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Cinderumbrella · 01-05-2010, 12:17 PM

Sounds like a fun first day! Can't wait for more!

Charleston Princess · 01-05-2010, 12:37 PM

The Christmas tree is huge at Epcot!!!

Tutto Italia is one of our new favorites! Loved our meal there, and you are right, we didn't feel rushed at all.

I can't wait to plan a Christmas trip -- I hope they still have the Three Kings there when we go in a couple of years.

Who did you order the baskets from or did you do them yourself? They are so cute!

If U Had Wings · 01-05-2010, 01:31 PM

I always love that little boat over by Mexico too.

I don't mind watching the Norway film, but it really needs to be updated. My last trip we were getting a good laugh out of the clothing.

ladybugmom · 01-06-2010, 02:10 AM

GREAT update!! The food at Tutto Italia sounds delicious!! And I just love the huge Christmas tree!! WOW! The boys goodie baskets are too cute!! I bet they were thrilled when they saw the goodies!!

marsa1969 · 01-06-2010, 08:56 AM

The tree is awesome! I watched the HGTV special about Disney at Christmas and how the trees are put up and such. I know it is coming, but how do you have Santa at WDW?? Would love to go there or anywhere it snows for Christmas, but I didn't know if Santa could find us??

SoonerGirl · 01-06-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinderumbrella

Sounds like a fun first day! Can't wait for more!

It was a pretty good day! I'm going to hold off a bit before I start day 2, I'm waiting for my photopass CD to get here. It shipped on Monday so it shouldn't be too long.

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

The Christmas tree is huge at Epcot!!!

So many of the trees were huge like that! I can't imagine putting those things together.

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

Tutto Italia is one of our new favorites! Loved our meal there, and you are right, we didn't feel rushed at all.

I liked it so much that I cancelled another ADR that I had made for May and replaced it with Tutto

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Originally Posted by Charleston Princess

Who did you order the baskets from or did you do them yourself? They are so cute!

I got the baskets from Memories by Betsy. She was great to work with. She'll put whatever you want in the baskets except food items, Florida law prevents her from doing that. Then she delivered them to the resort the morning of our arrival and the hotel staff put them in the room while we were gone.

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Originally Posted by If U Had Wings

I always love that little boat over by Mexico too.

I don't mind watching the Norway film, but it really needs to be updated. My last trip we were getting a good laugh out of the clothing.

I've never stayed for the film

Maybe this May when it's just mom & I and we don't have kids dragging us to the next thing on the list

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Originally Posted by ladybugmom

GREAT update!! The food at Tutto Italia sounds delicious!! And I just love the huge Christmas tree!! WOW! The boys goodie baskets are too cute!! I bet they were thrilled when they saw the goodies!!

They were excited. Can you guess what their favorite thing was? The arcade card! They couldn't wait to use it.

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Originally Posted by marsa1969

The tree is awesome! I watched the HGTV special about Disney at Christmas and how the trees are put up and such. I know it is coming, but how do you have Santa at WDW?? Would love to go there or anywhere it snows for Christmas, but I didn't know if Santa could find us??

I saw that HGTV special too, pretty impressive operation isn't it?

I struggled a bit with how to do Santa, but finally decided that doing it in a hotel room was just not feasible. I didn't want to ship all the gifts there and back, where would we put them before Christmas, etc. We finally told the boys that it was a logistics nightmare for Santa to have to find kids in their hotel rooms, he only delivers to your home. (Of course, my kids are older too) Santa delivered our gifts at home while we were in WDW and they were waiting for us when we returned.

aaaateamsgrandma · 01-06-2010, 10:48 AM

What a wonderful first day. The food sounds totally great. I think I could have eaten all of your choices. They sounded really good.

Your surprises for the boys are so cute. It's so fun when such little things can make them so happy. Love the Santa ears.

got2travel · 01-06-2010, 03:23 PM

Finally made it over here and now am all caught up.

Loved the pics of Port Orleans. I'm thinking we may stay there on our next trip. (if I can ever figure out when that would be).

brookelizabeth · 01-06-2010, 03:54 PM

I'm here, but haven't read yet - just wanted to get it added to my subscriptions and say HELLO!

I will catch up ASAP.

Dizneydawn · 01-06-2010, 04:20 PM

Love the pics of your family at Epcot and how clear they turned out! I really regret our Epcot day - we did not get there till late and I wish we had gone back for a second time but alas...it will have to wait till later!

RachelNinja · 01-06-2010, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SoonerGirl

I had to ask Don about Sum of all Thrills since I didn't get a chance to ride it myself. He said there were stations (he couldn't remember if it was 3 or 4) where you designed your ride. You could make it a bobsled, rollercoaster or jet. Once you finished designing the ride they gave you a card with your design on it, you took the card upstairs and waited in another line for a ride vehicle to open up (again, there were 3 or 4 of them). Hope that helps!

I keep meaning to head over and check out your PTR - it's on my list, I just haven't made it over there yet! When in April are you going?

Thanks for the info on the Sum of all Thrills! From the videos I've seen, it looks like there were only 2 so knowing there were more ride vehicles makes me think more about possibly giving it a try!

I'll be going the week of April 4th with my parents, brother, and DBF! I see you've made it to my PTR so yay for another reader

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the things that were inside the baskets! They're all useful things! I see a lot of baskets with chocolates and all that, but if I'm in Disney, I want Disney things! I feel like I can get chocolate anywhere. Did you choose the specific items for the baskets?

SoonerGirl · 01-06-2010, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by aaaateamsgrandma

What a wonderful first day. The food sounds totally great. I think I could have eaten all of your choices. They sounded really good.

Your surprises for the boys are so cute. It's so fun when such little things can make them so happy. Love the Santa ears.

Tutto was good, I think it might make it onto the 'we have to eat here everytime' list like Le Cellier.

I was happy with the gift baskets, I thought they turned out great!

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Originally Posted by got2travel

Finally made it over here and now am all caught up.

Loved the pics of Port Orleans. I'm thinking we may stay there on our next trip. (if I can ever figure out when that would be).

I'm thinking the first week of May would be a great time for you to visit Monica!

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I'm here, but haven't read yet - just wanted to get it added to my subscriptions and say HELLO!

I will catch up ASAP.

Yay, you made it over! I haven't written too much yet, so it shouldn't take you long to catch up. I even took a cue from you and put links to my updates in the first post

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Originally Posted by Dizneydawn

Love the pics of your family at Epcot and how clear they turned out! I really regret our Epcot day - we did not get there till late and I wish we had gone back for a second time but alas...it will have to wait till later!

There is always next time, right?! We probably spent more time in Epcot than in any other park, I

it

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Originally Posted by RachelNinja

Thanks for the info on the Sum of all Thrills! From the videos I've seen, it looks like there were only 2 so knowing there were more ride vehicles makes me think more about possibly giving it a try!

I'll be going the week of April 4th with my parents, brother, and DBF! I see you've made it to my PTR so yay for another reader

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the things that were inside the baskets! They're all useful things! I see a lot of baskets with chocolates and all that, but if I'm in Disney, I want Disney things! I feel like I can get chocolate anywhere. Did you choose the specific items for the baskets?

I did send her a list of what I wanted in the basket and she made suggestions as well. The arcade card was her idea and it was a great one, the boys were thrilled!

NMW · 01-06-2010, 07:02 PM

subscribing awesome tr

stace208 · 01-06-2010, 07:41 PM

Great first day! We'll have to try out The Sum of All Thrills. My dd and I did the waste management thing too-pretty cool. Did you do the fire safety house game? That was fun as well.

I just

those baskets. Thanks for saying where you got them...going to check out her site now!

floridascgirl · 01-06-2010, 09:18 PM

Hey there! I found my way to your TR and I'm all caught up. I also used Memories by Betsy. She did a great basket for my DH and DS a few years ago. She had fun ideas and even e-mailed pictures for me to preview the basket before she sealed it up.

I'm looking forward to hearing more about your trip. Your boys are cuties.

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Charleston Princess DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 21,603	The Christmas tree is huge at Epcot!!! Tutto Italia is one of our new favorites! Loved our meal there, and you are right, we didn't feel rushed at all. I can't wait to plan a Christmas trip -- I hope they still have the Three Kings there when we go in a couple of years. Who did you order the baskets from or did you do them yourself? They are so cute! __________________ Me (Jackie), Charles, Chelsea (15), Connor (13) 2012 TR: A Fourth of Pixie-Dust!2012 PTR: Does Pixie Dust Help with Decision-Making? May 2011 PTR: Sensing Pixie Dust I Am! July 2010 TR: Where Pixie-Dusted Birthday Dreams Come True! October 2009 TR: Shaken, Not Stirred, With a Twist of Pixie Dust! A Food and Wine Trip Report!June 2009 TR: Divas, Zebra Domes, and Pixie Dust! A Week in an African Paradise!

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ladybugmom DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,786	GREAT update!! The food at Tutto Italia sounds delicious!! And I just love the huge Christmas tree!! WOW! The boys goodie baskets are too cute!! I bet they were thrilled when they saw the goodies!! __________________ Becky , wife to DH & SAHM to DD8 & DD5 A Very Disney Christmas Nov/Dec 2010 PTR This Is A Poncho-Free Zone! May 22-29, 2010 PTR "This Isn't Disneyworld. . .It's Rainworld!" our trip to WDW May 16-23, 2009 "Mommy, When Will It Be Our Turn?!"--May 16-23, 2009 PTR

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stace208 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,216	Great first day! We'll have to try out The Sum of All Thrills. My dd and I did the waste management thing too-pretty cool. Did you do the fire safety house game? That was fun as well. I just those baskets. Thanks for saying where you got them...going to check out her site now! __________________ Stacy DH: DS 12 DD 10

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floridascgirl DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charleston, S.C. Posts: 1,646	Hey there! I found my way to your TR and I'm all caught up. I also used Memories by Betsy. She did a great basket for my DH and DS a few years ago. She had fun ideas and even e-mailed pictures for me to preview the basket before she sealed it up. I'm looking forward to hearing more about your trip. Your boys are cuties. __________________ Many trips as a child! 2005 Thanksgiving Wilderness Lodge2008 January Wilderness Lodge 2009 Jan/Feb Animal Kingdom Lodge2009 December Animal Kingdom Lodge2010 July Boardwalk Inn2011 February Animal Kingdom Lodge

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