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12-01-2010, 12:52 PM
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YAY you made one too and I'm first in!!! I will add you to the ever expanding TR from the Halloween cruise list on my tr! I'm looking forward to reading. I have a feeling there will be great reading for all since all 4 of our paths went SO many directions!
Jonathan
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12-01-2010, 01:00 PM
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Yes- you know I HAD to write a TR...I just needed to finish my other one, first. Thanks for adding me to your list!!  I am so glad there are so many TRs going from our cruise- it is always fun to read about everyone else's experiences. 
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12-01-2010, 02:12 PM
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I am loving reading all of these. Even though I was there myself, it is great re-living it through all of you. It also gives me a chance to share in some of the stuff I might have missed doing myself!
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12-01-2010, 02:47 PM
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just skippin' around, amusing myself...
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An Afternoon Flight to BCV
We decided it would be nice to spend a day at WDW pre-cruise, just as we did the last time. But, this time, I wanted to go down on Thursday- why not? If I pulled the boys out of school right after lunch, it would not count against them as an additional absence, and we would have the advantage of getting ALL of Friday in when we were there. SO....for the first time, we were on an afternoon flight to Orlando. I have to say...this REALLY took the pressure off, I had all morning to put ther finishing touches on getting out the door, PLUS, since we didn't wake up at 5 am, we were able to go go go that night at MNSSHP until midnight when it ended.
And the airport was EMPTY, so the flight left right on time- EXCELLENT!!And....I could have a glass of wine to kick off our trip! (Even if what I really wanted was champagne, but they didn't have that on this flight)    I gave everyone VERY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS- Pee to your heart's content on the plane, get up and go to the bathroom every 5 minutes if you like...because there will be NO PEEING IN THE AIRPORT when we land! (If you don't know why this is so important, please refer back to the TR I just finished, in which my DH thought it was a good idea to hit the head on the ground rather than in the air, and we missed the DME- NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!). We had a tight schedule, and it was going to freak me out if we got closed out of the last 4 seats on the DME....fortunately, my family now lives in fear of me on these trips, and they have learned it's MUCH easier to do what I want than to have some silly opinion of their own.   The bus was waiting for us when we arrived, and Tim & Ty made a bee line for the back...where there is a kid magnet, for sure! aaahhh...the happiest show on earth on the happiest bus on earth to the happiest place on earth....  The reason behind all the rush? MNSSHP...after Cape May Cafe. Yea- I know...we should just eat at Casey's and get over it.....but...I keep reading great things about CMC, and we were going to be right there, after all...ah, well,,,I am just a sucker for a good Disney Dining review, I guess! So, within literally 5 minutes upon arriving, we had checked into BCV (I had done online checkin), handed our carryons to the bell station to deliver to our villa, and checked in at CMC, where I was given a Birthday button and we were shown immediately to our seats. Good thing nobody had to pee- I might have had to leave them behind.     Great job, Tim. That's $30.99's worth.     For those who don't know me, you should know I LOVE food porn, and I tried to take pics of all the food I could on the trip- so there will be lots more to come! I love that Tyler enjoys fruit so much!        We really enjoyed this buffet alot. There was so much to try, and everything we had was scrumptious. And our server was excellent- right on time with drinks, and refills, etc. On to dessert- in the next post!
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12-01-2010, 03:04 PM
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just skippin' around, amusing myself...
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Checking out our BCV 1 BDRM
Ah, yes- time for dessert-
     The chocolate dessert was mmmmmmmm........  But best dessert of all? The special Happy Birthday dessert- this was fantastic!!   After we paid the tab, using our TIW discount, we headed over to check out our villa- after all, we still needed to put on our costumes, and you KNOW how involved THAT can be! I was very excited to see what the kids & DH thought. BC is where we always stayed at WDW...that is, until after our 2007 trip, when we bought AKV points from DVC. We liked those so much that a year later we were buying BCV points, because I wanted to make sure we would always be able to stay at BC, our first "home" at WDW. So what did they think? They loved it! Hooray!  We had a quiet pool view, which I really did like- as well as the great, big balcony from which to look at it from (does that make sense?)-            I have to say, it would have been very, very easy to just slip on our bathing suits, go for a swim, come back and have a glass of wine, relax and go to bed. But, of course, that's not what we did. We were going to MNSSHP!! So get UP! We need to get on those costumes, everybody...it's time to Trick or Treat!! |
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12-01-2010, 04:01 PM
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Yeah!!!! Another great trip report!
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12-01-2010, 04:08 PM
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Yay! This is one TR that I wanted to see. I want to learn about a Disney cruise. Loved your Smoky Mountain pictures. Gatlinburg was a lot better 15 years ago, we've been going there since 1967!
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12-01-2010, 04:15 PM
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Pods looks like he either has A) very bad gas or B) a sudden urge to do the cha cha slide....... And Timmy? Is it true he really walks on water???? I am SOOOO ready for this TR!!!!! Rock on wit your bad self!
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12-01-2010, 04:17 PM
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I can't believe that I finally made page one
 .That food looked great & that room was one of nicest that I've seen so far.
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12-01-2010, 04:52 PM
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Mnsshp 10/28/10
So...what were our costumes....what were our costumes...well, this is a difficult question to answer. My DS13 came up with this idea after he wore "this" last year when he needed something quick- he attended his friend's Bar Mitzvah during the day and early evening, then came home, put "this" on quickly, and ran out to get candy. He declared it the best costume EVAAAARRRRRR! What is "this"?
Mustaches. We were a family with a facial hair problem. No joke. Here we are-   We walked over to the bus stop, and I have to say....I actually felt a little shy and self conscious with my newly un-mowed facial hair. On the way, we passed some night blooming jasmine- it was SCREAMING at us it smelled so strong! WOW! That is one powerful, puny flower!  Immediately, people started to comment- some about our shirts (which were made by Tarzan's Kat- she ROCKS!!), some about our hair issue- whatever the reason, I have to say, people seemed to like it. If being openly laughed at is any indication of their opinions.   YAY! We are finally in MK! Of course, the boys head straight for Space Mountain-   Where the CM's say- Hey- Are they wearing mustaches? Umm...no....we have a facial hair problem! Thanks a lot!   It was already getting close to Hallowishes time, and maybe this will help explain why we were ok getting to this wonderful party late. My kids have no desire to see a parade, or watch fireworks, or pose with any special characters at this particular moment in time. Which means....they are very, very focused on what they DO want- and that is, to ride the rides and get as much candy as they can u-haul outta that park by 12am! So...4 hours is plenty of time for that for them, and I can still see the all the festivities I want to while we're there.(well, except for a pic with Snow White and the 7 Dwarves- but even I wasn't waitin on THAT line!) As long as I go by myself. So....after I rode SM 1 time, I was off to go find a semi-respectable spot for the fireworks. I ended up in the Rose Garden. And while not the greatest and most perfect for taking pictures, well....it doesn't entirely suck either. And...I could attach my gorilla pod to the fence, which is a very good thing. So....how's about some fireworks pics?                Cont'd next post- |
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12-01-2010, 05:10 PM
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Mnsshp 10/28/10
 That is really some display- it makes me CRAZY that my kids are past it (at the moment- I have hope that one day, they'll come back...). The whole time this fireworks was going on, I was looking for my DISpal, who I had been texting with back and forth for a good part of the evening- nenner1, Jen. We were hoping to hook up either during or after the fireworks, but we just couldn't seem to find each other! Oh well...I knew I would be meeting her on Saturday, her family was also on our cruise. But I really, REALLY wanted to meet her- we have been chatting on here for a couple of years, and I KNEW we were going to get along really well. But crazy crowds all in the hub at once made it impossible for us to find each other, so....I moved on. But first, I stopped for a few hub pics- and even with Jen saying she was RIGHT THERE talking to Janice from our thread, I couldn't find them at all!   I was also texting back and forth with Pods, and went to meet him in Fronteirland. But by the time I arrived, they were on Splash Mountain- and they were NOT coming OFF! I think EVER!! There was no line, so they just got back on to ride again. I, however, decided to go line up on the curb- it was parade time!                   To be continued..... |
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12-01-2010, 05:11 PM
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well that explains the facial hair......i loved the fu manchu on timmy. He was rocking it well and yes those were the best costumes evahhhhh!
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12-01-2010, 06:06 PM
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I must've been distracted by the Cafe Press Logo Thong talk!
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Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!!
 That's all I have to say now, I haven't read yet!!!!! Back with comments later!
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12-01-2010, 06:48 PM
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I must've been distracted by the Cafe Press Logo Thong talk!
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) We got stuck pretty much dead center in the hub and we must have straight up passed you, cause as soon as we could move we went straight to the rose garden. It did take a few minutes to get over there though. And no 'staches in sight. LOL!  What a shame, we would have had a blast together!!! BCV is gorgeous and CMC looks really good too. We always look in there on our way to B&C and it has never excited us much, but looking at that fantastic food pr0n, I might have changed my mind! Yum! What a fantastic start, you've been busy girl! More please!
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