A Year Late, But Worth The Wait!!

[amandaw]

Love the update! Poly is at the top of my wish list for resorts to stay at. I wanted to do the character breakfast @ CP on our last trip. But, Reid is not really into Pooh & friends, so we skipped it.

 

[TanzUnited99]

on checking in at The Poly!!!

It looks awesome - love all the rooms pics and would love to stay here one day

Yay on meeting all the characters at CP! I love the photo of Tigger with mum and stepdad. Also your ESPN shirt is a great buy - I laughed out loud when I read it!

Enjoy your long summer break before college!!

 

[emma212010]

Love the update! Poly is at the top of my wish list for resorts to stay at. I wanted to do the character breakfast @ CP on our last trip. But, Reid is not really into Pooh & friends, so we skipped it.

Thanks! We love the Poly! It's a beautiful resort! CP breakfast is great! Too bad Reid doesn't like Pooh and friends,but hopefully he'll change his mind and you'll get to enjoy it someday!!

on checking in at The Poly!!!

It looks awesome - love all the rooms pics and would love to stay here one day

Yay on meeting all the characters at CP! I love the photo of Tigger with mum and stepdad. Also your ESPN shirt is a great buy - I laughed out loud when I read it!

Enjoy your long summer break before college!!

Thanks! I love the Poly! It's my favorite!

I love breakfast at CP! I know, that pic was too funny!!

Thank you! We bought it at the ESPN store on the BW the day before, I just had to get it!!

 

[emma212010]

One thing about traveling in July is the amount of South American tour groups! They seem to take over the parks, and from our experiences, are rude and pushy too! When we went there were so many groups, and they always seem to frequent the parks we do! We can't get away! Just look at those yellow shirts!

We headed over to BTMRR to get FPs, and passed Splash because we had already ridden it last time and the line was VERY long! I did get to snap a few pics this time though!

Then we decided to take a ride on the Liberty Belle. We hadn’t done this in a really long time, so mom thought it would be nice. It was, but it was also hot and crowded! Mom got some nice pictures of the scenery though.

Waiting for the boat to load

After the boat ride, we decided to wait in line for Haunted Mansion since it wasn’t too long.

 

[Zuzu03]

Hahaha, remember in the Haunted Mansion we were surrounded by an enormous group of the South American tourists and they were sooooooo loud that one of the CMs came over and yelled at them, but they wouldn't shut up and he threatened to throw them out? Everyone who wasn't in the tour group cheered the CM ! hahahahah!

 

[emma212010]

Hahaha, remember in the Haunted Mansion we were surrounded by an enormous group of the South American tourists and they were sooooooo loud that one of the CMs came over and yelled at them, but they wouldn't shut up and he threatened to throw them out? Everyone who wasn't in the tour group cheered the CM ! hahahahah!

YES!! Thank you for adding that, mom!! That was too funny (and annoying because of the tour groups haha)

 

[PixieMama]

Oh, the Poly looks so beautiful! I'll get to see it for the first time in September when we have dinner at 'Ohana!

And we love breakfast at CP with Pooh & friends! I have some great pics from our previous trips there!

 

[amandaw]

I can not get over that sea of yellow shirts!

And that's great about the CM yelling at the group to be quiet!

 

[emma212010]

Oh, the Poly looks so beautiful! I'll get to see it for the first time in September when we have dinner at 'Ohana!

And we love breakfast at CP with Pooh & friends! I have some great pics from our previous trips there!

We love the Poly! The atmosphere is so incredible and relaxing! Yay! I'm glad you get to go this fall! I've never been to 'Ohana (surprisingly ) so I'm curious to see how you like it!

It's a great place to start off your day in the MK because everyone's (usually ) so friendly and the characters get you in the mood for the magic! Plus the food is really really good

I can not get over that sea of yellow shirts!

And that's great about the CM yelling at the group to be quiet!

Oh my goodness, I know! It was crazy, and that's just one group! HAHA they were everywhere!!! But if you don't let them bother you, then they can't spoil your fun!

And yes! They were so loud, but that was hilarious when the CM was like actually yelling at them! Mom and I almost died because we were saying the same thing (but quieter of course)!!!

 

[emma212010]

We went into Fantasyland to ride Small World and get FPs for Peter Pan.

It was time for a potty break, but I didn’t have to go, so I snapped a few pictures of the buildings.

It was time to leisurely walk back to Frontierland to ride BTMRR.

We saw a few Toy Story favorites on the way!

Funny story: we’re boarding BTMRR (mom and step dad together, me alone). I get into the seat, and all of a sudden this Hispanic girl about my age slides- no CRAMS herself into the seat next to me! I was shocked because she was instructed to go on the next train, and here she was next to me! I think she realized she made a mistake once we headed out of the station, but of course it was too late. I knew my mom and step dad were CRACKING up, and I couldn’t turn around because I would lose it! It made it even worse that she barely spoke English and we would ram into each other every time we turned a corner! It was definitely the most awkward ride I have ever had! The second our train stopped to unload, I jumped out and ran out the exit before I started laughing hysterically! Phew!

Finally out of there, we headed over to use our FPs for Peter Pan, on the way taking pictures of the scenery!

 

[emma212010]

After PP we went to get FPs for Winnie the Pooh, and SURPRISE! We got surprise FPs for Mickey’s Philharmagic!

So we went right in since the next show was starting soon! It was really nice because it’s not something we normally do in WDW. We’ve seen it of course, but it’s not a must-do for us, so we usually skip it. I was excited to see it again, and I actually laughed out loud quite a bit! After the show, we headed over to ride Winnie the Pooh.

It was past lunchtime, so we were getting hungry. We headed over to Cosmic Rays, and it was CROWDED! Like angry moms snapping at other angry moms! Eek! We made it safely to the counter to order a cheeseburger for step dad and I and a Greek salad for mom. Now finding a table is a whole other story! Step dad and I scouted the entire restaurant, dodging angry moms and screaming children. Finally,,,,a table! One tiny table open on the first floor! I ran (I mean RAN) as fast as I could without hurting anyone (or myself). Snag! I scored big! I almost started doing the happy dance right there! Mom and step dad found me, and we ate our meal quickly to avoid being trampled by other desperate guests! So quickly in fact that I was not able to take a picture of our meal! Oh well, our meal tonight would make up for it!!

 

[TanzUnited99]

Wow at them tour groups - am glad the CM said something to them!

Great pics of It's a Small World. Eek at the story of the girl cramming herself next to you - does not sound like a pleasant experience. Am glad you managed to contain your laughter until after the ride!!

Btw I love, love, love the castle pic at the end of the update

Edit: Am looking forward to hearing where you ate that night after all the chaos at Cosmic Rays!

 

[wdhinn89]

I just found your trip report and I am subbing!!!

What days in July did you go on this trip because I was also in Disney in July?

 

[PixieMama]

Love the photo of the castle... great perspective!

You guys really did laugh a lot on your trip!

 

[emma212010]

Wow at them tour groups - am glad the CM said something to them!

Great pics of It's a Small World. Eek at the story of the girl cramming herself next to you - does not sound like a pleasant experience. Am glad you managed to contain your laughter until after the ride!!

Btw I love, love, love the castle pic at the end of the update

Edit: Am looking forward to hearing where you ate that night after all the chaos at Cosmic Rays!

Me too!!

Thank you! We took a lot of them! HAHA I know that was too funny, and shocking! I was still in shock until the ride stopped!

Thank you! I love castle pictures

Oh it was delicious, and so fun!

I just found your trip report and I am subbing!!!

What days in July did you go on this trip because I was also in Disney in July?

Welcome! Glad you're in!!

We were there from July 8th- 19th. Wonder if we saw you! Where did you stay?

Love the photo of the castle... great perspective!

You guys really did laugh a lot on your trip!

Thank you!

We really did laugh a lot! We have a hard time keeping it together sometimes!

 

[wdhinn89]

Just missed you! We were there from June 23- July 3 and we stayed at the Contemporary

 

[woodchuck]

Really enjoying your TR! Your pictures are great! We just returned a few weeks ago from our trip and your pictures are bringing back so many memories!

We are from VT too!

Congratulations on your graduation from Vermont Academy! We live only about 10 miles from there!

Looking forward to hearing more about your trip, hope you have more to share!

 

[amandaw]

Great update & great pictures! I really enjoyed that one picture looking up at the castle.

 

[emma212010]

Just missed you! We were there from June 23- July 3 and we stayed at the Contemporary

Oh darn! Just by a couple days! I hope you had a great trip though!!

Really enjoying your TR! Your pictures are great! We just returned a few weeks ago from our trip and your pictures are bringing back so many memories!

We are from VT too!

Congratulations on your graduation from Vermont Academy! We live only about 10 miles from there!

Looking forward to hearing more about your trip, hope you have more to share!

Thank you! We took a ton of pics this trip! haha


Woooo!!! Welcome fellow Vermonter! That's awesome (and surprising!!)

Thank you! Oh really? It's a really pretty campus!

Thank you, we have tons! Thanks for joining!

Great update & great pictures! I really enjoyed that one picture looking up at the castle.

Thank you! I like that one too It makes me feel like I'm there walking by the castle! *Sigh*

 

[emma212010]

After lunch, we headed back to the hotel because we had to do laundry and explore a bit before our dinner!

On the way back from the monorail.

When we returned to our room we found cards and chocolate waiting for us because of our celebrations!! It was so sweet!

Mom took some great pictures of the view from our room!

Okay, we NEEDED to do laundry! But, our room was on the complete opposite side of the resort from the laundry room. Figures. Well, we gathered up our dirty clothes and trudged across the beautiful resort! It was beginning to get cloudy, and we figured it was time for the regular 3pm thunder storm, so we decided to hurry up! HOWEVER! When we got to the laundry room, we discovered that the change machine was broken. Cool. We schlepped over to the Great Ceremonial House where we broke a few bills for change at the gift store. Back we went to the laundry room, only to find that there was no laundry detergent in the machine either! Okay, this is getting ridiculous! We went BACK to the GCH to buy detergent, and FINALLY we were able to start our laundry!!!!!!