A trip full of surprises.. Good News! 6/16

Day 1 Arrival Day continued... Off to the Magic Kingdom

I forgot to mention that getting character autographs was a must do for us this vacation as we have never done it before so off to everything POP and then we headed to the bus stop.

We only waited 5 minutes for a Magic Kingdom bus:woohoo: I was nervous about waiting around for the buses all week but I really didn't have to we never had a problem! We board the bus and Eric starts in "my ears hurt" and I say OK give it a little time and chew on this Tootsie roll and it will feel better. He seemed to think that was an ok answer and was glad to eat the tootsie roll so off we go. We get to the MK and decide that the 2 littler boys can share a double stroller and the big boys will walk our friends DD2 has her own stroller. We rent the stroller and go in
here is a pic. of the boys in the stroller...
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Now I went into this day with very low expectations of how much we were going to accomplish because it was 11:15 when we arrived...I am a rope drop girl! Our friends are more laid back and went to MGM the day prior and saw 2 shows and went to Fantasmic and they were there from 11:30-9:30 So I warned them that , that kind of touring doesn't fly with me:rotfl: I subscribe to TGM and UG!

So we sent Bryan and my friend DH off to get fastpasses for Space Mountain and told them we would meet at Pirates of the Caribbean. Good plan they meet up with us and we only waited about 5 mins. The boys of course loved this ride! Then we headed to the haunted mansion, I felt so bad because all 3 of my friends kids were scared!:scared1: Here is a pic. before we go on..
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Then we realize we can fast pass again so we send the guys to FP BTMRR and decide to get something to eat. We were on the DDP so we went to Cosmic Rays in Tomorrowland. I was afraid my kids would be stuck eating sugar free jello all week but the CM told me the kids could chose whatever dessert they wanted , "Are you kidding me?" COOL! She then preceeds to tell me that they can't distinguish between adult and child counter service credits only the table service credits are listed seperately!:eek: This was a GOLDENpiece of information!

Everyone eats and then we head over to Fantasyland. We go into Mickey's Philharmagic. Now everyone knows you have to wait in the room before you can go in to the theatre well Eric is not a patient little pup and is small for his age. He screams "when are we going in I'm sick of looking at people's butts":rotfl2: The place erupts in laughter and I am so red and embarrased but the little guy had a point, he really was butt level. Eric fell asleep inside so when we came out my friend stayed with me and Eric and everyone elso went over to It's a small world to ride. Eric woke up 5 minutes later screaming "MY EARS HURT" Are you kidding me? He was really crying I felt so bad. So I told my friend to tell everyone I'll meet them in Tomorrowland I'm taking Eric over to the first aid. We get to the first aid and they have no debrox,no swimmers ear drops or anything. So we give him tylenol and then I asked for some peroxide and a cotton ball. The CM was extremely nice and gave Eric a special pin and some stickers and after about 10 mins. says he is feeling better although he still has tear stains on his face:sad1: We say goodbye to the nice CM and head over to meet everyone else. We meet up and everyone goes on Buzz.. we all love this ride! here are the boys with Zurg afterwards...
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And then afterwards we stumbled onto these guys and put those autograph books to use...
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after that the 2 men and 2 older boys went to use the FP for Space Mountain and the rest of us went on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. I love this ride and it was nice to sit and relax, I was getting really tired by this point. The boys met back up with us and then I went on Space mountain with Matthew and my friend!

Then we headed over to Frontierland and got Jungle Cruise FP's along the way. We used our FP's for BTMRR and all rode it except my friends DH and DD2. The boys were so excited to go on the rides with their friends! It was getting close to our ADR's at the Crystal Palace so we headed over there to check in. The amount of people waiting was insane. I was mentally freaking because I was tired and I knew the boys were starting to get tired... Well once again I worried needlessly and we were seated within 15 mins. I love this buffet, the food is always good and always hot. Here are a few pics.
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This picture cracks me up because it looks like Eric is helping Tigger write:)

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Eric was very skeptical of Tigger!

When your on vacation it is always nice to talk to others and talk about where your from, etc. well there were 2 grown women that were seated directly across from us next to the railing and then their was a little boy and his family sitting right on the other side of the railing from them. This little boy kept getting in these women's faces and singing and talking to them and they were polite and engaged in conversation with him at first but then the boy lost control he was... WARNING this is gross....picking his nose and waving it in front of them saying "you see my booger" "you see my booger" and I thought the one lady was going to hurl. The father just sat back and laughed!:eek: This went on for 5 minutes. Those women showed amazing restraint, I was a table away and wanted to choke the dad. You can't blame the kid because obviously he was being allowed to do it! GROSS! That little episode made me feel like Mother of the Year!:rotfl2:

We finished dinner and then went to Toontown for a little bit...

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after that we headed over to the Jungle Cruise to use our FP's.

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The boys always laugh at the old, silly jokes. Personally I know it's a classic but could use some updating.

After the Jungle Cruise we decided to head back to POP we were all tired.
Here is a pic. I snapped of the castle on the way out, I think it looks a little eery with the clouds hanging over it like that...
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We left the MK and headed for the POP bus stop here is a pic of us waiting...
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Our original plan was to stay for Wishes but there was no way! The boys are asking us the whole ride back to POP if they can swim for a little while. I'm thinking NO WAY but Bryan says yes you can swim:rolleyes1 Oh well! We get back to POP and as were walking to our room I see literally dozens of people walking with these mugs and I'm thinking Hey, people where'd you get then they didn't give us any?:confused3 Then I found out about the refillable mug!:rotfl2: Bryan and I were all over that... He got the kids ready to swim and my friend and I went to the food court to purchase some mugs! I got 2 frozen cokes and we met everyone down by the pool! The kids swam for about 45 mins. Then I said let's go it's time for bed! I was so happy they didn't give me a hard time! Bryan says that he is going to go have a drink with my friends DH at Petals. I say whatever have fun but if you wake me up when you get back there will be big problems!:laughing: So off to bed we went. A great first day has come to a close!

Coming up.. Back to the Magic Kingdom and saying goodbye to our friends:sad2: !
 
Sounds like a great first day!! The picture of your DS and Tigger was too cute. Can't wait to hear more.
 
Sounds like a great first day!! The picture of your DS and Tigger was too cute. Can't wait to hear more.

Thanks Figment it really was a great day! Like I said I had low expectations for MK but considering what time we got their we really did quite a bit!
 
He screams "when are we going in I'm sick of looking at people's butts":rotfl2: The place erupts in laughter and I am so red and embarrased but the little guy had a point, he really was butt level.

:rotfl2: Oh, I love that! I'm sorry he wasn't feeling well--it seems like kids always seem to come down with something when you're at WDW.

I'm pressed for time but just wanted to let you know I was reading along and enjoying your report! I'm off for New Mexico in about 5 minutes but I'll be looking to read more next week!
 

Just found your trippie and I'm so glad I did:goodvibes The pics of your boys meeting up with their friends were wonderful and I just can't wait to hear all about your adventures. So sorry about your DS ears, I know from personal experience how painful this can be, can't wait to hear more:thumbsup2
 
:rotfl2: Oh, I love that! I'm sorry he wasn't feeling well--it seems like kids always seem to come down with something when you're at WDW.

I'm pressed for time but just wanted to let you know I was reading along and enjoying your report! I'm off for New Mexico in about 5 minutes but I'll be looking to read more next week!

Amy have such a great time w/Caitlin I know how hard it was for you to leave her after Disney!:thumbsup2 Thanks for reading!
 
Great installments! I love the picture with the kids and Zurg- soo cute

I cannot believe you are posting today!:eek: I will be thinking about you tomorrow! :bride: Have the best time and really soak it all in! I am so honored that you found the time to post today! Thanks:thumbsup2
 
Just found your trippie and I'm so glad I did:goodvibes The pics of your boys meeting up with their friends were wonderful and I just can't wait to hear all about your adventures. So sorry about your DS ears, I know from personal experience how painful this can be, can't wait to hear more:thumbsup2

Hey Fizz what a great name!:rotfl: Thanks for finding us and posting! It is so exciting to come back online and find that people actually want to read about our trip!:wizard:
 
Day 2 Back to Magic Kingdom.. say goodbye to our friends...

We decided the night before that we weren't going to set the alarm and just let the boys sleep in. I really wanted to be there for rope drop but I thought it would be too hard on the boys so we all woke up around 8:30. I get up get dressed and take our refillable mugs to get coffee for Bryan and I. I open the door to our room and my friend is standing right outside. She comes with me to the food court and I grab a box of doughnuts, bagel and blueberry muffin w/ snack credits for us for breakfast. My friend says as soon as we get back we're going to leave!:sad2: So when I get back to the room I tell the boys to get dressed so we can say goodbye! We say goodbye ( I can't believe I didn't take any pics. of this) and they're on their way! My troop gets ready and we are at the bus stop by 9:45am. We waited about 5 minutes for a bus get on with only about 20 other people and were on our way!

OK I hate how far away the POP drop off is at MK!:eek: Normally not a problem but I have plantar fasciatis and ligament problems in my knee. All from a marathon I ran in Oct. of 2005. There not usually to bothersome but were starting to act up! Sorry OT! We make it to the entrance rent a stroller and Bryan heads to get FP's for Space Mountain (Matthew's fave) Then we all go on Buzz together! Then we head over to the Indy Speedway, Matthew was so excited because he is finally tall enough to drive by himself! Here is a pic. of Matthew and Eric and I when we first start out......

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So we get just past the starting part and Matthew stops! I start yelling "GO, MATTHEW JUST KEEP YOUR FOOT DOWN ON THE PETAL" He starts again and then 5 feet later stops again! So I scream again "MATTHEW, KEEP YOUR FOOT DOWN ON THE PETAL" even louder! He starts going again for about 1 minute and STOPS AGAIN!:mad: I'm thinking he can't hear me:confused3 So at the top of my lungs I scream "MATTHEW KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE PETAL AND GOOOO! YOU CAN"T KEEP STOPPING" I am red faced and everyone walking to Toontown is looking at me like who is this insane woman!:lmao: Here is the pic. coming down the final stretch!......

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Notice the CM?:rotfl2: :rotfl2: My poor son could not keep his foot down on the petal, it was too hard for him!:eek: He was hysterical crying when he got out of the car and yelled at me! OK I deserved it! I felt sooo bad he could totally hear me but was afraid to turn around!:sad2: I apologized profusely and he reluctantly forgave me! Phew!

After that incident we went to the Haunted Mansion and Bryan ran to get fastpasses for Splash Mountain. He met up with us and we all went in. After the Haunted Mansion, Matthew asked if he could go to the Frontierland shootin arcade. Who was I to say no? After what just happened!:laughing: Here are some pics. at the arcade...
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After the arcade we walk over to Adventureland and ride Pirates of the Caribbean, when we come off the Pirate Tutorial with Captain Jack is just setting up! This was something I was hoping the boys could participate in...we got so lucky Eric got chosen:cheer2: Matthew was too shy! Here are some pics...........

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Now it's Eric's turn to fight the pirate!pirate:
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It was so cute because at the end of the tutorial all the kids who participated were given certificates by Jack that said they mastered Pirate training and were honorary pirates! It was the highlight of the day for Eric!

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After the Pirate Tutorial we make our way over to Tomorrowland and use our fastpasses for Space Mountain from this morning. Matthew and Bryan ride first and Eric and I do our usual Tomorrowland Transit Authority! Poor Eric is just 1 inch shy of making the 44 inch requirement!:sad2: Bryan and Matthew meet back up with us and then Matthew and I take our turn. When were done it's time for lunch but not before we get more FP's for Space Mountain!

Day 2 continued in next post.............
 
Day 2 continued.............

We go back to Cosmic Ray's for lunch because we like the variety and the fact that the kids were able to choose whatever they wanted for dessert!:cool1: After lunch we came outside to the stroller and found bird doo doo all over it!:scared1: YUCK! Unfortunately, this will happen to us many more times throughout the trip!:sad2: Ok so now were off to ride Buzz again, the standby line was only 10min. @ 12:40pm:woohoo: After Buzz we head over to Splash Mountain to use our FP's. When we get there Bryan FP's BTMRR 1st then we ride Spash! We got absolutely soaking wet on this ride! Not on the big drop but when you first turn the corner after getting on right before you go up the hill! It was hysterical:lmao: After that we watched a little of Woody's Round Up parade and then took the train all the way around the MK. Here is a pic. of Bryan and the boys on the train........
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After the train , we headed to Mickey's Toontown to see if we could get some more autographs and pics. here are some that we took....

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After Toontown we use our FP's for Space Mountain again and then head over to use our BTMRR fastpasses. On the way we FP Winnie the Pooh! We ride BTMRR and then we stop for a snack and drinks! Afterwards we head back over to Tomorrowland to check out the Monsters Inc. Comedy show! I have to tell you that we really enjoyed it! I think because it involves the audience so much but the boys were actually belly laughing:rotfl2: and thought that Roz was hysterical! After the show we went on Pooh using our FP's. At this point my leg and foot are really starting to bother me! So Eric and I take a break and I rest my leg while Eric snoozes in the stroller. Bryan and Matthew went to the Hall of Presidents. Eric wakes up again.."MY EARS HURT":headache: I feel bad for him but come on!!:confused3 So I give him tylenol and a lollipop! He quieted down after that! We met back up with Bryan and Matthew and left the MK to head over to the Polynesian for our Dinner Reservation! Here is a pic. of Matthew and I in the boat on the way over....

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I was so excited to see the POLY as I had never been in a Disney hotel prior to this trip.. it did not disappoint it was gorgeous! We ate at Kona and I absolutely loved the food. We loved the Macadamia nut butter and the fresh bread! Bryan and I both ordered smoothies since we forgot about getting Dole Whips @ MK:sad2: Bryan had the crab cakes and filet mignon and I had the Kona salad and beef terriyaki bith were delicious! After dinner we walked around a bit and then I said I was tired and my leg and foot were still bothering me. I felt bad because Matthew wanted to see Wishes! So Bryan and MAtthew stayed for wishes and Eric and I headed back to POP! I told Eric he could swim a little when we got back so he did. He and I got ready for bed and before I knew it Bryan and Matthew were back they didn't have to wait for a bus back to POP when Wishes was over:eek: I was shocked! Bryan went and got us frozen cokes and that was that! end of day 2!

Coming up tomorrow a busy day.........
 
Poor Matthew!!!! I am glad that CM came and was able to help him out...poor thing.

Eric looks soooo excited about becoming a Pirate. You guys look like you were having a great time on your trip!!!

The same thing happened to my Dad and I on SM last year when we went, the same spot. We watched the water go flying up in the air and then we said some not so Disney like words (there were no little kids on the boat) and we were SOAKED down to our underwear...I got it the worst though.

I am glad you like Kona Cafe I am trying that in Oct and am hoping it is yummy plus I am looking forward to walking around after dinner.

You are doing a great job with the TR and I can't wait to read more!!!
 
Poor Matthew!!!! I am glad that CM came and was able to help him out...poor thing.

Eric looks soooo excited about becoming a Pirate. You guys look like you were having a great time on your trip!!!

The same thing happened to my Dad and I on SM last year when we went, the same spot. We watched the water go flying up in the air and then we said some not so Disney like words (there were no little kids on the boat) and we were SOAKED down to our underwear...I got it the worst though.

I am glad you like Kona Cafe I am trying that in Oct and am hoping it is yummy plus I am looking forward to walking around after dinner.

You are doing a great job with the TR and I can't wait to read more!!!

Thanks Figment! I was so shocked at how soaked we got on Splash! I have been on that ride about 15-20 times and never even got remotely wet! We really loved the food at Kona. The restaurant is very open I thought it would be enclosed but it wasn't. It was still wonderful though! I'm sure you will like it and the resort is beautiful!:thumbsup2 Thanks for your kind words about the boys too!;)
 
DAY 3 Animal Kingdom, Downtown Disney, Epcot
A Very Busy Day.............

We didn't make one rope drop yet and I was determined to make it for AK! The alarm went off to Stitch and Mickey again at 7:00am and we all hopped out of bed no problem! Bryan got dressed ran to Everything POP and filled our mugs with coffee. I got the boys and myself ready and when Bryan came back we all had a quick bite and were out the door by 7:45.:cool1: I was so excited we were definitely gonna make rope drop...or would we?:confused3 The first sign of trouble was the line for the bus. It wasn't too long but long enough to make us think a bus would be along anytime. When we lined up I didn't realize that the bus would also stop at Blizzard Beach too.:headache: So after about 10 minutes a bus comes. We get on and it was the SLOWEST driver on the face of the earth! AK opened at 9:00am that day and we were on the bus by 8:10! I though we would get there by 8:35-8:40 WRONG! We got to Blizzard Beach about 8:20. It took forever for the bus to unload! Finally we pulled into the AK at 8:55:eek: I was sooo mad!:mad: So we run to the entrance bum leg and all go in and I give all our passes to Bryan and he runs to Everest to get FP's. I get the stroller with the boys and head to Dinosaur where we will meet up with Bryan! We get to the entrance of Dinosaur and I see what I think is the Dream Team so I scream to the kids "GET OUT OF THE STROLLER NOW" they get out and we run to the entrance and the CM says "Uhh, I need to measure him" as she points to Eric :mad: Are you joking he is 43 inches and the requirement is 40? OK whatever, "ERIC HURRY UP AND STICK YOUR HAED OVER THERE" Then the CM says "OK he's tall enough go ahead." Well Duh! :eek: So we run inside and ...no dream team where'd they go:confused3 So we wait for our turn and then we go down the steps and ride, we get off still no dream team. UGH! Darn CM! Well as we exit I see them!:cool1: only it wasn't them but 2 women dressed in khacki pants and light blue shirts!:rotfl2: :rotfl:
OK I had officially lost my mind!
Bryan meets back up with us and we ride Dinosaur again. The boys LOVE this ride. Well as we get ready to go down the stairs a CM comes off the elevator and says "excuse me, how many in your party?" I say 4 and he says will you please come with me! Yes,Yes we will come with you! But in my head I'm saying "but your not wearing the right outfit" "how can you give us a dream, your not dressed right?":lmao: He then says that we have won a "Magical Moment" we are the family of the hour and will travel in our own car for the ride and receive a special certificate to commemorate the occasion. OK I guess I'll settle for that!:rotfl: Here is the boys with our certificate...
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Then we went to use our FP's for Everest. We tried to get Matthew to go on we bribed him with everything but no dice he was a little afraid! I felt terrible bribing him but I knew if he tried it he would like it! So Bryan rode 1st and then I went, I had the front seat:eek: it scared the bejesus out of me:scared: when I got to the top where you start to go backwards, you could see over the front and how far up you really were! When it was done of course I loved that I got to sit in the front! Bryan then rode again ! Then we went and got FP's for Kilamanjaro Safari. We wanted to see the new Nemo show but people were lining up and hour ahead of time!:eek: No thanks! So Bryan went and rode Everest again with the last FP and I took the boys over to the Boneyard in Dinoland they really wanted to go having never been. Here are some pics...
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Day 3 continued in next post...
 
Day 3 continued...

Ok so Bryan meets back up with us at the Boneyard and we head for Camp Minnie Mickey. Once there we find these guys.....

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So after autographs and photos we decide to have lunch! Bryan decide he wants Flame Tree Barbeque and of course the boys want Mc Donalds from restaurantosaurus!:rolleyes1 The boys and I get there and go in. I tried to substitue the sugar free jello for something else and they wouldn't let me!:confused3 This was the only place all week where we had this problem! After lunch we get to the stroller and yep more bird doo doo!:sad2: YUCK! After we clean it off the boys reluctantly hop in and we head over to the safari. We ride, for some reason we have no pics. of this:confused3 After we get done we watched several street performers and then went to It's tough to be a Bug! I think this show is so cute! eric was hysterical laughing throughout! After the show we left the AK because we needed to go to Downtown Disney for the boys "Cool Dude" packages at the Bibbidi Boppity Boutique!

Coming next...BBB and EPCOT
 
I'm back! Had a great trip to New Mexico but I'm exhausted now and paying the price. Can you believe that it actually SNOWED? On Cinco de Mayo? Of course, we had beautiful weather in Michigan while I was gone according to DH. Caitlin is doing great--she just made cheerleader for next year and we had a lot of fun just the two of us.

Bear with me now--I'm catching up and I want to quote each day so I don't forget anything!

Notice the CM?:rotfl2: :rotfl2: My poor son could not keep his foot down on the petal, it was too hard for him!:eek: He was hysterical crying when he got out of the car and yelled at me! OK I deserved it! I felt sooo bad he could totally hear me but was afraid to turn around!:sad2: I apologized profusely and he reluctantly forgave me! Phew!

You know, I think everyone is required to have at least one argument at WDW. Best to get it out of the way early in the trip. ;)

After the arcade we walk over to Adventureland and ride Pirates of the Caribbean, when we come off the Pirate Tutorial with Captain Jack is just setting up! This was something I was hoping the boys could participate in...we got so lucky Eric got chosen:cheer2: Matthew was too shy!

I'm so glad you got to catch the tutorial! It was one of those things that made me wish I was travelling with little ones. Those guys are great. And your pictures are great, too!
 
After Buzz we head over to Splash Mountain to use our FP's. When we get there Bryan FP's BTMRR 1st then we ride Spash! We got absolutely soaking wet on this ride! Not on the big drop but when you first turn the corner after getting on right before you go up the hill! It was hysterical:lmao: .

Alex got drenched at that same place not just once but twice! The second time, he'd forgotten which side was the wet side and sat there again. (I had NOT forgotten!) :rotfl2: We usually go in the winter when you don't get as wet so it was a bit of a shock.


It's been a long time since I've been to Toon Town. I love that Mickey mailbox. I'd like one for my house, actually. :rotfl:

I was so excited to see the POLY as I had never been in a Disney hotel prior to this trip.. it did not disappoint it was gorgeous! We ate at Kona and I absolutely loved the food. We loved the Macadamia nut butter and the fresh bread! Bryan and I both ordered smoothies since we forgot about getting Dole Whips @ MK:sad2: Bryan had the crab cakes and filet mignon and I had the Kona salad and beef terriyaki bith were delicious! .

This sounds great! I've never made it over to the Poly--I think I'll have to make more of an effort. It sounds great.

and before I knew it Bryan and Matthew were back they didn't have to wait for a bus back to POP when Wishes was over:eek: I was shocked!

That's amazing! We had to wait forever for a boat after Wishes. They lucked out.

Sounds like a great day! I'm off to read the next installment!
 
Well as we exit I see them!:cool1: only it wasn't them but 2 women dressed in khacki pants and light blue shirts!:rotfl2: :rotfl:
OK I had officially lost my mind!

:lmao: Those women were probably getting people's hopes up all day!

Bryan meets back up with us and we ride Dinosaur again. The boys LOVE this ride. Well as we get ready to go down the stairs a CM comes off the elevator and says "excuse me, how many in your party?" I say 4 and he says will you please come with me! Yes,Yes we will come with you! But in my head I'm saying "but your not wearing the right outfit" "how can you give us a dream, your not dressed right?":lmao: He then says that we have won a "Magical Moment" we are the family of the hour and will travel in our own car for the ride and receive a special certificate to commemorate the occasion. OK I guess I'll settle for that!:rotfl: Here is the boys with our certificate...
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That's fabulous! Darn Disney people getting you all confused with the wrong dream giving costumes. :lmao:

Sounds like a great day at the AK! I'm all caught up now and I can't wait to read more, my friend.
 











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