7-night-shoe-shopping-free-full-of-smoke-breaks-Mother/Daughter-PT T-Minus 2 days!

[ILuvCrush]

When I booked the KTTK tour for next month they said min age is 16

I guess the backstage stuff could 'ruin the magic" for the little ones


Great update Mandy!!! I wish I looked as good as your mom... and I'm only 34


Paula

 

[MainStMandy]

Day 6...Our last full day

Mom had been dying to ride Soarin' all week...and the one time we had ridden it, well it hadn't gone so well.

So we arrived at EPCOT in time for rope drop and headed straight over to Soarin'. It kills me that people don't think that the first part of the queue is a line and they just run ahead of you

After riding Soarin and grabbing fast passes we decided to grab some breakfast. We had a TON of credits left over so we each had a breakfast platter...and some chocoalte croissants (her favorite) WAY too much food

I had plans to meet up with an old friend/ex-boyfriend today who is a CM at the laugh floor. I wasn't sure what time he'd get there so we just kinda wandered around for a while.

Can I express my disinterest in Innoventions?? What the heck is going on there...didn't seem like much more than KidCot funstops and video games. Next up was Test Track which had a posted wait time of 30 minutes...I don't think ONE wait time was right all week!

Finally Mike showed up and the first on our To Do list was Mission Space...Mom HATES this ride. It was a blast as always mostly due to Mike's commentary. He is a HYSTERICAL guy...besides being a CM at the MK, he is also part of an Improv Troup in downtown Orlando.

After Mission Space we met up with Mom and did Ellen. During the beginning of the ride where you are just starting to move and everything is dark a little boy shouted out, "Did we just die?" It was too cute.

After that we decided to drag mom on Figment. It's something I make Mike do everytime I visit. Really Disney, what were you thinking? This has to be the WORST RIDE EVER!! But we told Mom she'd enjoy it and got a kick out it.

It was getting near our time to leave, but we wanted to do Spaceship Earth one more time. The last ride of the trip.

I really wish I had more time to hang out with Mike but it was time to say goodbye until my next trip.

Mom and I had to head back to get ready for our ADR at Citricos. For some reason I have very little pictures of today But I did manage to get a couple of the lobby.

Dinner was amazing...really one of the best meals I have ever had After dinner we did some last minute shopping at DTD and went back to pack.


Coming up next..some random pics with Diser's and my last day

 

[MainStMandy]

Dis Pics from Gmax

Mom, Me, GMax, Anttss, Wirki and Husband

Me SOOOOO exicted about TSM!!

Gmax taking a picture of herself...haha

Me, Gmax and Nancy Fancy Pants!

Me again...soooo excited about TSM!

Mom, me and GMax Mommy!!

 

[ArelysAdriana]

Yay, I'm caught up!

Your trip looked like so much fun, even if you did hit a few rough spots. Your mom looked like she had a blast. You both are adorable too

By the way, that last black and white MK picture is beautiful

 

[Candice30]

whew! i just found your trip report and am all caught up. i am playing hooky from work today and your trip report was just what i needed. you and your mom are too cute. my mom and i usually have at least 1 fight during our trips. usually about how slow she walks. i don't get mad because of her age but her lack of listening to me and her doctors about exercise gets to me and i simply offer it up as a reason for her legs hurting. i guess mom doesn't like the roles reversed. anyway, it's fun reading your and other disers' reports on the same trip to fill in the holes. makes me feel like i was there with you guys.

by the way ....TO THE PERSON WHO HAS THE JELLYROLLS PICS OF MAINSTMANDY...........we all really need to see them! Will pay good money

 

[MainStMandy]

Yay, I'm caught up!

Your trip looked like so much fun, even if you did hit a few rough spots. Your mom looked like she had a blast. You both are adorable too

By the way, that last black and white MK picture is beautiful

Thanks I accidently took those pics at a higher resolution...which actually worked out well because I can order up to a 16X20 on shutterfly without it being blurry!! I didn't of course...not yet

whew! i just found your trip report and am all caught up. i am playing hooky from work today and your trip report was just what i needed. you and your mom are too cute. my mom and i usually have at least 1 fight during our trips. usually about how slow she walks. i don't get mad because of her age but her lack of listening to me and her doctors about exercise gets to me and i simply offer it up as a reason for her legs hurting. i guess mom doesn't like the roles reversed. anyway, it's fun reading your and other disers' reports on the same trip to fill in the holes. makes me feel like i was there with you guys.

by the way ....TO THE PERSON WHO HAS THE JELLYROLLS PICS OF MAINSTMANDY...........we all really need to see them! Will pay good money

Aww thanks!! Mom and I did pretty good... I was patient with her because I knew what to expect. She's lost a lot of weight over the last year so she walks much longer and faster...but there is still lots of potty and smoke breaks

Good luck finding those pics guys!!!

 

[MainStMandy]

We woke up early enough to grab breakfast before heading to the airport. We had 5 CS credits left and I didn't want to use them in the food court

We hit downtown Disney with the plan of eating breakfast at WPE. Let me just say...we were blown away!! This was one of our best meals AND one of the best bang for your buck on a CS credit.

After breakfast we needed to get on the road for the airport. We ened up having an HOUR and a half before our flight left when we arrived at the gate...Sometimes MCO is a zoo, and other times it's dead. Who knew??



Final Thoughts:

It was a WONDERFUL trip that went by way too fast. Mom had a great time and a much needed vacation.

All Star Music: I wasn't as disappointed as I thought. It's definitely not my favorite resort, but it was nice enough. Our room was close to the parking lot and the pool. We were very disappointed in Mousekeeping. There were several days we showed up and the room wasn't cleaned...at 3 in the afternoon!!

Dining Plan: We loved it but it was too much food for my mom. I have used it before and will continue to use it. I like that it's all paid for ahead of time and that I get to visit a TS restaraunt every day. For details, here is a link to my dining report: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1953833

September...NEVER AGAIN. It was too hot...ridiculously humid and just made me cranky. We had to go back to the hotel every day to shower and change for the evening. It was just too hot to function. Maybe for those originally from the south, it would ok. But for us Yankees....NO THANKS!

Cast Members: Highly disappointed. More often than not they were either rude, or disinterested in their jobs. Hopefully things will start to change and Disney realizes the magic is slipping!

Shopping: UGh, are you kidding me? We spent way less than normal due to the variety (or lack of) merchandise. Everything was the same, everywhere we went.

Overall it was a great trip, I have no major complaints and am already planning a trip for dbf and I for next October

 

[wirki]

I am glad that you had such a great time. It was a great experience for me also being able for the first time to meet some Dis friends.
I am sorry that the CM's were not up to snuff for you. We had many that went above and beyond. Different days...different CM's. It just sucks that everyone can not have the magic!!

I agree also with the heat. It was hot and sticky. Not what a girl from Chicago is used to.

You have a wonderful relationship with your Mom. Thank you for sharing part of your trip with us !!

Debbie ( and Husband Dave)

 

[MainStMandy]

I am glad that you had such a great time. It was a great experience for me also being able for the first time to meet some Dis friends.
I am sorry that the CM's were not up to snuff for you. We had many that went above and beyond. Different days...different CM's. It just sucks that everyone can not have the magic!!

I agree also with the heat. It was hot and sticky. Not what a girl from Chicago is used to.

You have a wonderful relationship with your Mom. Thank you for sharing part of your trip with us !!

Debbie ( and Husband Dave)

It was so nice meeting you guys!! You were a blast to hang out with and I'm glad to hear you had a different experience with the Cm's.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Thanks for sharing your trip with us Mandy

 

[ILuvCrush]

Mandy,

I really enjoyed your TR!! Thanks for posting it! I'm going to hop over and read your dining thread too


Paula

 

[ArelysAdriana]

Aw your TR is over I enjoyed it immensely.

I expect there will be a pre-TR and TR for the next trip with your DBF, right?

 

[Nie0214]

Tagging this to read at home, can't see half of the photos here at work.

 

[klofan]

Haha on the boat at the Boardwalk, it was me! I think it was the 7th? You were about to meet up with Gmax and the gang. Well, it was really nice meeting you! I'm reading your TR right now.

Pete

 

[MainStMandy]

Haha on the boat at the Boardwalk, it was me! I think it was the 7th? You were about to meet up with Gmax and the gang. Well, it was really nice meeting you! I'm reading your TR right now.

Pete

Oh hi!!! I am so bad with names I told Glenda about you when we met up and she tried calling you but had the wrong number. It was nice meeting you too!!

 

[wirki]

What is funny is that I thought it might have been you Pete. And after dinner Glenda tried to call you from the number we had on the list. But no answer.

 

[MainStMandy]

Mandy,

I really enjoyed your TR!! Thanks for posting it! I'm going to hop over and read your dining thread too


Paula

Thanks for reading! I'm excited to read yours when you get back

Aw your TR is over I enjoyed it immensely.

I expect there will be a pre-TR and TR for the next trip with your DBF, right?

Lol yes! It will involve lots of sleeping in and golf

Tagging this to read at home, can't see half of the photos here at work.

Yay!!!

 

[klofan]

Oh hi!!! I am so bad with names I told Glenda about you when we met up and she tried calling you but had the wrong number. It was nice meeting you too!!

Yeah, and I could of sworn I knew you! I guess I didn't put Amanda and MainStMandy together, haha. And I recently got a new phone, so she must of called my old number.

What is funny is that I thought it might have been you Pete. And after dinner Glenda tried to call you from the number we had on the list. But no answer.

But Glenda did call the right number this time! It never rang, the voicemail just popped up. Sometimes in Disney, I get NO service. So I managed to call her back a few hours later during IllumiNations, but you guys were over in Italy....I was near the walkway towards FW, so we were about a mile apart, haha! Maybe I'll catch you next time wirki!

 

[wirki]

I hope so!!

 

[Glendamax]

Ok - I JUST found this report!!!!!!! I can't believe it . . .Will be back after I catch up!