Baby and the Tramp...and a Pop (half) Century! Where Did It Go???

[snowbell]

3 weeks... that is awesome... wait -- Not it is less than three weeks... woo hoo!!!!!

 

[snowbell]

Memom -- you must check out the Beverly at Epcot -- I have pictures to prove how great it tastes...

 

[MeMom]

Memom -- you must check out the Beverly at Epcot -- I have pictures to prove how great it tastes...

Oh yes, I have had Beverly. Jill, however, has not. We tried to get her to this summer, but only John gave it a try. I told her she's not a REAL Diser until she's had Beverly. It's on that list of things every real Diser has to do to earn their title. So, I guess we need to start a campaign to get her to try it on this coming trip!

 

[becky_AK]

I just posted a reply on my TR but I didn't know if you would have a chance to see it or not. I'm not sure yet if we are going to go to MNSSHP on the 4th, but if we do make it I will plan on meeting you around 3:45 at Liberty Tree Tavern where there is the DIS meet. That way Hunter & Brooklyn can play for a little bit or we can try to set up a time for a meet later on. I can also send you my cell phone # & you could call to check to see if we are there or not.

Can't wait to meet you guys
Becky

 

[MeMom]

I just posted a reply on my TR but I didn't know if you would have a chance to see it or not. I'm not sure yet if we are going to go to MNSSHP on the 4th, but if we do make it I will plan on meeting you around 3:45 at Liberty Tree Tavern where there is the DIS meet. That way Hunter & Brooklyn can play for a little bit or we can try to set up a time for a meet later on. I can also send you my cell phone # & you could call to check to see if we are there or not.

Can't wait to meet you guys
Becky

That would be fun to get a picture of the new generation of Disney kids together. Hopefully it will work out for us to meet.

We are trying to cram all we can into the three days we'll be there, because we'll have to pretty much get up and leave Sunday and drive straight home. There is a group meeting at LTT at 3:45, but then there are others who are adding to that group at 7:00 at Tower of Terror to ride that together. As much as I'd like to meet mlill (The DISney Family now), we're probably going to be gone to Epcot by that time. Trying to get all four parks and DTD shopping into three days is going to be our challenge. We wouldn't be able to ride, anyway, since we won't have wristbands, but it would be nice to meet up with them and see their excitement at riding ToT together. We'll see, but I think we'll just be doing the quick LTT meet and then heading off. I'll PM you my cell number, too, and hopefully we can work something out.

I think on your report you said your husband was coming home and leaving in the same few hours. I hope all the planes are on time and all that works out as precisely as you have it planned. That'll be a whirlwind day for him! Hope to see you three weeks from right now!

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Have a great weekend everyone! I will try to get all my pics together this weekend to do some more of our report on Monday.

 

[MeMom]

July 28th - Evening at Epcot

Jill is getting pictures ready for this installment, and will write as well, but since I had the journal we kept, I figured I'd write what I remembered, as well.

After taking the Friendship boat from a rainy MGM to Epcot, things began to clear up a bit weatherwise. We spent our time in the Mexico, Norway, China, and Germany sections. John wanted to find a gift for his mom, and he sort of wanted to get a cuckoo clock or a family name shield. After all of us explored a while, I staked out a bench and sat with Brooklynn as Jill and John shopped some more. Brooklynn and I watched the ducks as we waited.

When Jill and John returned, I went to buy a schoolbread in the Kringla shop. That was on our to-do list for this trip, since we had never had it and had heard so much about it. It is very big and very sweet. If you have one, you'll probably end up sharing it with another person or two or saving a lot of it for a later time. It was good, but we unfortunately only got a blurry picture of it. We got a Bavarian chocolate cake, too. Again, very good and very rich.

We enjoyed Illuminations, and afterwards, took our time walking out of the park. We knew the bus lines would be crowded, so we just took some night pictures and shopped our way out. We saw a cute little bunny guy who seemed like he was quite ready for the crowds to leave so he could have the run of the park.

At the bus stop, the first bus was packed to breathing room only, but we were in just the right place to be on the second bus and all of us got seats.

Back at the room, Trent and Kristi had come in from a day of outlet shopping in Orlando. Drew and Sam had spent the evening at MGM and were headed to the pool. The four of them decided to get up early and go to Typhoon Lagoon at opening the next morning. Since Trent and Kristi were at that time headed to Pleasure Island, and Drew and Sam were headed out to meet their new friends, I doubted any of them would really get up and make that appointment. We will see.

Jill will add to this with picture and comments hopefully later today. Everyone have a magical Monday.

 

[scottny]

Thanks for the update. I did not know Monday's cold be magical
but u have one also.

 

[MeMom]

Brooklynn was content watching the ducks while Mommy and Daddy shopped.

Our next picture from here will have neither the hand nor the crane.

Brooklynn watching Illuminations.

All is quiet in Mexico.

He was patiently waiting for everyone to get out of his park.

Back to Pop. Our rooms were just to the left facing this.

We must have been tired this night. We didn't take many pictures at all, and most of the night shots were not very good. Our blurry picture of schoolbread may be put up later, but for now, that's it.

 

[tinkgurl]

Aw July 28th! We were at the MK for our last night, saying goodbye!

 

[declansdad]

I don't know but I think there are some pretty good shots in that lst bunch. I really like the Juke Box.

 

[MeMom]

Aw July 28th! We were at the MK for our last night, saying goodbye!

I wondered who that puddle of tears belonged to. It's okay. Just book your next trip and start your new countdown! That'll "take your frown and turn it upside down..."

 

[Glendamax]

Good Morning! I'm all caught up now! I have a question that might cause some flames: Does Brooklyn wear shoes? It doesn't bother you all that she's barefoot on the ground? Just wondering . . .

Love the night pics at EPCOT. I don't get good evening shots. I tried again this year, but they still dont look right.

Glendamax:
Have fun on your trip! Please say you are doing another T.R.!

Hey I'm back, and I just started my report yesterday!

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Good Morning! I'm all caught up now! I have a question that might cause some flames: Does Brooklyn wear shoes? It doesn't bother you all that she's barefoot on the ground? Just wondering . . .

Love the night pics at EPCOT. I don't get good evening shots. I tried again this year, but they still dont look right.

Hey I'm back, and I just started my report yesterday!

You have to remember we are from the South - shoes are optional! She does wear shoes now. When we were down there this summer though she was only taking 2-3 steps so she spent most the time in the stroller.

 

[MeMom]

Yes, between Mommy, Daddy, MeMom, Trent, and Kristi - Brooklynn's sweet little feet rarely hit the ground during the trip.

Jill, I just got off the phone with Disney Dining. We have a March 17th 11:00 lunch at Prime Time on the books for our Spring Break trip. I think Kay will enjoy eating there, since that's what things looked like when we were Brooklynn's age! We can sit and reminisce about the good old days, and you can make fun of us!

 

[declansdad]

You have to remember we are from the South - shoes are optional! She does wear shoes now.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Good morning all! In exactly two weeks MeMom, Brooklynn and I will be on the road from Perry, GA where we will get a few hours of sleep to the Happiest Place on Earth for my birthday!!!!!!!

 

[KimAshton]

Brooklynn is just too adorable.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

Brooklynn is just too adorable.

Thank you! We think she's pretty adorable, but we are rather partial!

 

[MeMom]

Next up will be July 29th -

a special meeting with Minnie Mouse,

a meal at Animal Kingdom Lodge (and a Hidden Mickey hunt),

...and a Kali River adventure where one member of our party was held against her will by a bunch of young people. You may begin the difficult task of figuring out who that was.


I'll start by saying bedtime the night before was actually 2:30 a.m., after Trent and Kristi got in from PI and Drew and Sam left the pool and the friends. You would think I could have slept in a bit, but I was up at 5:40. I showered, straightened the room up a bit in the dark, and headed out for a walk. The only other life I saw was the Pop Century workers, very busy about the grounds preparing for a new day for their thousands of guests. The sleeping guests. Except me. I was the walking-around-looking-at-gigantic-icons-way-too-early-in-the-morning guest.

The plan for the day was that Trent, Kristi, Drew, and Sam were going to go to Typhoon Lagoon together. We were going to get together at Animal Kingdom Lodge later in the day and then go to Animal Kingdom together for It's Tough to be a Bug and Kali River. The kids had insisted that I ride Kali WITHOUT a poncho and get nice and soaking wet as a final hurrah to my forties before I turned 50 the next day.

Surprisingly, even though I truly didn't think they'd do it, all four of the waterpark gang did get up and go. They were very glad, and had quite a good time. They were there early and did everything they wanted to do in half the day. Trent and Kristi liked Typhoon Lagoon better than Blizzard Beach, and planned to do it a second time before the trip was over.

I told Jill we should try to open ToonTown and get a bunch of character shots in all at once before the crowd got too big, so after a short morning dip in the pool, we headed out. We made the right choice and arrived at just the right time, because we were among the first ones there. Therefore, we were treated to a special walk-along with Miss Minnie herself!


With that, I'll wrap up the intro and let Jill put up the pictures and narrate the morning.