4 Parks + 5 Staples in the Baby's Head = 9 Magical Days!! (9/17 The Last Hurrah!)

[dawnbu40]

2 pts for guessing a ride that noone in my family has ever been on.
But that's not what I had in mind (we've still never been on that one).
Care to guess again?

Hmmmm...Caitlin guesses Space Mountain but I think your DD would have been too small so the only other thing we can think of is The Carousel of Progress?

 

[thecapells]

Hmmmm...Caitlin guesses Space Mountain but I think your DD would have been too small so the only other thing we can think of is The Carousel of Progress?

Third time is a charm!
Next stop was indeed Carousel of Progress...

BTW, I just updated the previous post to address your PUSH comments

 

[thecapells]

Well, since you already know we’re not a coaster family, it wasn’t Space Mountain.
And I mentioned last time that we weren’t interested in the Speedway.
All that’s left in Tomorrowland is that lovely “family in the round” – the Carousel of Progress!

The kids had never seen this one before and I wasn’t sure they would care.
I briefly explained the idea – it’s a show about a family throughout time from the 1900’s to now.
And to get from one scene to the other, we move, not the stage.
They thought it was intriguing enough to try and were excited to move around the stage.
So in we went.

I’m not sure how much they really “got” from the attraction.
But they understood the passage of time and DS even observed that each scene was a different holiday.
They enjoyed the obvious jokes as well like all the appliances going insane, the VR game, and the talking, exploding stove.
And they had fun moving around in the audience and singing the song.
I have it on my iPod now and we sing it from time to time.
DD also liked the daughter in the various scenes getting all prettied up for her dates.
When the Carousel was complete, it was finally time to join the Space Rangers!
By now, DS was a pro having ridden three times but DD hadn’t gone yet this trip so off we went!

 

[3girls4me05]

Yeah on finding Push. We literally walked right into him after leaving Tommorowland the last time. My 2 yr old was in her stroller and had bright pink crocs on. He told her that he liked her shoes. She still talks about it. The other day we were in the car and she started laughing and said "Mommy, remember when the trashcan said he liked my shoes? That was so silly."
I was caught off guard though and did not get pictures or video!

 

[yellowtink]

WooHoo! I am caught up. I love the trip report. BTW Indy Speedway is an awesome ride.

 

[MouseKTeer]

Hi D-Dad,

Another voice here speaking up to say what an incredible TR you've been writing. I got addicted and stayed up till 2 am last night to read it all up to this point. And the photos! We just got back from the World 6 days ago and I was considering doing a TR--when I read yours, I was thinking "that's some act to follow"

We loved the Laugh Floor too--it's so cool that Rayna had a spotlight part!

Looking forward to your next installments...

 

[All7OfUs]

HiYa once again!

How can anyone NOT like CoP? I think it's my favorite, with "The People Mover" being next. I won't be one to argue that that is INDEED what it should be called.

I didn't catch Push last time, but my teens were lucky enough to. They raved about him for days! They really liked Wes Palm over at AK too.

Videos were adorable!

 

[thecapells]

Yeah on finding Push. We literally walked right into him after leaving Tommorowland the last time. My 2 yr old was in her stroller and had bright pink crocs on. He told her that he liked her shoes. She still talks about it. The other day we were in the car and she started laughing and said "Mommy, remember when the trashcan said he liked my shoes? That was so silly."
I was caught off guard though and did not get pictures or video!

Great story!
I hope my kids remember it in a similar way!

WooHoo! I am caught up. I love the trip report. BTW Indy Speedway is an awesome ride.

I actually haven't gone on since I was a kid.
We tend to skip it since the lines get long and 1st thing in the morning we're headed elsewhere.
As for the experience, the kids rode the racecars in Hershey Park and that was fairly similar even if it was not Disney.
I just always hoped they rethemed this to actually have something to do with Disney.

 

[thecapells]

Hi D-Dad,

Another voice here speaking up to say what an incredible TR you've been writing. I got addicted and stayed up till 2 am last night to read it all up to this point. And the photos! We just got back from the World 6 days ago and I was considering doing a TR--when I read yours, I was thinking "that's some act to follow"

We loved the Laugh Floor too--it's so cool that Rayna had a spotlight part!

Looking forward to your next installments...

Thanks for the kudos and welcome aboard!
You're just in time - we still have lots to get to.
I was just starting to sort through Day Nine and there's a bunch still to get to!!!

HiYa once again!

How can anyone NOT like CoP? I think it's my favorite, with "The People Mover" being next. I won't be one to argue that that is INDEED what it should be called.

I didn't catch Push last time, but my teens were lucky enough to. They raved about him for days! They really liked Wes Palm over at AK too.

Videos were adorable!

I would love to catch Wes Palm or DiVine in AK.
Maybe next time we'll spend some more time over there and explore...

 

[3girls4me05]

I will warn you that DiVine freaked out the same child who loved Push! Something about her..she is super realistic looking and doesn't talk. Anyways, my DD was telling me in a voice filled with panic to keep moving and don't stop when we saw her!

 

[thecapells]

I will warn you that DiVine freaked out the same child who loved Push! Something about her..she is super realistic looking and doesn't talk. Anyways, my DD was telling me in a voice filled with panic to keep moving and don't stop when we saw her!

That's hilarious!

 

[thecapells]

We headed down “Daddy’s Secret Path” and got a cute pic on the way:

Then Buzz gave us our last minute instructions

Before we boarded our Space Ranger vehicles.

DD decided that she wanted to steer so she sat in the middle while DS and I took up our posts.
We did pretty well but DS still couldn’t hit the easter eggs I knew of.
In fact, with DD steering, neither could I.
It was fun, but as usual, I won and DS got upset.
I did manage a decent (yet blurry) picture of our trio when they flashed our photo on the screen:

I think by now they were also getting hungry so the grumpies had come out.
DD wasn’t too bad yet so she went and to hang out with Booster.

DS thought that was funny and decided they all should join Zurg in jail.
This was a great shot:

We had a little bit of time left before having to meet Mom for dinner so I figured we could shop on Main Street.
We headed off in that direction but were sidetracked, of course.
It’s easy to lose one’s way in the Magic Kingdom as there’s so much to catch one’s eye.
Can anyone guess what “lured us in” this time – it was yet another new activity (at least for some of us…)

 

[All7OfUs]

Not sure I could venture a guess on this one. Except maybe it could be the castle show?? You did say for "some" of you.

 

[thecapells]

Not sure I could venture a guess on this one. Except maybe it could be the castle show?? You did say for "some" of you.

Great Guess!
Sorry I've been out of touch for a bit - we're on vacation visiting the grandparents in NY.
But I found a computer and here comes the next segment!

 

[thecapells]

As we crossed the bridge from Tomorrowland to the hub,
I saw the famous Mickey and Minnie topiary and had to grab a pick.
Unfortunately, the kids wouldn’t pose anymore – they were definitely getting grumpy.

As we got to the hub, Dream Along With Mickey was starting.
So I put both kids in the stroller and took off to find a spot.
After several spots (and several whimpers from DS and DD that they couldn’t see) we finally find one they would deal with.
We were in the hub with our backs to the flowers.
DD and DS even got to stand on the ledge once some nice ladies offered to move over for them.
I think they saw how grumpy the kids were and were trying to help.
I very much appreciate it.

At this point in the show, Donald was showing off (as usual).

And then came the Pirates led by Smee and Captain Hook himself!

But whenever there’s a Hook, the Pan can’t be too far off.
Sure enough, Peter arrived to put that ol’ codfish back in his place!

But even Peter Pan was caught off guard by the arrival of the evil witch!

Of course, the Fab Five prevailed since it was, after all, Mickey’s dream!

And then Mickey and Minnie were raised up on this little ledge.

For the finale, fireworks lit up the Castle in a great daytime display!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen fireworks during the day before so this was a treat!
And now I knew what those fireworks I caught on our ferry ride several days earlier were.

NOTE: It’s kinda funny how Mom took shots of the princesses when she saw this and I concentrated on the pirates and villains.

After the show, we figured we should make our way to the exit.
On the way, we had to stop off and see our friend Goofy.
Another family was there just resting but graciously offered to move aside and take our picture.
Thanks guys!

As we headed through the tunnel under the railroad, we had another surprise.
was there saying good-bye!
The kids ran over and got a great shot upon our exit.

Then it was off to the boat launch for Ft. Wilderness and to meet Mom.
You caught a bit of her side of the story, now stay tuned for my side followed by a good ol’ fashioned hoe down!
Ya’ll come back now, ya here!

 

[dawnbu40]

The show looks fun! We've never stopped and watched the whole thing but maybe next month we'll catch it! I was actually thinking earlier today that you guys hadn't had an update in awhile so I was so glad to see one!

 

[thecapells]

The show looks fun! We've never stopped and watched the whole thing but maybe next month we'll catch it! I was actually thinking earlier today that you guys hadn't had an update in awhile so I was so glad to see one!

Yeah, sorry about that.
It's hard to find time to get on the boards while at my parents house.
I have one more segment left in Day 8 (and almost complete).
Luckily I have the pics for it with me so the next post shouldn't be too far off.
Hopefully that will tide everyone over as Day 9 will have to wait till we get home.

 

[All7OfUs]

Yippee!! I knew my guess would be right!!

Sounds like the kiddos needed some down time right about now. Maybe even hungry too. Good thing you're headed off to my favorite show in Wild West!! I can hardly "bear" to wait!!

 

[jmskinner]

Somehow I missed the last few updates but just got caught up on everything. I'm a huge fan of the Peoplemover...TTA. (Actually I call a lot of the WDW rides Peoplemovers because they move a lot of people quickly.)

I am super jealous of you. You got a picture of Buzz's face. Every pic I have you can't see his actual face.

That was very nice of those ladies to move for the kiddo's. And that family to move and take your pic.

Your description of Stitch actually makes me want to ride it again and I have said I would never ride it again. My DS so wanted to ride it because the Disney Video makes it look like the actual seats move or something. He still thinks there is another Stitch ride somewhere.

 

[PrncessA]

Great update. I am thinking about rereading your TR since our very first trip is next month and you did a great job of planning and have great tips!

We are letting DS go on the Pirate Cruise as well. Just a question... how early should we show up to get him on the boat? His cruise is at 9:30 and we have 8:05 ressies at 1900 Park Fare.