"Are you done with that?!" A photo heavy, gluttonous, Jan 2012 Trip Report! NEW PG32

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

I think I can tell what Leslee was reading...I love the Hunger Games!

Your breakfast at Ohana sounds great! We really wished we had eaten there for breakfast or dinner on this past trip! It always smelled so good!

 

[-Hope-]

I am equally shocked that the girls did the parade! It's a bit out of character for both of them and it just proves that you never know what's going to happen at WDW.

The look on their faces (especially Leslee) in the pic with Pluto is priceless. :

You, a perfectionist about pics? NEVER!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Okay now I want to do breakfast at Ohana with Em! I did it years ago with my BFF who loves Stitch but never with Em and N!

Also having just done 7 hours in Epcot which kicked my butt I have no idea how you did 11!!!!

Sorry my replies are so short but it's hard to type on the phone! Oooh I took crowd pics for you!

 

[KatMark]

We've not done Ohana (so not a Stitch or family style lover), but I had heard about the parade and so glad the girls participated. Great job on the table mojo again.

 

[exwdwcm]

What a great last breakfast! We did Ohana for the first time for breakfast in October and loved it. We didn't feel rushed at all either, but we had a late ADR at 10:45am. We were like the last ones in the restaurant with the characters all to ourselves!m It was awesome. Looks like Savannah was having a great time, the smile on her face says it all!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I think I can tell what Leslee was reading...I love the Hunger Games!

Yes! I've read it too and really loved it!

Your breakfast at Ohana sounds great! We really wished we had eaten there for breakfast or dinner on this past trip! It always smelled so good!

The food was great, I loved the potatoes and that bread they brought out at the beginning! They also had a REALLY good juice they brought out in mass quantities!

I am equally shocked that the girls did the parade! It's a bit out of character for both of them and it just proves that you never know what's going to happen at WDW.

Right?!?!? I couldn't believe my eyes! Maybe because other kids were doing it, so they weren't "singled out" which is usually Savannah's problem with getting unwanted attention from strangers?

The look on their faces (especially Leslee) in the pic with Pluto is priceless. :

The character interaction was GREAT, not just at breakfast, but all over on this trip!

You, a perfectionist about pics? NEVER!

Okay now I want to do breakfast at Ohana with Em! I did it years ago with my BFF who loves Stitch but never with Em and N!

Oh you should, we really liked it!

Also having just done 7 hours in Epcot which kicked my butt I have no idea how you did 11!!!!

I'm not sure how we did it either, but my feet still hurting nearly 3 weeks later gives me pause about ever doing it again!

Sorry my replies are so short but it's hard to type on the phone! Oooh I took crowd pics for you!

You are the best Goddess! Checking in on your phone while vacationing AND taking crowd pics for me?!?! Yay! ONE YEAR! I'm so excited!!! (I refrained from using the banana there!) LOL

We've not done Ohana (so not a Stitch or family style lover), but I had heard about the parade and so glad the girls participated. Great job on the table mojo again.

We had great luck with tables this trip, I was so pleased that we had all these nice tables in quieter areas with nice views!

What a great last breakfast! We did Ohana for the first time for breakfast in October and loved it. We didn't feel rushed at all either, but we had a late ADR at 10:45am. We were like the last ones in the restaurant with the characters all to ourselves!m It was awesome. Looks like Savannah was having a great time, the smile on her face says it all!

Our ADR was at 10am, so maybe having the later time is why it is more relaxed! I'll remember that!

 

[204charity]

What a great morning so far! I can't believe those boys of yours...staying behind to hang at the hotel.....sheesh. What are they - NUTS?!?!! lol

And as for reading TR's - when we get back from our trip, I will be writing one...so you can try and read mine if you'd like. It may not be quite as good as yours - but I'll try!

 

[Cinderella's slipper]

The last day in Disney is soo hard. Generally, it's the only time I cry when I'm in Disney and that's because we have to leave - well except for an occassional meltdown. Thanks for sharing your adventures and the great pictures.

 

[Jonesloonybin]

I am loving your trip report!!

We are also a homeschool family.

We went for our first trip last May and are going again this year!

My oldest has just started studying Japanese, since she is really in to Manga/Anime. My youngest has decided she wants to move to China to work with pandas, so between the two of them, we spent a lot of time in the China and Japan pavillions.

I cannot wait to read more!!

Terri

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

What a great morning so far! I can't believe those boys of yours...staying behind to hang at the hotel.....sheesh. What are they - NUTS?!?!! lol

Yep...they said that one day was enough at Magic Kingdom?!?!? Of course, Dylan has always said "I'm a half-day-park-kinda-guy...

And as for reading TR's - when we get back from our trip, I will be writing one...so you can try and read mine if you'd like. It may not be quite as good as yours - but I'll try!

Great! I would love to read yours!

The last day in Disney is soo hard. Generally, it's the only time I cry when I'm in Disney and that's because we have to leave - well except for an occassional meltdown. Thanks for sharing your adventures and the great pictures.

I didn't cry, I was pretty surprised with myself!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I am loving your trip report!!

THANKS!!

We are also a homeschool family.

Homeschoolers of the world unite!!!! Isn't it the best ever?!!!

We went for our first trip last May and are going again this year!

How did you like the crowds/weather in May? Did you go at the beginning or end of May?

My oldest has just started studying Japanese, since she is really in to Manga/Anime. My youngest has decided she wants to move to China to work with pandas, so between the two of them, we spent a lot of time in the China and Japan pavillions.

My boys are at the perfect age to really enjoy what WS has to offer culturally! Dallas (16) decided he wants to learn all about Italy and learn Italian after spending time in WS!

I cannot wait to read more!!

Terri

I'm glad you are enjoying!!! Thanks for reading!

 

[mousescrapper]

Ok Karen it has taken me only 1/2 a week to get caught up here

Been so busy taking care of the babies I care for in my home, the Dis has been badly neglated

But I have been just loving your report, the honesty, the stories and of course the pictures it has been such a treat when I find some time to dream about Disney...some of your pictures are so wonderful what a beautiful gift you have...

Sad to this coming to an end but M looking forward to what you guys did during the last hours

Julie

 

[Oliquig]

I have been internet absent for a few days, so catching up took awhile! I am giggling over the amount of photos I took of the exact same things you took photos of. Last day is so sad. I am dreading it, and I haven't even reached my first park day!

 

[MissPrice]

Boo..I'm sad its your last day too. Please draw it out as long as possible Such beautiful shots of the France Pavilion! Really made me hungry for some pastries. -Amanda

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Ok Karen it has taken me only 1/2 a week to get caught up here

Been so busy taking care of the babies I care for in my home, the Dis has been badly neglated

But I have been just loving your report, the honesty, the stories and of course the pictures it has been such a treat when I find some time to dream about Disney...some of your pictures are so wonderful what a beautiful gift you have...

Sad to this coming to an end but M looking forward to what you guys did during the last hours

Julie

There's no hurry Julie! I'm glad you posted b/c somehow I had missed your TR all together! I will have to throw myself into other people's TR's when mine is finished!

I have been internet absent for a few days, so catching up took awhile! I am giggling over the amount of photos I took of the exact same things you took photos of. Last day is so sad. I am dreading it, and I haven't even reached my first park day!

I'm glad you are going slower, it gives me time to keep up! I cannot wait to hear more about your trip!!!

Boo..I'm sad its your last day too. Please draw it out as long as possible Such beautiful shots of the France Pavilion! Really made me hungry for some pastries. -Amanda

Thanks Amanda! I really love the feel of the France pavilion! Yep, I am still craving Disney food, especially looking at the pics!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Last Day at MK- Friday, February 3rd

Welcome to the shortest update ever! There are a few reasons for this, the first being that I don't have a lot of time this morning, I need to head out to petsit.


The second reason is I don't want the TR to end and realized that I took the LEAST amount of pictures on this last day of ours for a couple reasons (see one of them below!)

The third reason being that I want you to just savor what we arrived to on this lovely first Friday of February at Magic Kingdom. We had decided to take the bus since it was already after noon and knew parking would just take more time. As we walked into MK, this is the picture I took.

Uh, did I time travel to JUNE or JULY or something?!?!? WOW! was the first thing we thought, for me, it was followed by "I am SO GLAD we did nearly everything we wanted on our first day!" This was really a bonus day, so crowds wouldn't really mess much up, we were just shocked by them. On a side note, the girl in the left center of this picture seems to be having a REAL blast!

We headed into the stores instead of fighting crowds down mainstreet! Rey was kind of shopping and looking at things and I really wasn't in the mood because I had something like 20$ or less left in souvenir money, so not really that fun to look at stuff I cannot afford! I finally got him out and we headed to something we had missed riding on our first day! It was only 10 minutes, even with the crowds, so we got in line!


Ooooh, we can see who was paying attention and can guess where we went (or who just has too much time on their hands and is going to go back and figure it out by the process of deduction!)

and there you have it folks! The shortest update ever!

OH! And I just realized that today is exactly my 1 YEAR mark from my next trip! My BFF & I are going next February to celebrate my 40th Birthday (actually on March 5th) and I'm running the Princess 1/2 marathon!!! We have a pretrip going (in my siggy) if you have extra time since I'm a slacker and didn't post much today!

There may also be another trip in the works before that, but I'm going to keep you waiting on that for a while!

 

[partyof2]

OH MAN THOSE CROWDS!

They make me so panicked as I was planning on visiting last week of Jan through first week of Feb, for two reasons 1) the low crowds and 2) my boyfriend doesn't like the heat (thus cancelling out September).

I was planning for January 2013 but after seeing your pictures and factoring in all the Fantasyland expansion hoopla I'm freaking out a little.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

OH MAN THOSE CROWDS!

They make me so panicked as I was planning on visiting last week of Jan through first week of Feb, for two reasons 1) the low crowds and 2) my boyfriend doesn't like the heat (thus cancelling out September).

I was planning for January 2013 but after seeing your pictures and factoring in all the Fantasyland expansion hoopla I'm freaking out a little.

I think it's just about preparing yourself. The lines still were not horrible and we got to see everything we wanted, but it was NOT meeting our crowd expectations.

I had been told that January was "JUST LIKE SEPTEMBER" and in my opinion, it's not. It may have been the freak weather or free dining but I think it made it a little harder for all of us to adjust b/c of our EXPECTATIONS that it would be a really slow time. Maybe disney really is getting to the point that there are no slow times, just a little less crowded than summer?!?

But, we really enjoyed ourselves, and there were times (like at RD) that it wasn't super busy. I will admit that I would rather go in October if that is what January is like b/c at least Oct. has Food and Wine! Rey said he was positive it was busier than our October 2009 trip (BUT, that was two years ago and the economy is better now?)

Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to kind-of ease your mind!

 

[partyof2]

I think it's just about preparing yourself. The lines still were not horrible and we got to see everything we wanted, but it was NOT meeting our crowd expectations.

I had been told that January was "JUST LIKE SEPTEMBER" and in my opinion, it's not. It may have been the freak weather or free dining but I think it made it a little harder for all of us to adjust b/c of our EXPECTATIONS that it would be a really slow time. Maybe disney really is getting to the point that there are no slow times, just a little less crowded than summer?!?

But, we really enjoyed ourselves, and there were times (like at RD) that it wasn't super busy. I will admit that I would rather go in October if that is what January is like b/c at least Oct. has Food and Wine! Rey said he was positive it was busier than our October 2009 trip (BUT, that was two years ago and the economy is better now?)

Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to kind-of ease your mind!

We visited in October 2010 and I found that to be the perfect time. I didn't even realise Food and Wine was going on until I noticed a flyer for it in my hotel room (we stayed off-site), in hindsight even World Showcase wasn't as busy as you'd expect.

We were there for 2 weeks and I didn't rain once so weather wise I was over the moon, it wasn't crazy hot either so my boyfriend was okay.

Ideally I'd go back in October, but unfortunately the schools here in Scotland have a 2 week break then and of course the flight prices reflect this (£200 more than in Jan/Feb)!

On the flip-side, the first two weeks in October there's so many Scottish people around that you forget you're even in America My boyfriend's little sister even ran into two different school friends.

 

[giantstoindy]

Haha reminds me of June perfectly! Except probably better weather earlier in the year! Want to ask an off-Disney topic: What exactly do you do to petsit? Do you have an ad in the paper and people call you? Sorry if it's a dumb question but I've always wondered.