How Many Sleeps Until Disney Mommy?! August 2009 PTR **WE'RE BACK!!!**

[Mickey_Mom]

OK, one less thing to plan... my headgear has been decided

So I mentioned in MinnieNurse's PTR that thanks to the picture game she started, I found lots of pics on my computer from our first trip that I had forgotten (yes forgotten). It was fun going back thru them and so now, here are a few to share. Let's try for some semblance of order shall we?

Magic Kingdom:



We really enjoyed the Cinderellabration show.


We've seen this show so many times and still love it


Hey! I have a skeleton picture too!!


Watch out for the camel... it spits!!


Our favorite parade from any park


He's pointing at me you know.


From Cinderella's castle. Love the details!


and they call it bella notte!


My husband is Greek so had to throw this in


This would look fabulous in my front hallway.



Arg!!

Next up... Downtown Disney

[Mickey_Mom]

Downtown Disney:




Fun stuff!


Alex's favorite store EVER!


They named a tree after me!!

Polynesian Resort:





I'd like to spend more time there this year. We tend to rush out to catch the monorail.


Oh! There it is now!

Off to the Grand Floridian:


Ooo la la !


This wouldn't fit in my bag



Fancy fancy!

Well folks, that completes for now our tour of the lost photos. Stay tuned for the next episode! I have no idea when.... but

[Lady Lallie]

Great pictures! I love looking at pictures from the past since Disney is always changing the parks, you know?

Spectromagic is my favorite too! On my last trip in May I bought the Spectromagic CD, it is absolutely wonderful. Makes driving to work so much better when I can listen to that music.

[MinnieNurse]

Wow, great pics. I love seeing the different things people take pictures of. It always gives me ideas for my next trip. Spectromagic is my favorite parade also, just something about it that makes me want to watch it every trip.

I have a picture of the castle in the globe for the gift store.

[JPFamilyMom]

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Wow you are so close to your trip. Have you decided on flame tree BBQ yet? If you decide to go I'll be anxious to see how your meal goes. We all really want to eat there, but now reading about the birds I'm fearful, my 4 yo has high functioning autism or aspergers, he is on the border so they can't decide, but I fear the birds would freak him out.

LOVE your picture schedule as we have one for our daily lives and have been trying to figure how to do one for our trip. I like yours how it is not overly done, I tend to put too many pictures and plan out too much of his day.

I can't wait to see about your other plans and past tips, and of course I hope you will write about your trip when its over but lets not talk about it being over, it needs to start first. I've only been to WDW once on my honeymoon, this will be our first trip with kids. (but I have been to Disneyland more times than I can count, I grew up in California)

Your family is too too cute, can't wait to read more

[Mickey_Mom]

Hi JPFamilyMom!

Originally Posted by JPFamilyMom

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Wow you are so close to your trip. Have you decided on flame tree BBQ yet? If you decide to go I'll be anxious to see how your meal goes. We all really want to eat there, but now reading about the birds I'm fearful, my 4 yo has high functioning autism or aspergers, he is on the border so they can't decide, but I fear the birds would freak him out.

We're going to try for sure, maybe taking a look around first and if it looks good we'll stay. I'll definately report on how it goes

Originally Posted by JPFamilyMom

LOVE your picture schedule as we have one for our daily lives and have been trying to figure how to do one for our trip. I like yours how it is not overly done, I tend to put too many pictures and plan out too much of his day.

It can be tough to find the balance, but I found with my daughter that if I let her make all the decisions between the plans on the schedule, she was thrilled.

Originally Posted by JPFamilyMom

I've only been to WDW once on my honeymoon, this will be our first trip with kids.

Look at everything threw their eyes and watch for all the small details. And of course, take lots of pictures!!!

[ZeroToHero]

Where is that Cinderella castle in the bubble? I've never seen that before! And I haven't see the Lady and the Tramp stuffed animals either, do they bring those out at certain times or something?

[Mickey_Mom]

Originally Posted by ZeroToHero

Where is that Cinderella castle in the bubble? I've never seen that before! And I haven't see the Lady and the Tramp stuffed animals either, do they bring those out at certain times or something?

The castle in the bubble is in a store on Main Street USA in MK. One of the first ones as you enter the park. I'm not sure about the Lady and the Tramp animals, but come to think of it, I don't remember seeing them other than that first year. Maybe we lucked out!

[Angies1274]

Love all the "lost" pictures you found!!! We saw the SpectroMagic parade for the first time in April and loved it!! Unfortunately the batteries died in my camera during the middle, so I wasn't didn't get too many pictures of it. You would think with how much I love to take pictures I would be better prepared. Oh well....The Lady and the Tramp stuffed animals are so cute!!

[Mickey_Mom]

Originally Posted by Angies1274

Love all the "lost" pictures you found!!! We saw the SpectroMagic parade for the first time in April and loved it!! Unfortunately the batteries died in my camera during the middle, so I wasn't didn't get too many pictures of it. You would think with how much I love to take pictures I would be better prepared. Oh well....The Lady and the Tramp stuffed animals are so cute!!

I can't count how many times I've run out of batteries and not had spares with me. I finally did learn though to bring an entire club pack with me

For our first trip I had bought a new memory card for my digital camera and loaded it up for our breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table. It was my daughter's first character visit with princesses and I knew I was going to take TONS of pictures. Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora and Belle all in the same room?! Oh yeah, tons of pictures.

Alas, the brand new souped up memory card did not like my old little camera and decided to flake out when Snow White (the princess my daughter dresses up as every Halloween) came to our table.

My DH, my hero, ran (and I do mean ran!) to the Kodak store and bought a disposable camera to save the day. The pics weren't fabulous but we put them in a little photo book that Ariana loves to look threw still.



Snow White was wonderful and after learning of Ariana's autism and our fiasco with our camera, she came and sat down at our table for a long time and just talked to her. Then she went and got some pixie dust and brought it back for her. (I tear up just typing this )

[Lady Lallie]

Oh, that memory with Snow White!

[Angies1274]

Originally Posted by Mickey_Mom

I can't count how many times I've run out of batteries and not had spares with me. I finally did learn though to bring an entire club pack with me

For our first trip I had bought a new memory card for my digital camera and loaded it up for our breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table. It was my daughter's first character visit with princesses and I knew I was going to take TONS of pictures. Cinderella, Snow White, Aurora and Belle all in the same room?! Oh yeah, tons of pictures.

Alas, the brand new souped up memory card did not like my old little camera and decided to flake out when Snow White (the princess my daughter dresses up as every Halloween) came to our table.

My DH, my hero, ran (and I do mean ran!) to the Kodak store and bought a disposable camera to save the day. The pics weren't fabulous but we put them in a little photo book that Ariana loves to look threw still.



Snow White was wonderful and after learning of Ariana's autism and our fiasco with our camera, she came and sat down at our table for a long time and just talked to her. Then she went and got some pixie dust and brought it back for her. (I tear up just typing this )

I definitely learned my lesson and plan to pack plenty of batteries in August. What a great DH you have to save the day!!! The picture of your daughter and Snow White is beautiful. That is so wonderful that Snow White spent extra time with your daughter and pixie dust too--so magical!!! Such a wonderful memory.

[MinnieNurse]

Oh, I love the Snow White picture.

Disney makes so many wonderful memories.

[JPFamilyMom]

That is why I LOVE Disney, their staff and characters seem to care more than when you go to other amusement type places. Very cute pic with Snow White, and what great memories for all of you.
***note to self- carry LOTS of batteries***

[Mickey_Mom]

Well I guess its been a while since I posted anything in terms of an update, so I thought I'd outline the days we have planned for this upcoming trip... but I wonder if I could do it with a bit of a twist.

My dear followers and lurkers alike I'm always keen to learn about the little things in WDW - the secrets, the hidden gems, the little details and the tips. For instance, I'd never understood what lime green mickey heads meant until I read the explanation of the Home Depot paint chips! And I still don't know what the heck a Fairy Godmailing is

Soooooo.... I'll list what our plans are day by day, and my request to you all is to post here anything regarding that days plans - your favorite memories, favorite pictures, and any of those little secrets, hidden gems, details or tips you may have experienced yourself or know/heard about.

Easy enough? Then let's get this party started!!

So, our first day Saturday, August 15th is a travel day. We're scheduled to arrive in Orlando at 3pm and our plan is to check in at the Pop, unpack and get in some quality swimming, roaming and suntanning time . Truly, the overall theme of this vacation is RELAXATION!!

If you have any tips, etc to share for travel day -- please do! Otherwise, we're off to official Day 1.....

Day 1 !!

After our restfull sleep the night before, my plan (I say my plan because lets be real here, I'm doing all the planning ) is for just me and my daughter to go to our 10am breakfast reservation at Cinderella's Royal Table. I cannot WAIT for this one! You guys know the Snow White and the Faulty Camera story as well as the CRT Fairy Godmother fiasco of previous trips, so I'm really looking forward to just truly enjoying ourselves. The boys will wake up and eat at the Pop food court at their own pace and then meet up with us at the Magic Kingdom. The park has extra late hours that night until 1am and the only other plan I have for the day is to try a Dole Whip. Yes, that's correct folks, we've never had a Dole Whip before. Never even heard of them until signing up here on the DIS. Have I ever mentioned you guys ROCK?!

So there's Day 1. Now please please please post away! I'll share a hidden gem we're going to check out this trip -- Look for the Cinderella fountain on the left of the castle. You'll see a painting of Cinderella on the wall with a crown well above her head. Take a drink from the fountain and the same time you are "bowing" to Princess Cinderella, instead of looking at what you're drinking, peek up at Cinderella - she's now wearing her crown!

Tomorrow.... Day 2 !