A Family Of Four's 10th Trip To WDW [lots of pics!];; COMPLETED.

[celeste.]

Great Trip Report! Can't wait to read more! my kids like looking at your pictures.

Thank you!

Enjoying your TR! You did so much while you were there! Can't wait to read your next installment. Tomorrow we leave for our Disney trip!!!!

Thanks!

loved your pictures of CSR because that's where I am staying in November

Can't wait to hear more. Do you have any pics around the lodge?

Thanks! you'll love CSR it's so pretty there. the food court & gift shop are my favorite ones at any Disney resort!
i do have some pics of WL, i think i may have taken them more towards the end of the trip. so they're coming!

Great update!

We just returned from the WL last week, and it was absolutely amazing. I'm hooked. The boat ride is such a nice feature.

Thanks! the boat ride is one of my favorite things about the WL!

Hi! We love Small World too--it's timeless.

Thanks for the photos of morning EMH at MK...they really show the advantages of going there early. Not that I'd have much luck getting our group there then

Thank you! i love MK at EMH. it's so empty.
and if you have the chance i would definately do it. you get a lot done!

 

[celeste.]

So we left off coming back to the WL from dinner at Coronado Springs.
We decided to go back to MK for the rest of the evening!
Entering the MK:

Balloons!

castle close up:

first, we headed over to Tomorrowland:

we decided to ride Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin first!

after we rode Buzz Lightyear we went over to Toontown. I really wanted to meet Mickey in the Judge’s Tent. The line was really really long during the day, so we skipped it then. We decided we were just going to wait right now because we didn’t really have anything else to do. DDad & DSis rode Goofy’s Barnstormer while me & DMom waited at the Judge’s Tent. The line looked long but we really only waited for like 25-30 minutes.
Some pictures of the waiting queue:

Mickey cactus!

then we were sent into the room to meet mickey!
When we got there it wasn’t only Mickey, but Minnie, too!
We saw Minnie as we walked in:

they only let like 6 people in the room at a time so we didn’t wait too long in the room.
Me, Minnie, & Mickey:

Me, DMom, Minnie, & Mickey:

after that we went to find DDad & DSis.
We went to ride Big Thunder Mountain in the dark! DDad & DMom have never really ridden it in the dark yet. The line wasn’t too long, but I think we might have had fastpasses.
I sat with DDad and DMom sat with DSis. I love that ride.
When we got off the ride we found out that DSis broke her sunglasses. This is like the 300th pair she broke this year! So me & DSis went to look for another pair at a store on Main Street.
Well while me & DSis were gallivanting around MK, DDad realized he lost his wallet.
[my mom helped write this portion of the TR about the wallet because me & DSis weren’ there]
so as me & DSis were leaving to go to a shop, DDad was going to give DSis money for sunglasses but we were already gone. But he wouldn’t have been able to give her money because his wallet was missing! So DParents went to the Lost & Found on Main Street a filed a report for a lost wallet. They also had to cancel the credit card there, too. So DDad wanted to leave and just check the Lost &Found in the morning, but DMom wanted to check the ride they went on that night to see if it was there. so they strted to make their way over to Big thunder Mountain to check. It was almost time for Spectromagic to start so it must have been packed! So they had to weave in and out of people and the CM’s with their blue glowsticks! When they got to Big Thunder Mountain, they had to check with the people at the exit for the wallet. So DDad asked to girl at the exit about the wallet and she went to the back or something and came back with the wallet! Also, everything was still in it!
So while DDad was looking for his wallet, me & DSis were having fun at MK!
I took this pic of the castle:

we got:

from

both me & DSis got a strawberry banana smoothie.
Here’s mine:

after we had our smoothies we walked around Fantasyland and stuff.
I took this of an Alice topiary:

then I saw a Dumbo topiary!

we may have ridden some rides, but I don’t really remember. I do remember wanting to ride It’s A Small World, but I was down for technical difficulties. :[
so we headed down Main Street to catch a boat back to the WL.
I took this pic of the castle:

we saw a boat pulling in so we ran to the dock because we didn’t want to wait forever. When we got the the dock the boat was still docking. Near the front of the line we saw DMom & DDad. We were going to be on the same boat!
So we went behind them on the line.
On the way back to the WL, we heard the wallet story.

Up Next: Epcot for rope drop!

 

[heaven2dc]

Great update! How scary that your dad lost his wallet but so it was found!

I love your pics of the castle at night

 

[shordiebecka]

Good thing he found his wallet! That would have been awful if he lost it! Can't wait to hear about Epcot!

 

[celeste.]

Great update! How scary that your dad lost his wallet but so it was found!

I love your pics of the castle at night

Thank you! i spent a long time trying to find the right setting for the castle. my sister started to get impatient.

Good thing he found his wallet! That would have been awful if he lost it! Can't wait to hear about Epcot!

Thank you! i'm going to work on an update later.

 

[celeste.]

So we are on Day 6! The second to last park day. :[
We were going to Epcot today for regular opening rope drop!
Well we almost didn’t make it for rope drop because of the wonderful bus system at the WL.
We headed down to the bus stop and we waited. We waited for a long, long time. So someone else went in to ask where in the world this bus was! And they found out that the first bus couldn’t come because it broke down. So they sent another one. When the other one finally came we’ve been waiting for over 30-35 minutes! Ok, so when it finally comes they need to load two of those ECV things or whatever. Fine I don’t mind them. Then the bus driver goes and tries to use the lift. Well she really didn’t know what she was doing. So in a couple of minutes she loaded the first one. Now on to the second. The second one didn’t work out. The wheels on the actual ECV were like broken. So she couldn’t get it on the lift. So the person in the ECV hops out of her ECV and hauls it across the WL’s bus stop! And hauls it over to the hotel entrance and tells them she’ll fix it and catch the next bus. Ok good, now we can get to Epcot! But the bus driver stands in the ECV entrance and watches the person haul that ECV over to the entrance and is just staring into space for a couple of minutes. Then she asks if the ECV hauler is coming on the bus. Everyone says no, but she keeps standing there and refusing to let anyone on the bus. Then finally many people from the bus stop yell, ‘she’s not coming’ and she finally understands that the ECV hauler isn’t going to be riding this bus. So then finally she lets people on the bus! We are on our way to Epcot! The bus is absolutely packed!
But wait, let’s make a pit stop at Fort Wilderness. As we’re entering Fort Wilderness. And someone yells from the back ‘Excuse me ma’am, where ARE WE GOING?!’ Everyone was a little cranky from the long wait. And someone from the front goes ‘This is Fort Wilderness!’ in a happy little voice. Oh thanks I didn’t know.
Okay so after we load about 1314235 more people on the bus we are now really going to Epcot. We arrived right before the ropes dropped.
Near the ropes we saw Daisy! I’ve been wanting to meet Daisy all trip!
Me & Daisy:

so here’s another story for everyone;
me & DMom waited to meet Daisy. We gave DDad & DSis our tickets to go ahead of us while we met Daisy and get fastpasses for Soarin’. So we waited on aline with about five people in front of us to meet daisy. I got my picture and everything. And now we’re off to go find DSis & DDad who were supposed to be getting fastpasses. So we walk at a regular pace over to Soarin’. When we get to Soarin’ we find that DSis & DDad are NOWHERE to be found! We soon see them marching up to Soaring after us! I really do not know what the were doing that we waited in line met a duck and still beat them. So we got the fastpasses and waited on the standby line to ride!
We rode Soaring twice [once on standby & once on fastpass]
Then we went over to Test Track. We convinced DDad to come on with us this time. We all walked right on the single rider line. we went on I think twice this time. I love this ride!
After that me & DSis went on the Nemo ride and DMom & DDad went to the Mouse Gear store. I remember a few years ago waiting like an hour for this ride! It was walk-on this time. So we boarded our clam shell and rode the ride.
After the ride I took this:

so by now it was time for the World Showcase to open! We started in Mexico this time.
We went in the Mexico shops and outside I took these pictures:

then we went to the next country which is Norway:

we rode the Maelstrom:

waiting queue:

polar bear!

some thing that pops up:

then we decided to grab some lunch. DDad & DMom ate in Norway and DSis & I ate in China.
Norway food place:

DMom’s sandwich:

DMom’s cloudberry horn:

DDad’s sandwich:

DDad’s chocolate drizzled sweet pretzel:

me & DSis on our way to China:

the eating place was very nice in China for a counter service:

my meal. I got orange chicken with steamed rice. For drink I got Peach Oolong Tea. It was good!

DSis got shrimp fried rice:

after we ate we looked in the China store while we waited for DMom & DDad to come back from Norway.
DSis with a Buddha:

me with some Chinese structure:

DDad & DMom soon came to China and we met up with them. As we were leaving China we saw Mulan!

DSis, me, & DDad walking to the next country:

it was empty today!

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[celeste.]

us in some country:

Germany!

DSis & a feather:

germany:

I love this plate!

A donkey in Italy:

DDad got gelato in Italy so we sat down and waited.

a person on a gondola coming by:

me & DSis:

next was Japan. My DMom picked a pearl. So here are some pictures from that:

she got it set in a necklace charm thing. It came out really pretty!
While we were looking in Japan I took this video!

DMom & a parasol:

a picture as we exited Japan:

me & DSis in France:

well in about 20 minutes Belle & the Beast were coming out for a little meet & greet so I waited with DMom while DSis & DDad went to go see the movie in France.
Finally Belle & the Beast came out.
My picture with them:

it was really hot waiting out there, so me & DMom waited for DSis & DDad in Belle’s library.
Me & the rose:

after that we met up with them again and we went to get something at France’s bakery.
Me & DDad waited in the seating area while DSis & DMom went to get the food.

I got chocolate mousse:

DMom got some chocolate chip braided thing:

DSis got a cream filled roll thing:

then we did the rest of the countries.
The UK:

then we got a lemonades at the end of the WS and sat down on a bench.
I saw this cloud. It looks like Mickey & Minnie kissing!

then we rode Test track a few more times and headed back to the bus.
Waiting for the bus:

we headed back to the WL for a bit after Epcot!

Up Next: Downtown Disney!

 

[shordiebecka]

your epcot day sounds great! that sweet pretzel looks so yummmyyy!

 

[PrincessPeanut]

Wow, World Showcase doesn't look crowded at all. Good day for touring!

Looking forward to more!

 

[MouseKTeer]

catching up again...enjoyed your Epcot pix!

Back to MK--wasn't that strawberry-banana smoothie yummy? And glad your DDad's wallet was found intact. My DH had the same thing happen to him several years back in Epcot. (The wallets must fall out of men's pockets while they're on a ride.) We didn't discover that it was missing until he reached into his pocket to pay for our dinner at the TS restaurant in France We got it back at the main lost-and-found near the entrance, and nothing had been taken!

 

[celeste.]

your epcot day sounds great! that sweet pretzel looks so yummmyyy!

thanks, it does look yummy! i didn't get any though because i was in china!

Wow, World Showcase doesn't look crowded at all. Good day for touring!

Looking forward to more!

it wasn't really crowded all through the afternoon which was good!
thank you.

catching up again...enjoyed your Epcot pix!

Back to MK--wasn't that strawberry-banana smoothie yummy? And glad your DDad's wallet was found intact. My DH had the same thing happen to him several years back in Epcot. (The wallets must fall out of men's pockets while they're on a ride.) We didn't discover that it was missing until he reached into his pocket to pay for our dinner at the TS restaurant in France We got it back at the main lost-and-found near the entrance, and nothing had been taken!

thanks!
and yes that smoothie is delicious! i love them.
and i'm glad your DH found his wallet!

 

[celeste.]

Ok, here is the second to last installment, 
I thought I had more pictures from DTD, but I actually only have three.
We went to Goofy’s Candy Co. on this night. Here are some pictures of what we got.
Mine; rice krispy treat, dipped in milk chocolate & butterfingers, and drizzled in caramel:

DSis eating hers, haha. It’s a rice krispy treat, dipped in dark chocolate & oreo’s, and drizzled in caramel:

DMom & DDad got these pretzel sticks:

so that’s all for this night. So I’ll go right on to Day 7! 
we went to Hollywood Studios in the morning because we wanted to ride Toy Story Mania again! The park opened at 9:00, but we wanted to get there early.
We got to the bus stop at around 7:30. the bus came at around 7:40! It came very quickly.
We were the only ones on the bus. We got to DHS at 8:00. we were second in the ticket line!! That is the closest we’ve ever been to the front of a line.
I could get a picture of the park from line:

so when they opened the ticket lines we went to the line they have by the big hat. We were so close to the front. We actually saw the rope drop!
When we got to TSM DMom got us fastpasses, we got the first time slot!
We waited on standby the first time we went on. It wasn’t too long since people were still dashing here from the back of the rope drop line.
So we rode TSM, then DSis went over to Tower of Terror, while me, DDad, and DMom went to the shops in DHS.
When DSis got back we rode TSM with our fastpasses. After TSM we left DHS and took the bus to the Transportation & Ticket Center. When we got there we took the monorail to the MK.
When we got to the MK we were going to eat lunch at Casey’s. DDad & DMom got a table while me & DSis went to Big Thunder Mountain to get fastpasses.
MK was very crowded today, and it was the hottest day of our trip.
We got the fastpasses and when we got to Casey’s I got a free bag of Cracker Jack’s from CM’s who were giving them out! Yay! First I won a pen at AK & now Cracker Jack’s at MK!
So at Casey’s I think we all got hotdogs. They were delicious! after lunch we took this pic of the castle:

me & DSis:

so after lunch while we were waiting for the fastpasses we went to Country Bear Jamboree.
Some pictures:

after that, we went over to BTMRR.
We cut through Adventureland:

me & DDad:

so we rode BTMRR and then we headed out of MK because it was so hot and crowded. Me & DSis were coming back tonight.
We took the boat back to the WL.
We rested a bit at the room.
DSis in the room. [she was getting cranky because I kept taking pics of her!]

we went to MK around 5:00-5:30-ish.
We had dinner at Columbia Harbor House.
I grabbed a seat while DSis ordered the food.

I forget what DSis got, but I got chicken fingers.
After that we walked around for a bit, we went in this shop that is by the castle. It’s all princess stuff.
They had this cool Sleeping Beauty dress behind the cashier that changed colors with lights.

outside the shop was a Cinderella fountain. And if you get at the right angle you can put the crown on her head:

I took a zoomed out picture, but there was a kid playing in the fountain!

castle:

we walked through the castle. I love walking through it because you can’t do it during the day because of the shows they have their.
Main street from in front of the castle:

the parade was coming! Here’s Woody!

then we went to Main Street to look in the shops:

DSis in front of the castle:

me in front of the castle:

in the stores, DSis bought a coloring book, haha, and I bought this:

after that we rode the train around. It was sun-showering a bit so we rode the train while we waited for it to stop.
It stopped raining when we got to the main street shop, so we saw a rainbow!

it was pretty.
It only like drizzled in MK, but DMom & DDad went to Downtown Disney this night at they said it poored and thundered there! that’s weird.
So after the train we went over to Fantasyland to check out Ariel’s Grotto. DSis has been wanting to meet Ariel all trip. The wait was 40 minutes, but we waited anyway.
The rainbow at the Grotto:

Ariel’s statue:

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[celeste.]

then we got into the grotto. It wasn’t 40 minutes. It was only 25-30 minutes.
DSis with Ariel. Ariel said she loved Splash Mtn [on DSis’ shirt] and they were talking about it for awhile:

me with Ariel. She told me I had three wonderful humans on my shirt, haha:

as we left she told us that she loved our human feet! Haha.
We walked around for a bit. We went over to Tomorrowland. We rode Indy Speedway. It was really dark, which we wanted. The Indy Speedway was all lit up. Very cool.
The wait was only 20 minutes. We got to our lane quickly. DSis was right behind me.
The person who rode before me, like when you wait, it was his turn and he couldn’t find the peddle! It was funny.
After that we decided to head out. It was almost time for Wished, so it was packed. We stopped at the Confectionary on our way out and got some fudge! Yummm.
When we got to the boat dock, we saw Wishes. We could see everything from there. pretty cool.
So we went back to the WL.

Up Next: breakfast at Caribbean Beach Resort! [last installment]

 

[celeste.]

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[celeste.]

so this is my last installment.
on our last day we went to Caribbean Beach Resort for breakfast. i really wanted to have a mickey Waffle since they don't have them at Roaring Forks at WL.
arriving at CBR:

we parked in their parking lot and saw this:

we went into their food area, i think this is one of the best food courts for breakfast in WDW. they have so many things. much better than the WL's.
i got a Mickey Waffle, Bacon, & Apple Juice!

a picture in the food court:

after we ate we went to look in the gift shop, Calypso Trading Post!

i got a red sweatshirt that said CBR on it. i love this resort!
then we walked around outside for a little bit.
here's a picture of the new playground/pool thing, it looks fun, but once it is open it's probably very crowded!

some scenic pictures:

the other entrance to Old Port Royale:

then we went back to the WL and packed up the car and then we left WDW.
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so that's the end of my TR. Thanks to all who have read and commented on it!

 

[Disney Lovin' Grammy]

What a wonderful job you did on your TR. Very impressive...I don't think many teenagers would put forth the effort or the time. You did an awesome job on the pics and all the narration and details.

So glad you had a wonderful time, but most of all thank you so much for sharing all your adventures with everyone.

 

[jstack]

Loved reading your trip report. Thanks for sharing

 

[MLinDisney]

Great TR! I enjoyed reading it. Loved all the pictures too, (especially the food pics!) You are a great writer!

 

[heaven2dc]

What an awesome job you did on this TR!

I'm sad to see it end but can't wait to read all about your next trip

 

[celeste.]

What a wonderful job you did on your TR. Very impressive...I don't think many teenagers would put forth the effort or the time. You did an awesome job on the pics and all the narration and details.

So glad you had a wonderful time, but most of all thank you so much for sharing all your adventures with everyone.

Thank You for reading.

Loved reading your trip report. Thanks for sharing

thank you! i'm glad you enjoyed my TR.

Great TR! I enjoyed reading it. Loved all the pictures too, (especially the food pics!) You are a great writer!

thanks!!

What an awesome job you did on this TR!

I'm sad to see it end but can't wait to read all about your next trip

thanks for reading my TR. glad you enjoyed it!