*COMPLETE* Honey Buns, Do Me A Favor and STOP Asking Questions! A September 2015 WDW TR! UPDATE6/17

[jediprincess23]

Your trip report really put a smile in my heart -
and yes, that red velvet cupcake = YUM!!


Now I've just gotta see that new Star Wars movie.....





T.T.F.N.
&
CHEERS Y'ALL

Aww!! I'm so glad to hear that!!! That cupcake was amazing! I'm craving one right now! Haha

Oh yes, you have to see the new star wars movie! You will love it!!

 

[Disneydreamsdancer]

I'm LOVING your trip report!! Sounds like you guys had a great time and can't wait to read more! Love all the Once references, I never knew that they had Mr Gold's shop on streets of America! Did you know Lana Parrilla is narrating this years Disneyland candlelight ceremony? So cool!

 

[jediprincess23]

I'm LOVING your trip report!! Sounds like you guys had a great time and can't wait to read more! Love all the Once references, I never knew that they had Mr Gold's shop on streets of America! Did you know Lana Parrilla is narrating this years Disneyland candlelight ceremony? So cool!

Thank you so much!! Haha, I really do love that show SO much

Oh my goodness!! I didn't know Lana Parrilla was doing that at DLR!! Now I want to visit there ever MORE!

 

[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part Two)

"POTATAH HEAD?!"
"Yep.. That's What He's Called.."

It was now 11:30 and we were going to meet up with one of my friends around lunch time so we made a bathroom stop and then headed in the direction of World of Disney.

Who could this friend be you ask? None other than Courtney! As in CourtneyBelle here on the Dis!! She’s writing a college program TR that you should go check out, Here’s the link! This was my very first DisMeet and I was a mix of nervous and excited. Courtney started reading my TR’s all the way back to my very first one in February 2014. I started reading her's just about the same time. Soo, when I heard she was on her DCP and I decided I was coming down for a trip, I contacted her asking if we could meet up. I had gone to great lengths to see if Disney would set up a meeting with me and a current college programmer or someone who was over the program itself. When I inquired about this though, they said all they could do was direct me to their website. So I was thankful she agreed to meet with me so I could ask her my questions about the DCP!

*I would just like to put a disclaimer out there that this isn’t always the safest way to meet a person but seeing as I knew her for quite some time and I had my Mother with me, it probably was as safe as you could get. Plus, Courtney is great!*

SO YEAH that’s who I was meeting with. We decided we should meet up at Ghirardelli because why not?! She was playing in MK that morning and got caught up in the bus traffic and let me know that she wouldn’t be able to get here until 1:30pm or later. I didn’t mind because that meant we could shop to our heart’s content.

The very first store I wanted to go to was TrendD which is a girl’s clothing store and it’s AMAZING. Who came up with that name by the way, they deserve an award.

I loved this mural on the wall! When I took this picture the flash went off (I know, embarrassing) and this CM was like “You need your picture WITH it!!” But I politely declined her offer.

Trend-D is connected to a bunch of different little stores which I believe to be know as the Co-op.
Of course I loved the kitchenware section.

WHY DIDN’T I BUY THESE?!

Because there was no space in my luggage, that's why. I find this to be the only okay-ish excuse, to be honest.

We also took a peek at the Disney Vera Bradley and Dooney and Bourke. VERY tempting, let me tell ya!

Then we moved on into Basin!

I was very excited to go in here because I have a newfound love for the store LUSH and this is just like it except they have Disney themed soaps and bath bombs.

Of course I had to try the hand scrubs they had on display. I tried one that smelled just like the perfume Pink Sugar. I don’t know if any of you have smelled it, but it smells SO good. I would compare it to what an ice cream shop smells like just after they’re made fresh waffle cones. I would have loved to buy something in there but I think I just couldn’t choose one thing so I came out of there empty handed but ONE DAY my whole bathroom will be stalked from that place.

Then we headed to World of Disney so I could find some gifts for my friend’s back home...

Wow, I really love this store. Can I just live here?

They had SO much Star Wars merch that I was in heaven. We spent at least half an hour in that store but I don’t seem to have any photographic proof..

I ended up buying these earrings for a friend and a pair of Minnie ears for my costume for the party. You'll see them later, don't worry.

We still had a little time before Courtney arrived so we peeked into Once Upon A Toy

So right when you walk in the doors of this place they have this GIANT build your own Mr. Potato Head station. I felt like this was the appropriate time to quote Bo Peep’s sassiness. So as I stride through the open doors, I proclaim for all to hear: “POTATAH HEAD?!” Just like she does in the movie.
But there was this Grandmother holding up a Potato Head standing right in front of us and must of thought I was saying it towards her because she was like “....yep. That’s what he’s called…” HAHAHAHA That’s what I get for being sassy.

We spent quite a while in there but didn't end up buying anything, I was mainly looking at the Star Wars stuff. I was trying to find this really cure Yoda cookie I had seen in December.. But since the cookie was gingerbread flavored I guess it was just a seasonal thing..

WHICH REMINDS ME....
I never got around to documenting my 1.5 days in WDW last December! If I posted it here as a little baby bonus TR would anyone be interested? I thought it may get some in a festive mood seeing the parks all decorated for Christmas! Just let me know below!

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[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part Three)

My Very First Dis Meet and DCP Questions!

Hey everyone! I promise I didn't fall off the face of the earth, the Christmas rush really got to me this year and I was as busy as a bee! But I am finally back to bring you two new updates tonight! Thanks for still reading!

Then it was finally time to meet Courtney! Right before she came, I realized that it was so strange that I had never heard her voice! I think that is one of the cooler things about the internet. I would have NEVER have met her if it weren’t for the Dis and Trip reporting!

As soon as she found us, we went inside to grab some ice cream because it was HUMID. Courtney got a sunde and I got raspberry sorbet for Mom and I to share. It was SO good!

We really enjoyed asking Courtney about her role in Attractions and the DCP in general. There’s so much you can learn from watching videos, and reading online but you can’t beat personal experience. We talked for about 30 minutes to an hour and she was the sweetest answering all of our questions in amazing detail. Before she left, we got a picture! Thanks again Courtney!!
(Sorry I look so rough, two days of Disney had worn me out)

We had to wrap it up with Courtney because we were heading to Wolfgang Puck Express to meet up with our family friend Carrie who was also on her DCP! I grew up with Carrie’s family for as long as I can remember and her younger sister and my older sister are pretty close so it was so great to meet up with her! For lunch, I ordered the turkey club with a fruit bowl for Hot Momma and I to share. I didn’t really care for this meal, which is sad!

Nevertheless, we had an awesome time catching up with Carrie and asking her about her role in Entertainment. Before we knew it, it was 2:30 and Hot Momma and I needed to get back to the room to get ready for the party!

We said goodbye to Carrie and went on our way. I’m so thankful I got to talk to Carrie and Courtney and find out about their DCP. It’s definitely something that I’m looking forward to and working towards and I can’t wait for that adventure to begin!

We we made it to the bus stop it seemed like our bus took forever and a day! On top of it, we were standing out in the heat. Thankfully it didn’t rain this day but it made up for it in humidity. Thankfully, a bus finally came to our rescue and got us back to our resort. But by the time we got to our room (around 3:00) it was the time I had planned for us to be leaving for MK. I wanted to go to Fort Wilderness for a little while before the party but it was pretty apparent that wasn’t going to happen. That was okay though,
this meant more time at a
halloween
party!
Especially
because this would be Hot Momma and my first time!

Never fear, we arrived back at our room around 3:30 and rushed to get ready. It didn’t take too terribly long.

We arrived to a quite humid and steamy MK and made it through bag check rather quickly. When we bought our party tickets, we had printed them out and the whole trip I was so afraid I would leave them in the room. Thankfully, Hot Momma and I managed to remember them! Did I miss an option where you could load that on your MagicBand? That would make things SO much less stressful. We got our tickets scanned and were handed an adorable wrist band. Hot Momma snapped this picture of me just after I got my band. I had gone back and fourth on what to dress up as.​

I didn’t want to buy and expensive itchy costume and be hot and miserable all night but I didn’t want to go in normal clothes. So I finally settled on making a tutu and being the ever so classy Minnie Mouse!
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[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part Four)

FINALLY MEETING THE HUB GRASS
We made it into the park and I tried to catch a picture of this adorable sign but in a sudden change of events, a little kid made a untimely entrance.

Near that sign was where all the times guides were. These things are your best friends!

The park was absolutely crazy! It was pretty difficult even making it down Main Street. I decided to take a detour down one of the alleys and have a seat with Hot Momma to decide what we wanted to do.
ATMOSPHERE ON POINT THOUGH
I actually want to live in this place!

I checked to see if the Jungle Cruise and and PhilharMagic were busy. Neither seemed too crazy so we started in that direction.

But once we made it to the hub, I just had to stop myself because I saw an opportunity waiting to happen.

HUB GRASS

I had waited too long for my first encounter with this faux grass.

Hot Momma, two other girls, and me taking pictures on the grass and I look over and see two girls dressed up as Cinderella and Snow White who looked SO professional. You could tell they go to conventions and things because of how awesome their costumes were. This mother with a little girl in her stroller walked up and asked if her daughter could have a picture with them. They actually said no, which I thought was incredibly honorable of them. It’s against the rules to take pictures with other guests at halloween parties to protect the character integrity. ANYWAY I digress..

After a lovely photoshoot on the hub grass, Hot Momma and I made our way to the Jungle Cruise!

I was most excited to take Hot Momma on her very first ride!!

The wait was about 25 minutes, I didn’t think that was too bad seeing how crazy the park was.
Hot Momma said that there was a Dad standing in line with us that nodded his head towards me then whispered to his wife “Why the black nose?” and his wife said “MINNIE MOUSE!” HAHAHA

Sadly, our ride wasn’t that enjoyable because we weren’t able to hear the skipper’s corny jokes. Waaaa! Alas ,the ride wasn’t all for naught, I did catch a picture of the rather elusive Trader Sam.

Not really, I just wanted to sound exciting.
After our boat ride, we hopped off and headed toward Frontierland!
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[bbjunkie]

Love your report...can't wait to hear more!

 

[jediprincess23]

Love your report...can't wait to hear more!

Thank you!! I should be putting up more updates soon!

 

[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part 5)

Honey Buns, Do Me A Favor and STOP Asking Questions
The non-exciting Jungle cruise ride was made up for this hilarious encounter we were blessed to hear...

Little girl: “Mommy when are we going to do this, that, etc.”

Mother: “Honey buns, do me a favor and STOP asking me questions.”

Congratulations to this random family who had the privilege of being my trip report title. Haha not really though, I should be the one thanking them. Finding a TR title is no easy task, don’t be fooled.

So as you can imagine, Hot Momma had a good laugh about that one! This may have impeded our judgment to made a quite terrible decision to hop in line for Haunted Mansion. I mean, who could blame us, it was just 15 minutes. Right? RIGHT?

HA! I LAUGH AT THAT

I should have known that when the line was almost all the way out near the entrance it was going to be a looooong wait.

Ah well, you can’t go to MNSSHP and NOT ride HM.Plus, I knew Jess the Frump was working there and was hoping I may get to meet her. (Spoiler alert: I didn't find her.) I was quite hot and humid in that FL heat and you can only imagine how lovely it was to be squished in with a bunch of people in a line. The good news is, we did actually survive the line and more importantly, the mansion itself!!

After politely declining the invite of becoming the 1000th happy haunt, Hot Momma and I made our way to the Tangled bathrooms. These are definitely the best bathrooms to ever exist.

It was now about 5:30 and we realized we were VERY hungry! We didn’t really have much else to do anyway so we headed in the direction of Pinocchio Village Haus. Neither of us had ever eaten here but I heard they had flat breads and since I’m a pizza addict I had to try this place for myself! I’ve also spotted this place while riding It’s A Small World, they have a window that’s right above where people get on and off the boats.

Even though I wanted a flatbread, I somehow decided to get chicken parmesan instead. Just a forewarning, the lighting in this place was BAD

It came with a caesar side salad and dessert. Thinking I’d go for a healthier option, I went for the mango sorbet.

The chicken was just okay, the salad was yummy as normal but sadly the sorbet wasn’t good at all. And that’s saying a lot seeing as dessert is my favorite part of the meal!

Hot Momma got a margarita pizza and I think she traded her dessert for a greek yogurt.

The pizza was pretty good but Hot Momma said her yogurt was kinda warm.

So all in all, not a great experience at Pinocchio Village Haus... But that’s okay, we had a pretty cool view! Plus I knew we were going to be snacking on plenty that night.
But on the bright side, we had a pretty cool view!

We headed out from the restaurant and headed over to Sir Mickey's! We didn’t buy anything, I just wanted to poke around. I had read an article about hidden details in MK and since Sir Mickey’s is decorated like Mickey and the Beanstalk, you can see the giant lifting the roof ou and peeking inside! Here's the article, it's #13. I think that it's SO cool! Once we finished around in there, we headed up towards Beast’s castle. Then I saw somebody I hadn’t seen in a VERY long time…

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[Kari0180]

Can't wait to read more about the Halloween party, love your Minnie costume!

 

[Stacey1980]

Loving your trip report so far! I would love to take a Disney trip with my daughters like you and your mom are doing! I can't wait to hear more about MNSSHP. We are taking a family trip in September and are planning on attending for the first time.

 

[AnnaGiselle]

Just found and read your trip report and it's so fun! BTMR is my favorite ride, but I've never thought about looking backward while riding. I should on my next trip though since I've been on it enough times that I know the ride track by heart! And you've convinced me that I need a Starbucks Disney Parks tumbler in addition to the mugs.

I hope you get the chance to do the DCP! That's definitely one of my wish-I-had-done college regrets, but since I, like you, wish I was British, I studied abroad in Scotland for a semester instead (at the same school as Will and Kate!) which was still an beyond amazing experience. My DF and I are hoping that one or both of us will get to work at Disney some day!

One last thought - I don't know how you and your mom made it during those park days with your hair down! I went in September a couple weeks after you and omg it was SO. HOT. AND. SO. HUMID. I left the room each day with wet hair in a bun and still it was dry in like two seconds. But still SO. FUN.

 

[jediprincess23]

Can't wait to read more about the Halloween party, love your Minnie costume!

Thank you!!

Loving your trip report so far! I would love to take a Disney trip with my daughters like you and your mom are doing! I can't wait to hear more about MNSSHP. We are taking a family trip in September and are planning on attending for the first time.

Thank you! I hope you guys have fun on your trip!!

Just found and read your trip report and it's so fun! BTMR is my favorite ride, but I've never thought about looking backward while riding. I should on my next trip though since I've been on it enough times that I know the ride track by heart! And you've convinced me that I need a Starbucks Disney Parks tumbler in addition to the mugs.

I hope you get the chance to do the DCP! That's definitely one of my wish-I-had-done college regrets, but since I, like you, wish I was British, I studied abroad in Scotland for a semester instead (at the same school as Will and Kate!) which was still an beyond amazing experience. My DF and I are hoping that one or both of us will get to work at Disney some day!

One last thought - I don't know how you and your mom made it during those park days with your hair down! I went in September a couple weeks after you and omg it was SO. HOT. AND. SO. HUMID. I left the room each day with wet hair in a bun and still it was dry in like two seconds. But still SO. FUN.

Thanks for being here!! Haha, BTMRR is so much fun riding backwards! You'll have to do it some time! Oh my, I love that tumbler so much!! I actually took it to school and it got knocked off the table and the lid broke! Thankfully I found a replacement but I was pretty bummed!!

Wow, thank you so much! I hope I can attend the DCP too! It's sad you didn't make it on your DCP but a semester in Scotland is AMAZING! I'm so jealous!

Oh and about the hair, I would like to say I *tried* to wear it down but it always inevitably went up in a ponytail or a braid because I agree with you it was VERY hot!

 

[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part 6)

Happy new year everyone!! I hope it's filled with new magical adventures!!!
Reunited With My Disney BF

So who could this person be, you ask?

... MY BOYFRIEND GASTON

Yeah, I know he’s everybody's boyfriend but he’s ACTUALLY mine.

….you still don’t believe me? Yeah okaaay. But I really do love him! Seriously, he’s the best character to meet!
There was only two other people in front of us, which makes it much better! Oh and the sunset was gorgeous!

And here lies the BEST photopass picture you will ever see.
The PP photographer caught this moment of actual Bliss.

So Gaston was amazing as always. He mostly made me feel bad that I dressed up like a mouse and not as him.

He told me I didn’t need to apologize to him, I needed to apologize to myself because I was really hurting myself. LOL.

Gah, I just love him!

I should take a second to mention that he was the only character I met all night! This wasn’t 100% intentional but because technically I didn’t set aside an entire day to go to MK, we just went for a little bit every day, I wanted to spend that night doing attractions and seeing things that were exclusive to MNSSHP! I had planned on meeting Prince Phillip and Aurora because he’s my favorite prince! But unfortunately, I missed the memo that the princes stopped meeting with the princesses at MNSSHP. SO SAD.

ANYWAYYY, We headed in the direction of Gaston's Tavern the towards Eric’s Castle but decided to turn around and head back to PhilharMagic!

I was sooo excited to take Hot Momma to this show and the wait was only 5 minutes so why would you not?!

I feel like Philharmagic is one of the more overlooked attractions at MK. I have no idea why though, it’s one of the best 3-D experiences Disney has in my opinion! So of course Hot Momma loved it!! My favorite part is in the Be Our Guest scene where they spray the yummy smells through the theater!

By the time we finished with the show, Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party had officially started! The very first thing on our agenda was CANDY. Hey, nobody is too old for candy! PLUS they give you the motherload! We headed to the closest candy trail to us which was in the back of storybook circus!!

There were only two stations on this trail but we definitely stalked up! Oh, I guess I should show you this year’s treat bags! Aren't they adorable?!

Every trail was marked by a little pumpkin Mickey lamp and was pretty clearly shown on the Party map.

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[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part 7)

Hey everyone! Life is about to get super hectic again so I thought I would get two more posts up before then!!

A Devastating Dole Whip Discovery

Right outside the candy trail, Minnie and Mickey were meeting! I wanted to see them sooo bad but their lines were insane all night and I didn’t want to wait over an hour. So instead, we went through our next treat trail! This one connects storybook circus to Tomorrowland!

On a side note, this trail is one of my favorite little hidden “shortcuts” in MK. We really stalked up on this one, the CM just through gigantic handfuls in your bag!!! I always wondered if people who don’t live in America come to these parties and get excited about trying the American candy. I would! But then again, you’re talking to the girl who got British candy for Christmas (Yes, I love Cadbury more than Hershey's. Yes, I'm sure I'm actually an American ) but more on that when we visit EPCOT.

So anywho, we made it to Tomorrowland around the same time, the first Boo To You parade started. I kinda hoped that things would clear out around that time since it’s usually the more populated parade of the night but the place still looked very busy! I had my heart set on taking Hot Momma on the Carousel of Progress but after making a (necessary) pit stop at the Incredible’s dance banana:, we found that the line for the ride looked to be a trick or treat spot and didn’t look like the ride was operating. So instead, we made our way to a place where I knew we would get a laugh...

I slay myself.
Hot Momma had never been to this one either! There was absolutely no wait apart from waiting on the show in front of us to end. So I guess from a line standpoint, the first parade really did clear people out.

So one of my favorite things about the halloween parties is seeing everyone's costumes. I’m pretty sure the guy’s at the laugh floor thought so too because “that guy” was a guy dressed up as sriracha. If you have never been to this amazing attraction, you are missing out! You have to help Mike Wazowski and his friends fill up the can with laughter before time runs out. The best part is, that the monsters will interact with the audience, asking them direct questions and making jokes about what they’re wearing, where they’re from, etc. It’s the BEST!! I am proud to say that we did fill up the can before the time ran out and we didn’t have Raz’s wrath come down upon us!

Once we left there, we stopped and decided what we wanted to do. We still had time to kill before we wanted to get a seat for Celebrate the Magic and Hallowishes so we ended up heading over to Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin! The line moved so fast I didn’t even have time to take a picture of the things in line! Neither of us had ever done this ride but I knew it was one of those games where you shoot at targets for points. From past experience I knew I was VERY bad at these games but I was still excited to go! Half way through the ride, I basically gave up Hot Momma was totally annihilating me. I say all this to explain out HILARIOUS ride photo.

HAHA WE WERE DYING.
I want to hang this on my wall. Also, Hot Momma accidentally knocked the bag of candy in the floor so I was squished between the seat and the front of the car trying to pick up all the candy in the dark…
I did somehow manage to pick up all of the candy from the bottom of the car before we had to get off. we were definitely on the struggle bus.

After that quite eventful ride, we decided we were craving a Dole Whip. I got Hot Momma hooked on them last December so it didn’t take any convincing. But really, who doesn’t like a Dole Whip?! The hard part was, I knew that there was going to still be serious traffic from the parade so we had to go the looong way back to Adventureland. Ah well! On our way from Tomorrowland to StoryBook Circus at the Big Top Tent!

I had never been in there and I wanted to see what they had! I was really excited to find that they had a couple of sweets that they have at the Main Street Confectionary! I didn’t end up getting anything though because I knew I was about to be reunited with my Dole Whip.

We slowly but surely made it back over to Liberty Square and went through the little corridor that connects Frontierland to Adventureland. This little passage is really close to where Aloha Isle used to be located which at the time I forgot it had been switched with Sunshine Tree Terrace! Once we got ourselves turned in the right direction, we decided to make another treat trail stop, this one was located in the Tiki Room!!

Then we FINALLY made it to Aloha Isle and all my dreams came crashing down… THEY DON’T SELL PINEAPPLE SWIRL ICE CREAM ANYMORE. ACTUAL TEARS.
We ended up settling with sharing a vanilla Dole Whip float with is always still a winner!

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[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part 8)

Hallo-Wishes (For A Better Seat)
We now had about 45 minutes until Hallowishes so we decided to head to our pre-selected seat to enjoy our treat. Because there was ongoing showings of the Hocus Pocus show, I knew getting a seat in the hub would be near impossible. I have heard multiple people rave about sitting at Sleepy Hollow for Wishes. I just assumed that this would be a good spot for Hallowishes as well. We sat at the little tables directly across from the castle and snacked on our Dole Whip and candy while listening to the Hocus Pocus show.

It sounded really great and from the reviews I heard, it was spectacular! So our seats actually turned out to be pretty great for the Halloween edition of Celebrate the Magic. This show always gets me misty eyed and I thought the Halloween twist was really fun!!

But just after the show ended we saw that a CM had roped off the entrance for Sleepy Hollow and was directing guests away and was announcing very loudly that “You won’t even be able to see from here” that’s when I got a little nervous...

Then the show started and I realized that I have VERY terrible luck with fireworks this trip… Yeahhhh… Basically the majority of the show was blocked by a large tree above us.

This was the lovely foliage blocking the majority of our view

Oh well… I still loved it! I can’t decide if I like it better than Wishes since I’ve only seen it once but it was definitely AMAZING! Hot Momma enjoyed it as well!

Once that show was over, we had a little time before we wanted to get a seat for Boo To You! So we headed back through Adventureland and just happened upon a line for Jack Sparrow! He’s my sister’s favorite character and we really wanted to meet him for her! But as soon as we got up in line, Jack was going on a half hour break and unfortunately that wouldn’t give us much time to get a spot for the parade.

So instead, we decided to head up to Main Street and look through the shops!
Look Kat, it's Crystal Palace!!
If you read my previous report, you will remember my love for this place!

Hot Momma was still on the lookout for a shirt and I wanted to get some gifts for my friends! I don’t think we actually ended up buying anything though and just headed on up to our seats for the parade!!

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[jediprincess23]

September 18th, 2015 (Part 9)

Boo To YOU!!
Now, depending on how you look at the situation would determine if we had good or bad seats. I thought it would be fun to sit up at the Train Station which was great because not very many people went up there!

We had a great view but the bad part was we had to wait forever for the parade to get to us. But we didn't seem to mind because it was nice to rest our legs and just take in our surroundings. I just went on up and plopped myself down right in front of the railing and waited.

With my great veiw, I got a front row seat to see some terrible guests! These poor CM’s were trying to rope off the Town Square because the Headless Horseman was coming through on a real horse. I’m not sure if people don’t realize how unpredictable horses can be or what but people who knew very well that there was a horse coming through and needed to stay behind the rope but they kept running across the street even after the CM’s would ask them to stop!
Thankfully after that, the parade started and people stayed where they were supposed to be. I LOVED THIS PARADE! IT. WAS. PHONOMENAL.
My terrible photos do not do it justice!!

I couldn't tell if I was going crazy but I could swear when this float came by I could smell the Confectionary smell!!!

The rest of the trip Hot Momma and I had the Boo To You song stuck in our heads

I thought being at the front of the park would help us get out faster but then we saw the mass of people ready to get out of the part so we decided to head to Starbucks and get ice water while we waited for things to clear out a little! I mean, just look at that insane amount of people!!

We finally made it to the bus stop and finally got on a VERY full bus! We made it to our room eventually, though, and I decided to see how much candy we had collected!

For only doing 3 treat trails, I would say we did really well!!

After that, we crawled in bed trying to rest up for our final day
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[jediprincess23]

Hello… it’s me. (LOL I’ll spare you since I’m sure you all know how it goes!)
I’m back again, it’s been a while let me tell ya, I’m sure nobody is even reading anymore.

But no matter, I told myself I was going to finish this baby so that’s what I’m going to do! I have my Disney tunes on and I’m ready to relive a steamy hot September Disney day!!!​

September 19th, 2015 (Part One)

THIS IS THE WILDERNESS
As exhausted as we were, we scooted on out of bed this morning and got ready! We decided to tidy the room a bit and start packing up sad since we knew we were going to have a long day.

While we were cleaning, a MouseKeeper knocked on the door and I opened to ask for some towels. I wish I caught her name because this woman was so sweet! She told me I was very beautiful and was more than happy to get us anything we needed. She totally made my day! After we grabbed a breakfast bar, we hopped on the bus and headed for Magic Kingdom!

I actually didn’t have any plans to visit MK this day, instead I needed to make a trip to my beloved Fort Wilderness Campground. We arrived in no time and boarded a boat!

Over the past year and a half that I’ve been making recent visits to WDW I have really been able to see the jump in number of people visiting the park. It’s definitely safe to say MK on a Saturday (even in off season) is a hectic place to be! This was just the line for bag check!!

Soon enough our boat departed and we enjoyed our little cruise!

One of the Mates came up and was talking to other guests and handing out transportation cards.

He also told a very interesting story about a tree you pass that is covered with shoes! He said that every time a CM retires from operating a boat in the lagoon they tie their shoelaces together and toss them on the tree!

He also took a picture of Hot Momma and I, I think it turned out really nice!

Then we arrived IN THE ACTUAL WILDERNESS! Oh my gosh, I didn’t know it was possible to miss a place so much.

We headed up the path from the docks to the Settlement Trading Post.

I wanted to grab some things for myself as well as some friends back home. I was really surprised of the selection that they had!

I thought this sticker was about the cutest thing I had ever seen! I couldn’t think of anything to stick it on though so I ended up not getting it.

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September 19th, 2015

Trying Not To Melt Into A Puddle
I did get this t-shirt and an air freshener for my friend Katherine!

Mom also picked up this t-shirt for my sister!

Then we headed back to the docks.

While we waited on the next boat, we tried to get some nice pictures!

Then the boat arrived and we headed back to MK!

I thought Hot Momma and I could just take a but to the TTC but we didn’t see a sign saying where it was. So, we asked a CM who said there wasn’t a bus that ran there and sent us to a boat to get to a monorail resort. But on our way we stopped and asked another CM who said there was a bus that went to the TTC and helped us find it. Let me tell you, that was an ordeal. But ALAS, we made it to TTC and about died from the humidity while waiting for the Monorail.

We finally arrived to my beloved EPCOT CENTER. BLESS.

We got through bag check and the gate with no issue and made a B-line for Starbucks because this heat was about to kill us so we were seeking something cold and caffeinated.

We used our snack credits to get a caramel ribbon crunch frappuccino and Hot Momma got a Tea Refresher! Starbucks was crazy, so we took our drinks on over to Club Cool to enjoy them!

I see you club cool, I see what you’re doin’

After drinking a fair amount of our drinks, Hot Momma and I headed back to the WS!

I was beyond excited, this is one of my favorite places in all of WDW. After making a quick stop at the restrooms near Mexico, we headed to Canada! If I hadn’t already mentioned, it was HOT. The sun was very bright and the humidity was insane. I decided to take out my umbrella as a sun shield. It actually worked really nice!!

The first thing we wanted to do was grab a few more nice pictures before I melted into a puddle.
Canada and England especially have some gorgeous scenery that look so pretty in pictures!
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Just saw this and am following as well - love your love of DW!