November 2012 Trip planners #4~almost Disney time! Everyone welcome!

[dillydilly]

Originally Posted by nmills

Well today is the day! We leave at 1 for the airport, and of course my DH is not packed at all yet. I hope everyone has a very happy thanksgiving tomorrow!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Wishing you a magical trip!

[mommyof3princess27]

Cant wait!!! 4 days and only 1.5 hours of work left til im on a 12 day vacation!!!!

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[jcieutat]

2 days folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Putting up the Christmas decorations tonight, eating a huge Thanksgiving meal with the family tomorrow, and then waking up Friday morning and flying to DISNEYWORLD!!!!!!!! I just hope we remember to put the elf on the shelf out tomorrow night (just joking as we will not forget)..

[uscgmouse]

We are in FL now! Disney on Monday. The weather is amazing! 74 today and all sun!

[bartleyosu]

Wonderful day at Magic Kingdom. Ate lunch at be our guest, it was beautiful. 4 of us, got steak sandwiches, ham, and pork, french onion soup, potato soup, chocolate cream puff. All was good but steak was just OK. Got brew at Gaston, too sweet for me, but got Belle cup. Saw under the sea, great. Lots of people, but waits were OK if using fast passes. Left at seven, ascooled off and DD and Dm done. Tomorrow we move into royal rooms, and do Fastasmic lunch at MM. Warm during day and cool at night.

[disney mom of 6]

Just wanted to say Have a Great Thanksgiving tomorrow everyone!!!!!! I made all my pies, got the stuffing ready and made a casserole. I can't wait for tomorrow. Family will be here and it will be a wonderful time.

Originally Posted by mrsap

Thanks! Enjoy decorating your tree!!!

Quick update: DS was a little better today. Fever went away! guess antibiotic is really helping!
We were able to go to Downtown Disney for a couple hours which the kids enjoyed. My DS is allergic to eggs and peanuts, so he truly enjoyed his cupcake at Baby Cakes! Went to the main Disney store where he freaked out when he saw all the Mickey stuff! It was really cute! DD enjoyed the train and carousel. We were going to have dinner at T-Rex until the dinosaur when you first walked it came pretty far down and scared the crap out of DD. needless to say, she just wanted to high tail it out of there!! Tomorrow is breakfast at Chef Mickeys! It's a surprise so I can't wait to see how the kids react! Hope they enjoy it and aren't afraid!! Lol Hope you all have a good night!!

We had fun decorating. I love they way little ones want to put all of the ornaments on one branch at the bottom of the tree. When I saw my dd3 doing this it reminded me that dd2 had done the same thing. She had about 8on one branch she just kept pushing them back. My mom told me she would let us decorate however and then when we went to bed she would redecorate. Ha Ha!

So glad your little one is better and the fever is gone. Have a blast at Chef Mickey's. We are eating dinner there on Monday!

Originally Posted by peachygreen

Monday we went to Epcot. It was cold all day Monday. It never managed to get out of the 50's even though the forecast was 74. We did Future World from RD to about 2. We did the Seas, Land, and Imagination pavillions as well as Spaceship Earth. Then we went to downtown Disney for Dinner.

Yesterday we went to AK. It was a perfect day. We were there from 7:45 to 5. We saw all the shows, rode all the rides, had lunch at Tusker House, looked at the animals, met a couple characters and saw the parade. The only things we skipped were the train and Flights of wonder. It warmed up nicely yesterday and was a beautiful day. The paths felt crowded at times, but the longest we waited for anything all day was 10 minutes.

Sounds like you are having a great time. Don't tell my DH about temps being in the 50's. Ha Ha! I have so many different outfits packed its crazy.

Originally Posted by nmills

Well today is the day! We leave at 1 for the airport, and of course my DH is not packed at all yet. I hope everyone has a very happy thanksgiving tomorrow!

Have a blast!

Originally Posted by KSBelle77

Well after being hom 2 weeks I just paid off our next trip in 48 day!!!
Walt Disney World Marathon here we come!!!!
What did I get myself into

Lucky you!

Originally Posted by mommyof3princess27

Cant wait!!! 4 days and only 1.5 hours of work left til im on a 12 day vacation!!!!

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12 days of vacation sounds wonderful!

Originally Posted by jcieutat

2 days folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Putting up the Christmas decorations tonight, eating a huge Thanksgiving meal with the family tomorrow, and then waking up Friday morning and flying to DISNEYWORLD!!!!!!!! I just hope we remember to put the elf on the shelf out tomorrow night (just joking as we will not forget)..

Have fun!

Originally Posted by bartleyosu

Wonderful day at Magic Kingdom. Ate lunch at be our guest, it was beautiful. 4 of us, got steak sandwiches, ham, and pork, french onion soup, potato soup, chocolate cream puff. All was good but steak was just OK. Got brew at Gaston, too sweet for me, but got Belle cup. Saw under the sea, great. Lots of people, but waits were OK if using fast passes. Left at seven, ascooled off and DD and Dm done. Tomorrow we move into royal rooms, and do Fastasmic lunch at MM. Warm during day and cool at night.

Sounds like a great day!

[squirrel4569]

Quick catch up from our trip since we've been busy!

Sorry to hear so many have had sick kiddos. I know that is never part of the plan.

Our first day at MK was pretty awesome. DD2 got done up at BBB as Belle and was completely adorable. After that we had lunch at BOG, which was awesome. Then we did Enchanted Tales with Belle and I was one of the knights, DD1 was the Beast and DD2 was silverware. DD2 stole the show when she got to meet Belle. Not a dry eye in the house during that it was so cute.

We have a lot more to do since we pretty much only did Fantasyland while we were there. Going back tomorrow for more.

Tuesday we did DHS. DD1 got to ride ToT with me twice and she loved it. We did TSM, met P & F and took a gazillion pictures of the Osborne lights.

Today was AK. Took it slow and spent most of the day in Dinoland but DD1 did get to ride Everest twice with me.

We had a mishap at DHS. I got to the car to leave and my key fob to start my car had fallen off of my keyring! I panicked but thankfully someone had turned it into Guest Services and I was able to get back to the resort without a problem. Scary stuff though.

All in all it's a good time. The kids are fighting over the stroller of all things. DD1 (7) wants to ride in it and DD2 (4) only wants to ride in it so DD1 doesn't. Other than that its going well.

Off to O'Hana breakfast then MK again!

[mickeye]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Three days to go and I will be in WDW! Can't wait to see it for the first time at Christmas! Everyone else who is going after Turkey day: Have A Wonderful Trip!

[aroundtheriverbend]

Happy thanksgiving everyone!!!

[bartleyosu]

Checked into royal room at riverside, beautiful!

[dfin]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY DIS FRIENDS
We leave tomorrow, its finally here.

[peachygreen]

THe weather has nicely warmed back up and is sunny and in the mid to upper 70's now. It feels beautiful outside now.

Tuesday we had a perfect day at Animal Kingdom. We rode everything at least once except the train and saw all the shows except the Flights of Wonder. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time.

Yesterday we had a Magical day at the Magic Kingdom. I love New Fantasyland. It is just beautiful. It was agreat day capped off by dinner at the Castle. We enjoyed pretty much everything in Fantasyland, new Fantasyland (except for Be Our Guest), Storybook CIrcus and Tomorrowland. Tomorrow we go back and plan to focus on Frontierland and Adventureland. We couldn't have asked for a better day at the Magic Kindom yesterday.


IMG_6883 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Happy Thanksgiving all. Today we are taking a quiet day at the resort. We plan to go look at some Christmas Decorations later and will have dinner tonight at Chef Mickey's.

[disneychic2]

Originally Posted by mommyof3princess27

Oh no! Hope ur DD's are all ok! Hope everyone has a nice holiday. We leave sunday so that means Smileybug leaves Friday. I miss that girl! Lol

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Down to one day for you now. I know you're beyond excited. I hope everything exceeds your expectations! Thank you for taking such good care of us on this thread and all the work you've done! Awesome! Have a magical trip!

Originally Posted by aroundtheriverbend

We're 4 days too! Sorry about the kids, but glad you got it checked out, hopefully we beat all these nasty germs ASAP.....

Yeah, I'm trying to figure out how to do the "refrigeration shuffle" too.

Now down to one day if my calculations are correct. Have a fantastic trip!

Originally Posted by dillydilly

Today we are 6 days out. Right about now next week we should be leaving MK and going back to POP to get ready for our dd's birthday dinner at California Grill. Does anyone else play 'What will I be doing at this time on my trip next week'?

I do! I was just doing that yesterday. Then when we get back I play it the other way...this time last week we were...much sadder version!

Originally Posted by Cumbley

Just a quick update as promised, we ate at BOG this evening and I loved it! The theming is beautiful and I really enjoyed the food. Me & DH both had the French onion soup to start which was gorgeous. DH had the steak and I had the Cornish Hen followed by the lemon meringue cup cake. Both kids had grilled chicken breast which they did with 'pommes frites' as DD couldn't have the pasta. Beast did a walk through the restaurant twice while we were there then we could go to the study for a picture. So glad we managed to eat there it really made our last night, we fly home tomorrow😒.

So glad to hear about BOG. Can't wait to try it out on the 28th! Hope your flight home was good. Thanks so much for updating us. It's so fun to hear from people while they are actually there!

Originally Posted by Tulles

We got back late Sunday night after an amazing 10 days. Still getting unpacked and settled and catching up on laundry.

Only bummer is we think we left DS's stuffed Perry at the hotel. Of course it was the one thing he bought with his own money. I'll go through all our stuff tomorrow in hopes of finding it. If not does anyone know if the hotel found it if I can get shipped home?

If the maid found it, they will probably be able to get it back to you. The problem with calling the resort is, you're not really calling the resort, but a call center and they would have no way to help with that. And they don't identify themselves as a call center, but pretend to be at the front desk. Hope you can get it back!

Originally Posted by mrsap

Thanks! Enjoy decorating your tree!!!

Quick update: DS was a little better today. Fever went away! guess antibiotic is really helping!
We were able to go to Downtown Disney for a couple hours which the kids enjoyed. My DS is allergic to eggs and peanuts, so he truly enjoyed his cupcake at Baby Cakes! Went to the main Disney store where he freaked out when he saw all the Mickey stuff! It was really cute! DD enjoyed the train and carousel. We were going to have dinner at T-Rex until the dinosaur when you first walked it came pretty far down and scared the crap out of DD. needless to say, she just wanted to high tail it out of there!! Tomorrow is breakfast at Chef Mickeys! It's a surprise so I can't wait to see how the kids react! Hope they enjoy it and aren't afraid!! Lol Hope you all have a good night!!

So glad to hear he's getting better! Sounds like the rest of your trip will be fantastic! I hope so! Hope they enjoyed their surprise at Chef Mickey's!

Originally Posted by peachygreen

Monday we went to Epcot. It was cold all day Monday. It never managed to get out of the 50's even though the forecast was 74. We did Future World from RD to about 2. We did the Seas, Land, and Imagination pavillions as well as Spaceship Earth. Then we went to downtown Disney for Dinner.

Yesterday we went to AK. It was a perfect day. We were there from 7:45 to 5. We saw all the shows, rode all the rides, had lunch at Tusker House, looked at the animals, met a couple characters and saw the parade. The only things we skipped were the train and Flights of wonder. It warmed up nicely yesterday and was a beautiful day. The paths felt crowded at times, but the longest we waited for anything all day was 10 minutes.

Wow! Sounds like you're having a great time! Glad the weather is pretty good and the wait times are manageable. Thanks for the updates!

Originally Posted by KSBelle77

Well after being hom 2 weeks I just paid off our next trip in 48 day!!!
Walt Disney World Marathon here we come!!!!
What did I get myself into

Originally Posted by bartleyosu

Wonderful day at Magic Kingdom. Ate lunch at be our guest, it was beautiful. 4 of us, got steak sandwiches, ham, and pork, french onion soup, potato soup, chocolate cream puff. All was good but steak was just OK. Got brew at Gaston, too sweet for me, but got Belle cup. Saw under the sea, great. Lots of people, but waits were OK if using fast passes. Left at seven, ascooled off and DD and Dm done. Tomorrow we move into royal rooms, and do Fastasmic lunch at MM. Warm during day and cool at night.

Sounds like so much fun!!!!

Originally Posted by squirrel4569

Quick catch up from our trip since we've been busy!

Sorry to hear so many have had sick kiddos. I know that is never part of the plan.

Our first day at MK was pretty awesome. DD2 got done up at BBB as Belle and was completely adorable. After that we had lunch at BOG, which was awesome. Then we did Enchanted Tales with Belle and I was one of the knights, DD1 was the Beast and DD2 was silverware. DD2 stole the show when she got to meet Belle. Not a dry eye in the house during that it was so cute.

We have a lot more to do since we pretty much only did Fantasyland while we were there. Going back tomorrow for more.

Tuesday we did DHS. DD1 got to ride ToT with me twice and she loved it. We did TSM, met P & F and took a gazillion pictures of the Osborne lights.

Today was AK. Took it slow and spent most of the day in Dinoland but DD1 did get to ride Everest twice with me.

We had a mishap at DHS. I got to the car to leave and my key fob to start my car had fallen off of my keyring! I panicked but thankfully someone had turned it into Guest Services and I was able to get back to the resort without a problem. Scary stuff though.

All in all it's a good time. The kids are fighting over the stroller of all things. DD1 (7) wants to ride in it and DD2 (4) only wants to ride in it so DD1 doesn't. Other than that its going well.

Off to O'Hana breakfast then MK again!

Wow! Sounds like you're having a blast! So neat that your DD can ride the big rides with you. Nice bonding experience. Lol that she wants to ride in the stroller. It does get so tiring!! And the little one's response is sooo typical! So glad someone turned in your key fob! Another bit of pixie dust. And it is so neat that you all got to participate in the Enchanted Tales. Hope your DW got some video of it. Thanks for the update!

Originally Posted by mickeye

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Three days to go and I will be in WDW! Can't wait to see it for the first time at Christmas! Everyone else who is going after Turkey day: Have A Wonderful Trip!

You as well! Hope it is magical!

Originally Posted by peachygreen

THe weather has nicely warmed back up and is sunny and in the mid to upper 70's now. It feels beautiful outside now.

Tuesday we had a perfect day at Animal Kingdom. We rode everything at least once except the train and saw all the shows except the Flights of Wonder. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time.

Yesterday we had a Magical day at the Magic Kingdom. I love New Fantasyland. It is just beautiful. It was agreat day capped off by dinner at the Castle. We enjoyed pretty much everything in Fantasyland, new Fantasyland (except for Be Our Guest), Storybook CIrcus and Tomorrowland. Tomorrow we go back and plan to focus on Frontierland and Adventureland. We couldn't have asked for a better day at the Magic Kindom yesterday.


IMG_6883 by peachygreen2010, on Flickr

Happy Thanksgiving all. Today we are taking a quiet day at the resort. We plan to go look at some Christmas Decorations later and will have dinner tonight at Chef Mickey's.

The girls are adorable in their dresses and Mom looks pretty happy! That's always a good sign.

[disneychic2]

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It was so nice to have 2 of our 4 kids here along with their families. So much laughter and fun! Our Son and his wife will be here until Sunday and our daughter and her family are leaving tomorrow morning.

The house has been decorated for Christmas since last Saturday. The Grandkids really enjoyed having them out. DH is putting the tree up on Sunday and I will probably decorate it Monday. I've gotten all the Christmas cards made and will address them on Sunday while watching Christmas movies. I will pack in earnest on Monday or Tuesday. I have a dental appt, an eye exam and a massage before we go. We're traveling 2 1/2 hours to stay overnight near the airport we're flying out of. We can leave our car there and they'll shuttle us to the airport so we don't have to pay for parking. The funny thing is, we live 5 minutes from an airport, but the flights were $300 cheaper going to Columbus and they are both non-stop, so well worth it! I'm getting so excited!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

ETA: I forgot to comment about the kids decorating the tree with lots of ornaments on one branch. That is so adorable. Our DGD, who wasn't quite 3, did the same thing. I left them just as she placed them and after she went back home to Virginia, I would look at those lower branches and just smile. She kissed each ornament before placing them on the tree too, which was precious. I have to say when mine were little I did as your mother did and rearranged after they went to bed. Now I wish I had left them just as they placed them! Funny how we mellow as we age.

[MichaelAaronsmom09]

Our last day in Disney world! =(

My son had an amazing time. Everyone is so nice here. When we arrived to check-in, they had greeted him with a stuffed donald duck, autograph book, and a big pen for his birthday. That itself had made his day. As for the weather, it did start out horrible. We all ended up getting sick! But now its warming up. Overall, everything was great. We'll be back again once this baby in my tummy turns 2! =)

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