katt789
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- Mar 14, 2010
Hellllloooo Hummaaannnsss!!! (and any other kind of creatures that may or many not be able to read this trip report) and WELCOME!!! Its me again (Katt that is), and I have just returned from my most recent trip down to Disney World, and am once again going to share all of the magic and memories and insanity with you! We had such an amazing trip, in total I was down there for 11 days, we split between two amazingly beautiful resorts, and had a blast. We had some incredible adventures, practically backstage experiences, multiple character meets (in which, a certain someone *may* have let a not so Disney appropriate word slip out?! ) and there were many happy tears shed, and may pixie dusted moments! Now, onto the details that you need to know!
Who:
Me (Katt!)
I am your fearless TR writer and lover of all things Disney, my first trip to the parks was in 1997, and was to DLR, then last May, I went to WDW for the first time, and followed that up by 2 more trips that year, and 4 more trips down to Disney property in 2012 (not including this Sept one) I travel with different people all the time, and have gone solo as well, and not to fret, I do have an annual pass (which saves me a ton on ticket prices!). Ive been performing my whole life, and now have a little obsession with getting into the Disney company to work somehow, whether that be being friends with characters, or dancing in parades, or some of the shows, I do not care, bringing that magic alive to others is just something that I dream of doing!! My favorite characters include Tigger, Tinkerbell, Periwinkle, Ariel and Rapunzel, and some of my favorite rides include Splash Mountain, the People Mover, Expedition Everest, and Tower of Terror!
My Mother: (Ann, will be referred to as Mom for the remainder of the TR)
Mom has never been to Disney World before (her parents waited until the kids were all grown up and moved out before they went to any form of Disney) but back in 1997 she took me to Disney Land over Spring break, and that was about it for her park experience. This trip celebrated her being an awesome Mom, and her birthday (as her actual birthday is Sept 2nd) and it was a surprise all paid for by me! I had a bunch of things like a back pack, and photo album for her for Christmas, and then she had a little scrap book telling her where wed be going for her Bday celebrations, and SURPRISE, its not Banff, its DISNEYWORLD!
Next up is Paige:
Shes 18, and newly graduated, and has always been a huge Disney nut. She traveled to Disney land in the past, but it was her first time at WDW. We used to work together at a dinner theatre up here, and I would always ask her to come on trips, but she was still in school, so when this opportunity arose, I knew I had to ask her! Paige was definitely one of the people who truly loves and appreciates Disney, and I knew Id have an amazing time with her, especially once we got talking about youtube videos and how we would both be sitting at home watching them crying, haha!! We get along great! Paiges favorite characters include Goofy, Tink, Ariel and Rapunzel, and she definitely has a fondness for Space Mountain, Everest and Tower of Terror!
When: September 10-21st 2012! The trip was split up like this though: Sept 10-17 was my Mom and I, with Paiges trip starting on the 15-21, so they overlapped for a day and a half!
Where:
Sept 10-17th was the Deluxe half of the trip, staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge with a Savannah view! I have wanted to stay here for the longest time, it just seemed so awesome, and my Mom loves all things Africa, so I figured it would be a good choice. Originally, I had us booked in to a pool view room, but then figured, if I was splurging, I should just go all the way, and get a Savannah view room! Yay! I justified by saying that this trip was longer, and I figured wed spend a little more time in the room than usual, haha!
The second half the trip (checking in Sept 15 til the 21st) was at Disneys Art of Animation Resort, staying in the Little Mermaid Standard Rooms! This resort had looked absolutely amazing, and combined a bunch of my favorite movies, I was hoping that I could stay in the LM rooms, and when I found out that the standard rooms were the LM rooms, I knew we had to book in there! Love love love!!
Extras:
We managed to get Free dining when we booked (for both trips!) it was my first time on something other than the quick service dining plan, so I had a blast picking and choosing the ADRs for the trip, with some old time favorites, and some new adventures to try! We also attended two separate Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Parties, and had many adventures planned for this 11 day adventure!!
And now that all of the intros are done, we can get on with the show!!
Chapter Links
Day 1->Monday Sept 10th
A *Very* Rough Beginning
Safe & Sound Inside the Disney Bubble
Ya Picked the Right One Girl
Day 2->Tuesday Sept 11th
It's Time To Fly
Journeying Into the Future
I Got A Buzz Man
Hey Mickey You're So Fine!
What Means Aye Carumba?
My Childhood Returns
I Never Get Any Tea at Parties!
The GREATEST Meal of My Life->Dining Review Included
Gosh Minnie, You've Always Been A Princess To Me
Did Someone Say Adventure?!
You Can Reach the Stars if You Just Believe!
From the Briar Patch, to New Orleans, to Pixie Hollow
Reflections of Earth
Day 3->Wednesday Sept 12th
I'm Not Your Mother, Break Those Plates!
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
One Day I'll Be Part of Your World!
Ooooo! I love games!
Who Could Ever Learn to Love A Beast?
Much More Than This Provincial Life
What's There Momma?
It Is You!
Princesses, Muppets & Lost Ears
Da-da-dadadada-da
Indy's Here to Save the Day
5-4-3-2-FUN
Come As Your Are, You're A Superstar
Cousin Dale Serves Up Some Grub
The Imagination Can Create Many Things
Some Imagination, Huh?
Day 4->Thursday Sept 13
Mommy Do You Believe in Dreams
Disney's A Place for All Ages of Kids
Finishing Tomorrowland Before the Park's Officially Open!
Wee Little Candy Thieves
Will Ye Join Jack's Crew?
We Have HOW Many CS Credits Left?!
Pumpin Up The Party Now
My Twin!
Princess Partay!
Adventures with Lost Boys
Realize Any Dream is Possible
Naveen's Got All the Moves
The Winter Woods are Like Home
I Miss You Already
I Promise Your Birthday Dinner is better than the backside of water!
Wishin on Stars is for Babies and Crazy People
I See the Light...lots of them
When You Wish Upon A Star
Day 5->Friday Sept 14
Isn't Three In A Row A Little Much!?
It's Safari Time!
Someone's Feeling Sassy Today....
Welcome. Now....listen...
They're Pickin' Bugs off Each Other
Katt's Feels Explode
Let's Do This
That's A Long Canoe Ride!
Single Rider Line's the Best!
If There Aren't Any Animals Imma Die!
This is A Legit Costume
Nice Satchel, Wanna See What's in Mine?
No! Go! We've Already Replaced You!
Give A Scream, it's Halloween
Hello new Boyfriend!
Happy Hallowishes Everyone
Let Mr Oogie Kick it Up A Notch
They Put Us By the Help
A Boo To You Bash
I Wanna Be A Haunted Mansion Dancer!
Seeing Double
Day 6->Saturday September 15
I'm All Gloomy Now
Such a Pretty Boat...ship...
The Mighty Pachyderm
I May Be Obsessed with Dancers
This Elevator Goes Straight to..The Twilight Zone
We Sing, We Dance, We Eat
It's Time to Take some Action Boys
Relaxing out of the Rain!
An Emotional Reunion
Everything the Light Touches
Under Da Sea!
Uhm...one bed?
Dowtown Disney Explorations
Day 7->Sunday Sept 16
The Big Blue World
I had A Turtle Shell Once
M-I-C-K-E-Y!!
Too Many Pictures
Even Characters Like to Play
Canada Oh Canada
Stalking Up On Tea
The Obsession with Perry Continues
Hats! Look at all the hats!
On Our Way to Make some Magic
Royalty, and Some Not So Royal
I Finally Get My Cinnamon Bun!
Close Your Eyes and Realize
Birds of a Feather
Say Ribbit
Free Magic Buns!
A Late Night of Magic
Flying Elephants and Saying Goodbye
Day 8-> Monday Sept 17th
The Twilight Zone
Bean's Goin Out....FOREVER?!
A Woman Shouldn't Read!
My Favorite Dancers!
This Seatbelt Goes Left to Right
The Big Blue World
Not A Long Wait At All
Royalty Makes its Way In
Here Come the Bad Guys
I Just Can't!
Day 9-> Tuesday Sept 18th
That's Just Creepy
What Sound Does A Giraffe Make?
Hey Big Guy..Uh..Nice Hat
Paige Gets Punched
THIS SEATBELT IS NOT LEFT TO RIGHT!
Pretty Sure This is a Hurricane
Seeing Double Take 1
The Last Thing I Stole Was Her Heart!
Don't Say Your Name!
I'm Not A Bad Guy!
Your Day is Made
A Trick, Or Treat
You Like that Ladies
Guard the Portal!!
Day 10-> Wed Sept 19th!
The Magic In the Eyes
The Dream
It's Coming True
Kinda Mushy If You Ask Me
Just Believe!
Shake Ya Tailfeather
Tut Tut Looks Like Rain
Rainy Day Calvacade
How Do You All Know Each Other?!
See the Light
Once Upon A Dream
Day 11- Thurs Sept 20th
Don't Step On It
All of My Feeeeeeeeeeelllllsss
Which Way Does the Seatbelt Go?
See You In Rehearsals!
So Excited
Standing Room?
Day 12-> Friday Sept 21st
A Not So Practically Perfect Breakfast
Run Away with You?! It's all so sudden!
Closing Thoughts
LIFE UPDATES
#1->Your thoughts & opinions??
#2->Dance Competition & Disney Plans
LOOK! A PTR!!
Who:
Me (Katt!)
I am your fearless TR writer and lover of all things Disney, my first trip to the parks was in 1997, and was to DLR, then last May, I went to WDW for the first time, and followed that up by 2 more trips that year, and 4 more trips down to Disney property in 2012 (not including this Sept one) I travel with different people all the time, and have gone solo as well, and not to fret, I do have an annual pass (which saves me a ton on ticket prices!). Ive been performing my whole life, and now have a little obsession with getting into the Disney company to work somehow, whether that be being friends with characters, or dancing in parades, or some of the shows, I do not care, bringing that magic alive to others is just something that I dream of doing!! My favorite characters include Tigger, Tinkerbell, Periwinkle, Ariel and Rapunzel, and some of my favorite rides include Splash Mountain, the People Mover, Expedition Everest, and Tower of Terror!
My Mother: (Ann, will be referred to as Mom for the remainder of the TR)
Mom has never been to Disney World before (her parents waited until the kids were all grown up and moved out before they went to any form of Disney) but back in 1997 she took me to Disney Land over Spring break, and that was about it for her park experience. This trip celebrated her being an awesome Mom, and her birthday (as her actual birthday is Sept 2nd) and it was a surprise all paid for by me! I had a bunch of things like a back pack, and photo album for her for Christmas, and then she had a little scrap book telling her where wed be going for her Bday celebrations, and SURPRISE, its not Banff, its DISNEYWORLD!
Next up is Paige:
Shes 18, and newly graduated, and has always been a huge Disney nut. She traveled to Disney land in the past, but it was her first time at WDW. We used to work together at a dinner theatre up here, and I would always ask her to come on trips, but she was still in school, so when this opportunity arose, I knew I had to ask her! Paige was definitely one of the people who truly loves and appreciates Disney, and I knew Id have an amazing time with her, especially once we got talking about youtube videos and how we would both be sitting at home watching them crying, haha!! We get along great! Paiges favorite characters include Goofy, Tink, Ariel and Rapunzel, and she definitely has a fondness for Space Mountain, Everest and Tower of Terror!
When: September 10-21st 2012! The trip was split up like this though: Sept 10-17 was my Mom and I, with Paiges trip starting on the 15-21, so they overlapped for a day and a half!
Where:
Sept 10-17th was the Deluxe half of the trip, staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge with a Savannah view! I have wanted to stay here for the longest time, it just seemed so awesome, and my Mom loves all things Africa, so I figured it would be a good choice. Originally, I had us booked in to a pool view room, but then figured, if I was splurging, I should just go all the way, and get a Savannah view room! Yay! I justified by saying that this trip was longer, and I figured wed spend a little more time in the room than usual, haha!
The second half the trip (checking in Sept 15 til the 21st) was at Disneys Art of Animation Resort, staying in the Little Mermaid Standard Rooms! This resort had looked absolutely amazing, and combined a bunch of my favorite movies, I was hoping that I could stay in the LM rooms, and when I found out that the standard rooms were the LM rooms, I knew we had to book in there! Love love love!!
Extras:
We managed to get Free dining when we booked (for both trips!) it was my first time on something other than the quick service dining plan, so I had a blast picking and choosing the ADRs for the trip, with some old time favorites, and some new adventures to try! We also attended two separate Mickeys Not So Scary Halloween Parties, and had many adventures planned for this 11 day adventure!!
And now that all of the intros are done, we can get on with the show!!
Chapter Links
Day 1->Monday Sept 10th
A *Very* Rough Beginning
Safe & Sound Inside the Disney Bubble
Ya Picked the Right One Girl
Day 2->Tuesday Sept 11th
It's Time To Fly
Journeying Into the Future
I Got A Buzz Man
Hey Mickey You're So Fine!
What Means Aye Carumba?
My Childhood Returns
I Never Get Any Tea at Parties!
The GREATEST Meal of My Life->Dining Review Included
Gosh Minnie, You've Always Been A Princess To Me
Did Someone Say Adventure?!
You Can Reach the Stars if You Just Believe!
From the Briar Patch, to New Orleans, to Pixie Hollow
Reflections of Earth
Day 3->Wednesday Sept 12th
I'm Not Your Mother, Break Those Plates!
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
One Day I'll Be Part of Your World!
Ooooo! I love games!
Who Could Ever Learn to Love A Beast?
Much More Than This Provincial Life
What's There Momma?
It Is You!
Princesses, Muppets & Lost Ears
Da-da-dadadada-da
Indy's Here to Save the Day
5-4-3-2-FUN
Come As Your Are, You're A Superstar
Cousin Dale Serves Up Some Grub
The Imagination Can Create Many Things
Some Imagination, Huh?
Day 4->Thursday Sept 13
Mommy Do You Believe in Dreams
Disney's A Place for All Ages of Kids
Finishing Tomorrowland Before the Park's Officially Open!
Wee Little Candy Thieves
Will Ye Join Jack's Crew?
We Have HOW Many CS Credits Left?!
Pumpin Up The Party Now
My Twin!
Princess Partay!
Adventures with Lost Boys
Realize Any Dream is Possible
Naveen's Got All the Moves
The Winter Woods are Like Home
I Miss You Already
I Promise Your Birthday Dinner is better than the backside of water!
Wishin on Stars is for Babies and Crazy People
I See the Light...lots of them
When You Wish Upon A Star
Day 5->Friday Sept 14
Isn't Three In A Row A Little Much!?
It's Safari Time!
Someone's Feeling Sassy Today....
Welcome. Now....listen...
They're Pickin' Bugs off Each Other
Katt's Feels Explode
Let's Do This
That's A Long Canoe Ride!
Single Rider Line's the Best!
If There Aren't Any Animals Imma Die!
This is A Legit Costume
Nice Satchel, Wanna See What's in Mine?
No! Go! We've Already Replaced You!
Give A Scream, it's Halloween
Hello new Boyfriend!
Happy Hallowishes Everyone
Let Mr Oogie Kick it Up A Notch
They Put Us By the Help
A Boo To You Bash
I Wanna Be A Haunted Mansion Dancer!
Seeing Double
Day 6->Saturday September 15
I'm All Gloomy Now
Such a Pretty Boat...ship...
The Mighty Pachyderm
I May Be Obsessed with Dancers
This Elevator Goes Straight to..The Twilight Zone
We Sing, We Dance, We Eat
It's Time to Take some Action Boys
Relaxing out of the Rain!
An Emotional Reunion
Everything the Light Touches
Under Da Sea!
Uhm...one bed?
Dowtown Disney Explorations
Day 7->Sunday Sept 16
The Big Blue World
I had A Turtle Shell Once
M-I-C-K-E-Y!!
Too Many Pictures
Even Characters Like to Play
Canada Oh Canada
Stalking Up On Tea
The Obsession with Perry Continues
Hats! Look at all the hats!
On Our Way to Make some Magic
Royalty, and Some Not So Royal
I Finally Get My Cinnamon Bun!
Close Your Eyes and Realize
Birds of a Feather
Say Ribbit
Free Magic Buns!
A Late Night of Magic
Flying Elephants and Saying Goodbye
Day 8-> Monday Sept 17th
The Twilight Zone
Bean's Goin Out....FOREVER?!
A Woman Shouldn't Read!
My Favorite Dancers!
This Seatbelt Goes Left to Right
The Big Blue World
Not A Long Wait At All
Royalty Makes its Way In
Here Come the Bad Guys
I Just Can't!
Day 9-> Tuesday Sept 18th
That's Just Creepy
What Sound Does A Giraffe Make?
Hey Big Guy..Uh..Nice Hat
Paige Gets Punched
THIS SEATBELT IS NOT LEFT TO RIGHT!
Pretty Sure This is a Hurricane
Seeing Double Take 1
The Last Thing I Stole Was Her Heart!
Don't Say Your Name!
I'm Not A Bad Guy!
Your Day is Made
A Trick, Or Treat
You Like that Ladies
Guard the Portal!!
Day 10-> Wed Sept 19th!
The Magic In the Eyes
The Dream
It's Coming True
Kinda Mushy If You Ask Me
Just Believe!
Shake Ya Tailfeather
Tut Tut Looks Like Rain
Rainy Day Calvacade
How Do You All Know Each Other?!
See the Light
Once Upon A Dream
Day 11- Thurs Sept 20th
Don't Step On It
All of My Feeeeeeeeeeelllllsss
Which Way Does the Seatbelt Go?
See You In Rehearsals!
So Excited
Standing Room?
Day 12-> Friday Sept 21st
A Not So Practically Perfect Breakfast
Run Away with You?! It's all so sudden!
Closing Thoughts
LIFE UPDATES
#1->Your thoughts & opinions??
#2->Dance Competition & Disney Plans
LOOK! A PTR!!