and they could get pretty hurt. And who are they going to blame when they do?

Space in Dland is absolutely smoother than DWorld. I loved it too. A lot!

How awesome to have a DISmeet in Disneyland!!

The time stamp issue was really troublesome on this trip! We had a 3 hour time difference in California and then another change when we got to Hawaii. And even though I brought along the manual for my two Fuji cameras, it didn't cover how to change the time!!!

Guess I will have to just keep photographing the train station and Fast Passes to keep on track.

Playing and climbing on the queue dividers=Not Cool! That is quite the stink-eye from Grandma. Maybe she should have directed it back at the kids!

Space was great!

What's better than a DISmeet in DL? TWO DISmeets in the same hour! Especially when it involves DISRoyalty!

Did the pool slides close early when you were there? I have read several reports stating that they closed at 5:00 p.m. which sounded so odd to me. Even if you didn't stay at the pool long, I am sure it was a nice way to cool off and have a little down time.

The theming in the queue for Indiana Jones looks really neat. You gotta love how Disney makes even the lines for rides a nice experience. Well, except for when you get behind teenagers who drop drinks or families who are rowdy and/or rude.

Yay for a Dis Meet! It sounds like Bob's thread was a good one to subscribe too. I like fun threads like that.

Great question. We were never at the pool that late. I think I read the same in Jenseib's report (her trip was in Feb, I think). I doubt the slides close that early in the summer but it would really stink if they do!

The one advantage of watching kids and teens misbehave in line is that it makes me realize that my two are not so bad after all!

Bob's thread was fantastic. I didn't have much time to spend there, but I know a lot of friendships were formed and he really had some great info and fun questions to help everyone get excited for their trips.

Catching up on your latest installment...

Love the pedicured toes on the waterslide!

Space Mountain sounds fun. Another reason I want to head out to Disneyland someday. But I think I'd rather have the indoor queue in the summer heat.

Selling drinks to the line is a brilliant idea, but unbelievable that the girls were willing to waste two drinks in a row!

Thanks! I think this may have just been my 2nd or 3rd pedi, lifetime, but if I am going to photographing my toes, they really need to be gussied up! I was late booking my appointment for the day before we left on the trip, so I actually had to do the pedi in the morning and go back for the manicure later that afternoon. That was a pain!

The outdoor queues were weird for someone used to the summer heat and humidity in Florida. But it is just a testament that California is much cooler (no humidity) and drier, so it is not as uncomfortable. That was nice!

Aloha! I am finally joining in. I just got all caught up with the first posts of your report. My DH and I just got back from Maui celebrating our anniversary as well, so this report will be fun for me to read! I love a good mix of my two favorite things... Disney and Hawaii!

There is a lot to comment on but I was laughing at the "Mama Done That" lady! It's unfortunate you had to be next to her though.

The GCH is a beautiful hotel, and it looks like you really scored a good view! It is a dream of mine to stay there one day. I actually use it as inspiration when decorating my home.

I am looking forward to reading more!

Thank you for joining along!

We loved Maui!!! What part of the island were you on? Which anniversary?

As bad as it was being next to "Mama Done That" can you imagine what it would be like to be her children who have to listen to that all the time?

We loved the Grand Californian! Our view was so interesting, all times of day and night.

 

[teekathepony]

The pool looks lovely, I am picturing myself by it right now in fact, as i sit here shivering with my frost warning from last night...
Yikes, families like that can be annoying in any line, but when you're stopped for a bit it's even worse.
The Indiana Jones queue looks really cool. Sounds like such an amazing ride.
Yayyyy for Dismeets!!

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[eandesmom]

I forgot you used Lansky for pickup. We loved him, worth every penny! If I never had to drive on vacation that would be quite alright with me.

I am glad you got your text on the room, spoiler alert, we never did.

Seriously great view !!!!!!!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone on their balcony when I look up, I love that you used it!

Oh no, you didn't get the memo on the hidden second line on the TIki room side for Dole Whips? I see you were clued in later but bummer that you had to wait the whole time for the first get go.

That is a LOT of girls in matching dresses, must be a performance group but I wonder what? I am jealous (and seem to recall posting this on FB) that your boys wanted pool time.

I don't get the hand stamping thing either but my hand glowed for days.

CA Screaming is our favorite Disney coaster.

I would have been DONE with that Mama as well!

Wheel of Death is right but I do have a cool story about it once I ever get my DL TR started and we get to that point.

I can't believe Ben got on RsR 3x while you did ToT. ToT is actually much milder in DL according to my co-worker former Imagineer who worked on it, and I would have to agree. Very different set up. I’m glad you liked Flo’'s, I didn't care for the food at all. Maybe it was the time of day and things weren't fresh?

No Junkyard Jamboree? I love that ride!

I love that you can sit side by side on Space at DL and I swear it is less jerky.

And…I think I am caught up.

YAY FOR ME!

 

[natebenma]

The pool looks lovely, I am picturing myself by it right now in fact, as i sit here shivering with my frost warning from last night...
Yikes, families like that can be annoying in any line, but when you're stopped for a bit it's even worse.
The Indiana Jones queue looks really cool. Sounds like such an amazing ride.
Yayyyy for Dismeets!!

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The Grand Californian had a nice pool. The setting was really pretty and it wasn't crowded. My biggest gripe, which I have with many resort pools, is that it is not deep enough. I like it when pools are at least 5 feet deep in parts.

People seem to think it is ok to take a vacation from parenting when they are on vacation. It's not!

IJ is just a perfect movie to immortalize in an attraction!

I'll be writing about another DISmeet in my next update (probably tomorrow)

I forgot you used Lansky for pickup. We loved him, worth every penny! If I never had to drive on vacation that would be quite alright with me.

I am glad you got your text on the room, spoiler alert, we never did.

Seriously great view !!!!!!!!!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone on their balcony when I look up, I love that you used it!

Oh no, you didn't get the memo on the hidden second line on the TIki room side for Dole Whips? I see you were clued in later but bummer that you had to wait the whole time for the first get go.

That is a LOT of girls in matching dresses, must be a performance group but I wonder what? I am jealous (and seem to recall posting this on FB) that your boys wanted pool time.

I don't get the hand stamping thing either but my hand glowed for days.

CA Screaming is our favorite Disney coaster.

I would have been DONE with that Mama as well!

Wheel of Death is right but I do have a cool story about it once I ever get my DL TR started and we get to that point.

I can't believe Ben got on RsR 3x while you did ToT. ToT is actually much milder in DL according to my co-worker former Imagineer who worked on it, and I would have to agree. Very different set up. I’m glad you liked Flo’'s, I didn't care for the food at all. Maybe it was the time of day and things weren't fresh?

No Junkyard Jamboree? I love that ride!

I love that you can sit side by side on Space at DL and I swear it is less jerky.

And…I think I am caught up.

YAY FOR ME!

for getting caught up! Most impressive!

Yes, I found Lansky (DK Livery) to be very responsive and reliable. We would use them again. I need to go over to the DL thread and post my comments there.

ITA about driving on vacation! It could not be avoided on one leg of our journey, but for the most part we can work around having to rent a car.

See, Mark, not everybody gets the texts!

We LOVED that view!!! So many interesting things to look at. Plus. Fireworks.

That's ok about the Dole Whip. We had a nice interaction with the dad and his kid while in line. But it was nice skipping it on future visits!

The sea of girls was endless!!! I felt bad for the people who had to sew the costumes for each of the groups!

I was so excited to have some company on my pool visits. That usually doesn't happen. Even at Stormalong Bay.

CA Screamin' is awesome, and is Ben's threshold coaster. He is now saying he will do everything at Universal/IoA. Go Hulk! Can't wait to hear your Wheel of Death story (did you see people got stuck on that last week for 90 minutes). How spinny is Junkyard Jamboree? I can't do tea cups or even Astro orbitor.

I really like Space at DL and that is interesting about ToT being less intense at DL. It really is.

Thanks for reading!

 

[MotoWifey185]

Thank you for joining along!

We loved Maui!!! What part of the island were you on? Which anniversary?

As bad as it was being next to "Mama Done That" can you imagine what it would be like to be her children who have to listen to that all the time?

We loved the Grand Californian! Our view was so interesting, all times of day and night.

We stayed in Wailea! It was great, but we drove out to Kaanapali so many times I think we probably should have stayed out there instead haha! It was very nice having the beach to ourselves though... We celebrated our 2 wedding anniversary and 8 years of dating. We stayed on Oahu for our honeymoon so we decided to try a different island this time!

Oh yeah I can't imagine being around the "mama done that" lady all the time haha! Her poor kids.

 

[natebenma]

We stayed in Wailea! It was great, but we drove out to Kaanapali so many times I think we probably should have stayed out there instead haha! It was very nice having the beach to ourselves though... We celebrated our 2 wedding anniversary and 8 years of dating. We stayed on Oahu for our honeymoon so we decided to try a different island this time!

Oh yeah I can't imagine being around the "mama done that" lady all the time haha! Her poor kids.

We never made it Wailea, but I really wanted to get to that area to eat at Monkeypod!

We stayed at the Honua Kai in Kaanapali. We loved the resort and the location. The snorkeling from the resort beach was some of the best we have ever experienced!

 

[natebenma]

Almost as soon as I booked our trip to Disneyland and Hawaii in October, I contacted the unofficial DIS Ambassador to DL-
Brenda, aka emmysmommy. We have been DISfriends for a long time. We “met” on the Yacht & Beach Club FAQ thread, she has followed my trip reports and I am one of the many devoted followers of her VERY POPULAR and impressive trip reports.

We also had a request for her, for a few park maps, so we could familiarize ourselves with the parks and start planning (overplanning) for our trip. Brenda graciously and generously obliged us with maps (in about a dozen different languages, no less), some first visit buttons and a few bags of candy for the boys. The boys consumed some of it right away, but they actually saved some of it until our actual vacation!

Of course we made plans to meet. I didn’t want to meet on our first day, since I figured we would all be wiped out zombies from our cross-country trip and not at our best, so I suggested that we get together sometime on Sunday, our second day. Brenda would let us know when she was in the area.

Around 5:00, just about the time we were visiting with Bob and his clan, she let us know she was on her way.

I suggested meeting at the Partners Statue, in front of the castle because I thought the significance of this location was just perfect.









First, I will give Brenda’s wonderful recount of our meeting from her trip report:


originally posted by emmysmommy

Before I wrap this thing up I’m excited to share two awesome DISmeets!

The first was with Dee (Natebenma) who is the “hostess” of the YC/BC resort thread in addition to being a prolific TR contributor (who doesn’t love her spot on comic intros for her posts) here on the DISboards. I became familiar with Dee originally through the YC/BC resort thread in 2010 since that was the one of the first WDW resorts that Em and I stayed for our inaugural girls’ trip that year.

When Dee asked for opinions regarding her family’s summer vacation plans in her current TR I was eager to share my thoughts and vote for a West Coast trip that included Hawaii with a side of Disneyland. I’m pretty sure that my vote must have counted for something since she booked a trip that included Disneyland not too long after! Yay!! This was my opportunity to finally meet Dee face-to-face!

Our plan was to meet on Sunday July 13th at Disneyland. Exciting stuff to look forward to!

Meeting up at the Partner’s statue in the middle of Disneyland was where I officially made a new friend and met her sweet husband Mark. It was so awesome to actually meet Dee in person. The Nate and Ben part of Natemenma were elsewhere in the park. We didn’t have any plans so we chatted for a while. Anyone that knows me would be shocked I’m sure! Me chatty? It was very thoughtful of Dee to come bearing gifts for not only me but my family. Very generous!

A Partner's Statue Photo Op:

We had to have a castle photo!

For Em, she had Lisa (mickeystoontown) make an Ariel back sack. Not any back sac, but Em’s favorite Disney character. I was astounded that Dee had paid attention to this little fact when I can’t recall that I’ve shared that little known fact often. Em was thrilled for this perfect gift. Here’s a photo of it getting used during our latest WDW trip.

For my hubby Michael, she paid attention to the fact that he is a big Packer fan. Giving my hubby Packer duct tape was like giving a cat, catnip. It didn’t take him long to put it to good use. Leave it to him to mail something to Kathy (KatMark) who is a big Bears fan. I don’t think he felt any shame.

A little bundle of trouble is what this ended up being with my trouble-maker husband.

And finally, I received this really lovely Cinderella’s castle necklace. It had a silhouette of the castle with a river rock accent. It was made by a local artisan in Dee’s area. This was a great gift because…. I sported this little beauty at our Cinderella’s Royal Table dinner last week. This was so perfect for the occasion! Thank you Dee for your kindness and generosity.

Mark and the boys were cool enough to share their wife/mom for a little while so we went to Toontown and rode Roger Rabbit. That was one time that I didn’t mind a long stand-by wait since it gave us time to talk Disney, kids, and life. (Hey, you almost have DisneyKid4Life there!)

Before saying goodbye, we swapped out taking a final couple photos after meeting up with the guys. I’m not sure why I thought it was a good idea to stand in the photo with her family instead of taking one of their entire family. It’s probably because I thought they needed more photos of me in their family vacation photo album.

Dee, I’m so very glad that you took the time from your family vacation to spend a little time with me. I’m wicked happy that worked out!


Now here is my reply to her post, then I will expand a little bit on our time together.


My family and I had a great time meeting you! And of course we really appreciated the thoughtful gifts you brought.





We enjoyed all of the chocolate and other treats on our various plane rides and I opened the coffee and had some this morning. Chocolate and coffee are two sure ways to our hearts!

Here are a couple pictures of my own and from photopass.






When my family saw this picture (which I believe I requested), they said "It looks like we are auditioning a new mother"

You could do worse, boys!






As you said so eloquently, it was wicked awesome!!!




A little while after we met up with Brenda and posed for our photopass pictures, Mark offered to go off and look for the boys so Brenda and I could spend some time together. We wanted to do a ride together, but what?

We finally settled on Roger Rabbit, but much later after the fact I thought that Peter Pan might have been a nice ride to do together. We both love it, and we hadn’t been on it yet (in fact, to be honest, I had forgotten all about it!)

This was as close as I got to It’s a Small World during this trip:




We entered into Mickey’sToonTown, and I had to admit that I never made it to that land in Disney World! Sorry, Lisa!






We talked non-stop during the 30 minute wait for the ride. It was just like getting together with a long-lost friend, which in a way, it was.

Since it was Sunday evening, it was a “school night” for Brenda, so after the ride, it was time for Brenda to leave We started to walk out of Mickey’sToonTown and who did Brenda spot, but the rest of my family! I am so glad Brenda got to meet the boys for just a little bit and they had a chance to thank her for the wonderful gifts.

After a final hug and goodbye, Brenda walked off and we thought we would try an attraction we hadn’t done yet- The Monorail.


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