1st Trip Ever - Over 2000 Pictures!!!

[budafam]

We checked in and got our pager. As we were walking down the stairs, Lucy failed to see they were stairs and she fell right down and came THISCLOSE to smacking the back of her head on the cement. She cried of course and people were all around us immediately freaking out but she was okay. We sat for about 15 minutes before finally having our beeper go off. Luckily there were some nearby rabbits that kept us entertained. I was amazed at how friendly all the animals were. I suppose they don't have to worry about anyone shooting them like they do back at home in Wisconsin.

We were able to go get plates of food before the characters came through. For some reason, Eyeore was only meeting people at the front of the restaurant and not actually walking around. Does anyone know why?

Tigger gave Lucy a kiss!

And now some food pictures!

I thought the food was "okay". I wasn't terribly impressed by any of it. The steak had no flavor whatsoever. The salmon & chicken were probably my favorite. We felt a bit rushed here for some reason. The parade that the characters did was a joke. There was a family taking pictures with them when the announcement was made and the music started playing but the family just kept on taking pics with them. By the time Pooh started walking around with the kids, the music was done and it was over. DS was disappointed in that. Before leaving I got a cupcake and a card signed by all the characters. I wasn't expecting anything like that so that was kinda neat. The kids were wondering how everyone knew it was my birthday (and how they knew our names... lol... they were on our shirts!) Overall, I'm not sure if I would return to this place again.

Next up: Celebrate a Dream Come True!​

 

[budafam]

After lunch we got a nice spot and sat down on the curb. Of course there were people filing in last minute who tried to go in front of us... seriously? Then we got stuck to a VERY loud little girl... my goodness. I swear the whole park could hear her yelling! lol... but here are the pics:

The entire time Cinderella was going by, the little girl behind us was SCREAMING at the top of her lungs "CINDERELLA!!! CINDERELLA!!!" it was so loud, I couldn't even think!

Ariel was pointing at Lucy and her cute hair

Next up Buzzzzzzzz!!!​

 

[disbride555]

I love the trip report and all your crafts. Awesome Can't wait to read more.

 

[budafam]

I love the trip report and all your crafts. Awesome Can't wait to read more.

Thank you so much!

 

[emma212010]

Great updates!! I love DD's Winnie the Pooh dress!! Nicely done!

Sorry you didn't love CP! It's usually one of our favorites! I do think breakfast is the best meal they serve, though!

Great pics of the parade! Sorry about that girl, though! I feel your pain! That's happened so many times to us but most of the time it's the parents that are so loud!

Looking forward to more!

 

[budafam]

Great updates!! I love DD's Winnie the Pooh dress!! Nicely done!

Sorry you didn't love CP! It's usually one of our favorites! I do think breakfast is the best meal they serve, though!

Great pics of the parade! Sorry about that girl, though! I feel your pain! That's happened so many times to us but most of the time it's the parents that are so loud!

Looking forward to more!

Thank you! I do think we would like breakfast a lot more... we're more breakfast people, not so much lunch. DH was hard to please of course with his picky habits but he did have mac & cheese & cheese pizza there.

 

[budafam]

Before the parade had began, I ran quickly over to Buzz to get some FP's for afterwards. We had a little extra time to kill and went to Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. We loved it. The kids didn't really understand what was going on till the end but DH wanted to do it again later on he liked it so much. I wish he would've gotten chosen for "that guy" though! lol... then it was time for Buzz. I really liked the ride but wasn't too impressed by the game aspect of it. How are you supposed to aim? DH totally schooled me in it.

After the ride we found a talking Buzz doll in the giftshop for $25. This had been the best price I've seen yet for one of these things so we bought it and had it sent back to our room. When we walked outside Buzz was there taking pictures with kids. The line was a mile long and I was not having that. I knew they would see him again at HS later on in the week. We took a ride on the People Mover and really enjoyed that. It was a nice break and we got to look around a bit. Then we headed over to meet some famous mice & princesses. The princess wait was 25 minutes so we got FP's and got in line for the famous duo. It went quick and we really enjoyed that.

Afterwards, DH had been bugging me all day about having to go back to the van for something he forgot but he wouldn't tell me what. So we were planning on taking the buses back to our hotel after meeting the princesses for a little break so that we wouldn't lose our front row parking spot. DH headed off to the van and I went with the kids to meet the princesses. They had a blast!

For some reason, it looks like Cinderella has cross eyes in almost every picture we have of her... next was Belle and she gave Dominic a kiss on the cheek!!!

He was all worried afterwards about seeing the Beast in the parks. He thought he might get mad at him! lol...

Next up: Intermission, Wishes & Surprise!​

 

[nejjie]

Your trip report ROCKS! I love seeing all the pics. Keep them coming

 

[budafam]

DH met us after the princesses and we got on the bus to go back to Pop. Both kids fell asleep on there but only Lucy stayed out till we got back to the room.

DH & I took quick showers and everyone changed clothes quick. We were back on the bus within an hour of getting dropped off. We were going to see Wishes and I couldn't be more excited!

We bought some popcorn and took our seats in the red circle (where the famous statue is located) right in front of the castle. It was only 90 minutes before showtime!

So 5 minutes before the Magic, Memories and You show starts, DS claims that he must poop NOW. Wonderful. Great timing. So DH runs with him fast and I just pray no one takes his spot. I put Lucy over where he was sitting and spread out all of our stuff. This didn't work of course.

Here comes a family who asked the people behind us if anyone was sitting there. I piped up (normally I'm really shy but geez, come on!) and said my DH would be back any minute with my son and they were sitting there. The lady behind me told her if they would sit there, her family wouldn't be able to see. So what does the lady do? Sits down of course. Awesome. Then she starts talking to her husband in another language. The lady behind me said something but the other one just ignored her. Then another 2 people sat right in front of us on the road. CM's came around and warned everyone that they would have to move after Wishes was over for the parade to come through. So then I see DH trying to find where we were and he just rolled his eyes when he saw how many people had crowded in around us.

Personally, I would NEVER have the guts to cut into a crowd like that last minute with my whole family. Who do these people think they are? That really irked me but what could we do. We still had a great view. I wasn't going to let it ruin my night. There was a very nice lady next to me that had been sitting there before us and she offered room for DD to come sit if she couldn't see where we had her.

The first show started and it was amazing.

Then Wishes started. Absolutely the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life. Just perfect.

When the show was over we stood up (we weren't planning to stay for the parade) and DH gave something to Dominic. Dominic handed me a box. I opened it and saw a beautiful ring inside. DH said "that's the match to your wedding band". My wedding ring consists of my engagement ring which has a big rock on it and then the wedding band on the bottom. I've always said how someday I'd love to get another wedding ring on top of it so it would be even. Here it was and he had kept it a complete surprise from me. I can't believe he had actually done this because DH is not the most romantic guy in the world. He never keeps a secret from me either. I usually know his every move but he did a good job on this one. I just started shaking. We hugged, we kissed and all that good stuff. I'm pretty sure everyone around us thought he just proposed to me. Lol... then we started making our way out.

Next up: End of 1st Day & Mickey gifts!
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[DisneyStoryMania]

WOW You Planned very well it seems , I am so in for this TR....You Have a great start My DW and I were reading together,

Sorry to hear about your Mother.

Your Family looks wonderful, and the things you done leading up to your trip were awesome. I can not wait to read more and see what the surprise was from your DH(well I had to edit this,I thought there was no more since your link was not up for these last couple but now I have seen what the surprise was and that was awesome of him big ^5 to your DH).....<-----My DW read it with a glare in her eyes saying"awww isn't that so sweet" tell your DH I said Thanks...lol Where are you guys from?

We Drove straight through our first trip and I made an attempt at a TR but I am still working on it and we have been two more times since...lol... OTW back in June.....This is going to be a great TR....

 

[budafam]

We got back to the hotel and I took a few pics of everything lit up.

and that silly mouse had been in our room again!

And that's it for our first day. Now I need to upload more pictures before I can get started on our next day (Epcot!) So it may be awhile... thanks for reading so far!​

 

[budafam]

Your trip report ROCKS! I love seeing all the pics. Keep them coming

Thank you!!!

 

[budafam]

WOW You Planned very well it seems , I am so in for this TR....You Have a great start My DW and I were reading together,

Sorry to hear about your Mother.

Your Family looks wonderful, and the things you done leading up to your trip were awesome. I can not wait to read more and see what the surprise was from your DH.....Where are you guys from?

We Drove straight through our first trip and I made an attempt at a TR but I am still working on it and we have been two more times since...lol... OTW back in June.....This is going to be a great TR....

Thank you very much! I was a bit OCD on the planning aspect but I think it completely paid off. Everyone thought I was nuts packing so early... lol... we are from Wisconsin. It was a long haul to Florida but I would do it again tomorrow if given the chance! I want to be able to finish off the TR quickly so that I don't forget anything. This trip was so important to me and everyone told me to not have high expectations for it. I must admit that I did but I was not let down in the least bit. Everything met or exceeded my expectations and we cannot wait to go back! Welcome

 

[Antigua08]

What a great first day! Loving all of your pics, this being my favourite so far! It's fab

And what a lovely surprise from your DH. I may have to get my hubby to read this in the hope that he learns a few things!

Looking forward to day 2

 

[MommaMouse411]

I love picture filled TRS!!!!

keep it coming.

 

[mermaid764]

What an awesome first day you guys had!

How amazing that your husband surprised you with that ring.

Looking forward to day 2

 

[Bethislucy]

Sounds like a great first day.

 

[sahm2two]

great start! I love tons of pictures Your DD's Pooh dress is so cute!

 

[xDisneyAngelx]

Wonderful pictures Such a beautiful family. I love the castle picture during the Magic, Memories, and You show......makes me teary eyed cause it is so beautiful. I can't wait to go back

**HAVE A MAGICAL DAY**

 

[rachel09985]

Great trip report!! Can I ask what kind of camera you use? Your pictures are awesome!!