You can take the girl out of Disney, BUT………

[mickeystoontown]

So it's over already? But, you just got there. Seriously, It sound like you guys had a great trip. It's been years since we've been to Universal Studios but I know what you mean about now geting that "feeling". At Disney the "feeling" just overtakes you.

[Poolrat]

Always a great trip and report but so sad to come home. You will be back and that just makes you happy again.


Glad you got a little Dinsey in your US and IoA trip. Need to make it back there some time to take in the newset stuff.

Thanks for sharing.

[Beth D]

Great TR! But it's only July! You need to keep this one going until it's time to start the next one! LOL What else will i read?

[dizneeat]

It's over already?
No good!!!

Thanks for writing your report, Jen and thanks for all the pics posted. It really made me realize that it will be time for us to return to UO in the near future. We were last three years ago and a lot of things have changed.

Can't wait for your November trip report though!

[Wicket's Mom]

I had a great time traveling along with your TR. Someday DH & I will have to check out Universal. Would love to see the Harry Potter stuff!

I do have your new TR to look forward to this fall! See ya around FB!

[Caretames1]

That's it? You're done! Seems like you just were getting started.


I'm willing to try US someday, maybe in a few years if we take the other niece to WDW in or around 2014-15. I think I'd love to see all the fun things like Simpsons and MIB.
Thanks for taking us along on your trip!

I'm a bear if I haven't eaten either, blood sugar gets low= Watch Out!

I love listening to people in any lines, what some talk about is hilarious!

John used to have anxiety like that. He's been good for a while, but he freaked out on our first trip to WDW. We were coming back to POR at night and he couldn't remember which bus stop to get off on. I told him which one, but he didn't believe me and he was ready to bolt off the bus at any stop. I told him that he could but we wouldn't , and he breathed through it. Which brings to mind this question...Why don't men listen to us??

Stuck on a plane.....he and I both would have had issues.


Claire sure does look sad, but soon she'll have smiles all around!

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by mickeystoontown

So it's over already? But, you just got there. Seriously, It sound like you guys had a great trip. It's been years since we've been to Universal Studios but I know what you mean about now geting that "feeling". At Disney the "feeling" just overtakes you.

It was a short trip...monday night to Friday afternoon. But it was fun and really took that edge off the "I need to get away feeling"

Originally Posted by Poolrat

Always a great trip and report but so sad to come home. You will be back and that just makes you happy again.


Glad you got a little Dinsey in your US and IoA trip. Need to make it back there some time to take in the newset stuff.

Thanks for sharing.

it was fun...different than our norm, but I really had a good time. Adding bits of Disney was nice for me. I can't wait for the next trip. it's so close yet so far away!

Originally Posted by Beth D

Great TR! But it's only July! You need to keep this one going until it's time to start the next one! LOL What else will i read?

I know. I am still writing my PTR...even though there isn't a lot going on right now with that either. I am "hoping" for another trip this fall (hopefully in Sept sometime). Still waiting on some details. It's not in my hands, so until I get some offical word (and not from Skip either, believe it or not) I just have to keep waiting and hoping it happens. I thinkg the "Tiki Gods" know I want to do this, so are delaying it as much as possible...trying to take Skips place I guess.

Originally Posted by dizneeat

It's over already?
No good!!!

Thanks for writing your report, Jen and thanks for all the pics posted. It really made me realize that it will be time for us to return to UO in the near future. We were last three years ago and a lot of things have changed.

Can't wait for your November trip report though!

I have to say it's nice to be done with this report and have a breather for awhile. I can't post like the machine you are, working on month long trips all year long. You go girl!

Universal was great and I do hope for another trip there in the future.

We went away tractor pulling yesterday I came home to 200 Plus new emails....What the hecK? How could so many post on a Friday.

Most are facebook notifications, but today was another hectic day and I really have barely touched looking at any of them. I guess I have something to do for tomorow.....oh wait..birthday party then. Well I guess next week wil lbe when I start catching up.

Originally Posted by Wicket's Mom

I had a great time traveling along with your TR. Someday DH & I will have to check out Universal. Would love to see the Harry Potter stuff!

I do have your new TR to look forward to this fall! See ya around FB!

I am so glad you followed along. And before you know it, your trip wil lbe here too!

Do try and get over there one of these years. It was really fun to experience some new things.

Originally Posted by Caretames1

That's it? You're done! Seems like you just were getting started.


I'm willing to try US someday, maybe in a few years if we take the other niece to WDW in or around 2014-15. I think I'd love to see all the fun things like Simpsons and MIB.
Thanks for taking us along on your trip!

I'm a bear if I haven't eaten either, blood sugar gets low= Watch Out!

I love listening to people in any lines, what some talk about is hilarious!

John used to have anxiety like that. He's been good for a while, but he freaked out on our first trip to WDW. We were coming back to POR at night and he couldn't remember which bus stop to get off on. I told him which one, but he didn't believe me and he was ready to bolt off the bus at any stop. I told him that he could but we wouldn't , and he breathed through it. Which brings to mind this question...Why don't men listen to us??

Stuck on a plane.....he and I both would have had issues.


Claire sure does look sad, but soon she'll have smiles all around!

It seems like I took forever on such a short trip...but I did take a lot of pictures.

I had a little anxiety last night too. We went tractor pulling and we came home late last night. Really late, and it was a little over 2 1/2 hours to get home. I just kept having that feeling off and on about being stuck in the truck. I kept trying to move my miond to other things. Its such an awful feeling. Being so late and my mind so foggy that it was really hard to think the happy thoughts. And fianlly I dozed off for a short time, only to pull up to a sote for a potty break for Skip. And of course us girls had to make sure to go as we had a good 1 1/2 hours before we could go again and we found that nothing was open in most of the small towns we went through.

Skip went back today, but Claire and I stayed home. We did some stuff with my Mom, sister and nieces. Then a nap, since we got home around 2:15 AM last night.

Skip wants my pictures edited...well he wil lhave to wait. he thought they would be done by 9 AM this morning...um nope!

[mom2rtk]

Man Jen..... that could have been our family in your car on the way back to the airport! LOL! I did enjoy Skip's comment to the BK folks. I like his style!

I do think it was cool that you got in the car and had to ask where he was going........ then ended up spur of the moment back at Universal. I always know where we're going each day so many months in advance, the odds of that happening are pretty low.

If I didn't say so, the photos of MSEP were quite wonderful. You do a great job with those. And they are very sharp. What lens were you using? I really loved the shot of Claire and the mouse. And I can't believe how empty it was along the parade route!

I love our long Disney trips, but some of our one day stops at Disney have been tons of fun too. You really can pack a ton of fun into even just one day there. You know.... as long as it's the Magic Kingdom!

I guess the consolation prize for this being over is that we have your next TR to look forward to!

Thanks again for taking us all along with you!

[Metro West]

Originally Posted by jenseib

I took a picture of this while we drove. It was a neat building, but kind of not near anything else.

That building is called the "I-4 eyesore" due to the fact that it's been under construction for more than ten years and as you know...still isn't finished! It's owned by a religious broadcasting company called SuperChannel. No one knows if the building will ever be completed. Here's an article from 2010 about it if you are interested:

http://westorlandonews.com/2010/10/0...or-i-4-eyesore

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by mom2rtk

Man Jen..... that could have been our family in your car on the way back to the airport! LOL! I did enjoy Skip's comment to the BK folks. I like his style!

I do think it was cool that you got in the car and had to ask where he was going........ then ended up spur of the moment back at Universal. I always know where we're going each day so many months in advance, the odds of that happening are pretty low.

If I didn't say so, the photos of MSEP were quite wonderful. You do a great job with those. And they are very sharp. What lens were you using? I really loved the shot of Claire and the mouse. And I can't believe how empty it was along the parade route!

I love our long Disney trips, but some of our one day stops at Disney have been tons of fun too. You really can pack a ton of fun into even just one day there. You know.... as long as it's the Magic Kingdom!

I guess the consolation prize for this being over is that we have your next TR to look forward to!

Thanks again for taking us all along with you!

Gosh I have to look, but the lens was a kit lens actually. It was like and 18 to something mm. Tells you a lot doesn't it?
I am actually having troubles with 2 of my other lenses. One kind of stick when I turn it to zoom. And it seems to have lost it's sharpenss. I knwo I should take it in...but I'll put it off forever because there isn't a close camera store near here. The other has had a problem from day one and it goes all whacky like it can't focus after using it. I can sometimes use it for about 3 days with no issue and sometimes only an hour. It seems to act up when I want an important picture.


Our 1 day at Mk was fun. But it was fun to be a bit more relaxed this trip too and just do some spur of the moment things.

I am ready for the nexttrip...but so many things going on before then.

Originally Posted by Metro West

That building is called the "I-4 eyesore" due to the fact that it's been under construction for more than ten years and as you know...still isn't finished! It's owned by a religious broadcasting company called SuperChannel. No one knows if the building will ever be completed. Here's an article from 2010 about it if you are interested:

http://westorlandonews.com/2010/10/0...or-i-4-eyesore

Thanks for that info. I'll have t ogo and read that.

[annmarieda]

I have had good experiences at Pecos Bills... and have read good things about it. However, in December the burgers both ds and I got were pretty gross. I am not sure what happened. Your review though tells me that I should not swear them off.

Awe.. you gotta love the Tiki room (new/old version) it is so classic Disney. It reminds me of some of the things I saw on Sunday nights that aired on the Wonderful World of Disney. I am not sure exactly how it does... but something about the music maybe? I do realize though it isn't for everyone. That is the beauty of WDW... there is something for everyone!

That is too funny about the dole whip. I LOVE them.. the floats that is. I am not sure if it better in the heat. Sharing has been a must when it is cold...but when it is hot, I want a whole one to myself!!!

I love your Splash Mountain photos!

I bet that couple had no idea what the fast passes were. I think it is that type of person who leaves disney and thinks "never again" They don't get the most out of their vacation... and think that Disney is just lines...crowds...etc. Makes me sad for them.

This is such a cute picture!!!


Oh, sad day!!! I didn't realize your departure day was so near. At least you got to go back to US for a bit.

I love Claire's suitcase. I am pretty sure you mentioned before, but remind me... where did you get it?

Thanks for writing this TR! It was fun to get a glimpse at something I dont do. Dont' get me wrong...I LOVE WDW and am always thinking of how to get back, but I want to go other places...do more things.

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by annmarieda

I have had good experiences at Pecos Bills... and have read good things about it. However, in December the burgers both ds and I got were pretty gross. I am not sure what happened. Your review though tells me that I should not swear them off.

Awe.. you gotta love the Tiki room (new/old version) it is so classic Disney. It reminds me of some of the things I saw on Sunday nights that aired on the Wonderful World of Disney. I am not sure exactly how it does... but something about the music maybe? I do realize though it isn't for everyone. That is the beauty of WDW... there is something for everyone!

That is too funny about the dole whip. I LOVE them.. the floats that is. I am not sure if it better in the heat. Sharing has been a must when it is cold...but when it is hot, I want a whole one to myself!!!

I love your Splash Mountain photos!

I bet that couple had no idea what the fast passes were. I think it is that type of person who leaves disney and thinks "never again" They don't get the most out of their vacation... and think that Disney is just lines...crowds...etc. Makes me sad for them.

This is such a cute picture!!!


Oh, sad day!!! I didn't realize your departure day was so near. At least you got to go back to US for a bit.

I love Claire's suitcase. I am pretty sure you mentioned before, but remind me... where did you get it?

Thanks for writing this TR! It was fun to get a glimpse at something I dont do. Dont' get me wrong...I LOVE WDW and am always thinking of how to get back, but I want to go other places...do more things.

Thanks for reading along. I got that suitcase at the Yacht Club gift shop last summer. It was $50. Way more than I wanted to spend, but I had to have it to get all my things home and all the other options were $100 or more, so I guess this was a bargain!

It sometimes amazes me how little research people do for trips. One year I told my parents over and over to get fastpasses when they could (they had gone with my youngest sister that year) and they didn't get them till the last day because they had thought you had to pay for them, and only realized they didn't that day because I had called and asked if they were using any when they said lines were long.

[petals]

great trip report. Can't wait for the next one

[DonnaBoo]

Jennifer
I absolutely loved your trip report. You have a great writing style. I felt I was right there with you. Your pictures are amazing and have really helped me in planning my own trip to Universal and Disney.

It's our 5th time to the World but our 1st time to the dark side. So, we are really excited about Universal. Your trip report actually got me more excited about going. Your family looked like they enjoyed it a lot.

So, now I'm trying to find your pretrip report for your next upcoming vacation. I must have missed the link somewhere. Could you point me in the right direction? Thanks

[annmarieda]

Originally Posted by jenseib

Thanks for reading along. I got that suitcase at the Yacht Club gift shop last summer. It was $50. Way more than I wanted to spend, but I had to have it to get all my things home and all the other options were $100 or more, so I guess this was a bargain!

It sometimes amazes me how little research people do for trips. One year I told my parents over and over to get fastpasses when they could (they had gone with my youngest sister that year) and they didn't get them till the last day because they had thought you had to pay for them, and only realized they didn't that day because I had called and asked if they were using any when they said lines were long.

Ya know... way back, I think I had that same thought. You must have to pay for them. I mean... if you didn't why wouldn't everyone get fast passes? Didn't take me an entire trip to figure it out... but yes, that first trip.. it was a book, and then go. I did little to no planning. I don't think I even looked at a park map prior to goin.