BE's Never Ending TR -- That kind of ... Ended? Or did it?

[kaoden39]

Yay the Queen and Snow White!! How wonderful!! You really hit pay dirt with the characters didn't you?

 

[Belle Ella]

I did! I did! I was so excited. My favorite Disney character and my favorite Disneyland character all at once. It couldn't get any better than that, right?

 

[kaoden39]

I did! I did! I was so excited. My favorite Disney character and my favorite Disneyland character all at once. It couldn't get any better than that, right?

I know. I have never seen Wendy in the parks. I hope she is out and about next trip I take. I am going on a quest to get as many autographs and as many pictures with characters as I can get next trip. I have certain characters that I have to get for Peanut, like the Toy Story ones.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

I love your bathroom sign idea. That is awesome. I got a picture of one sign and that was the Alice themed one.

Glad you finally got your photo with Snow White and the Queen. It's so nerve wracking hoping to get a picture with a character. I was like that with Stitch. I got a pic when he came to our table, but he was doing pics up front for the PP photos you get with your meal, and he walked away just as it was our turn. So we waited for 30 minutes for him to come back just to get our picture with him, and Mickey ended up joining too, so I was a happy really birthday girl!

I love that the PP Photographers are suggesting that you work there. It's a sign!

 

[Belle Ella]

I know. I have never seen Wendy in the parks. I hope she is out and about next trip I take. I am going on a quest to get as many autographs and as many pictures with characters as I can get next trip. I have certain characters that I have to get for Peanut, like the Toy Story ones.

Sounds like a great quest Michele! I'm thinking that I really want to start getting character autographs this year. I am just trying to decide how I want to go about it -- if I want to get an autograph book, get a photo mat or two (or more) and do them that way to hang up in my room at some point, or something else. On thing I was thinking about doing is getting one of those map posters and some colorful pens and have characters sign that.

Good luck finding the TS characters!! I almost always miss Woody and Jessie and I have yet to see the Green Army men other than their little show they put on.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

Sounds like a great quest Michele! I'm thinking that I really want to start getting character autographs this year. I am just trying to decide how I want to go about it -- if I want to get an autograph book, get a photo mat or two (or more) and do them that way to hang up in my room at some point, or something else. On thing I was thinking about doing is getting one of those map posters and some colorful pens and have characters sign that.

Good luck finding the TS characters!! I almost always miss Woody and Jessie and I have yet to see the Green Army men other than their little show they put on.

We saw all those guys a few times hanging by the Toy Story Mania ride in CA. We missed Woody, but got pics with the other guys. Maybe just hang out there for a bit next time and you might catch them.

 

[kaoden39]

Sounds like a great quest Michele! I'm thinking that I really want to start getting character autographs this year. I am just trying to decide how I want to go about it -- if I want to get an autograph book, get a photo mat or two (or more) and do them that way to hang up in my room at some point, or something else. On thing I was thinking about doing is getting one of those map posters and some colorful pens and have characters sign that.

Good luck finding the TS characters!! I almost always miss Woody and Jessie and I have yet to see the Green Army men other than their little show they put on.

Kody got one of the maps you get as you come in the gate and had the Fairy's autograph it for her friend Tony when we went in June. The Fairy's got a kick out of it.

My friend Marsha made the most incredible autograph book for her daughter. She made special pages for each character, with space for a picture. She had pages for every letter of the alphabet. They had CM's sign it even it was very cool. I have thought about getting the autograph book with the spaces for the photos.

Peanut saw the photo of Scotty with Woody and Jessie. He got really excited about it. He kept saying "no way! Uncle, toy tory! No way!"

 

[Belle Ella]

Kody got one of the maps you get as you come in the gate and had the Fairy's autograph it for her friend Tony when we went in June. The Fairy's got a kick out of it.

My friend Marsha made the most incredible autograph book for her daughter. She made special pages for each character, with space for a picture. She had pages for every letter of the alphabet. They had CM's sign it even it was very cool. I have thought about getting the autograph book with the spaces for the photos.

Peanut saw the photo of Scotty with Woody and Jessie. He got really excited about it. He kept saying "no way! Uncle, toy tory! No way!"

See, I just want to stay away from books period, even if there's a spot for a photo in it. Hand made or not. I want to do something a little open and free and then have a way to display it at some point, probably after I move out and am on my 'own'. Yeah, I'm going to be 'that' person who has Disney everywhere, but I want to do it in a way that isn't so in your face, you know?

And you mean like Tinkerbell and everyone sign one of the free park maps? I want to do something similar but on a larger scale. They've got a pretty good sized map that would be perfect for what I want to do. And I wont lie, I saw someone doing this when I was there last Sunday which gave me the idea. I wish I had stopped to ask her about it and what pens she was doing. I just don't want to make a mess out of it.

We saw all those guys a few times hanging by the Toy Story Mania ride in CA. We missed Woody, but got pics with the other guys. Maybe just hang out there for a bit next time and you might catch them.

I always try, but I'm not a fan of sticking in DCA for long and I know that plays a part in it. I'll try. I really want to see them and get a photo.

I love your bathroom sign idea. That is awesome. I got a picture of one sign and that was the Alice themed one.

I wish I could take credit for it myself, but the idea came from Tina/Billy Fan here on the DIS. I'm excited to make one of my own!

 

[DisneyStitch626]

I always try, but I'm not a fan of sticking in DCA for long and I know that plays a part in it. I'll try. I really want to see them and get a photo.

I wish I could take credit for it myself, but the idea came from Tina/Billy Fan here on the DIS. I'm excited to make one of my own!

I actually found I really liked DCA, especially being on the Pier at night. It was such a cool area. The guys enjoyed playing the boardwalk games (against my better wishes, we can do that any time at the yearly fair in Calgary) while I just hung out by the water watching everything. I loved that. All the lights look so pretty. This is before they shut down the area for WOC of course.

And Billy Fan had a great idea!

 

[Belle Ella]

Let's start off with one last Castle photo! It's iconic Disneyland! And I loved taking the photos with some snow and lights still up on the Castle.

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My photo-intense moments got interrupted by the same quartet I got to see a little while earlier: Snow White, the Queen, Peter Pan and Wendy! I got to actually enjoy some time watching their interaction now that I wasn't so preoccupied with getting the one photo I have been waiting for for so long. And this time I got my photos with Wendy and Peter Pan as well. He's so fun to interact with, even if you aren't a little kid. I am telling you, if you were only to see one character at Disneyland, only one, he would be my first choice. Today he wanted to know if he looked perfect. What say you?

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By this point I have taken up about as much time as I dare hanging around the Castle waiting to see if Aurora might come out again and it's time to really think about heading back to the Trams. Of course with one more pit stop on the way, another bathroom stop! I had to go to one that I hadn't been to for the day yet so I could continue on with my quest. My final destination was the restroom behind the Carnation Cafe. This is the restroom I have found to never be busy at all, if anyone is even in there in the first place. And of course I happened to spot a widnow display that still had Christmas ties up!

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I wish I had more to offer to finish out this day, but at least there's 2 more days to go! On my way our of the Park I kept to the shops to try and find anymore Snow White pins once more and took these on my way out:

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[kaoden39]

I love Peter Pan. He is so much fun to watch.

 

[kaoden39]

I actually found I really liked DCA, especially being on the Pier at night. It was such a cool area. The guys enjoyed playing the boardwalk games (against my better wishes, we can do that any time at the yearly fair in Calgary) while I just hung out by the water watching everything. I loved that. All the lights look so pretty. This is before they shut down the area for WOC of course.

And Billy Fan had a great idea!

I love DCA. Especially the Pier area. You are right that it is fun to watch the water and everything going on in the area.

 

[Belle Ella]

I love Peter Pan. He is so much fun to watch.

He really is!! I've seen another Peter Pan at DLR that I don't love as much. But really, best interaction period.

 

[kaoden39]

He really is!! I've seen another Peter Pan at DLR that I don't love as much. But really, best interaction period.

I am amazed at how different the CM's can be as the characters.

 

[DisneyStitch626]

He really is!! I've seen another Peter Pan at DLR that I don't love as much. But really, best interaction period.

The Peter Pan in your latest pic looks like the same Peter Pan in previous trip reports. That's awesome that the same guy is out there doing it. Makes it more believable.

 

[Belle Ella]

The Peter Pan in your latest pic looks like the same Peter Pan in previous trip reports. That's awesome that the same guy is out there doing it. Makes it more believable.

It is the same guy! It really, really, really brightens my day and really my entire trip every time I see him. The day he's no longer Peter Pan will be a very sad one indeed.

 

[BillyFan]

I can't wait to see how your bathroom collage turns out!

And that little walkway behind the Harbour Galley is our favorite little out of the way spot. It's so peaceful back there.

 

[JH87]

The quality of your photos is amazing!!!!
Great TR also!

 

[Dobby]

That's the same Peter Pan I have seen pics and videos of before I went. When I got to meet him, I felt like I was meeting a real celebrity! He was just awesome!

 

[Belle Ella]

I can't wait to see how your bathroom collage turns out!

And that little walkway behind the Harbour Galley is our favorite little out of the way spot. It's so peaceful back there.

I'm going to have fun making it! I just have to decide if I want to reshoot a couple of them in March and if I'm going to get any photos of the mens restroom signs since I didn't take any (or from DCA for that matter). Oh, who knows.

I think I may have a new "sit and smell the roses" spot!

The quality of your photos is amazing!!!!
Great TR also!

Thank you so much!

That's the same Peter Pan I have seen pics and videos of before I went. When I got to meet him, I felt like I was meeting a real celebrity! He was just awesome!

Every time I have seen him has just been amazing, from the escapades of trying to capture Chip & Dale in a trap made from stickers to ... well, everything. I'm so glad you got to see him.