10 Nights, 9 Days, 2 Birthdays and 1 Magical May 2014 Vacation! **Complete 6-10**

[STLMickeyMom]

Meant to ask...have you seen that seven dwarves mine train is supposed to open May 2?!?

 

[anniebabymu]

You may have already seen this! http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Anna_and_Elsa_meet_and_greet_moving_to_Magic_Kingdom.htm

I did see this!!!! And I'm soooooooo excited about it! My FP+ day can't get here soon enough! I hope you were able to snag one for yourselves!

 

[anniebabymu]

Meeting Anna and Elsa is screwing with my park plans too. They were a big reason we were going to Epcot and not spending a whole day at MK. I still need to find out if I can make FP reservations for the day we are at MK before the party. That would help us a lot....

Looks like FP+ reservations are officially out for the sisters!!! I'm soooooo looking forward to having a FP+ for them and now my whole family can spend time together instead of one person camping out in line!

 

[anniebabymu]

Meant to ask...have you seen that seven dwarves mine train is supposed to open May 2?!?

I did!!! I'm just hoping they make an "official" announcement and release FP+ before March 23rd so I can have my whole schedule set! But I'm guessing most likely I'll be making a "place holder" that we're not to attached to that will be replaced when they do come out!!

 

[Jackiemarie21]

So much exciting stuff is happening right around your trip time! How great will it be that you can get a FP+ for Anna and Elsa! And the Mine train! I can't wait to hear about them both!

Yay!

Also I read somewhere that the original two Vera Bradley bag patterns were retired and new ones will be coming out, so we might have to get different ones.

 

[anniebabymu]

So much exciting stuff is happening right around your trip time! How great will it be that you can get a FP+ for Anna and Elsa! And the Mine train! I can't wait to hear about them both!

Yay!

Also I read somewhere that the original two Vera Bradley bag patterns were retired and new ones will be coming out, so we might have to get different ones.

I'm sooooo excited about all the new stuff!! It can't come soon enough!! 65 more days!!!

And NOOOOOO!!! I just have this awful feeling I'll never find the one I want... and if new patterns are released thru better make a heck of a lot more of them, or I'll never find them either! Vicious cycle. And I better like the new patterns!

 

[anniebabymu]

Movie Night #8... and yes I know I've skipped #7, but I was a bad girl and didn't take any pictures tonight, so thought it would be a quick and easy update! I promise, I'll update you guys on #7 WITH pictures soon!

Of course tonight's movie was... FROZEN!! We bought our copy today, along with the rest of the World, and we just had to watch it! So Addie and I decided that we wouldn't do a "dinner" related to the movie... we would just have "Frozen" treats! Ice Cream!!!

It was our 3rd time watching the movie, but my husband's first time! He was happy to finally get to put pictures with the songs he's been listening to for months! Ha ha! He thought the animation was wonderful and even said, "I think Disney was just showing off making this movie!" What a great night! And best part of it? The girls could sing and dance without disturbing anyone in the movie theater!

And what's this exciting news I speak of?!?!?!?

WE PAID OFF OUR TRIP TODAY!!!

What we've accomplished: Package paid in full, plane tickets bought with points, linked all of our party to my MDE so I can make FP+ for all of us, list of FP+ "wants" almost completed, a few shirts for the girls bought, Addison's new dress for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique bought (Aurora!), part of Harper's birthday present bought (Cinderella dress!), decals for t-shirts bought and random things for the trip are started to be bought (glow sticks, glow wands, little fans, etc.).

Left to do: Make FP+ (in 4 days!!!), give TA our room requests for online check-in, buy Memory Maker, buy t-shirts for decals, make t-shirts, buy necklaces for Pick-a-Pearl, buy a few more things for Harper's birthday, start to come up with "packing list", try summer shorts/skirts on the girls and see if we need to buy anything, see what Disney shirts still fit the girls from last trip, come up with a list of outfits for the girls, make them Lilo dresses?? and find arrival day shirts. And I'm sure there is a ton more that I'm not thinking about right now!!!

I'm getting to the point where I'm so excited that I don't know if I can last another 64 days! Ha ha!

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[familyabgar]

Oohh, congrats! What a relief to have it paid!

We received our pre-ordered copy of Frozen on Monday but I'm saving it for the weekend! DD doesn't know anything about it and.will.flip. We're also taking her to the Disney Store this weekend to get a potty training reward, so I plan to reveal the movie and a countdown (I hope) when we get home from that! Love the movie!

I've been so focused on planning our days and outfits that I have completely neglected anything else. Your post reminds me I need to make a list of all the other stuff! Including pick-a-pearl necklace. Pearl is DD's birthstone! Side story: when we were there a couple years ago, a girl picked her pearl and when the CM opened the shell the CM got so unbelievably excited--it was a blue pearl! It was amazing!

Will you share your packing lists?

 

[anniebabymu]

Oohh, congrats! What a relief to have it paid!

We received our pre-ordered copy of Frozen on Monday but I'm saving it for the weekend! DD doesn't know anything about it and.will.flip. We're also taking her to the Disney Store this weekend to get a potty training reward, so I plan to reveal the movie and a countdown (I hope) when we get home from that! Love the movie!

I've been so focused on planning our days and outfits that I have completely neglected anything else. Your post reminds me I need to make a list of all the other stuff! Including pick-a-pearl necklace. Pearl is DD's birthstone! Side story: when we were there a couple years ago, a girl picked her pearl and when the CM opened the shell the CM got so unbelievably excited--it was a blue pearl! It was amazing!

Will you share your packing lists?

What a fabulous surprise for her!! I don't know how you can have it and not break into it! I have no will power... ha ha!! What's the potty training surprise going to be?!? Love me some Disney Store!!

I think I would flip if I got any color of pearl than the normal white! That would have been so cool to see! This will be our first time doing Pick-a-Pearl and I'm really excited to do it! I think we're going to give my MIL hers for Mother's Day since we'll be there a few weeks after it!

And of course I'll share my packing lists when I get them all situated! I saved mine from last trip, but I gotta find where I put it!

 

[familyabgar]

What a fabulous surprise for her!! I don't know how you can have it and not break into it! I have no will power... ha ha!! What's the potty training surprise going to be?!? Love me some Disney Store!!

I think I would flip if I got any color of pearl than the normal white! That would have been so cool to see! This will be our first time doing Pick-a-Pearl and I'm really excited to do it! I think we're going to give my MIL hers for Mother's Day since we'll be there a few weeks after it!

And of course I'll share my packing lists when I get them all situated! I saved mine from last trip, but I gotta find where I put it!

We watch so many clips and listen to the songs so often, I'm actually doing ok! I think I'm the only person I know who isn't ripping open the package! haha! She gets to pick out any doll--she says she wants Elsa, but she likes the plush dolls at this age. So hopefully she'll go for one of those instead. Before she wanted Jasmine.

 

[anniebabymu]

She gets to pick out any doll--she says she wants Elsa, but she likes the plush dolls at this age. So hopefully she'll go for one of those instead. Before she wanted Jasmine.

How fun! Can't wait to hear what she chooses!

 

[STLMickeyMom]

ice cream and Frozen and paying off the trip....could that day get any better?!?

you've gotten a lot of things done! you're getting close!!

 

[anniebabymu]

Eeeeeeekkkkk!!!!!!!! Just made our FP+ reservations!! Our trip is 60 days away!!! And now that it's officially the 23rd our trip is LESS than 2 months away! When I'm not at work and on my iPad and get to my computer I'll fill you all in on our selections!! Hmmmmm... I wonder what they could be!!

 

[anniebabymu]

Okay... so I got to come home from work early and I'm still too hyped up on getting to make our FP+ selections!! So of course I have to share them with all of you! I was able to get everything we wanted (with exception of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, but it's not available yet!) and within 20 minutes of the start time we wanted! Most of them were right on! Here they are!!

Edited on 5-2 with the FINAL times! I swear now that 7DMT is open, I'm not changing any other times! Ha ha!

Arrival Day 5-22
Moved times up a bit to allow for more time at Pick-a-Pearl!
Soarin' 1:35-2:35
The Seas with Nemo and Friends (Me, Addie, MIL) 2:55-3:55
Mission Space (DH and FIL) 2:55-3:55
Spaceship Earth 3:55-4:55

5-23
Changed to add the Festival of Fantasy Parade and BOG!
Splash Mountain 9:30-10:30
Festival of Fantasy Parade 11:45-12:05
BOG FP+ 12:40-1:10
BTMRR 1:15-2:15

5-24
Changed to move up Space Mountain to hopefully pull another FP+!
Space Mountain 10:20-11:20
Splash Mountain 11:20-12:20
ETWB 12:50-1:50

5-25
Soarin' 9:35-10:35
The Seas with Nemo and Friends 4:30-5:30
Living with the Land 5:30-6:30

5-26
No Park Day

5-27
Expedition Everest 9:05-10:05
Dinosaur 10:05-11:05
Kali River Rapids 1:30-2:30

5-28
Toy Story Midway Mania 10:00-11:00
Voyage of the Little Mermaid 12:50-1:00
Tower of Terror 4:30-5:30

5-29
Jungle Cruise 9:30-10:30
Splash Mountain 11:10-12:10
Rapunzel and Cinderella Meet and Greet 12:30-1:30

5-30
Changed to add 7DMT!!
ANNA AND ELSA MEET AND GREET!!!! 9:00-10:00
Peter Pan 10:05-11:05
7DMT 11:20-12:20

5-31
Changed to add 7DMT!!
Splash Mountain 3:30-4:30
7DMT 4:50-5:50
Space Mountain 6:55-7:55

And there they are! A few of these we may not necessarily need to use a Fast Pass for at the time, so we may switch them out on the fly. We'll just have to wait and see!

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[anniebabymu]

After reading a thread all about surprising kiddos with their Disney trips, it got me thinking about our last trip where we surprised the girls! It was seriously so much fun and I wish we could surprise them that way all the time... but as soon as I bust out a scavenger hunt Addison would be onto it!

So I was prompted to pull up our scavenger hunt videos that are on You Tube! Priceless! Because I never finished my PTR or started a TR for our last trip (last April), I thought I'd share the links to our scavenger hunt with you guys! We started at our house and ended up at my in-laws house since we stayed there that night. With each clue she had a puzzle piece that would come into play to get her last clue! Oh... and I came up with all my own clues!! So fun!

The videos are on the longer side, but so worth it in the end! So grab some popcorn and enjoy!

Part One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYMLBZu8gXw

Part Two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65acd5CRQPg

Part Three
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJESwJ_u3g

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[melnbil]

We will have to share pictures when we get back! We will be in MK on the 24th and AK on the 27th. Cool that you were able to get what you wanted. I can't wait till Tuesday to make mine!!

Melody

OMG, your girls are precious!!

 

[anniebabymu]

We will have to share pictures when we get back! We will be in MK on the 24th and AK on the 27th. Cool that you were able to get what you wanted. I can't wait till Tuesday to make mine!!

Melody

OMG, your girls are precious!!

Thanks! They definitely are filled with their drama moments, but I would have to agree! Ha ha!

We will have to share pics! I am planning on doing a TR when we get back and based on our last trips I can guarantee it will not be lacking pictures!

How cool we have 2 of the same park days!

And good luck to you with your Fast Passes! I found that the later in my trip I got exactly every time I wanted... probably because nobody else had snatched up those FP+ yet! I approached it like my dining reservations and did my most coveted first and made them later in the trip. Got Anna and Elsa for our second to last day and got exactly the time I wanted for everyone!

 

[STLMickeyMom]

Fast passes--How exciting!! I can't wait to hear all about the Anna and Elsa meet!! And seven dwarves mine train! Making those reservations makes it seem so close!

 

[disneyshea]

Following along. I just found your PTR. Love all of the matching shirts on your girls. Super Cute!

 

[anniebabymu]

Fast passes--How exciting!! I can't wait to hear all about the Anna and Elsa meet!! And seven dwarves mine train! Making those reservations makes it seem so close!

I know it does!!!! And don't worry... I'll be sure to tell you ALL about it! I can't even tell you how flipping excited I am!

Now I'm switching gears trying to figure out packing stuff!