Baby and the Tramp...and a Pop (half) Century! Where Did It Go???
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Great installment and what terrific pics....love the big playdough pic and the potato heads...just cracks me up! Isnt the Poly just loverly...so peaceful! Sounds like you fit a lot in the first day...isnt Spl Moun fun?! Was it crowded? ok...cant wait for more...I know you all are busy so I will just sit and eat popcorn till you get back! 
Jill worked twelve and a half hours today, and she was beat, so no pictures yet. She will get to them, and to her comments, but meanwhile, I'll try to hold down the fort.
Wednesday was our first official full day, and our plan was to open Animal Kingdom and head straight for Expedition Everest. I was up at five, so I walked around Pop a while, still just glad to be there; still absorbing the fact that I really was. I went to Everything Pop early and went ahead and got a bunch of postcards for people back home and for some fairy godmailer surprises for some Dis kids that will be going in the near future.
Trent and Kristi wanted to ride Everest, too, so they joined us. I was surprised they got up early, but they did. We got fastpasses for EE, then went to ride Dinosaur, which had a five minute wait. We did baby swap again. I sat out with Brooklynn while they all rode, then I rode with Jill and Kristi. We all made "frightened" faces for the camera, and the guys got a kick out of that as they waited with Brooklynn.
Everest was a little more intense than any of us had imagined. We thought it would be more about the theming with a moderate roller coaster ride, but the ride itself was pretty wild. At least we all thought so. When the four of them came off, they were drawing straws to see who had to go back a second time, because it had given them a run for their money. I just said never mind, then, and I'd ride it later, but Trent said no, he wanted me to ride it right then, and he volunteered to take the beating again. I think he was ready to lose his breakfast after two rides in a row, but he held it down. I agreed with all of them, that it was a little more than I wanted in a ride. Everybody has their own level of fun with coasters, and that one is just a little more than I consider to be fun. Parts of it were fun, but parts of it were more than I wanted. All that is just my personal opinion. I rode it, and I didn't feel the need to do it again, at least for that trip. Maybe in the future.
We went on Kilimajaro Safari. While were standing in line, a CM came and asked me how many were in my party. I told him six, and he said to come with him. We, along with a few other small groups, got taken to a jeep that was ready and waiting, and we took off. It was a pretty normal safari as far as animal activity. We did have to stop for a couple of minutes to wait for an ostrich to cross the road in front of us. There was a hippo that was completely out of the water standing up on the land, and that was kind of different, because usually at least part of all of them are in the water.
Trent and Kristi headed back to Pop to swim and work out, and the rest of us went to eat at Flame Tree. I got the turkey sandwich, Jill got the pork sandwich, and John got the half chicken. Brooklynn got chicken, grapes, and applesauce. The portions were huge, and we took some with us. We were the only ones under our pavilion until almost the end of the meal. After that, we saw Flights of Wonder, browsed some shops, and then headed back to Pop for some rest and some time inside a cool room.
In the evening, we headed to MGM. We lined up to see High School Musical, but due to the weather, they only did a quick drive-by as they sang. We got fastpasses for Tower of Terror, then went to Playhouse Disney and One Man's Dream. We met up with the couple that owns Jill's daycare and talked with them and their two kids for a few minutes. Then we headed to Backlot Express to eat. We had turkey sandwiches and cheeseburgers and more fries than a person can eat in a day.
Trent and Kristi met up with us and we all went on The Great Movie Ride. The wait was longer than what it has ever been when I've been there before. I guess because of the rain a lot of people just wanted to be inside. After that, Trent, Kristi, and John headed off to use the Tower of Terror passes, while Jill, Brooklynn, and I started toward Fantasmic to hold seats for our crew and Jill's bosses and family.
Fantasmic was bumper to bumper waiting, of course. We were right at the rope on the left side, and people kept getting out of the mass crowd and walking up the handicapped aisle. Several people were getting mad about that and mouthing a little, but no rioting came from it. Just some grumbling from others who continued to stand in the bumper to bumper hot, sweaty crowd. It felt like a long time before we moved, and my claustrophobia was getting to me, but I held fast. Finally, the mass began to herd into the theater. I jumped a bush to get Brooklynn's stroller to stroller parking, and quickly caught up with Jill. We found good seats, then stood until we saw John, Trent, and Kristi and waved them down. The boss family had arrived shortly before them. The show was awesome, as always.
Since we had seen the second show of Fantasmic, it was late when we got back to Pop. We found Drew and Sam at the pool...with girls. They had been to Epcot for much of the day and had ridden Mission:Space and Test Track and done a few other things. We mostly saw Drew and Sam
a) asleep
b) coming in very late
c) at the pool
We did occasionally cross paths in the room, but not often. The only thing they really did with us was the last day, when we all went to Caribbean Beach to eat before we left!
Side note - In our afternoon downtime at Pop, Jill had met 5boyz at the pool. She came in and told me, but by the time I had gotten freshened up and could walk again (the swelling had already started in full force), rain had come in and everyone was leaving the pool. As I opened the door, 5boyz and her bunch were walking back toward their room.
This is a synopsis of 7-25. It had been long and tiring and FUN! We quite enjoyed saying over and over, if it was inconvenient to do something right then, "Oh well, we'll catch it later." We were gloating inside because we were on the front end of the trip and had days and days ahead of us.
I'm going to go try to find some pictures to go along with this now. Give me just a little bit, because I'm still a rookie.
Wednesday was our first official full day, and our plan was to open Animal Kingdom and head straight for Expedition Everest. I was up at five, so I walked around Pop a while, still just glad to be there; still absorbing the fact that I really was. I went to Everything Pop early and went ahead and got a bunch of postcards for people back home and for some fairy godmailer surprises for some Dis kids that will be going in the near future.
Trent and Kristi wanted to ride Everest, too, so they joined us. I was surprised they got up early, but they did. We got fastpasses for EE, then went to ride Dinosaur, which had a five minute wait. We did baby swap again. I sat out with Brooklynn while they all rode, then I rode with Jill and Kristi. We all made "frightened" faces for the camera, and the guys got a kick out of that as they waited with Brooklynn.
Everest was a little more intense than any of us had imagined. We thought it would be more about the theming with a moderate roller coaster ride, but the ride itself was pretty wild. At least we all thought so. When the four of them came off, they were drawing straws to see who had to go back a second time, because it had given them a run for their money. I just said never mind, then, and I'd ride it later, but Trent said no, he wanted me to ride it right then, and he volunteered to take the beating again. I think he was ready to lose his breakfast after two rides in a row, but he held it down. I agreed with all of them, that it was a little more than I wanted in a ride. Everybody has their own level of fun with coasters, and that one is just a little more than I consider to be fun. Parts of it were fun, but parts of it were more than I wanted. All that is just my personal opinion. I rode it, and I didn't feel the need to do it again, at least for that trip. Maybe in the future.
We went on Kilimajaro Safari. While were standing in line, a CM came and asked me how many were in my party. I told him six, and he said to come with him. We, along with a few other small groups, got taken to a jeep that was ready and waiting, and we took off. It was a pretty normal safari as far as animal activity. We did have to stop for a couple of minutes to wait for an ostrich to cross the road in front of us. There was a hippo that was completely out of the water standing up on the land, and that was kind of different, because usually at least part of all of them are in the water.
Trent and Kristi headed back to Pop to swim and work out, and the rest of us went to eat at Flame Tree. I got the turkey sandwich, Jill got the pork sandwich, and John got the half chicken. Brooklynn got chicken, grapes, and applesauce. The portions were huge, and we took some with us. We were the only ones under our pavilion until almost the end of the meal. After that, we saw Flights of Wonder, browsed some shops, and then headed back to Pop for some rest and some time inside a cool room.
In the evening, we headed to MGM. We lined up to see High School Musical, but due to the weather, they only did a quick drive-by as they sang. We got fastpasses for Tower of Terror, then went to Playhouse Disney and One Man's Dream. We met up with the couple that owns Jill's daycare and talked with them and their two kids for a few minutes. Then we headed to Backlot Express to eat. We had turkey sandwiches and cheeseburgers and more fries than a person can eat in a day.
Trent and Kristi met up with us and we all went on The Great Movie Ride. The wait was longer than what it has ever been when I've been there before. I guess because of the rain a lot of people just wanted to be inside. After that, Trent, Kristi, and John headed off to use the Tower of Terror passes, while Jill, Brooklynn, and I started toward Fantasmic to hold seats for our crew and Jill's bosses and family.
Fantasmic was bumper to bumper waiting, of course. We were right at the rope on the left side, and people kept getting out of the mass crowd and walking up the handicapped aisle. Several people were getting mad about that and mouthing a little, but no rioting came from it. Just some grumbling from others who continued to stand in the bumper to bumper hot, sweaty crowd. It felt like a long time before we moved, and my claustrophobia was getting to me, but I held fast. Finally, the mass began to herd into the theater. I jumped a bush to get Brooklynn's stroller to stroller parking, and quickly caught up with Jill. We found good seats, then stood until we saw John, Trent, and Kristi and waved them down. The boss family had arrived shortly before them. The show was awesome, as always.
Since we had seen the second show of Fantasmic, it was late when we got back to Pop. We found Drew and Sam at the pool...with girls. They had been to Epcot for much of the day and had ridden Mission:Space and Test Track and done a few other things. We mostly saw Drew and Sam
a) asleep
b) coming in very late
c) at the pool
We did occasionally cross paths in the room, but not often. The only thing they really did with us was the last day, when we all went to Caribbean Beach to eat before we left!
Side note - In our afternoon downtime at Pop, Jill had met 5boyz at the pool. She came in and told me, but by the time I had gotten freshened up and could walk again (the swelling had already started in full force), rain had come in and everyone was leaving the pool. As I opened the door, 5boyz and her bunch were walking back toward their room.
This is a synopsis of 7-25. It had been long and tiring and FUN! We quite enjoyed saying over and over, if it was inconvenient to do something right then, "Oh well, we'll catch it later." We were gloating inside because we were on the front end of the trip and had days and days ahead of us.
I'm going to go try to find some pictures to go along with this now. Give me just a little bit, because I'm still a rookie.
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Great chapter, cant wait for the pictures! Thats funny about drew and sam but i guess its to be expected, they vacationed their own way!! A couple of years ago my grandparents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows on a Princess Cruise...treating my entire family!! There are five of us grandchildren (myself, my younger brother, and then 3 cousins from my aunt) and myself, and my 2 of those 3 cousins (the same 2 cousins I'm going to WDW with soon!) were already "too cool" and wandered off on our own -- the only thing my grandparents and parents made mandatory was dinner. Otherwise, we found our way around the boat, the islands and anything else! Even though we were in our late teens at this point, we really enjoyed those dinners and talking about our day...then of course after dinner it was back to the room to change into comfy clothes, and run around the ship again! LOL!
Anyway, I felt there was a hint of sadness in the way you expressed how you didn't really see them, and I would understand this, so maybe next trip you can make dinners mandatory!
Anyway, I felt there was a hint of sadness in the way you expressed how you didn't really see them, and I would understand this, so maybe next trip you can make dinners mandatory!
THE mountain.
A little nose cleaning before the safari.
Big game watching can really tire a girl out!
I forgot this part. We went to meet Pooh and friends. As we got there, several people were over by the water watching a gator swim away. The CM said we had just missed it.
I just love the theming inside the shops. I took a lot of pictures of just inside the different stores. The kids thought I was whacko, but it didn't stop me. I kept snapping away. Light fixtures, displays, etc....
Another weird, but I think cool, picture. It's all these little features that make Disney stand out from the rest.
Yum, yum, eat 'em up!
A little nose cleaning before the safari.
Big game watching can really tire a girl out!
I forgot this part. We went to meet Pooh and friends. As we got there, several people were over by the water watching a gator swim away. The CM said we had just missed it.
I just love the theming inside the shops. I took a lot of pictures of just inside the different stores. The kids thought I was whacko, but it didn't stop me. I kept snapping away. Light fixtures, displays, etc....
Another weird, but I think cool, picture. It's all these little features that make Disney stand out from the rest.
Yum, yum, eat 'em up!
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I am so sorry we did not get to meet. But so glad you called...we had a great time even with the rain because it was not so hot.
Love all the pics...
I made a montage with pics and video of Fantasmic and WCC...pm your email address and will send it to you!
We go back in about 112 days...cannot wait!
Love all the pics...
I made a montage with pics and video of Fantasmic and WCC...pm your email address and will send it to you!
We go back in about 112 days...cannot wait!
I will do that. Jill, Brooklynn, and I will be back on Christmas evening. We're staying five nights, and I'm looking very forward to seeing all the great Christmas decorations. I've never been at Christmas, so this will be a whole new experience.
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Wow, looks like I've been missing out on all the fun. Well, I just got caught up on everything and I have thoroughly (sp?) enjoyed all the pics and the report so far. I can't wait for more. This is getting me so excited for our trip in May 
.....and Brooklyn is such a cutie pie 
.....
.....and Brooklyn is such a cutie pie .....A few pictures from the evening at MGM.
Drive thru musical.
Crowds.
An interesting exhibit that we had never seen before. This time we stopped to see where it all began.
Jill, John, and Brooklynn headed toward Tower of Terror.
Guess who took this picture.
Drive thru musical.
Crowds.
An interesting exhibit that we had never seen before. This time we stopped to see where it all began.
Jill, John, and Brooklynn headed toward Tower of Terror.
Guess who took this picture.
BrooklynnsMommy
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Hey guys! Just checking in at the moment. We had to go to Kentucky about 12 hours after arriving back home. So, my house is a wreck. I am working some crazy hours 6-6:30, and so I am completely exhausted. I will try to add some pics and some commentary today, but bear with me.
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Great photos! Your ToT pic is excellent with the way the sky looks.
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I'm definitely subscribing to this one! You know, people think that working out in Disney is crazy, but I gotta tell you, on my breaks, running around the resort was the best running I've ever done! Running at home just wasn't the same after Disney running! Great TR! Makes me wish I was there!
Thanks all for joining in new or for continuing to keep up with us - whichever applies. I'm glad you're enjoying the pictures. I'm trying to help us all be there even when we can't really be there. Does that make sense? I have a few minutes break for lunch, so I thought I'd add one other thing I forgot. I am not good at much, but I'm excellent at forgetting! I guess I can chalk up anything from now on out to old age, but we did and saw so much it is hard to remember it all, even if you don't have an aged brain! I forgot to remember.......that we had a Devine sighting! People were just watching in awe as Devine moved slowly among the other greenery. We watched for about thirty seconds, but hurried on, because we were on our way to somewhere important. Can't remember where, but I just know we were in a hurry.
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MeMom - weren't you the person that didn't know how to post a picture? 
You sure are doing a great job!
You sure are doing a great job!
Yeah. I've become a photomaniac! Is that a word? It's so fun to look at the pictures and relive the moment I was in that certain place and time. So long ago... at least it seems like long ago. We got home on the 3rd. That's a long time ago, isn't it? Is it time to go again? Anybody who is driving through TN could just swing by and pick me up. I'll ride on top of the car. I'm not particular. I'll be very quiet, and you won't even notice I'm there. Until I fall asleep. Boy, oh boy, you'll know I'm there then. I have a slight (not so slight) snoring problem. You'd probably be bumping me off the top of the car somewhere in southern Georgia after you heard my roar... I mean snore.
I made the same comment to Jill when I saw the picture. The dark sky helped an otherwise ordinary picture.
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Thanks for another great installment and some beautiful pictures! I'm looking forward to trying Expedition Everest--they were building it the last time we were there. I also want to try Tower of Terror at night!
Denise
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Great pics from day one. I love the one with the monstrous fork and knife!
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