This is the dawning of the rest of our lives... AT DISNEY WORLD!!!! COMPLETED 1/6!!!!

[PlutosRHM55]

To hoping 2013 is a wonderful year and brings many more magical moments (and Disney trips)!

[__disneygirl]

Originally Posted by PlutosRHM55

To hoping 2013 is a wonderful year and brings many more magical moments (and Disney trips)!

Eee thanks Timmy! I love it! Hunchback is so underrated <3

[__disneygirl]

DECEMBER 14, 2011
Day 10, Part 3 In Which The Mouse Will Always Be There To Welcome You Home

Let's review, shall we? So far on our last day I had been to Hollywood, Disney's Boardwalk, Epcot, and now MK. That's gotta be some last day record or something.

I'm so mad. I took so many pictures. I have hardly any of them to show you. BUT I mean, it's your standard MK stuff. So you know, just google "Magic Kingdom" if you aren't familiar with what we're dealing with here.

After taking a spin on the WDW Railroad, I went in front of the castle to get a spot for the next Dream Along With Mickey show.

I took out my Oreo Bon Bon Cupcake while I was waiting and chowed down. I don't have the pictures, but I've decided to steal them from another website (http://onecurlyfryinaboxoftheregular...-disney-world/) because food pictures are important!!!





So... this cupcake looks better than it tasted. It wasn't the best. But I mean, I was still sitting in front of the Cinderella Castle eating a cupcake, so it was pretty damn good. But I was kinda disappointed by it. Definitely pales in comparison to other Disney cupcakes, especially everything at Starring Rolls.


This was my view while I ate, so yeah. I wasn't complaining. I put most of it back in my bag though, so I could eat it on the plane.

Ok so, Dream Along With Mickey. I had never actually sat/stood still and watched this whole show before, so I wanted to be sure and do that before we left.



OH MY GOD. It's only the cutest thing that has ever existed in the world. Seriously, puppies and kittens need to watch this show as a tutorial on how to raise their cuteness factor.

I'm not gonna explain the whole story just in case you haven't seen it, but it's SO SO SO SO precious. When Mickey says, "Minnie, you've always been a Princess to me!" I just melt. Oh Disney. OH DISNEY!!!!

After this, I was all teary and emotional. It was definitely time to eat.

(Again).

I went over to the right side of the castle so I could go to Cosmic Ray's. I got the chicken nuggets and fries. Simple, but one of my favorite things to eat EVER. If I didn't have this meal once per trip (specifically at Magic Kingdom, for some reason), I would feel off. I mean, I know there are so many delicious things to eat at WDW, but the basic chicken & fries just does it for me.

I took my food outside to find a spot for the parade, which was a bit harder than usual. I eventually found a nice spot near the train station, but I usually like to be near the hub, so it was quite the search! I ALWAYS find a spot though. I've definitely learned a few tricks after all these years.

The parade was taking really long to come up Main Street, and I realized I was probably going to have to leave before it ended in order to make it in time for our Magical Express bus pick up time. It was the 11th hour of this amazing Disney Christmas trip, and unfortunately, the parade had to be cut a bit short for me that day.

It was okay, I was on my 10th day, and I had seen the parade before. But every time you're leaving you just wish you had time for one more attraction, Mickey bar or character greeting. So having to slowly walk out while trying to catch a glimpse of the last parade floats definitely wasn't the most fun moment for me. Sigh.

Here are just a few photos I snapped before leaving:


Goofy all up in mah biz.


Woody: Everyone's favorite deputy.... but also a rockin' dancer. I can tell you this for a fact as I have taken part in one of his exclusive dance parties at MNSSHP. But that is a story for "I'M STUCK IN DISNEY!", so let's move on.


My heart!!


Bye Bye, Mickey and Minnie. See ya real soon.


I'm glad I have this picture to show you guys, cause it was the very last picture taken in Disney for 2011! Oh, Aladdin.

I cried as I made my way out of the MK, catching the last glimpses of the parade as I headed out. I remember hearing the music on my walk to the bus stop. I hate those last steps out of a park. It's not easy. Some may compare it to the whole "dead man walking" thing, and these people are making an outrageous claim.

Cause it's way worse.

The great thing though is that Disney will always be there for you. Family, friends, your school, your job, your life will let you down. Disney will always be there. Mickey Mouse will never not greet you with a smile and a gigantic hug. He doesn't have it in him to not be this way. He's perfect all the time. He will never, ever, ever, EVER disappoint you. And no matter how much Disney is constantly changing, and no matter what company they partner up with or what beloved attraction they alter, Disney is still DISNEY. That magic feeling will never cease. At least, I can't see a day in which I don't feel that indescribable thing that keeps my heart ticking when it wants to give up. It is my personal example of real magic, and it's one of the strongest things I've ever experienced. It is one of the rare things in my life that I know will be there until the very day I die.

Up next: The really really end.

[__disneygirl]

DECEMBER 14, 2011
Day 10, Part 4 In Which... Let's Not Talk About What Happened Next

So, you know the rest. I cried. Took the bus back to Pop. Cried. Met up with my mom. Cried. ETC. I actually don't even remember any of this, I think I blacked it out. It is traumatizing leaving Disney, so this is no surprise.

ACTUALLY, I do remember one thing. I made one last visit to Everything Pop, so I could buy Mickeyroni & Cheese, which is a tradition of mine. I always buy this and have it for my day after Disney dinner. Look, leaving Disney is the worst, I need my comfort food. And I need it to be Mickey shaped. I was not happy to find that it costs $7 now and the next day when I made it, I was disappointed to taste that they use different cheese now. And by cheese, I mean whatever the powdery stuff is that tastes cheesy when you add milk. So, downgrade on the Mickeyroni & Cheese! NOT COOL GUYS. This did not make my transition back to the real world any easier. Grr.

I remember our Magical Express bus was late and I thought maybe they canceled all departures for that day and we would be forced to stay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FREE LE CELLIER ADRS FOR EVERYONE!

Nope.

I posted on Twitter:
Yay the magical express bus is late. Suck it I'm staying!

Sigh.

At the airport, my mom got some food while I sulked and finished the remainder of my cupcake. I'm literally searching my brain for another memory of going home and I can not think of anything.

Airport Tweets:

-At the airport. Depressed

-I hate all places that don't have the word "Resort" following the title.

-I am endlessly singing the songs potato head sings in the tsm queue. Forever stuck in my head. #TRUSTMEIMAHOTPOTATO

Yeah, I'm pretty sure my mom/EVERYONE was ready to kill me because I could NOT stop singing that song. I'm not sure it has ever left my head. YOU'RE GONNA SCORE!!!

I don't remember a thing about the flight. Like I said, blacked out. When we got to New York, it was cold and stupid and Goofy wasn't there and I was upset.

The End!!!!!!!!

*Closing Thoughts*

Well, like all trips to Disney World, it was memorable and magical. Looking back now, it wasn't the #1 trip we've had, but it was still wonderful and I will always look back on it fondly. It was special for a few specific reasons:

1. Christmas!!! As I've said before, I never really wanted to visit Disney during Christmastime. I mean, I figured I'd eventually do it sometime in my life, but the holidays are so hectic and expensive as it is. Not only that, but being in Disney is enough of an epic experience without all the extra entertainment that the holidays bring. While all of this does make sense, if you're a big enough WDW fan that you've gotten to the end of my 2nd trip report, YOU NEED TO GO DURING THE HOLIDAYS. Everything is just all the more spectacular, and also, if you go during the first half of the month, the place is DESERTED (warning: the 2nd half of Dec brings wall-to-wall people). My personal favorite thing was the Osborne Lights, but we also experienced the Holiday ending of Illuminations which was out of this world and the Candlelight Processional, which is just beautiful. I look forward to doing other holiday things in the future like the carriage ride through Fort Wilderness, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, the Storytellers around Epcot, the Yuletide Fantasy Tour... the list goes on. I can't WAIT to visit during the holiday season again, and I'm really hoping we'll get to do it next year. So, I've gone from someone who never considered going during December to someone who felt like her Christmas was just not as good because Mickey wasn't involved.

2. Meeting up with Jess and her mom. We really had a great time with them! Especially after our disappointing CP package experience, it was great to spend time with other Disney fangirls and share the joy of being at Disney during the holidays! I was never really open to Dismeets in the past, but Jess was just so nice and outgoing I figured it would be fine and it ended up being awesome! We've become so much closer since then, it's crazy to think that we had only been talking on the DIS for such a short time before meeting. I'm so glad it all worked out and I'm hoping to conquer the parks with her sometime in 2013!!! AHH I CAN'T WAIT.

3. Other things we had not seen/done before this trip: 'OHANA, Rafiki's Planet Watch, Country Bear Jamboree, The Hall of Presidents, Dream Along With Mickey, T-Rex Restaurant, Old Key West, Tutto Italia... hmm, I'm probably forgetting something. Anyway, if you didn't read my whole TR, spoiler alert: None of this sucked. In fact, it was all stupendous and I see myself returning to all of these places (some of them I already have!).

Anywho, this trip came at a more perfect time than I could have imagined. 2011 was a CRAZY year for me in which the highs were HIGH and the lows were LOW. It was like one extreme after the other, and that can leave one quite disoriented. Disney acted as an anchor to secure me back in place after the crazy experience that was that year, and boy, am I thankful I have such a thing in my life.

With that, I think I shall put a cap on this trip report. Bye bye, December 2011 trip! You were good to us. I will always love you. ROLL CREDITS.

Oh hey, wait!

Thank YOU! Yes, you. Beloved reader. I appreciate you coming along for another magical ride with me. Having all of you to share this with really adds on to the Disney experience. Whether you've read a chapter here and there or you're one of the devotees who never misses an update, YOU ROCK! So thanks.

If you're not already completely absorbed in my NEW trip report "I'M STUCK IN DISNEY!" A Delightfully Unliveable TR, what are you doing with your spare time?! What could possibly be keeping your attention from my next epic masterpiece? If it's Django Unchained, then fine, I get it. Christoph Waltz will NOT be appearing in my TR (not for a lack of trying!), but it's still pretty awesome. Honestly, it was one HALE of a trip and I am planning to finish it in a much quicker fashion than this one which has now been going on for over a year (I DID put it on hold so I could finish this one, but now it's FULL SPEED AHEAD on Stuck In Disney!). So I'm gonna stop now.

WHEW.

Bye.

Have a magical day! See ya REAL soon.

[Disneyfreak508]

"Minnie, you've always been a Princess to me!"

Queue the tears, the joy, the reflection on everything good in life, an emotional breakdown, falling in love, and the desire to sell my soul to this company. Because that's what this show and that line does to me.

OH DISNEY HOW I LOVE YOU.

I'm a tad bit insane, sorry.

ps that Mickey and Minnie picture is LITERALLY perfect.

AWW LIA I LOVE YOU!! I seriously can't believe that was only the beginning of our friendship! Sorry to drag you outside of your comfort zone for our dismeet but I HAD to meet the girl who wrote the most amazing trip reports I've ever read!! Thanks for being my friend and I can't wait for our frump adventures when you come to visit me! THEY'RE GONNA BE GREAT!!

This was a wonderful trip report and thanks for letting us relive it with you! It was a pleasure to be here, as always! I can't wait to hear about STUCK IN DISNEY and for our 2013 adventures to begin!!!

[DreamEagle]

Everyone who works in Disney is like the Tanner family from Full House. The hugging is just out of control.

Hahaha, that's a great line.

Wow, I have been so invested in this trip report for so long, it's nice to have some closure, and sad at the same time.

Hey girly, get to updating that Stuck in Disney Report! It sounds fascinating

You're the best, Lia!

[LifeIsDis]

Wow, I can’t believe the Oreo bon bon cupcake wasn’t good. I have never tried one before but I thought it sounded great! That stinks.

The chicken nuggets and fries from Cosmic Ray’s are heavenly.

It looks like Woody is playing the air guitar

Lia, this is one of the best trip reports I have EVER read during my time here on the DIS. I mean, everything about it was spectacular and with all the holiday stuff, it just added more WHAM to it.

I am following along on Stuck in Disney and I cannot wait for more updates!!!!

[__disneygirl]

Originally Posted by Disneyfreak508

"Minnie, you've always been a Princess to me!"

Queue the tears, the joy, the reflection on everything good in life, an emotional breakdown, falling in love, and the desire to sell my soul to this company. Because that's what this show and that line does to me.

OH DISNEY HOW I LOVE YOU.

I'm a tad bit insane, sorry.

ps that Mickey and Minnie picture is LITERALLY perfect.

AWW LIA I LOVE YOU!! I seriously can't believe that was only the beginning of our friendship! Sorry to drag you outside of your comfort zone for our dismeet but I HAD to meet the girl who wrote the most amazing trip reports I've ever read!! Thanks for being my friend and I can't wait for our frump adventures when you come to visit me! THEY'RE GONNA BE GREAT!!

This was a wonderful trip report and thanks for letting us relive it with you! It was a pleasure to be here, as always! I can't wait to hear about STUCK IN DISNEY and for our 2013 adventures to begin!!!

GAH. Yes. Exactly. I just sit there in front of the castle in tears. "DREAMS COME TRUE!"

If you're insane, then I'm insane too! Go us.

I LOVE YOU TOO!!! I'm soooo glad you did that, trust me! We had the best time and it was only the very very beginning of our epic Disney Frumpventures to come!

Thank you for reading and always being so enthusiastic about my TR writing! And being a part of the trip, of course! Eeeeee!!!! I'M JUST SO EXCITED. 2013 is gonna be out of control when it comes to us and Disney. I just know it.

Originally Posted by DreamEagle

Hahaha, that's a great line.

Wow, I have been so invested in this trip report for so long, it's nice to have some closure, and sad at the same time.

Hey girly, get to updating that Stuck in Disney Report! It sounds fascinating

You're the best, Lia!

Thank you! It's true though. I need to do a Full House marathon soon. It's been too long!

Thank you for reading all this time. I know it's sad, but luckily we have Stuck In Disney to move right on to!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! <3

Originally Posted by LifeIsDis

Wow, I can’t believe the Oreo bon bon cupcake wasn’t good. I have never tried one before but I thought it sounded great! That stinks.

The chicken nuggets and fries from Cosmic Ray’s are heavenly.

It looks like Woody is playing the air guitar

Lia, this is one of the best trip reports I have EVER read during my time here on the DIS. I mean, everything about it was spectacular and with all the holiday stuff, it just added more WHAM to it.

I am following along on Stuck in Disney and I cannot wait for more updates!!!!

Hmm I wouldn't go so far as to say it totally wasn't good, it just didn't have that "I'm going to pass out and then die because this is so amazing" kick to it that many other Disney cupcakes have.

YES THEY ARE.

It really does! Maybe he was, who knows.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am glad you found my TR to be wham, that is the best compliment EVER.

Eee thanks! See you there!

[PlutosRHM55]

Over already... WAH! Well, as you said, this was over a year going, but still it's sad. Disney's gone again in another trip... I need to have a good Disney cry one of these days or panic attack or something so my parents will HAVE to bring me back because then... sorry I'm in need of a Disney rant right now. And the talk about how important and necessary Disney you have up there planted this in my head. Uggghhhh... I miss Disney </3

Anyways, the Oreo Bon Bon Cupcake looks delicious! I know you said it really isn't that great, but I still really want to try it. I feel it is calling to me lol So glad to hear you enjoyed Dream Along With Mickey, I really need to sit through that whole show next time I go. I only caught the beginning on my first trip and didn't even bother with it on my second (I was still very much a Disney novice then). Just Mickey saying "Minnie, you'll always be a princess to me" that would kill me like... *thinking of a good movie reference*... when Johnny proposes to June at the end of Walk The Line. It will be an emotional collapse right there just like you described haha

I'm still so angry at myself for missing that parade when I was last there. Gosh, I'm such an awful DISer at this point. BLEH! Love the pictures of the Goofster right up in your face and Woody getting jiggy with it! (Trying to be creative, working or not?) I'm glad to hear you truly enjoyed this trip. I'm pretty sure my 2013 so far is like your 2011, except the lows are killing me, I need a break and I honestly need Disney. I need some stability right now! I hope yours is going pretty good because I don't want to put people down more than I am.

And I hope there are some more Disney trips in the making for ya, whether you know it or not!

P.S. In my World Lit class this week, I had a discussion with one of the aids and my teacher about Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction, etc. and it totally made my week and I just had to tell you because I'm pretty sure nobody else in the world understands my excitement!

[__disneygirl]

Originally Posted by PlutosRHM55

Over already... WAH! Well, as you said, this was over a year going, but still it's sad. Disney's gone again in another trip... I need to have a good Disney cry one of these days or panic attack or something so my parents will HAVE to bring me back because then... sorry I'm in need of a Disney rant right now. And the talk about how important and necessary Disney you have up there planted this in my head. Uggghhhh... I miss Disney </3

Anyways, the Oreo Bon Bon Cupcake looks delicious! I know you said it really isn't that great, but I still really want to try it. I feel it is calling to me lol So glad to hear you enjoyed Dream Along With Mickey, I really need to sit through that whole show next time I go. I only caught the beginning on my first trip and didn't even bother with it on my second (I was still very much a Disney novice then). Just Mickey saying "Minnie, you'll always be a princess to me" that would kill me like... *thinking of a good movie reference*... when Johnny proposes to June at the end of Walk The Line. It will be an emotional collapse right there just like you described haha

I'm still so angry at myself for missing that parade when I was last there. Gosh, I'm such an awful DISer at this point. BLEH! Love the pictures of the Goofster right up in your face and Woody getting jiggy with it! (Trying to be creative, working or not?) I'm glad to hear you truly enjoyed this trip. I'm pretty sure my 2013 so far is like your 2011, except the lows are killing me, I need a break and I honestly need Disney. I need some stability right now! I hope yours is going pretty good because I don't want to put people down more than I am.

And I hope there are some more Disney trips in the making for ya, whether you know it or not!

P.S. In my World Lit class this week, I had a discussion with one of the aids and my teacher about Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction, etc. and it totally made my week and I just had to tell you because I'm pretty sure nobody else in the world understands my excitement!

Awwww. You go for that Disney cry. LOL. Sometimes you just gotta do it.

Try it! Honestly it's still worth trying even though it's not the absolute best. I wouldn't wanna turn someone off from it.

AHHHH that moment in Walk The Line always kills me. I LOVE that movie. Time speeds by every time I watch it and I've seen it like 10-15 times. You should def check out Dream Along With Mickey next time!

Don't be angry at yourself! It's impossible to see and do everything you want to. You are not an awful DISer. Just think of all you have to look forward to next time!!

I really hope you get that break and stability you are looking for!!! Thanks for being such a faithful reader! :D

[cindianne320]

You have me completely convinced I need to visit WDW at Christmastime! Someday!

[__disneygirl]

Originally Posted by cindianne320

You have me completely convinced I need to visit WDW at Christmastime! Someday!

Every big WDW fan has to do it at least once! I hope you get to someday! Thanks for reading. :D

[PrincessFelisha]

Lia-

I just have to say, I LOVED your trip report! I've been lurking on these boards for YEARS (like since '99...and I finally joined...I'm a frump) and have been a Disney addict for as long as I can remember. Your report brought back so many memories, made me laugh, made me cry, and made me want to go back to Disney!!

You are a FABULOUS writer! I think when Stacey retires you should get her job - if you want it!

If I was a CEO at Disney and I read this report, I would give you free tickets for life!! But I'm not. Boo.

Thank you for sharing your experiences! I'm looking forward to your next report. In the meantime, I am trying to get my family together to plan a trip in September.... fingers crossed! (Last trip to WDW was '08, but I went to Disneyland this past September)

YOU GO GIRL!

16 trips total! I've stayed at All Star Music, Pop Century, Disney's Beach Club, The Animal Kingdom Resort, Caribbean Beach Resort and Dixie Landings (Now Port Orleans Riverside?)



"IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, THEN YOU CAN DO IT, YES YOU CAN, YES YOU CAAAAAAANNNN!" (Long Live Horizons from Epcot Center!)

[__disneygirl]

Originally Posted by PrincessFelisha

Lia-

I just have to say, I LOVED your trip report! I've been lurking on these boards for YEARS (like since '99...and I finally joined...I'm a frump) and have been a Disney addict for as long as I can remember. Your report brought back so many memories, made me laugh, made me cry, and made me want to go back to Disney!!

You are a FABULOUS writer! I think when Stacey retires you should get her job - if you want it!

If I was a CEO at Disney and I read this report, I would give you free tickets for life!! But I'm not. Boo.

Thank you for sharing your experiences! I'm looking forward to your next report. In the meantime, I am trying to get my family together to plan a trip in September.... fingers crossed! (Last trip to WDW was '08, but I went to Disneyland this past September)

YOU GO GIRL!

16 trips total! I've stayed at All Star Music, Pop Century, Disney's Beach Club, The Animal Kingdom Resort, Caribbean Beach Resort and Dixie Landings (Now Port Orleans Riverside?)



"IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, THEN YOU CAN DO IT, YES YOU CAN, YES YOU CAAAAAAANNNN!" (Long Live Horizons from Epcot Center!)

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm very flattered that my TR is what made you post on the DIS after all these years!

I WANT HER JOB SO BAD. But I also want her to go on forever. So it's complicated! LOL.

Now THAT is a great compliment. DISNEY PEOPLE, PLEASE GIVE ME FREE TICKETS!

You're welcome! Thank you for reading it! If you go in September, you should go at the end, so that you catch the beginning of the Food & Wine Festival! :D