All the way from Japan to enjoy the WONDER of Disney

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That is one of the unfortunate things about having teenagers, the fights and attitude. My parents were lucky in that department, I was a complete angel

That evening shot in England really is lovely.

Happy to hear that your next day is much better.

 

[disneyholic family]

so sorry your epcot day was so terrible..
we actually love epcot, though i agree with you that it was better as a worlds fair sort of park rather than whatever it is now....

we love the 'slow' parts of future world, like innoventions...
and i liked The Land better before they changed it for soaring...
although i love soaring, i hate what they did to the building to add it on...(and they took away food rocks for it as well)..

but i think that what i wrote to you before is wrong..
i think that my family would rank the parks as follows: MK, EPCOT, AK, MGM (mgm being a very very very distant last - that didn't change)...

anyway, looking forward to your next installment, where dreams do come true

 

[disneyholic family]

That is one of the unfortunate things about having teenagers, the fights and attitude.

that is so true...
and i think that when you plan and plan and plan and want everything to be perfect and for everyone to have a perfect time, it can be even more upsetting since you put so much effort into it....and you feel as if it's gone unappreciated.....but it hasn't....my kids are 'grown up' now and they often speak of all our wonderful times in WDW.....so i know it was appreciated, even if at times it seemed as though it wasn't....

 

[tokyodisneydad]

I hope it works out that way because as I sit here Kiyomi knows how much I put into this past trip, but the girls seem clueless.

that is so true...
and i think that when you plan and plan and plan and want everything to be perfect and for everyone to have a perfect time, it can be even more upsetting since you put so much effort into it....and you feel as if it's gone unappreciated.....but it hasn't....my kids are 'grown up' now and they often speak of all our wonderful times in WDW.....so i know it was appreciated, even if at times it seemed as though it wasn't....

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I hope it works out that way because as I sit here Kiyomi knows how much I put into this past trip, but the girls seem clueless.

I am sure they appreciate you they just don't show it because it would be "uncool". You are such a great dad though planning that great trip for them.

 

[tinawv]

So sorry about your day at EPCOT. I think it's natural for tempers to flair a little bit after doing so many late nights and early mornings. The body can only take so much before something blows, and it usually is our tempers.

Looking forward to reading about your day at Magic Kingdom.

 

[disneydance]

great job im loving this also i see alot of you have been boo'd how do you get boo'd

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

great job im loving this also i see alot of you have been boo'd how do you get boo'd

Just PM'd you

 

[disneydance]

thanks Lifelong_Dreamer!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

thanks Lifelong_Dreamer!!!!!!!!!!!!

No problem

 

[disneyjunebug]

Great report! I understand the BOY thing real well. I have a step-daughter too and we get it all the time when she is with us. She normally lives in Michigan with her mom and we are in Tennessee, so Summer, Christmas and Easter she is here. This year, she wanted to change her visit dates so that she would be gone from Michigan while BOY was gone on vacation, so they wouldn't be apart as long. That didn't fly with DH at all and it didn't happen. So if your step-daughter gives you grief about being away from her BOY for 10 days, tell her there was a girl in the US that went for 6 weeks without seeing hers and has lived to tell about it!

The funny thing is, I remember being a girl at that age....

Keep telling the tale! I'm loving it!

And I want to get boo'ed! Halloween is even my birthday!

 

[disneyholic family]

hi there tokyodisneydad -- i hope everything's ok..

we're very impatiently waiting for the 'dreams really do come true' installment of your report.....(can't you hear my foot tapping as i wait????)..

by the way, i was thinking about it and i can't figure out how you all were able to do so much despite jet lag.......
flying in from japan the jet lag is MONUMENTAL.....i remember as a young girl i would totally crash the first day, and then wake up not sure what planet i was on....
you guys are amazing that you can take on WDW!!!

 

[tokyodisneydad]

The funny thing is, I remember being a girl at that age....

I remember being a boy at that age to.....That's why I want to KILL THE BOY!!

hi there tokyodisneydad -- i hope everything's ok..

we're very impatiently waiting for the 'dreams really do come true' installment of your report.....(can't you hear my foot tapping as i wait????)..

by the way, i was thinking about it and i can't figure out how you all were able to do so much despite jet lag.......
flying in from japan the jet lag is MONUMENTAL.....i remember as a young girl i would totally crash the first day, and then wake up not sure what planet i was on....
you guys are amazing that you can take on WDW!!!

I hear the foot tapping and I promise it's coming soon. I'm just happy someone is really interested in hearing it.

I don't know how we did it the first few days. I was just too excited to sleep.

 

[winkers]

I'm so sorry about your crappy epcot day! I would have been so mad, because world showcase is my favorite. I could spend all day there and still feel like I need to see more.

 

[disneydance]

More, More, More I need MORE ok seriously ur TR is one of the greatest I have read yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tokyodisneydad]

Well having been successful in speeding things up the day before I decide to go and get breakfast for everyone and bring it back to the room again. This means waking up an hour earlier, but that's no big deal. after the previous day and especially the talk at night I didn't sleep much anyway.
Of course I got myself a Cream Cheese Danish and Chocolate milk. You can't find chocolate milk in Japan. I got a breakfast croissant for DDM and plain Croissants for daughter. I also through in some fruit, cereal and drinks. Then I saw the Mickey Waffles.

 

[tokyodisneydad]

Mickey Waffles were a big hit with everyone. Then everyone had to have a picture with the Mickey Waffles. Heres DDJ after a shower with the waffles. Everyone had their picture taken and this kind of broke the ice for a great day.

After eating breakfast including the waffles, but not the apple sauce Sorry it tasted terrible!! The apples sauce that is. The waffles were good. It was off to the Magic Kingdom.

Little did I now I would be meeting the GREATEST staff member ever and that my dreams would be coming true

Sorry we need a little more suspense here

 

[disneyholic family]

oh boy - can't wait to hear all about it....you really really really really really have my curiosity going now...

by the way, the rising early to get breakfast for everyone else is a trick i also learned....
makes it so much easier to get to the parks at opening if i run off to the food court to get breakfast and bring it back for everyone....a sacrifice i am HAPPY to make, if it gets us out the door on time and with smiles on everyone's face!!!

 

[tokyodisneydad]

oh boy - can't wait to hear all about it....you really really really really really have my curiosity going now...

I promise I won't make everyone wait that long. . . I'm actually not doing it for suspense I just want to do this day right. It really was the best day that we had in the parks and everything (except a bad storm) was perfect and went like clockwork.

 

[tokyodisneydad]

Ok the suspense and wait are finally over. I'm going to tell you about the first part of the day.

We were about 15 minutes late for the rope drop, but still arrived at the Magic Kingdom earlier than any other park so far. As we walk into the park I'm happily surprised to see that it's not crowded. ( The picture below is later in the day) Heck I don't even see a photopass person around. For the most part we were able to walk straight up Main Street with out dodging anyone. I'm thinking "What a wonderful start to a beautiful day." As we are walking up main street Junna and Akane are skipping along dressed in Disney attire from Tokyo Disney. Junna is wearing her Stitch shirt and Stitch ears. Akane is wearing her Minnie skirt ( the skirt even has a Minnie tail) and her Minnie ears. My lanyard is swinging around my neck weighted down with trader pins for the day and I might have been whistling Zipadee Doo Daa.
About halfway up Main Street I see a Disney staff member. I say staff member because he wasn't in any costume but was obviously a Disney Employee with his badges and everything. I see he has a lanyard and scope a few good pins/ I tell the family just a minute and go over to take a closer look/ They follow close behind. This was unusual because they rarely stick around for a trade. Well I trade a pin which I have now forgotten what it was.
He then asks if this is my family and where we are from. I say yes (proudly) and tell him that we are from Zama, Japan.
He says he loves to see a family that looks so happy and that is dressed for Disney. He really liked Akane's Minnie skirt. I tell him thank you. Then he asks me and the family to step around the corner where we can talk a little. I say Ok and even the girls look interested, although they couldn't understand because it was all in English. He tells me why he asked me around the corner. I guess my face lit up like a 1000 light bulbs and I started doing a crazy jig
I had forgotten all about Kiyomi and my daughters. Kiyomi understands English, but in all my excitement didn't catch on.