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Don't feel bad, we went to WDW 9 times before ever exploring Downtown Disney. Now, it's a must do on our list!
Bubble - licious A Northern Family's Disney Tale! UPDATED 8/27/09 (LAST CHAPTER)!
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Don't feel bad, we went to WDW 9 times before ever exploring Downtown Disney. Now, it's a must do on our list!
Cory's Gal
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Love your TR so far! I am from the Twin Cities and I even LOVE the moving walkways at the airport so I can see why the girls did too! Can't wait to read more, your girls are adorable!!
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Hi Kimberly!!! 
Glad to be here! I am really enjoying your 'story'.! Your girls are beautiful.
I have gotten the hives a couple of times-mine were terrible itchy tho'--almost unbearable. Glad u cleared that up quick!! Mine came back every time I got hot or took a shower that was too hot!!!! It was a pain.
Love your room!! I want to stay in the family suite! Can't wait to read more!! Oh, we just started going to DTD in 08. I don't know why....I guess we had usually been for shorter trips and didn't have the time. It's a nice place to hang out that first day and not use up any tickets!!
What a beautiful family!!
Glad to be here! I am really enjoying your 'story'.! Your girls are beautiful. I have gotten the hives a couple of times-mine were terrible itchy tho'--almost unbearable. Glad u cleared that up quick!! Mine came back every time I got hot or took a shower that was too hot!!!! It was a pain.Love your room!! I want to stay in the family suite! Can't wait to read more!! Oh, we just started going to DTD in 08. I don't know why....I guess we had usually been for shorter trips and didn't have the time. It's a nice place to hang out that first day and not use up any tickets!!
What a beautiful family!!
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I have to admit that I even love riding the moving sidewalks!
They ARE fun! 
Thanks for joining us! Hope you come back for more! Hi Kimberly!!!
Love your room!! I want to stay in the family suite! Can't wait to read more!! Oh, we just started going to DTD in 08. I don't know why....I guess we had usually been for shorter trips and didn't have the time. It's a nice place to hang out that first day and not use up any tickets!!
What a beautiful family!!
Snowbird alert!
Hey Shawna! 
Thanks for coming over! So glad you join the party! Thanks for your compliments on my lovely family! When do I get to see a pic of you and yours? 
The LEGO store WAS very cool! The girls could have spent hours playing there! Lego is one of their fave things to play together! We have a huge bucket of it here at home that is dumped out regularly!
Hang tight everyone! Chapter 5 will be up tomorrow! I was just granted permission to post a picture of someone very special!
I'm off to bed now! Nighty - Night! 
bellesBFF
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The LEGO store WAS very cool! The girls could have spent hours playing there! Lego is one of their fave things to play together! We have a huge bucket of it here at home that is dumped out regularly!
haha, reminds me of my cousin, reason we were in there for song long!
he's so spoiled, he left there with about 3 or 4 new kits.. i was mad at him, and i still am
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Wait - Did you say JenJolt, the infamous Haunted Mansion guru? Did you meet Nobby, too?
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Just a short one!
Chapter 5: A long awaited meeting, fountains and candy!
Date: STILL January 19th! (An extremely long day!)
Time: 7pm
Place: Lego Store; Downtown Disney
Before I knew it I heard a familiar voice call my name and saw a blonde head making it's way through the throng of people surrounding the lego table.
Jenjolt had arrived and it was so great to finally meet her! We had been PMing and chatting on the phone for months and it was so nice to finally have a face to put with the lovely person I had come to know!
She had so thoughtfully brought gifts for our girls and they were thrilled! We chatted for a bit about her trip so far and about our first day, snapped a few pictures and then decided to wander in the direction of Goofy's Candy Co.
On the way there the girls found the jumping fountains and got pretty wet! They enjoyed themselves thoroughly and then were more than ready for a treat! We headed into Goofy's and had a look around! I was still so stuffed from the pizza and the salad that I could find nothing to entice my sweet tooth! Ken got a dipped pretzel, Emily found a mixed bag of jelly beans and Natalie found herself some chocolate popcorn! As it was getting late and we had another early morning, we said goodbye to Jenjolt and made our way to the bus stop. We arrived in our room at 9pm and quickly got everyone ready for bed! We were all tucked in and asleep by 930! We had a busy morning ahead of us including a resort change and a very special breakfast in a castle!
Chapter 5: A long awaited meeting, fountains and candy!
Date: STILL January 19th! (An extremely long day!)
Time: 7pm
Place: Lego Store; Downtown Disney
Before I knew it I heard a familiar voice call my name and saw a blonde head making it's way through the throng of people surrounding the lego table.
Jenjolt had arrived and it was so great to finally meet her! We had been PMing and chatting on the phone for months and it was so nice to finally have a face to put with the lovely person I had come to know!
She had so thoughtfully brought gifts for our girls and they were thrilled! We chatted for a bit about her trip so far and about our first day, snapped a few pictures and then decided to wander in the direction of Goofy's Candy Co.
On the way there the girls found the jumping fountains and got pretty wet! They enjoyed themselves thoroughly and then were more than ready for a treat! We headed into Goofy's and had a look around! I was still so stuffed from the pizza and the salad that I could find nothing to entice my sweet tooth! Ken got a dipped pretzel, Emily found a mixed bag of jelly beans and Natalie found herself some chocolate popcorn! As it was getting late and we had another early morning, we said goodbye to Jenjolt and made our way to the bus stop. We arrived in our room at 9pm and quickly got everyone ready for bed! We were all tucked in and asleep by 930! We had a busy morning ahead of us including a resort change and a very special breakfast in a castle!
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YAY!! What a great trip report you have Kim!! I'm loving it!! I loved our meet that evening it was great and I really really enjoyed it!!! Your girls were so precious and I enjoyed our time together and wasn't Goofy's just heavenly LOL!!!!
Can't wait to read more!
Can't wait to read more!
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1,575.08 miles OR 2, 534 km!
You have such a cute family!!
Can't wait for more!
Why, thank you!
I think they're pretty adorable too! 
Hang around... I am working on the next chapter! Should be up in a bit! 
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JENNY!
I am so happy you dropped in!
I am working on the next chapter right now! Should be up before too long...just have to wait on photobucket! 
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joining in on the fun & adventures of your tr!!!
Kim, you have a great attitude, a beautiful family and I LOVE YOUR GREEN JACKET... where did you get it from?!?!?!?
Cant wait to read more...
Kim, you have a great attitude, a beautiful family and I LOVE YOUR GREEN JACKET... where did you get it from?!?!?!?
Cant wait to read more...
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HERE'S CHAPTER 6!!!!
Chapter 6: Moving Day and A very Special Breakfast!
Date: January 20th 2009
Time 6am
Place: All Star Sports Resort
Again we wake to the sounds of the three fold, no fail alarm system! My watch, the phone and the alarm clock! We could not afford to sleep in this morning! Get up, get dressed, finish packing up ALL our stuff and make our way across the football field to the main building to catch a taxi to
Wilderness Lodge!
We needed to check in early in order to procure our park tickets and dining plan credits before we could head over to the Magic Kingdom for our breakfast in the castle! So, we caught a taxi from AS Sports to WL and arrived at about 715am. We brought all our luggage in and I again sent my family off to wait while I checked us in!
It being so early, I had only to wait for about 2 minutes before it was my turn! It took only a few minutes until I had all the info I needed. Our room was not yet ready so we checked our bags with the Valet and headed off to catch the bus to the MK! We found the bus stop and waited only 2-3 minutes before the correct bus showed up!
It really is only a 5 minute ride from WL to the MK! We were off the bus and walking to the bag check by 740! Bags thoroughly inspected we headed to the Character Breakfast Line.
Confirming that our park tickets did indeed work we passed through the turnstiles and headed down Main Street USA!
As we rounded the corner and the castle came into view, my heart jumped into my throat and my eyes overflowed! I felt as if I was arriving home after a very long time away! I was finally here! I looked over at my family and was so happy to see that they too were enjoying that first precious sight!
I checked my watch to see that we had only a meager 5 minutes before we needed to check in for our ADR! So I wiped my eyes and proceeded to quick walk past the slow people still dreamily making their way down Main St! We had a very important appointment to keep! We had royalty waiting on us!
Soon enough though we were checked in and standing in line to have a picture taken with Cinderella! It being a quite cool morning, I was not surprised to see that many people were wearing hats and mitts!
After meeting up with Cindy we were ushered up the staircase to the dining hall! What a beautiful place! I was so in awe that I completely forgot to take any pictures on the way up! Oh well, next time! We were greeted and shown to our table by our hostess.
Fresh fruit and a basket of biscuits were brought to the table almost immediately as we were supplied with fresh juice and hot coffee! The girls dug into the fruit and pastries and Ken and I enjoyed our coffee! Not too bad! I expected much worse!
Our plates of food soon followed and we were not disappointed! A wonderful feast indeed!
The blueberry French toast was melt in your mouth amazing and the eggs were so good my husband was tempted to ask for the recipe! He is a bit of an egg snob and doesn't usually voluntarily order eggs at a restaurant! He and his dad are, in his own opinion, the best egg chefs in the world! Needless to say, He was very impressed! He was granted a second round of the yummy eggs!
None too soon, we were graced with the presence of some beautiful princesses. As I had heard the audiences with each princess was short but not too rushed! I was amazed at how captivated my girlies were by these lovely ladies! We met each and every one, were granted photos and had autographs signed!
A quick check to my watch told me that we were not going to be able to stay around for the wishing ceremony! It was getting close to 9am and I wanted the girls to use the washroom before we made the mad dash to Dumbo! We all used the washrooms and were downstairs outside the castle waiting for the rope to drop at exactly 8:57am!
Chapter 6: Moving Day and A very Special Breakfast!
Date: January 20th 2009
Time 6am
Place: All Star Sports Resort
Again we wake to the sounds of the three fold, no fail alarm system! My watch, the phone and the alarm clock! We could not afford to sleep in this morning! Get up, get dressed, finish packing up ALL our stuff and make our way across the football field to the main building to catch a taxi to
Wilderness Lodge!
We needed to check in early in order to procure our park tickets and dining plan credits before we could head over to the Magic Kingdom for our breakfast in the castle! So, we caught a taxi from AS Sports to WL and arrived at about 715am. We brought all our luggage in and I again sent my family off to wait while I checked us in!
It being so early, I had only to wait for about 2 minutes before it was my turn! It took only a few minutes until I had all the info I needed. Our room was not yet ready so we checked our bags with the Valet and headed off to catch the bus to the MK! We found the bus stop and waited only 2-3 minutes before the correct bus showed up!
It really is only a 5 minute ride from WL to the MK! We were off the bus and walking to the bag check by 740! Bags thoroughly inspected we headed to the Character Breakfast Line.
Confirming that our park tickets did indeed work we passed through the turnstiles and headed down Main Street USA!
As we rounded the corner and the castle came into view, my heart jumped into my throat and my eyes overflowed! I felt as if I was arriving home after a very long time away! I was finally here! I looked over at my family and was so happy to see that they too were enjoying that first precious sight!
I checked my watch to see that we had only a meager 5 minutes before we needed to check in for our ADR! So I wiped my eyes and proceeded to quick walk past the slow people still dreamily making their way down Main St! We had a very important appointment to keep! We had royalty waiting on us!
Soon enough though we were checked in and standing in line to have a picture taken with Cinderella! It being a quite cool morning, I was not surprised to see that many people were wearing hats and mitts!
After meeting up with Cindy we were ushered up the staircase to the dining hall! What a beautiful place! I was so in awe that I completely forgot to take any pictures on the way up! Oh well, next time! We were greeted and shown to our table by our hostess.
Fresh fruit and a basket of biscuits were brought to the table almost immediately as we were supplied with fresh juice and hot coffee! The girls dug into the fruit and pastries and Ken and I enjoyed our coffee! Not too bad! I expected much worse!
Our plates of food soon followed and we were not disappointed! A wonderful feast indeed!
The blueberry French toast was melt in your mouth amazing and the eggs were so good my husband was tempted to ask for the recipe! He is a bit of an egg snob and doesn't usually voluntarily order eggs at a restaurant! He and his dad are, in his own opinion, the best egg chefs in the world! Needless to say, He was very impressed! He was granted a second round of the yummy eggs!
None too soon, we were graced with the presence of some beautiful princesses. As I had heard the audiences with each princess was short but not too rushed! I was amazed at how captivated my girlies were by these lovely ladies! We met each and every one, were granted photos and had autographs signed!
A quick check to my watch told me that we were not going to be able to stay around for the wishing ceremony! It was getting close to 9am and I wanted the girls to use the washroom before we made the mad dash to Dumbo! We all used the washrooms and were downstairs outside the castle waiting for the rope to drop at exactly 8:57am!
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Naw! I saw peeps of all ages there! Little tiny princesses to Queens of every shape and size! You'd fit right in!
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