Always Let Your (Preschooler) Be Your Guide. My First Trip Report! COMPLETE

[Queenofallthings]

We go for the character interaction too...they are amazing there! I do, however, love the strawberry soup...it's my favorite, but everything else is just plain meh!!!

Great pictures...Maddie looks so happy with Prince Charming, simply darling!

 

[TanzUnited99]

on having a new trip in the works!! It seems like DH has got the Disney bug especially as he has suggested a cruise as well.

Oh no on the food at 1900 PF being meh. We went for breakfast and really enjoyed the buffet offerings.

Love the photos of Maddie with the characters and yay on Prince Charming making her night!

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

I've always wanted to try the strawberry soup, but my family never wants to go to Park Fare! (Maybe they have higher food standards than I do.) For some reason, my oldest has always been scared to meet the stepsisters and stepmother. It's good to hear that they can sense how kids are feeling and respond accordingly!

NEW TRIP! Hopefully it'll all work out for you. Deluxe dining would be awesome.

 

[shan23877]

There is a risk involved with renting points but if you use someone that you believe you can trust then the risk factor fades. But there is still always that possibilty that the DVC can cancel your trip or Disney can cancel this trip if the DVC member has not paid their dues. We actually rented points from three different DVC members for our upcoming trip. And I am sad to say that one of the members have declared bankruptcy and I am not sure if my reservation will still exists when we check in and I will be out the money I paid for the room. But the other two members I rented from have been great.

If you really are set on wanting to stay at a DVC property then I would rent points. For this trip we really wanted to stay at BLT for the proximity to MK and traveling with our DS and then having a double stroller. Now that the monorail hours have changed, I doubt we will ever stay at a DVC property. We are going back again March 2012 and I booked through AAA to stay at POR in one of the royal rooms.

That's exactly what I would be afraid of. I'd do it if I could get a great deal, but we like POFQ a lot, so we're pretty happy there for now.

 

[shan23877]

1900 Park Fare was our favorite to date!!! Prince Charming was awesome for us too!

It was so much fun! DH is partial to Chef Mickey's though...

We go for the character interaction too...they are amazing there! I do, however, love the strawberry soup...it's my favorite, but everything else is just plain meh!!!

Great pictures...Maddie looks so happy with Prince Charming, simply darling!

I liked the strawberry soup a lot, but no one else did . The characters were great, so I think we'll be back in spite of the food. We'd like to try breakfast with Alice and the Mad Hatter too

She LOVED Price Charming! He made her day!

on having a new trip in the works!! It seems like DH has got the Disney bug especially as he has suggested a cruise as well.

Oh no on the food at 1900 PF being meh. We went for breakfast and really enjoyed the buffet offerings.

Love the photos of Maddie with the characters and yay on Prince Charming making her night!

I so hope this trip works out! We may get to take Uncle Cory for his first visit too! He's always been Pro-Disney because of his mom, but he's not really 100 % on board for every year

We'd like to try 1900 for breakfast too, but the characters are amazing at dinner.

The Prince was definately a highlight for us

I've always wanted to try the strawberry soup, but my family never wants to go to Park Fare! (Maybe they have higher food standards than I do.) For some reason, my oldest has always been scared to meet the stepsisters and stepmother. It's good to hear that they can sense how kids are feeling and respond accordingly!

NEW TRIP! Hopefully it'll all work out for you. Deluxe dining would be awesome.

I hope you can get the family on board for 1900. In spite of the food we'll go back. The character interaction was the best of the trip (and we did a lot of character meals )

They were great with DD-totally understood that she might be a little scared of them.

I so hope this trip works out! DxD would be a lot of work to plan, but awesome!

 

[kcandbella]

How exciting about the next trip-we are going the first week of June, too!

I love that green Ariel dress on your DD, so pretty. 1900 Park Faire is a lot of fun.

I taught myself to sew before our first trip and made the majority of my DD's outfits for that trip and all of hers for this one. It is addicting! I can't do anything too fancy but I still enjoy it!!!

 

[MadilynnsMomma]

Too funny, my DH is partial to Chef Mickey as well!

 

[mickeyplanner]

That's exactly what I would be afraid of. I'd do it if I could get a great deal, but we like POFQ a lot, so we're pretty happy there for now.

POFQ is our favorite too but our DD really wants to stay in a royal guest room. After that trip it probably will be back to POFQ

 

[Caretames1]

Your pictures from 1900 PF are hilarious! The characters there are so into it!

I thought the food was good, not fantasic, the strawberry soup was good!

YAY to looking into another trip, I don't know if we could do the Deluxe Dining, most times just reg dining is too much food!

A cruise someday for me as well.

 

[shan23877]

How exciting about the next trip-we are going the first week of June, too!

I love that green Ariel dress on your DD, so pretty. 1900 Park Faire is a lot of fun.

I taught myself to sew before our first trip and made the majority of my DD's outfits for that trip and all of hers for this one. It is addicting! I can't do anything too fancy but I still enjoy it!!!

I'm so excited about a potential trip! Hope it all works out.

Thanks! She sure loves that dress.

I also taught myself to sew! It's totally addictive-I've made DD every princess dress to play in. I don't think I'm very good at the fancy stuff, but I enjoy it. I also took up quilting this year. Now I can't stop. I actually enjoy the quilting more!

Too funny, my DH is partial to Chef Mickey as well!

I don't know what it is about Chef Mickey, but he loves it! He wants it to be our traditional last meal for every trip now!

POFQ is our favorite too but our DD really wants to stay in a royal guest room. After that trip it probably will be back to POFQ

I don't blame her for wanting to try a royal room! They look really nice. Luckily, DD doesn't know anything about them! We really love POFQ. We'd previously stayed at BWI though, so DH is jonesing to get back to deluxe!

Your pictures from 1900 PF are hilarious! The characters there are so into it!

I thought the food was good, not fantasic, the strawberry soup was good!

YAY to looking into another trip, I don't know if we could do the Deluxe Dining, most times just reg dining is too much food!

A cruise someday for me as well.

Strawberry soup is yummy! I didn't hate the food, but DH was not a fan. We'll be back there anyway though

I so hope this trip works out. We want to do deluxe so that we can do character breakfasts in park before open, and we'd like to check out the Spirit of Aloha show too.

DH would probably agree to Disney every year if it meant a cruise I think that DD belongs in the parks at this age though. Someday...

 

[katt789]

YAY!! Possible new trip news!! I was thinking of getting another trip going in May, or doing out to DL instead! It's a great time to go!

1900 Park Fare looked great, too bad the food wasn't that awesome!

 

[3SmilingFaces]

Joining in on the trip report! Just started reading, so I have a long way to go to catch up! The title drew me in, as this was our motto for our trip with our 3 kiddos last fall. Their first trip to Disney! It was dh first time at Disney as well, so he never knew all that he was missing out on and we all had a super fabulous vacation because our kids were (almost) always happy!

 

[shan23877]

YAY!! Possible new trip news!! I was thinking of getting another trip going in May, or doing out to DL instead! It's a great time to go!

1900 Park Fare looked great, too bad the food wasn't that awesome!

I really hope this trip works out! 1900 Park Fare WAS awesome. Don't let the food stop you from going. The characters are totally worth it.

Joining in on the trip report! Just started reading, so I have a long way to go to catch up! The title drew me in, as this was our motto for our trip with our 3 kiddos last fall. Their first trip to Disney! It was dh first time at Disney as well, so he never knew all that he was missing out on and we all had a super fabulous vacation because our kids were (almost) always happy!

Thanks for reading! You should have plenty of time to catch up, I don't move that fast . So glad you guys had a great vacation letting the kids lead you! We had pretty happy girl most of the time too, seemed like low blood sugar was the main culprit for moodiness.

We're hoping now that she's gotten all of her "must-dos" out of the way we might be able to convince her to branch out a little next trip!

 

[shan23877]

After our dinner at 1900 Park Fare, we jumped on the monorail, and arrived at the Magic Kingdom in what seemed like seconds. There might be something to staying at these monorail resorts…

We had definite plans for our evening in the MK. Maddie wanted to squeeze in as many character visits as possible, and Bryan and I hoped to sneak a few rides in too. We grabbed a times guide and quickly realized that we’d missed our opportunity to get our Arial photographed with the real deal. Maddie wasn’t too disappointed; we’d go see Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle instead.

We’d been here before, but not in this dress!

Waiting in line

Some of my favorite character photos of the trip

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"I'm wearing beautiful shoes, but I have an owie. See my princess band-aid?"

After we met with the ladies, we decided that it was high time to meet with the big cheese and his lady. Standby time to meet Mickey and Minnie was posted at 15 minutes, but it did seem a bit longer. This was a great meet and greet! Mickey and Minnie made sure that Maddie had tons of fun and felt like a princess, and the Photo Pass photographer here was great too.

Maddie hugging Mickey somewhat inappropriately

After meeting with the mice, Bryan and I tried to convince Maddie to go on a couple of rides. We even offered to wait in line for the Speedway (Maddie loves go-karts). It didn’t work though—we were going to see the fairies again. Maddie was really hoping to meet Silvermist or Vidia and was prepared to go to the fairies garden as many times as she needed to meet them.

We got in line (about 20 minutes) and DD again watched some fairie movies. We finally got in and saw….Rosetta and Tink. This Rosetta wasn’t as good as the one we’d seen previous, but the CM playing Tinkerbell was great. She asked Maddie if she had been practicing her curtsy. When DD said no, Tink took it upon herself to teach Maddie how princesses should bow.

First they pranced

Then they curtsied

All the girls!

After the fairies, we tried again to get Maddie to ride some rides, but she wasn’t in the mood so we went shopping. We hit the Chapeau and got some embroidered ears for Maddie, Uncle Cory and our niece and nephew. By the time we were done, it was after 9 but the MSEP had been delayed due to weather. (I think lightning must have been spotted because it wasn’t raining.) We gave DD a choice. We could stay, look for a few more characters, and watch Wishes, or we could go back to the hotel and swim for a bit. She chose to go swimming, and we were glad because we didn’t feel like battling the bus stop crowds. Plus, we were hoping the swim would make washing her hair easier!

We got back to POFQ and changed into our suits quickly. Maddie is not a great swimmer, and had gotten nothing from her lessons earlier in the summer. However, DH and I still take every opportunity to get her more comfortable in the water. Someone had left a pool noodle on the deck, so we grabbed it to show Maddie that it could help her float. We were pulling her slowly around the pool while DD kicked her legs when DH motioned to me to let go of my side of the noodle. DD was “swimming” with the help of the noodle for a few minutes before she noticed we had let go, but when she did realize it she started to freak out. Trying to reassure her I said calmly “Don’t panic, you’re doing great”. Her reply was one of our favorite moments of the trip “BUT I HAVE TO PANIC!” Bryan and I were laughing so hard that we weren’t really much help getting her back to the side of the pool. We hung out in the pool a bit longer before calling it a night. We were headed to Animal Kingdom in the morning!

 

[shan23877]

Tonight I finished the top of the quilt I'm making for my MiL for Christmas. She calls it "subtle Mickey" when she's decorating her house, but DH thinks it qualifies as a hidden Mickeys .

Not too many places where I think people would appreciate this

Close-up on the Mickeys

 

[Bethislucy]

Close-up on the Mickeys

This is simply awesome. Wow.

 

[kokotg]

LOVE the quilt!

at "But I HAVE to panic!"

and good call on the swimming to make the hair easier to wash! Too bad you didn't get to do any rides...but those adorable character pics last longer anyway

 

[mickeyplanner]

YOur quilt is beautiful and I agree they are hidden mickeys!!!

 

[shan23877]

This is simply awesome. Wow.

Thank you! The centers were meant to be rosettes, but for my MiL--it had to be Mickeys. I'm really glad it worked out

LOVE the quilt!

at "But I HAVE to panic!"

and good call on the swimming to make the hair easier to wash! Too bad you didn't get to do any rides...but those adorable character pics last longer anyway

Thanks!

I don't think she'd ever used the work panic before that moment, which made it even funnier

I suppose you're right. We did get some really nice pictures, and will probably enjoy them more that 1 ride on BTMRR

YOur quilt is beautiful and I agree they are hidden mickeys!!!

Thank You! I really hope MiL likes it!

 

[Caretames1]

What a fun way to end the night! Love the inapropriate hug on Mickey! She's gonna love that one later in life

Your quilt is so cute! Put me right into the sprit of Christmas! All I need now is hot coccoa and a good book