If there was ever a perfect Disney day...I think you had it
Wow, start to finish....perfect.
So sorry about Tim's knee, that's a bummer. The Belle you saw at breakfast I think is the most beautiful one I have ever seen, she is stunning....gonna have to agree on Ariel though....yikers. Lauren looks just as stunning as Belle in her beautiful dress!! I have yet to see a stunning Sleeping Beauty...when Jas was 6 and we went to the castle for breakfast, Aurora came to our table and when she left Jas looked at me all serious and said, I think she needs a little more sleep
The show sounded amazing...good for Luke, you guys must have been so proud!!
Love Spectro and Wishes, I always get weepy for both.....Wishes throughs me right over the edge though
I agree, it REALLY was the perfect Disney day, glad you enjoyed it.
Wow! It looks like you have a very full and exciting day! And to think it only started at 9 and still got all that done! We like to sleep in a little on vacation too.
I have noticed a lot of "interesting" princesses lately.
I think Disney must be having a hard time filling those spots. Luckily, all the ones we had in Nov. were just beautiful. We loved the Akershus breakfast too, especially the potatoes!!!! And they had the best swiss cheese on the buffet. Have you ever done their lunch/dinner? We are debating doing that meal next time but not sure about the food.
How did Lauren do with the HDDR? Looks like everyone had fun. I'm debating doing this with my DD who is Lauren's age but I don't know if she will get the humor. I'm wondering if Mickey's BBQ would be better for now until she is a little bit older. What do you think?
This was a great update!
I know, I noticed several "interesting princesses" as well, don't know what's up with that! I have done dinner there and lunch there and loved the meatloaf type of dish, we had good meals there each time. Lauren LOVED HDDR, I would recommend it highly, she was WAY into it, such fun!!!
What a fantastic day!!! I bet it was fun to just go and let the kids direct your touring plans for the morning. That's funny that you went to the breakfast instead of lunch--you would think they would have caught it. But at least it was yummy!
That is SOOOO cool that Luke was a part of the show!!! He's a very brave boy! Yay for getting great spots for Spectro and Wishes
What a great, great day! Oh--and I think we'll have to do a Kim Possible Mission too! Where do you get a fastpass for them?
Glad you enjoyed the TR update. KP missions can be fast passed at Innoventions and it doesn't count against other FP's.
What a great Disney day ! That was nice for you to have some time with the kids alone and for Tim to get things cleaned up while you were gone. Lauren is such a little beauty in her Belle dress. I love the picture of Luke and Lauren on their mission. The expressions on their faces are very intense ... those missions really look awesome.
Glad you enjoyed the Hoop de do review ... we will have to give it a try sometime. Luke was too cute in the show ... that was a very brave thing for him to get on stage. I loved the pics of Wishes and Spectro ... definitely two of my favorite Disney things.
It was a great day, glad you enjoyed reading about it. Thanks for posting!
Lesley
Wow, I can't believe how much you all got done in one day. Luke getting to talk to Crush and being in the show that night - how lucky! Lauren looked beautiful in her Belle dress. Belle's my favorite.
HDDR looks like a lot of fun. We've never done it. I'll add it to my "next time" list.
I was wondering if the Kim Possible adventures were always the same in each country, and I got my answer. Yours did some things that were different than ours in China and Norway. We didn't have the door with the "bad guys" behind it in China and we didn't have the picture taken for the magazine in Norway. So I guess they do kind of switch it up a bit. That's good to know. If we do it again next year, maybe we'll get to do some of the things you did that we didn't do.
The end of your night was perfect - Wishes and the later Spectro without the big crowds. Fabulous!
Having fun reading but it's making me want to be back there so badly.
Alice
Hi Alice, it was GREAT seeing you guys, hope you had a good last night and your drive home was o.k. Definitely try Hoop De Doo next trip, such fun! Glad you enjoyed the update.
What a great day!!! The Kim Possible thing looks really fun and a great way for the kids to have fun in the World Showcase. Isn't AKL amazing? I really think it is my favorite resort also and the pool is great also! Hoop De Doo looks like fun...I haven't done that since I was a kid. Luke did a great job with his part. I do the same think watching Wishes though...I start singing along. Ahhh to be standing in front of the castle right now watching Wishes. Can't wait to see how you liked Saratoga.
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, AKL is AMAZING!!!! Hoop De Doo was such fun! Thanks for reading/posting.
Lesley, I can't believe that you are only half way done with your trip! I cannot imagine being able to spend so long at the World. That Kim possible looks like a great way to let you inspect more of WS, which is something we rarely do. China looked beautiful! You didn't miss much by not getting lunch in Norway. We were dissapointed with the selections, breakfast actually looked tastier!
We also love AKL. We stayed in a 2br last november and it was heavenly. Next time we are saving up for Poly, it's my dream!
Great TR as usual. I look forward to getting my disney fix through you every summer.
I know, can't believe I'm not even half way done with this TR either, we were there so long, it was wonderful! Poly would be great! Glad you enjoye the TR's.
Oh I forgot............. do you think the Kim Possible thing would work for my DD5 without the older brother there to help like Lauren had? I think she would like that too. And where did you pick up fastpasses for it? Thanks! It looked like they were soooo into it!
KP would be great for your DD5 as long as you do it along with her, Lauren really enjoyed it too and was GREAT at finding a lot of the clue locations!
Welcome back!
Great installment!! What an awesome day!!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Great day!!! I glad that you like the Hoop Dee Doo, I knew you would. I kinda expected someone in your family to get up on stage, thought it would be Tim. The Ranger is my favorite in the show.
Yes, it was an awesome show - I thought it would be Tim too and never thought Luke would get up there, soooo proud!
You are too funny...but you shouldn't feel bad for saying Ariel wasn't all that cute. There are definitely some princesses that are cuter or not as cute as previous years! The Belle you had was gorgeous...we had a beautiful one at Norway as well. I would love to see these girls out-of-character!
Thanks, I did feel bad after I said it. Yes, that belle was BEAUTIFUL!
I'm late to the party, but wanted to say I am loving your trip report! I used to lurk a lot on the boards before joining and posting, so I've caught all your other TRs, and they're all SO fun!
BTW, your camera takes awesome pictures (the ones from Wishes were so clear)! Do you mind me asking what kind you use?
Can't wait for more!
Well, WELCOME!!! Better late than never, glad you enjoyed the other TR's and are back for more. Our camera is a Sony 10 megapixel camera, we got it at Target.
Awesome update!! Hoop Dee Doo looks like it was alot of fun. We have never been there before, and are always looking for new things to try at WDW!
Glad you enjoyed the TR, definitely try HDD next trip!
Sounds like the perfect day to me, Lesly!
By the way, I always sing along to the Wishes fireworks music as well. It makes me teary eyed
It really was a perfect day, glad you enjoyed reading about it
I was so excited to see you guys were all back from another trip. I love your reports. We stayed at AKL in June for the first time and we fell in love.
The AKL buses...we were on the bus from the MK the first week of June and my 4 year old son had fallen asleep...my husband ended up standing holding him. Not ONE person (lots of middle agers and teens) offered their seat. So we were in the dark, holding a sleeping child, trying not to fall over. That's one heck of a ride.
Glad you enjoyed Hoop...it's a MUST for us every time we visit Disney. We LOVE it there!
Can't wait for your next installments! 18 days in Disney. I'm SOOOOO jealous!
Glad you found us again and are enjoying this TR. Unbelievable about your bus story, horrible isn't it!!!
i've been so busy lately and neglectful of the dis, but it looks like you guys were gone during my craziness so i didn't miss much here!
what a great day! a co-worker of mine is at disney right now and they're doing the quick service dining plan. she wanted one meal with the princesses and i recommended norway's lunch to her (i actually recommended breakfast but they made their reservations a little late and lunch was all that was left). they went today and she texted me a little while ago and told me how great it was for sydney (her DD) and how thrilled she was. it looks like you guys enjoyed it, too! lauren looked so pretty in her little yellow dress!
sorry about tim's knee. that stinks!
so glad you guys loved hoop dee doo. it really was such a pleasant surprise for me. i didn't think i'd like it as much as i did. it was hilarious! and luke did a GREAT job!
we did MK EMH after our hoop dee doo (with a pit stop at the tambu lounge for a lapu lapu on the way
) and, let me tell you, a belly full of sangria and lapu lapu + MK at night = SO MUCH FUN!
seeing the the later spectro is awesome - the lack of crowds makes it much more enjoyable! glad you guys got to see wishes, too!
Hi Dawn, glad you made it back to the Dis, I understand about being busy! Glad your friends enjoyed the princess meal too, it really is a good one. Hoop De Doo is excellent, such fun - thanks for suggesting it so strongly. The later Spectro was GREAT!!! Take care!
Lesley
Can't wait to hear all about Saratoga.
on the washboard abs! I haven't seen Hoop Dee Doo since I was a kid and had forgotten that they bring those out. Too fun! And look at Luke getting picked in both Turtle Talk AND Hoop Dee Doo!
. Dinner looks delicious and what a riot that Luke was part of the show! What a great memory for all of you!
