A Kid's Eye View Of Disney - January 2009 Trip Report

Just got caught up! I absolutely love the pics of you at the end of the Pooh ride! How cute! Just think, someday you can take pics of YOUR kids there!
 
Up and at ‘em! It’s World Showcase time! We drowsily awoke from our comfy beds, and strode into the lobby and over to the bus stop. It was Epcot day! We asked the bus guy when the next Epcot bus would probably come. 20 minutes. Then of course, an Animal Kingdom bus pulls up. My dad looks at us, and then of course, our plans go down the toilet, and we hop on to the bus for our last day at Animal Kingdom. So we arrive to the park, and are greeted by extremely long lines to get in.

IMG_4038.jpg


The park hadn’t opened yet so we got in line. Then we noticed a tiny little line, with the words electronic ticket entrance by it. We decided to go on over to it. Turns out, when the park opens you can go through that cast member entrance and it had a really short line! So when the park opened we and one other family ran our snooty booties to the front, with a fantastic view of the opening show. Some random CM walks up, and asks if anyone wants to volunteer. My dad asked me if I wanted to. Of course, I said sure. So out of the ropes I go, over to the nice CM named Gary. Gary tells me he’s going to make a speech about Mother Nature, and then, I’ll have to turn this crank to open up the cover over all of the ride times.

IMG_3986.jpg


Then, it being the What Will You Celebrate year, he asked me what I was celebrating. I said riding ToT for the first time. (pretty lame I know) He asked me if I planned to see the Lion King show today. I said yes, and then he offered me VIP SEATING TO THE 10:30 LION KING SHOW! Woohoo! So he makes his speech, and I am working that crank! Too much, really, thank you, you’re too kind… Pre-show time!

IMG_3991.jpg

IMG_3993.jpg

IMG_3996.jpg


Anyways, the pre-show is done, and two ladies with a rope walk us on over to EE. Of course, we rode that and grabbed FP’s. Over to Primeval Whirl!

IMG_3998.jpg

IMG_4002.jpg

IMG_4036.jpg


On the way back over to EE, we stopped and watched those cute little black monkeys. Then our FP time rolled around, so we let my mom and dad ride, and then DB and my dad. My dad checked his watch, and it was 10:30! We ran/walked through Camp Minnie Mickey, and I’m just shaking with excitement! We head up to the door, and we confirm that we are Party Grace. Into the huge theater, front row babies! And seriously, when I say front row, I mean that tiny little bench right at the front. About 5 minutes later, tons of people pour in, and we are ready for the show!! The lights dim, and the show begins! We got some great pictures:

IMG_4021.jpg

IMG_4025.jpg

IMG_4029.jpg



It was so fun! I had a great time. We walked out of there and figured it was time to go. There was no way we could top that! We took a bus to Epcot, because we did have ADR’s for Chefs de France, so we had to get over to Epcot sometime.

IMG_4040.jpg


We walked into the park and headed over to the Kim Possible cart, and landed a ticket to Norway. We headed over to Norway, and got the China Mission:

IMG_4043.jpg

IMG_4048.jpg

IMG_4050.jpg

IMG_4051.jpg


We headed past Germany, and decided to stop by and watch Sergio the Juggler in Italy. And of course I got selected to hold the net and participate in the show, being the lucky girl I am:


IMG_4081.jpg
IMG_4080.jpg

IMG_4087.jpg



We still had some time to spare before our ADR’s, so we went to Japan so DB could buy some pins there. I went outside to watch Miyuki the Candy Lady while they made their purchase, They joined me outside, and we watched. I had gotten a penguin last year:

IMG_2460.jpg


So DB wanted one this year. I was in front, so I raised my hand as high as it could go. (not obnoxiously) She chose me, and I asked for a red dragon. (what he wanted.) She kindly made it, and it was so amazing looking!

IMG_4100.jpg

IMG_4102.jpg


We stopped for a picture with Snow White:

IMG_4057.jpg


It was now time to check into our ADR for Chef’s de France! Woohoo! We scurried on over and checked in with the nice lady, and probably sat about 4-5 minutes out there. We were in and seated pretty quick, and while DB and I were in the bathrooms, our bread and soups arrived. We had ordered the French Onion Soup and the Lobster Bisque. I’m not fluent in French, so I’m just calling them the American name. I’ll copy and paste the French entrée names. Let’s return to the subject, shall we. Oh my gosh, these soups were so delicious. I favored the French Onion more, but they were both delicious. The bread was nice and soft on the inside, and everything was delicious. We had been planning and planning, so didn’t even have to look at the menu. We wanted to try a little of everything, so everyone ordered something, then we split all of it. I ordered the Mahi-Mahi sandwich, pommes frites et sauce tartare (fish sandwich and fries), DB ordered the Crepe Basquaise (crepe with chicken), my mom ordered the Croque monsieur et sa salade verte (ham and cheese sandwich and a salad), and my dad ordered the Demi poulet fermier roti Pommes puree au basilic et tomate braisee (chicken with mashed potatos.) It was funny, I tried one of my fries, and it tasted EXACTLY like a McDonald’s fry. I chuckled a bit. I’m not going to go through every little detail, but you get the idea. Everything was delicious. We walked out of there stuffed and happy. Almost out of the French pavilion, I ask DB, “Where’s your Miyuki candy?” Oh yes. My dad and DB dashed through the exit (some guy opened it for them) and it wasn’t by our table. All was lost. …Then of course, they headed up to the front, and got it back. Thank god for Lost and Found! We were out of there. Back to the resort on a bus, and into the pool on a slide! A night in DTD awaited us!

Coming Up: Goofy, Earl, and Pins!
 
The VIP for the lion king is so cool. Thats one of my fav shows! You really are a lucky kid, getting picked for all that stuff so cool :thumbsup2
Whats the jappanesse candy thing i've never seen those before?
 
You have all the luck! You got to help with the opening ceremony and get front row seats for The Lion King Show! That's awesome!
 

Just got caught up! I absolutely love the pics of you at the end of the Pooh ride! How cute! Just think, someday you can take pics of YOUR kids there!
Thanks for reading! Pooh bear is the perfect character!
The VIP for the lion king is so cool. Thats one of my fav shows! You really are a lucky kid, getting picked for all that stuff so cool :thumbsup2
Whats the jappanesse candy thing i've never seen those before?
I know! We took a little side path, and ran past everyone else. I'm just glad the kids in the other family didn't want to volunteer1
You have all the luck! You got to help with the opening ceremony and get front row seats for The Lion King Show! That's awesome!
Thanks! I guess I am pretty lucky!
 
After a nice day at AK and Epcot, we had planned to go to DTD in the van. So we freshened up in the pool, and made our way to the mini van!

IMG_4104-1.jpg

IMG_4105.jpg

IMG_4107.jpg


It was about dinnertime, so we headed over to our favorite DTD restaurant: Earl of Sandwich! I decided to get a Pizza Sandwich; my parents split the Cobb salad and the Caribbean Jerk Chicken Sandwich, and DB got The Scudetto. These are so good! We loved all of them. Now it was time for one of my favorite parts of the trip: Make-A-Cup slushies! We walked (I ran) over to Goofy’s Candy Co., to see what parts they had.

IMG_4112.jpg

IMG_4116.jpg


I was kind of disappointed about them not having Minnie parts. But they had Goofy, so I decided to get him, with a Strawberry/ Pink Lemonade slushie! DB got the Mickey parts, with a blueberry slushie. There was a very nice man, who let us sample all of the flavors, and told us of some good combinations. While slurping our spectacular slushies, we browsed the home appliance store. It was almost time to go, but before we headed back to the van, DB and I wanted to stop in the pin shop. I chose to buy one of the name pins, and my brother got 2 pins (one mickey head and one Star Wars). We stopped by the Pooh store to do our photo opp with the Pooh bench. Look how we've grown:

IMG_4111.jpg

IMG_2122.jpg


Now it was time to head home and get some sleep, because tomorrow was Epcot day!
 
I am so enjoying your TR! You are a good writer and you have a knack for sharing the fun. Your day at AK was amazing, and it looks like you had a great time at DTD! I can't wait to see your Epcot day!:cool1:
 
Enough sleeping! Let’s go to Epcot! But before we dashed out of the resort, we had made reservations last night for Whispering Canyon Cafe. We headed on over and got a table in just a few minutes. We all ordered the yummy Canyon skillet, and pretty soon, we were all stuffed. Now we were ready to go to Epcot! A bus came pretty quick, so we were there in a jiffy. The lines were crazy, but TT had a short line, so we rode that twice in a row. Then we decided to try Mission Space. My brother and my mom went to ride orange, and my dad and I rode green. Next, we went to Soarin, which we rode and got FP’s for. We were close to Nemo, so we hopped on that. Turtle Talk with Crush was about to start, so we stopped in for that. Cute show, it’s good for little kids. We browsed the little stations too.

IMG_4129.jpg


Time for World Showcase! The World Showcase players of UK were out, so we watched them. We went to Norway and got a KP ticket for the Mexico mission. The time was quite a while away, so we stopped in France to get some sweets.

IMG_4136.jpg


We got a slice of cheesecake, a napoleon, chocolate mousse, a croissant, and a chocolate croissant. These were so delicious! My favorite was the cheesecake. We were still a little hungry, so we stopped at the Yakatori House, and got teriyaki chicken and sukiyaki beef. We went into the shop, and my brother got some pins. The Chinese acrobats were starting soon; so we sat down to watch them.

IMG_4141.jpg


When some of them were dismounting their formation, one fell, and the show ended. It was very scary. My Kim Possible time finally rolled around, so we headed over there to get my Kimmunicator. Everything was inside the resturant, but hey, I figured it would be. The Mexico pavilion is very small. So I completed another fun mission. The line for Character Connection had shortened up, so we went for that. We got pictures with Minnie, Mickey, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald!

IMG_4142.jpg

IMG_4147.jpg



After that, it was finally time to use our Soarin FP’s. This is one of our favorite rides, but we almost always get fastpasses to ride it. By now, it was dinnertime, so we ate at Seasons because it was so close by. We got some sandwiches, I didn’t really like mine. We took a group shot, in front of the glorious golf ball:

IMG_4157.jpg


We were ready to leave, but the line for Spaceship Earth was short, so we hit that:

IMG_4216.jpg


skipped to the buses (well, I skipped), and went in the WL pool and got a Mickey bar.

IMG_4176.jpg

IMG_4171.jpg

IMG_4170.jpg

IMG_4159.jpg


What a perfect day! It’s sleep time again!
 
Wake up, sleepyhead! It’s DHS day! And you know you wanna be early for that! Wake up call from Stitch, clothes on and we’re out the door! On a bus to the park of dreams!

IMG_0140-1.jpg


We get in, watch the preshow, and join the mad dash to TSM! We grab some FP’s, and dash into the standby line, with a less then 5 minute wait! Woohoo! Love this ride!

IMG_4178.jpg


I’m happy as can be! Then… it’s mentioned. The ride of all rides, the thriller of all thrillers – ROCKIN ROLLER COASTER! I’m not backing out this time! I’m getting on that ride! Maybe. I walk through the queue, I’m so scared I can’t even laugh at the preshow. I’m in the alley way, I’m in line, I’m strapped in!!! We pull up to the gate, and I’m thinking, “Why did I do this? I need to get out right now! LET ME OUT!” Then the countdown starts. FIVE! (I’m gonna die!) FOUR! (Why did I do this?) THREE! (AHHH!!) TWO! (There’s no turning back!) ONE, AHHH!

IMG_4184-1.jpg


VROOM! I’m shot into Hollywood, eyes shut tight, sweaty hands clamped to the handles. I didn’t close my mouth for the entire ride. I couldn’t stop screaming. When we pulled into the station, I had to lick my lips, like 7 times because my mouth was so dry. We get off, and I scream, “THAT WAS THE BEST RIDE EVER!” And it really was!! I loved the loops, the corkscrew! Everything! We browsed the gift shop, and I found a very cute t-shirt.

IMG_4200.jpg


We’d come back for it later, my mom and dad said. The line was still short, so we rode it again, and got FP’s. I have done it! I have conquered every single ride in WDW!

IMG_4196-1.jpg


Yay! We rode ToT, because it had a short line.

IMG_4197.jpg


It was finally time for our TSM FP’s, so we went ahead and used those. We had some chips and water as a snack, because we were starving. Next, we headed over to Muppets 3d. We love that show. It never gets old. Now, we got to use our RnRC FP’s! But sadly, when we got over there, the ride had broken down. So we just went in and purchased my new cute t-shirt. We took a group shot as we left, and it was time to go to Epcot, as we had ADR’s for Le Cellier.

IMG_4203-1.jpg

IMG_0150.jpg


We took the boat from DHS to Epcot, and we still had some time to kill before our ADR, so I grabbed a Kim Possible ticket, and it said to pick up in Italy. So we headed to France and my parents got another napoleon, and then we made it to Italy to get DB and I our gelati and pick up my Kimmunicator.

IMG_4206-1.jpg

IMG_4204-1.jpg


I got the UK mission, so we headed over to do that.

IMG_4212.jpg


We also stopped for a picture with Pooh and Tigger.

IMG_4209-1.jpg


We also watched the UK World Showcase players again. Canada was next, so to get out of the rain, we watched O’Canada in circle vision. When it was over, the rain had stopped, and it was time to check in for our Le Cellier ADR’S.

IMG_4214-1.jpg


I got the Beef n’ Macaroni (deelish), DB got burger and fries, and my parents both got steak and potatos. Everything here was absolutely delicious. I’ll leave you here, because this is so long. Until next time!
 
So many things to catch up on.........

LOVED DTD! Haven't eaten at Earl of Sandwich though. (Lauren doesn't do sandwiches.:headache:) Great pix! We love Goofy's! I think Lauren has every cup except for the Stitch one!

Love your brown Disney shirt - so cute!

And I can't believe all of the rides you do. I think I'll be able to get Lauren back on RnRC but she is a definite NO GO for ToT. And so am I!:laughing:
 
So many things to catch up on.........

LOVED DTD! Haven't eaten at Earl of Sandwich though. (Lauren doesn't do sandwiches.:headache:) Great pix! We love Goofy's! I think Lauren has every cup except for the Stitch one!

Love your brown Disney shirt - so cute!

And I can't believe all of the rides you do. I think I'll be able to get Lauren back on RnRC but she is a definite NO GO for ToT. And so am I!:laughing:

:goodvibes Thanks for posting!

Woah, woah, woah. Lauren doesn't like sandwiches?! :scared1: OMG!
How does she eat school lunch?

My mom has that same shirt, just in pink and green. Matchy! :upsidedow

Trust me, I'm a chicken. I only do the easy version of Mission Space.

:yay:
 
poohbearluver,

Just followed your link from Cammie's TR and let me tell you that I'm truly impressed!! I'm sure that your family (beautiful one, BTW) is very proud of you.

I love your outlook and good -natured (positive) disposition. Also, although I DO love thrill rides (a condition that my 6-years old DD has inherited :) (She is an Eeyore fan) ) I share your love of IASW and Main Street. IASW is, for me, a must see and Main Street is just magical.

Keep up the wonderful work!! :thumbsup2

Best Regards,

Luis (51, more than 15 visits to Disney Parks (since 1977) and still enjoy them as any kid would...)
 
Wow I am all caught up now. You are doing a great job on writing this TR. SOunds like you and the family had a great time. Can't wait to read more. Hope your having a great summer.
 
I left you off when we were leaving Le Cellier. Well, everything was delicious, we were filled to the brim, and as we walked out, it started to rain. We ran towards Mouse Gears, as it was the closest covered area. Well DB found 3 of the pins he needed, and a new lanyard to keep the pins from his collection, and a T-shirt. I found a bracelet. We paid for our merchandise, and ran out into the rain. It was still pouring outside, so we headed to Spaceship Earth, which virtually, had no line. Fun, fun, fun! We hung back and messed around in Project Tomorrow. I played a few games, and by now, it was time to go. We took the monorail to the Ticket and Trans Center, and walked to the Poly. We walked through, and weren’t crazy about it. We didn’t really like the layout. We took the monorail to the Grand Floridian. It was nice but it wasn’t for families. Our final stop was the Magic Kingdom, where we took a boat to the Wilderness Lodge. We dropped off our stuff in our room, and headed down to the arcade. We played a few games there, and then went to Roarin Fork’s for a snack. I got a pizza, and DB got a burger. We went back to the room, watched American Idol (not the attraction, the TV show), ate our food, and went to bed. We needed to get ready for our last full day at the parks!

I'm sorry for the no pictures! I promise there'll be more next time!!
 
Hi there sweety. I enjoyed the TR so far. Can't wait to read the rest. Its good to hear it from a young childs point of view. You typed up a great report. Keep on posting! xoxoxoxox
 
Just found your TR and am thoroughly enjoying it! Can't believe you've hit all the rides now -- while I love RNRC and EE, I just can't bring myself to ride TOT. Dunno what it is about that one :confused3

Can't wait to hear more.
 












Receive up to $1,000 in Onboard Credit and a Gift Basket!
That’s right — when you book your Disney Cruise with Dreams Unlimited Travel, you’ll receive incredible shipboard credits to spend during your vacation!
CLICK HERE











DIS Facebook DIS youtube DIS Instagram DIS Pinterest DIS Tiktok DIS Twitter DIS Bluesky

Back
Top