A WISH for Cold Tea? Ana's aMAWzing Disney Trip! 12/1-12/7 ~Last Entry~ p.127

[Captain_Oblivious]

You'll shoot your eye out kid! ho ho ho.....
One of the best Christmas movies ever!

 

[PennyLane1084]

Man, am I far behind. When I logged on and saw 3 updates I was like

It's that Rosie, she's threatened, you hasn't see. Told you that if you didn't update more frequently she'd strap you to a chair and make you watch the high school musical movies didn't see?? Or maybe she was just going to get her whip or something.

Nice christmas decorations.

Of course there was a pressed pot of 100% Kona coffee.
(my attempt at an artistic shot) LOL

**DROOL**
Nice shot Tim! You make us Dis'ers proud. I can't wait to get one of these pressed pots when I go.

We had a great meal and I also introduced Melody & Juliana to Pat as she was walking by our table. She asked Melody if she enjoyed her coffee the day before. I wish we had her as our waitress but the waitress we had was still good.

We paid our bill and we were out of there a little later than we wanted, but we were on our way to the Magic Kingdom!!!!!!

Awwww, What beautiful girls you have Tim. Juliana looks beautiful in the cindrella dress.

On the way to the MK, the boats for the EWP.

Maybe I'm just having a brain fart but what's EWP??

This picture is too cute!!

Juliana missed out on seeing her favorite princess-Cinderella- during MVMCP because she fell asleep, so we went to find her in ToonTown. When we arrived, there was a very nice CM who was checking the GAC. Juliana had to show her the card and her Mickey lollipop.

Juliana was just a little excited.

Once again, so pretty in her dress

YAY Juliana gets to see her princess!!! I was so bummed when she fell asleep at the christmas party.

Can you believe that she didn't even share one with me?

Up next...... Princesses, Fairies, and rides... oh my! [/SIZE][/QUOTE]

 

[smileycrissy]

Whew! I didn't miss too much during my week off.

Mr. Tim, although we all appreciate the 3 updates, shouldn't you have been off snuggling with the wife last night instead of the DIS?? I have to give you a for the Christmas present for Mel. I really love those DB bags. I see, you didn't get the wristlet then because you wanted to wait until you came back to get it for her to give her another surprise - right???? I have the wristlet too, I like them because you can get the different colors to match you. So far I have the green but I'm hoping to get another color or two (Yes, I know this is a girly conversation).

Too many cute pictures to comment on, she really is so adorable. I was going to say the same thing Molly did about the teacup photo, I think that's tied for my favorite photo of her along with the 'pose' pic at Philharmagic. I can't believe the CM with Santa. Maybe she was having a rough day but that was a bit rude.

Ooh I see Molly is doing a TR, I'm heading over there now....

 

[Must C Mickey]

Wow I don't think that I ever paid attn to the water fountains on each column around the Cindy fountain. How cool! That's what I love about WDW, there's always something new to see that you missed last time.

Love the custom princess dresses on both girls too!!!

 

[tinkgurl]

Woo! A big update!!

I loved all your MK pics. I'm seriously missing it bad!! Wow, they sure are getting a lot done with the expansion! I loved "cheating" and looking while on Dumbo! haha

While I thought Snow White definitely needed a refurb, I am a little sad to see it go!

I can't wait to see the new Pooh line. The part where you touch the honey looks so neat!

Aw..I love that pic of Ana holding hands with that girl. Her dress looked pretty too!

 

[All7OfUs]

Seriously, how did this photo shoot even go?? "Tom, we'd like you to hold these goats but could you give us a smoldering, seductive look while doing so? Great!" Liesa, are you sure you didn't see him around Kazakhstan (is that spelled correctly?), maybe when you purchased Tim's whip??

OK, first things first...


Marv, I was talking about that yummy speci-man behind the goat! And I'm not talking about the goats behind either!

Molly (that's your name, right?? Nice to meet you!) All the guys that do shepherding in Kaz. have about 20 fewer teeth, look like California raisins, and carry whips. Oh WAIT!! Tim, you fulfill 33% of that description!

Now, onto the updates! Good night!!! You hammered out some serious park action there! Someone already commented on that really cool picture of Ana's face reflected in the teacup spinner. Nice!

Santa's Helper needs to move to the North Pole.

I knew you hadn't gotten the wristlet. Better get it for next time...

That's so sweet your little princess shared her pops and made a new little friend! Love that!

Give her a few years, and she'll like Snow White. Mikki was freaked out by it when she was 4, by the time she was 12, it was no problem!

Ana not only seems to be a little Diva, but also a little Daredevil. Great that she liked the Barnstormer!

 

[petals]

I wanted to do BBB but thought it'd be to weird! Lol funnyt hat you find adults that did it though!

I read somewhere as well that they're getting rid of Snow White's scary Adventures and replacing it with Seven Dwarves mine coaster so lucky ye got to ride it this time if it was your first time to go on it!

 

[3prettyprincesses]

OK, first things first...

Marv, I was talking about that yummy speci-man behind the goat! And I'm not talking about the goats behind either!

Molly (that's your name, right?? Nice to meet you!) All the guys that do shepherding in Kaz. have about 20 fewer teeth, look like California raisins, and carry whips. Oh WAIT!! Tim, you fulfill 33% of that description!

Hi Liesa, yes my name is Molly. Nice to meet you too!

Hmmm, men with 20 fewer teeth, California raisin complexions and they carry whips? Sounds like a fabulous eHarmony profile! Tim doesn't look all that raisiny, I've never counted how many teeth he has BUT I have seen him with a whip. So you're right!

 

[PennyLane1084]

Ok I'm finally caught up.

So, glad that Juliana got to see all the princesses! That was dress was a hit with all the ladies. I love that Juliana had to show the Fairy Godmother that she was also included in her dress as well. That kid is so cute.

Nice move getting the construction shots from Dumbo! Cleaver sure, very cleaver. I'm so sad that I will never step foot in Toontown again. But I am excited to see some new things around MK. I can't decide if it's over kill on the princesses or not. I mean I don't know a little girl under 7 years old who DOESN'T love the Disney princesses.

I'm surprised Ana was scared by Snow White. You never can tell with those dark rides. I do however, really like the new queue for Winnie the Pooh. It look so much better than the old set up. The little play area looks cute.

OK, I have a bit of a beef with this CM by Santa.

We asked a CM where the correct place for us to go was and she made us feel bad for asking. She brought us up the exit line told us to sit on a bench. Then she told us that we should be thankful for sitting here and to look at all the people we were cutting. Wow, I totally felt like crap and guilty for being here. I wished we didn't ask to see Santa at all.

Why the heck would she say something like that. Maybe because Juliana doesn't LOOK sick like some other Wish kids, but still, who is she? I dunno I just think it's a weird thing to say and I would have felt guilty too.

 

[that's nice]

Wohoo! Updates galore!

You got a LOT of things done in just one morning! I love to see Juliana's smiling face.
What is it with the Snowwhite ride? It is creapy, isn't it? Glad she recovered quickly!

We were flying from one ride to the next. I think we rode the carousel at some point too. It's starting to get all fuzzy now.

SW wasn't what I was expecting. It was a little strange.

Thanks for all the updates, you got me real excited here! I am trying to get all my paperwork together for our trip!

Have a great trip!!!!!!

Great udate! How old is Juliana? 4? I was 4 when I went on Snow White and I remember being TERRIFIED and having the same reaction Juliana had. But then I love the Haunted Mansion? I think its the Witch on Snow White that did it in for me. I rememeber her lunging/jumping out at you at the end of the ride. I thought for sure she was going to snatch me and take me away with her.

Yes, Juliana is 4. We went on the Haunted Mansion a few days later and ..... well, you will just have to wait to see how she did on that.

Wow, three updates in one! What were you thinkin' man? Nobody would be crazy enough to try doing three at the same time!!!

I learn from the best Marv.

You got a lot done, and like you, I hope they keep the Mickey and Minnie houses intact somewhere in the new updates! You got some good pictures of a lot of construction going on!

From everything I've read about the expansion, I've never heard anything about the houses staying.

I'm guessing YOU picked the pink Dumbo, what with your lost Man Cred and all.....

I know my cred is down the drain but someone else picked the color.

Glad Ana liked the Barnstormer this time! There are parts of the Snow White Ride that are dark and ominous, but good choice with Philharmagic to pep things back up! I love that show, and I try to grab all of those gems too! Just sayin'......

She wanted to ride it again... but we didn't have that much time.

You trying to steal the jems too Marv??

And what was up with the CM at Santa Claus??? That was just so bizarre!!! I made a little Wish Trip faux pas during our trip, but it was a misunderstanding and I was actually trying to be helpful, but I still felt bad when I was "educated" by the Mom!!! But to knowingly make such comments is just very UN-Disney-like!!!

I have no idea what was going on with that CM (note it isn't the one in the picture where Juliana is standing with the nutcracker) but we felt like not even going to see Santa.

I hope your misunderstanding wasn't anything to major.

I love how she is pulling her dress out for everyone to see how cute it is

I think that started with the photopass photographers and she kept doing it all day.

What is it with MK and them being rude to wish kids. We had that treatment a lot there too

Every CM (except for that 1) in MK was awesome. I've read about other families having unpleasant experiences in MK though.

 

[that's nice]

Yikes, that was a lot of reading!

Good thing I write at a second grade level... it makes for quick reading.

Great updates, Tim. I'm really enjoying reading about all of Juliana's adventures, and just feel grateful that you're willing to share it all with us. Every now and then on the DIS, I get this moment where I think, you know, people are letting us into their lives, and it makes me so appreciative. So thanks!

Thanks for reading along. I've met so many great people here myself and it is a pleasure to follow their families.

Great Update !!! Goofy's Barnstormer isHow cute were the 2 princess' dresses !!Loved the Santa pix too !!!

Awww Rosie... you should be happy I didn't take more pictures on the Barnstormer. I wouldn't want to bring up any past memories...

Such a shame that Toontown is going away. I'm glad that Juliana got to experience it one last time.

It does make me a little sad but I am excited to see the expansion. I just wish they added a little more for boys...

Kind of surprising to hear about the CM at the Santa line. You'd think that they'd be used to dealing with GKTW guests and have a bit more positive attitude... hard to say maybe it had been a bad day. It is definitely worth it to see Santa at Disney World though.

Maybe she was having an off day, or maybe because Juliana doesn't have any visible ailments she thought we were trying to milk the system or something. I'd like to think she was just having a bad day though.

 

[KatMark]

Nice daddy/daughter picture.

You will be glad to know Juliana loved the ride. She was hollering and laughing the whole time. WHEW!

Love this picture of mom and daughter (Mel has a beautiful smile).

Juliana rode with me.... guess who picked this color?

The ride was great (and quick) as always. We walked toward the castle for the chance to see any other characters from Cinderella.....

Continued next post......

Mark says to tell you that this is his FAVORITE picture of the bunch.

We walked towards the castle and saw a fairy... not just any fairy though. It was the Fairy Godmother! When it was Juliana's turn, the Fairy Godmother LOVED her dress. She had to check out the whole thing. Juliana even had to show her that she was on the dress too!

The Fairy Godmother was so nice and cheerful.

Even princesses get thirsty.

Love the interaction with the Fairy Godmother.

There was one ride we have never done in Fantasyland- Snow White's Scary Adventures. We asked Juliana if she wanted to ride it and she said sure. We parked the stroller and walked toward the entrance. There was a mother, daughter, and grandmother walking by who had just been to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique and I tried to nonchalantly snap a picture. I missed one of them but you get the point.

We couldn't decide if it was funny or cute?

Just don't know what to say.

Anyway... we made it on Snow White.

Let's just say that Juliana didn't like the ride. She spent most of the ride with her hands over her eyes. She was very upset by it. I think she was even crying by the end. Melody & I both thought it shouldn't of scared her but maybe she was just being dramatic again.

I'm sorry Ana didn't like Snow White; but she was brave to try it.

We needed to find something to cheer her up and I don't know anyone who would be sad during Mickey's Philharmagic!!!!

What a poser.

Great picture from such a silly girl! Nothing can make you smile like some Philharmagic.

We really love this show. Juliana was trying to reach all the jewels that were flying near us. We were able to move quickly through the rides thanks to the GAC (Guest Assistance Card) and the GKTW button. We were making such good time that we stopped at Pooh and the Tea cups too.

This was our first time seeing the new cue for Pooh and everyone seem to love the play area and the Honey trees.

On to the Teacups.

Juliana loves spinning the Teacups as fast as she can.

When we got off the Teacups it was 1:40. Not too bad considering everything we did over the last 2 hours. We started to head towards the front of the park when Melody got a call from a lady she works with who was in MK that day with her family. We found a seat on the bridge near Cosmic Rays to wait for them.


Continued next post......

Mark would LOVE riding the teacups with Ana...he loves to go fast too. Me, not so much.

 

[KatMark]

We sat on the bridge near Cosmic Rays and waited for a few minutes waiting for Melody's work friend to show up. It was nice to sit down for a minute and just relax. Her friend showed up and Juliana shared her lollipops with the kids.

What a nice girl sharing her lollipops with the kids (especially since she would NOT share with her daddy ).


We stopped at City Hall to pick up our purchases from earlier and saw a line to see Santa. We just HAD to see him!

We asked a CM where the correct place for us to go was and she made us feel bad for asking. She brought us up the exit line told us to sit on a bench. Then she told us that we should be thankful for sitting here and to look at all the people we were cutting. Wow, I totally felt like crap and guilty for being here. I wished we didn't ask to see Santa at all.

Soon, a different CM called us over to see Santa.

Juliana was being shy and Santa was asking her what she wanted for Christmas. Melody & I were trying to listen to see if any new items made the list. LOL

We had a short but nice visit with Santa. Juliana was very excited that she got to see him in Disney!

Okay. This is NOT a good day to mess with me with all that is on my mind. What the he** "double hockey sticks" is the matter with that CM? She should NOT be working with people. Boy, that makes me angry.

Juliana needed another bathroom stop before we left so off she went with Melody.

Another bathroom break?

When they returned, Juliana found another little girl who had a custom Cinderella dress. Melody was talking to her grandmother who made the dress. I asked if I could take a picture of the Cinderella girls together.

Up Next... What can you fit around a 3:40 ADR in DHS?

All comments in purple this time.

 

[tinytreasures]

Every CM (except for that 1) in MK was awesome. I've read about other families having unpleasant experiences in MK though.

We got it a lot
We did have a great CM at DHS that got us VIP seating to Indiana but really MK was not magical for us at all. I wonder if it was because we had a big group?
To tell you the truth we had the best treatment at Sea world.

 

[englishrose47]

Kristen If I was gonna torture anyone it would be with BARNIE (Thought Steph would go to High School stiil being in love with that Purple guy!!) And then came Kyle who outdid her with Teletubbies let me tell you I had evil plans for those things !!

Tim it has taken 2 years of counselling but I can now look at pix of Barnstormer

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Wow! 3 updates! You are really on a roll, Tim

I love how Juliana modeled her dress for all the characters - so cute Minnie's House is so cute - I hope they do save the Toontown structures somewhere - even in a play area or something.

Rude CM? I can't even understand that, with the buttons you had. I know before FP, we used to get one for Jim's uncle because he had trouble with his feet - sometimes his limp wasn't apparent and we got judged, but with a GKTW button? Come On! Maybe that CM needs a new job at bag check or something.

Hey, good job on the purse! I'm sure you scored big points on that one!

 

[tinacaplan]

Three great updates, Tim! You guys certainly got a ton done in a short amount of time. Phew! Too funny about that particular mailbox, I'll have to try and and find it when we're there. My husband actually teaches in Bridgeport...poor thing. Juliana is just beautiful in every shot. And I thought it was neat how you got the shot of the construction in Fantasyland.

 

[that's nice]

What the? 3 updates? Wow, you were busy last night! Ooooh so much to comment on!

LOL There was a lot of pictures and not too much commentary.

I'm so glad you took Juliana to see Toontown, particulary Mickey and Minnie's houses. Soon it will be all gone. We spent a good part of our morning there this past trip too since I knew it would be our last. Isn't fun in there?

It is fun looking through Toontown through a child's eyes.. isn't it?

This pic is adorable and amusing...you're as tall as that tree!

Thank you!

I"m sorry she didn't love Snow White's Scary Adventure. I could've predicted that since we had a very similar experience with my youngest. She too buried her head in my lap and covered her ears while crying! I felt like the worst parent in the world when we exited the ride, she was a mess and it was pretty much all my fault! At least Juliana got to ride it before it's gone, although I'm sure she won't remember it a positive thing though.

AWWWW sounds like the same experience we had.

She's too cute Tim, you're going to be in trouble in about 10 years I think!

Oh yea....... BIG trouble!

This is such an adorable pic, I love how her sweet little face is reflected in the turning disk of the tea cup!

Were you going for another artistic shot here?

Thank you! I must admit seeing her reflection was a pure coincidence.

Ok, Tim, I need the name of that nasty CM who made you and Mel feel crappy about seeing Santa. I'm thinking she needs a good talking to! That really irritates me, there is absolutely no reason for that kind of attitude toward you, Mel and Juliana. I hope it didn't put a damper on anything for you. Geez, Disney is supposed to be magical, that certainly wasn't.

I wish I knew her name but don't. I'd rather dwell on all the great positive experiences we had than this one incident though... if you know what I mean.

But all that mattered was Juliana was excited to have seen Santa and this pic proves it!

She was soooo excited to see him.

Awesome updates! Hmmm, maybe I should have replied in 3 separate posts to punish you for throwing up 3 at once?? Looks like your MK day was a definite success. I hope it continued for HS too.

Come on... I was nice to you while you were away.

Looks like you had a wonderful morning/early afternoon at MK Tim.

It was a great a.m. I wish we had more time there but there is a SLIGHT possibility we would make it back.

About those older people who had been to BBB....I guess they have the right like anyone else, but I hope they didn't prevent some little girl from getting a princess make-over.

I didn't think about it like that... I guess they have a right to spend their money any way they like and Disney will gladly accept it.

Santa looks like he's spend a fair amount of time in the Florida sun.

Oh yea! I think he spends his downtime on the beach.

wow you were busy last night doing all these updates!!

The bad thing about updates is there is always another one to do.

great photos of your princess! I think maybe you picked the Dumbo color

You know... you might be right. If I did pick it, it was for the princess.

Megan refuses to ride Snow White! told her it was going away so would be the last chance to ride it in WDW...she didn't care!

HAHA!!!! Smart girl!

To bad about the CM, hello, you have those buttons for a reason, guess she doesn't realize what Making a Wish come true means to the families!!!

I hope she was just having a bad day and took it out on us.

Nice Ana shared her lollipops with her friends, just not her daddy

I was the one to get gypped.

Told megan I wanted to do BBB with her, you should of seen her reaction she was "no mama please don't embarrass me!!!" so I guess I'm not going to get princessfied

She told you!! I guess the day that Mel & I will embarrass Ana will be coming soon enough.

Yay for all the updates!! You guys got a lot done that morning. Shame on the CM helping Santa-so uncalled for and rude.

Hey Mary! We were hitting all the rides!!!! We had a great morning there!

 

[that's nice]

ToonTown isn't for me, so I can't say I'll miss it. But I feel for those of you that enjoy it.

Is Scotty scared of this too?

Because you haven't met my kids yet!

Maybe if Scotty saw another kid enjoying it he... aww who am I kidding, he'd still be screaming.

Cool! Sean Kingston! That's so awesome! I've always enjoyed watching Sean Kingston do...

Well, whatever Sean Kingston does.

LOLOLOL

From the Christmas taping... we missed the performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdNLryUHmhg

What's up with that? You should have thrown a penalty flag for Un-Disney-like Conduct.

What's up with that????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3giSeLdjKJY

A carbine-action Red Ryder BB gun!

+1

WOW look at all of those updates! Now I can't wait for Lhea to get home and show her all of the pictures. She follows all of the TRs with me and just loves the pictures.
I am also a little worried about the GAC and line cutting. There are 7 people in our family and no one is really disabled. But I would love to use it so we can see and do much more.
Thanks so much for sharing your trip!

This was the only time anyone made us feel bad about it. All the other CMs were wonderful. I think you guys are going to be fine.

Man, am I far behind. When I logged on and saw 3 updates I was like

Sorry.

It's that Rosie, she's threatened, you hasn't see. Told you that if you didn't update more frequently she'd strap you to a chair and make you watch the high school musical movies didn't see?? Or maybe she was just going to get her whip or something.

LOLOL I have a whip of my own I break out from time to time.

**DROOL**
Nice shot Tim! You make us Dis'ers proud. I can't wait to get one of these pressed pots when I go.

The pressed pot is SOOOOOOOOOO GUUUUUUUUUUUD!

Melody is used to my DISer tendencies. She doesn't even question what I do anymore... she already knows.

Awwww, What beautiful girls you have Tim. Juliana looks beautiful in the cindrella dress.

Thank you so much.

Maybe I'm just having a brain fart but what's EWP??

Electric Water Pageant.

YAY Juliana gets to see her princess!!! I was so bummed when she fell asleep at the christmas party.

I was too. I really wanted her to see the princesses in their Christmas dresses.

 

[marvali]

I hope your misunderstanding wasn't anything to major.

Not major, but it did make me feel bad! You know how sensitive a guy I am...... I'll save the details for the TR.