Biggest Loser 9 Spring challenge -- Part 2! HERE WE ARE! :)

[cclovesdis]

QOTD: My first trip to WDW was in August 1992. We were visiting relatives in FL and were going with them to Disney. I don't remember much about the trip except that we left for the World a day late because of Hurricane Andrew. I have no idea how, but we were easily able to leave WDW a day later as well. We stayed at Ft. Wilderness in a cabin. I remember meeting up with my relatives on the boat to/from MK. They were getting off as we were getting on it. I couldn't believe that had happened in such a big place. I remember we ate at HDDR one night and the restaurant lost power. My father took my sister back to the cabin before dessert. Too bad I only remember the negatives...I do have pictures of my sister and I with characters, but no memory of seeing the castle for the first time, etc. It was a great trip despite everything.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[donac]

Saturday April 3- QOTD: Tell us about your first trip to Disney (WDW or DL or any other Disney parks). How did you find out about the trip, how did you feel at first glance of the castle or park icon, anything you want to share! If you haven't yet experienced Disney when are you hoping to go and what are you hoping to do while there.


My first trip was to DL on our honeymoon in 1978. We got married on Sat and stayed at the apartment on Sunday. we flew out on Monday on our very first flight. Got into LA at night (BIG MISTAKE). We did make it to the hotel and got some sleep. The next morning DL was our first stop. We stayed all day and saw Electric Light Parade. I got to see things I had seen on Sunday nights on Wonderful World of Disney. It was fun to see Pirates and the Haunted Mansion. They were just building BTM. we never rode the Matterhorn. I don't remember too much except for the parade at the night.

Our first trip to DW was with inlaws a couple of years later. We stayed off site at Jellystone Park with inlaws. Epcot wasn't open but we got to ride the monorail over to see a display about the park. We also got to see the Electric Light Parade that trip also.

I wish I could go for just one night this summer so that I can see the parade. Ds1 is going and plans to tape it for me.

Good day today. Ds2 cooked some chocolate chip cookies, I did an orange chiffon cake and I finished the taxes. I am very pleased with all that I have gotten done this break. It may have been short but it was productive.

Tracey I hope your daughter feels better soon. There is nothing worse than being sick on a holiday.

Have a happy Easter everyone.

 

[Heather.Mohler]

QOTD:
My first trip was when I was 14 (March 1996) and a freshman in high school. Our band would take a trip every year over Spring Break to compete in some type of festival and would spend the rest of the time going to parks. We went to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Animal Kingdom hadn't even opened yet. I remember being happy that I would be able to go on a trip out of state with my friends, but no real feeling about Disney World one way or the other since I had never experienced the greatness of Disney. What I remember most is Splash Mountain, Cosmic Rays and hiding under the monorail track (I think that's what it was...) in Epcot when it began to rain. I absolutely fell in love with Epcot. Our next trip wasn't until 2007, but the memory of my first trip was enough to make me cry whenever I thought about how much I wanted to get back until then. It was GREAT introducing my family to the parks for the first time (except for my Dad - he played in the same high school band when he was a teenager at the opening of Cinderella's Castle.)

 

[tigger813]

We are sitting have supper and watching the Disney 2006 Planning DVD! Grilled swordfish and fries with a raspberry Smirnoff on the side

Easter Sunday QOTD:What is the first thing that you do at each park when you arrive? (I'm really getting excited about my trip now!!!!!)

MK-Space Mountain! When we go in December that will definitely be our first ride!!!!! DD2 has yet to ride it as she was too short in Oct. 08 and it was closed for refurb in April 09! She's very excited to finally ride it!

Epcot- We do the Soarin' dash as we are always there for rope drop! We get fast passes, ride it, have some breakfast and ride it again!!!!

HS- It used to be run to Rock N Roller Coaster or Tower of Terror but now it's definitely head directly to Toy Story Mania, get a fast pass, ride it and then ride it again!

AK- Everest Dash is the way to go!!!! We tried the 2 separate routes last time we went and got there at the same time pretty much. We rode it 4 times in 90 minutes last April.

Forgive me for my questions as I'm just so ready to head back to Disney. Even somebody at church this afternoon said something about Disney!

Happy Easter to all that celebrate it! Enjoy the rest of your night and the day tomorrow! I will stop by at some point! We have to be at church by 8:30 so it will be a rushed morning.

DD2 seems to be better. She's having hot dogs and fries for supper. She's acting a bit grumpy again but I should be able to get her to bed early tonight! Gotta fill Easter baskets too so both need to go to bed early! I will let DD1 stay up a bit later! She actually said today that she doesn't believe in the Easter bunny so it's not that big a deal for her. That logic is starting to kick in! "How could a giant rabbit deliver baskets all over the world in one night?" was her comment! I don't like that she's growing up so fast!!!!

 

[Heather.Mohler]

The first thing we do at each park? I love these types of questions!

The first park we go to switches between the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. When we go to Magic Kingdom we hit the train and ride around to do Splash Mountain! We have yet to have a trip where we didn't go to Splash Mountain first. At Epcot, we tend to get a fast pass for Soarin' (if it is too long of a wait time) and then go ride Spaceship Earth. Epcot to me is a walk around park more so than a ride park so there is no one ride that takes precidence for me.

At DHS we go straight for the fast pass for Midway Mania then go ride either TOT or RnR, depending on the wait times.

Animal Kingdom is a bit weird for us. If we get there early we do the safari since more animals are out, but if we show up later it doesn't matter to us what happens. We usually feel like "we want to do these rides/shows and then we can get out of here as fast as possible". But that mainly has to do with my Dad having problems walking and the pain puts him in a bad mood pretty quickly. He can't deal with alot of people in small spaces. I've gone 7 times now and have yet to get to see Nemo the Musical because we couldn't stay long enough.

And, though it doesn't count as a park, when we go to Downtown Disney we hit Earl of Sandwich first, for obvious reasons!

I don't know if we will be changing any of our plans now that we are trying to live a healthier lifestyle. Maybe instead of taking the train around to Splash Mountain first we will just hoof it to Splash Mountain. We've been there enough times now that we can stand to just take it easy each day and just enjoy the little things along the way. It's REALLY nice!

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

QOTD: This is hard one. I think I've only ever really been as a guest once, and that was the Spring Break the year after my last CP. I'm so used to going as a Cast Member. It's a very different mindset. If I were to go again and got to make all the decisions myself, here is what it would be:

MK: Fantasyland! That is my old stomping ground. I used to work all the attractions there. I know they're changing it drastically, and I'm half excited, half sad since that truly is my home! Winnie the Pooh has always been one of my favorite rides, paritcularly because it was the first ride I was ever trained on! I still remember my first day of training, the ride was down and a dad asked if I could sing the theme song for his little girl!

Epcot: Soarin!

DHS: It's honestly a tie between Tower and RnR.

AK: Definitely Expedition Everest!

Having worked entertainment, I definitely have to see the parades and shows. I have performed in the parades in every park (MK was my main one) and did the Christmas castle show at MK, so I always have to see them when I am there. Fantasmic! is definitely one of my favorites. That is one of the biggest reasons I wish to return to Disney. Except for a few special cases, they do not train interns in Fant, and I want so much to learn that show. It has always been my dream.

 

[princessbride6205]

A big, BIG congratulations to you, PrincessBride6205 for reaching goal! What a great accomplishment!

Thanks for sharing the before and after pictures. I didn't think you looked bad in the before pic but now -- wow!

You are now officially on the maintainer team. I think that you will have a couple more people joining you and the rest of our maintainers soon!

Thanks, Lisa! I know many people start their journey with a lot further to go than I had. Looking now at the photo that triggered my weight loss, I agree it's not terrible. Weight is such a personal thing though - so for my small frame, I felt that was too big. I had really avoided being in photos a lot of that year, so I guess that one just made me realize how unhappy I was at that size. To have been a size 4 or 6 most of my teen and adult life and then to have become a size 12 who was a couch potato...I knew I had to make a change.

Nicole -- So very proud of you for reaching goal! The photos are fantastic, I'm so glad you are happy with yourself and feeling strong and healthy!

Thanks, Maria! Feeling happy with my appearance is great, but feeling strong and healthy is just as awesome.
The next step on my journey is to get even stronger. Now that there are no pound losses to get excited about, I'll move my focus to being able to run faster, do more push ups, etc.

QOTD Saturday: My first trip to WDW was in 1984 and I don't think I remember it. We went 2 or 3 times between the times I was 3 and 6 since my dad had work conferences there. It's hard to remember which trip was which. I vividly remember a trip when I was 7. It was my little sister's first trip and my aunt and uncle also came with us. My aunt got picked to be in a show at Sea World AND in the "Gondola with the Wind" - the acting troupe show in Epcot's Italy back then. My sister and I loved the Epcot fountains (the jumping water ones). I still remember the MK parade music. Of course it helps that this trip we also have video of, so it's been fun to watch and remember. There used to be signs in Fantasyland that said something about how kids had to be age 7 to ride without an adult. Well, this was a big deal to me, so I made my parents let me ride something by myself. I'm pretty sure it was Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Ironically, it wasn't until my teens that I really "got" the magic. Until then, we liked going to Disney of course, but it was more about the fun attractions. We had a few awesome family trips in our late teens to Disneyland, which is when my sister and I fell in love with the magic.
DH's first trip was to DL with me in 2003, and his first trip to WDW was our wedding planning session in Feb 2005. And DD's first trip to WDW was Oct 2008.

 

[happysmyly]

QOTD - First disney trip? DL in 1964/5, WDW 1996
Well - I have a picture of my mom holding me on "Alice in Wonderland"--I'm about 1 yr old--so not any memories from that trip--but have tons of memories of Dland growing up--we went there usually at least once a year.

My first trip to WDW was in 1996 for a quick 3 days with one of my best friends who is also a disney fanatic. I was one of the unfortunate ones whose first WDW castle was that pink pepto-bismal covered monstrosity. But we loved the rest of it. We stayed at Port Orleans and absolutely loved every minute of every park. I've been back there 4 other times and really love it. Dland will always be more like 'home' but WDW just has so many different disney magic things to offer.

Happy Easter! I'm headed to bed - will answer tomorrow's QOTD tomorrow Have loved reading everyone's answers.

 

[flipflopmom]

I am ecstatic to report that I am down 4.3 pounds today!! Admittedly, that is according to my new scale.... but since I have nothing else to base it on, I have to go with that number. I had both of my kids use the scale to test its accuracy before I stepped on and their numbers were right on track. It makes me wonder if my old scale was starting to kind of die over the past few weeks and if that was why my number wasn't really moving. Whatever the case, I actually teared up when I saw the number on the scale this morning!! I have worked SO hard and been SO frustrated over the past few weeks, but it now all seems worth it!! I am just 3.3 pounds away from goal now and I finally feel like I WILL make it!!!! And that new number on the scale will definitely keep me motivated to eat really well tomorrow!!

Congrats on your weight loss! That dying old scale, how dare he try to sabotage you!

I'm afraid the tummy bug has finally hit our house! DD2 got sick about 10 seconds after I posted my reply.

Hope she is completely well for Easter!

She actually said today that she doesn't believe in the Easter bunny so it's not that big a deal for her. That logic is starting to kick in! "How could a giant rabbit deliver baskets all over the world in one night?" was her comment! I don't like that she's growing up so fast!!!!

My 10 year old has delayed the confirmation as long as possible. I think she would have said something earlier, but she was still in the "I don't believe, but just in case, I won't say a word" stage. Now she plays along for the benefit of her 3 year old sister. I won't like the day she says "Mom, get real, I've known forever". Maybe she won't ever!

QOTD: This is hard one. I think I've only ever really been as a guest once, and that was the Spring Break the year after my last CP. I'm so used to going as a Cast Member. It's a very different mindset. Having worked entertainment, I definitely have to see the parades and shows. I have performed in the parades in every park (MK was my main one) and did the Christmas castle show at MK, so I always have to see them when I am there. Fantasmic! is definitely one of my favorites. That is one of the biggest reasons I wish to return to Disney. Except for a few special cases, they do not train interns in Fant, and I want so much to learn that show. It has always been my dream.

What a wonderful experience! My DD10 is now saying she wants to work at Disney, or be a gymnastics coach, when she grows up. That would just be awesome!

My first trip to WDW was in 1996 for a quick 3 days with one of my best friends who is also a disney fanatic. I was one of the unfortunate ones whose first WDW castle was that pink pepto-bismal covered monstrosity.

How wild is it that a lot of us now disney fanatics saw the castle for the first time in that state???

Sunday QOTD:
Well, last year was the first time we had taken our kids. We all sooooo got the magic, we bought dvc when we got back. Cannot wait for our June trip, so I really only have last year's trip to base it on, but this is what I am thinking.

MK- DUMBO!!! Yes, we have a 3 year old. But Fantasyland is our must-do first. Now, the problem is that DH is a Space Mountain freak, and it was down for refurb last year. There is a whole new issue on board here. He may go ride SM with DD1, and get FP's for all of us later... We have the rider swap issue, so everything is complicated for us.

Epcot - Test Track. Then go get Soarin FP's, and spend the time until we can return in the Seas. Another 1/2 inch, DD2 can ride Soarin this year! We missed the dolphins last year. We plan on spending a lot of time there!

AK - Safari. We love to get a 8am ADR at Tusker when the park opens at 9, go to the safari immediately following, and hit EE afterwards! DD2 can ride KRR this year!

DHS - No stone throwing please. We did the whole mad dash to TSM at RD last year, didn't think it was worth it! DD wants to ride RnR first, so that's probably first on our list this year.

Happy Easter everyone!

 

[mikamah]

Tracey, I love your disney questions. I'm planning a surprise trip for Michael in august, and can't wait to go back too. It is sad when the kids grow up and don't believe any more. I'm going to deny it til the end. Michael still totally believes and last night, he was sending a message to the easter bunny in his head that he wanted the Chipmunks squeakquel dvd, and this morning, he knows the bunny got his message! When he tries to tell me the characters are people in costumes, I pretend he is way off base, and the characters are real. It is a game we play, and it might happen forever. Glad your dd is feeling better, and I hope she'll be able to enjoy some easter treats.

MK-When it's just michael and I, Buzz lightyear after the opening ceremony, and we ride it over and over until the line starts to build. when we were with my niece we went right to peter pan and then did fantasy land.

Epcot- Soaring and Living with the land, depending if we do standby soaring, or fast pass. If we're there at rope drop we'll some times do character connection first for the characters we haven't seen yet in the parks.

DHS- TSM for sure. Our first time riding it, it was a 90 mn wait when we got to the park and the fast passes were gone. This was at 11 am in january. We decided to wait it out, and we loved it. I don't think it would be worth another 90 min wait, but if michael does, we'd do it again.

AK- we tend to meander up the trails, and enjoy the nature heading toward Everest. We hit bugs life if the timing if right, and then everest.

I guess we don't always go for the same ride each time, it depends when we're getting to the parks, and how crowded it is. I find each successive trip, I'm much more relaxed and know that if we miss something that trip, we'll definitely be back and do it then.

50sJayne- Enjoy your time on the DL board, and your trip will be here before you know it. I'm lurking on the codes board lately, and watching the obsessive planners stressing out waiting for free dining. I'm not stressing cuz we're going either way, so free dining will be a bonus for us.

Princessbride- thanks for sharing your pictures with us. I think you look great in the first one, but amazing in the second, so happy and healthy. What an accomplishment the half marathon was for you. I know exactly what your mean about weight being a personal thing for each of us. It's is a life long journey for each of us, and we all start in different places, and have different ideas of where we want to go, but we are all on the same journey. Congratulations on reaching goal!!! Now you're on the maintenance journey!!

Pjlla- Whoo hoo on your loss!!! That is so great, all your hard work is paying off.

Flipflopmom- so sorry your surgery sounds so uncomfortable, but I"m sure everything will go well, and hopefully your recovery will be rapid, and you'll be running very soon after. Isn't it amazing, you are worried about not being able to run. Good luck.

Lisa- thanks, but no code in my basket yet, but I'll keep checking.

I've enjoyed reading about everyones first disney trips. Love todays' question too. We are going to walk to the park now, and I"ll do my c25k week 6day1 today. I can't believe i'm in week six, and actually running a reasonable distance.

Happy Easter, if you're celebrating, and Happy Sunday to everyone else.

 

[jennz]

QOTD: This is hard one. I think I've only ever really been as a guest once, and that was the Spring Break the year after my last CP. I'm so used to going as a Cast Member. It's a very different mindset. If I were to go again and got to make all the decisions myself, here is what it would be:

MK: Fantasyland! That is my old stomping ground. I used to work all the attractions there. I know they're changing it drastically, and I'm half excited, half sad since that truly is my home! Winnie the Pooh has always been one of my favorite rides, paritcularly because it was the first ride I was ever trained on! I still remember my first day of training, the ride was down and a dad asked if I could sing the theme song for his little girl!

Epcot: Soarin!

DHS: It's honestly a tie between Tower and RnR.

AK: Definitely Expedition Everest!

Having worked entertainment, I definitely have to see the parades and shows. I have performed in the parades in every park (MK was my main one) and did the Christmas castle show at MK, so I always have to see them when I am there. Fantasmic! is definitely one of my favorites. That is one of the biggest reasons I wish to return to Disney. Except for a few special cases, they do not train interns in Fant, and I want so much to learn that show. It has always been my dream.

I worked in Fantasyland too! Years ago, but I sent you a pm.

Pamela what great news about your scale!! I know how frustrated you have been and now you see the results.

Still sick here...hoping yesterday was the last bad day. I'm working this morning but it has to be done. At least it's easy!

Happy Easter everyone!!

 

[tigger813]

Heather- We finally saw Nemo the Musical last April! It was amazing! We always never had the time to wait around for the shows but made a special plan to go this time. As soon as we walked out I went over and bought the soundtrack! The girls love, In a Big Blue World! I think I'll have to play the soundtrack this morning!

I'm glad everyone is enjoying my questions! I'm all about the fun this week after the stressful week we just went through!

The girls were psyched that they got ZhuZhu pets from the Easter Bunny. I got DH the Star Wars Trouble game and the "Popper" doesn't work everytime so I'll be taking that back to Target sometime this week! UGH! CInnamon rolls are in the oven for the family. I'm going to have an egg beater and mushroom omelet. Gotta leave for church in about an hour so I had better get moving!

Rough night, DH got paged twice after working until 12:30 and then DD2 was barking at 2:30. Gave her some cough meds and water and then we snuggled on the couch for about 20 minutes and then we both went back to bed!

Happy Easter all!

 

[lisah0711]

GUESS WHAT THE EASTER BUNNY BROUGHT US ALL IN OUR BASKETS THIS MORNING? ANOTHER WEEK OF THE BL 9 CHALLENGE!

Now that we know the official ending date for the Biggest Loser 9 show (5/25) we decided to add one more week to the challenge. That means our final weigh in will be 5/21 and the results will be released the same week as the Biggest Loser finale.

Many thanks to pjlla who offered to coach that extra week!

There will be a summer challenge that starts on 5/28 and runs through the end of August but there will be more on that later.

I apologize for being wishy-washy on the challenge dates but they don't do a good job of sharing the BL schedule so we have to try to figure it out.

 

[jenanderson]

Hi Everyone! Happy Easter! I just got back from WDW (25 hour ride...got home about 1 hour ago). It was a great trip. I am planning on doing a trip report to reflect a bit on the trip because of how odd it was - we literally decided to go, planned, packed and left within a 4 hour period on Monday. We drove from MN to WDW straight, enjoyed 4 wonderful days in the park and drove home. To top it off, I will talk about how I approached the whole trip while trying to keep from gaining weight. I will say...I LOST 2 pounds!!!! YEAH!

Well, I will probably scan through all the posts since I left but I know it will be impossible to reply to it all. I hope everyone had a great week!

More to come soon!
Jen

 

[Graciesmom77]

Happy Easter everyone!

The Easter bunny brought the kids to much as usual, but this year he had a great idea. Instead of all junk in the hidden eggs, he printed up "coupons" for things like "you get to pick the movie on movie night" "an extra 15 minutes up past your bedtime" "20 minutes of computer time" and more. They were a huge hit. I couldn't believe it. The girls were dumping their candy out and going "oh man!" when it wasn't a coupon. I am so happy. Less junk in the house for me and for them and they got a kick out of it. My oldest Grace, is so mad she didn't get more comupter time ones!

I hope you all have a great day. I am going to get jazzed up this week and kick some butt. I am determined to get back on the top 10 list again this week! Lets all hope the easter munchies don't get in our way today!

 

[my3princes]

Saturday April 3- QOTD: Tell us about your first trip to Disney (WDW or DL or any other Disney parks). How did you find out about the trip, how did you feel at first glance of the castle or park icon, anything you want to share! If you haven't yet experienced Disney when are you hoping to go and what are you hoping to do while there.

I read this question and for whatever reason took out very old movies of me as an infant/toddler and even older ones of my Mother as a teen. She went to the World's Fair in NY and there was a big billboard advertising Walt Disney It was a fun run down memory lane and the first time I have dug out those movies in 20 years. My kids thought I was nuts setting up a screen and dragging out a 7mm Movie Projector.

My first trip to WDW was on my honeymoon. Dh and I had planned to go camping in Maine as we were not at all wealthy at the time. Some amazing airfare rates came out to Orlando (I think it was somethink like $39 pp each way) We decided that we could take our camping equipment on the plane with us and the price to stay at FW was the same as staying in ME. Of course we needed park tickets so that was an extra expense, then again we would have done something in Maine. We flew to MCO and took a Mears shuttle to the Fort. I remember how amazing it was to see the signs on the interstate. We got there and set up our tent. It was July 26 1992 and it was HOT. Coming from VT we decided to hit the pool to cool off. We had no idea that the pools would we as warm as the air It was not refreshing at all. In fact the only was to stay cool was to hang out in the Fort Wilderness bathrooms or ride the bus We were there for 7 days and we did have fun. We went to the MK, Epcot and the newly opened MGM. We also went to River Country. This was the only trip to WDW that we were ready to go home. The inability to get out of the heat was what really stands out. I also remember eating lots of pb sandwiches and making soup and coffee using those little heating elements that you place in a cup of water We had one sit down meal and that was at the SCI FI at MGM. I ordered some chicken dish that was red and made the chicken look uncooked. I couldn't eat it. We definitely did not get the magic that trip. In fact I wasn't sure that we would ever go back. I do not recommend camping in a tent while sleeping on a plastic air matress in July or August. Our next trip was in 1998 with a 2 1/2 year old and 6 month old. That was the trip when we got the magic and caught the Disney travel bug.


Today's QOTD: What do you do first at each park.

We almost always do MK as our first and last park of each trip. The MK seems to best represent the magic and it starts us off on the right foot and leaves us with smiles on our faces.

MK- we usually do Fantasyland first. We get fastpasses for Peter Pan's Flight and line up for Dumbo

HS - we hit RRC and get fastpasses for TofT

Epcot - get fastpasses for Soarin and get in line for TT

Ak - get fastpasses for EE and get in line for KS.

BB or TL - get in line before the park opens and we are able to do every ride within an hour or so before the lines get crazy. Once the lines build up we do the lazy rivers and wave pools.

 

[donac]

Good Easter Morning everyone. Went to church (it was jammed even for 7:30 mass) then we took ds2 out for breakfast. Dinner is not until 3 so I think we all needed a good breakfast to keep from snacking today. I didn't get a lot of candy for the boys this year. ds2 is planning to take a lot of it back since he is the one who can afford to eat it (At 6 ft maybe 150 pounds he is built just like my dh was in college.) we leave for my mother's about 11:30.

Easter Sunday QOTD:What is the first thing that you do at each park when you arrive? (I'm really getting excited about my trip now!!!!!)

MK I do like to ride Dumbo but it is just as nice at night. This past Aug our first ride was Splash. The boys often do Space first. This park is not so clear cut since we usually spend at least some time everyday there.

Epcot Soaring

DHS TSM fell in love with this one about a year ago and it was the first place dh and I hit in Aug.

AK Safarri when we went with the boys we got FP for Everest first and then did the safari. I was going to ride Everest but we had an odd number so dh told me to sit it out. He hated it and if he hated it I would too so we did not ride it in Aug.

Thanks for the great questions. I wish I was going this year but I can live through ds1 and his gf. They have reservations for Aug. I helped him find a good hotel rate so he was pretty happy with it. A couple of days later I went to dinning reservations to check on some things for him and I was able to score a reservation at Le Cellar. He wasn't home so I thought I would tell him when he got home. He called me later that day and told me about getting a reservation and how did they know to send him one. I had to correct him and tell him I made it for him. He knew how hard it was to get one to there. We were told on our Segway tour that it was the toughest reservationn to get in all of Epcot. He then thanked me for getting it.

Have a great Sunday everyone

 

[Nicole786]

Easter Sunday QOTD:What is the first thing that you do at each park when you arrive?

MK We used to high tail our butts to Fantasyland, but now we high tail our butts to FP space mountain and than run to fantasyland!

EP Depends on the time of day but if we are there at opening we Fast Pass Soarin and than go directly to Test Track & Mission Space (Do not pass go, do not collect $100) If it's later in the day we always go into the WS and try to get on Maesltrom!

DHS FP Toy story mania!! Than we head to Hollywood blvd and ride ToT and RnR!

AK Everest run!! Grab FP, ride everest, and than head to Dinosaur: One of our faves!

In a bit i'll be heading out to do W3 of C25K. It includes a 3 minute run which i'm nervous about, I hope I can do it!

 

[happysmyly]

Happy Easter! Hope you have a wonderful day today!
We woke up to snow here--and we'll have a snowy day all day tomorrow--what a way to end our spring break... oh well. It's sunshiney now--and quite pretty with white covering everything

Today's QOTD: What do you do first at each park?
Well--every trip to WDW has been different--depending on who I am with--so no real pattern there.
DLR, however, is a very different story--some definite traditions there
DL - For 1 morning we are there at rope drop and head straight for Fantasyland so that we can actually get onto Dumbo and Peter Pan for the kids and the Storybook Canal boats for me
DCA - It is a little known thing that as soon as they open the gates--usually about 30 minutes before 'real' open time--and they start running Soarin' before the park officially opens--so we head there first and get FP for later and ride it before the park opens--then we are able to get to the rope drop and head to TSM and ride it as many times as we can until the line gets prohibitive (no FP for that one in DCA)...

Thanks for the Disney questions--things here are crazy, up in the air and stressful--so it's nice to get a bit of a disney break I'm enjoying everyone's answers--thanks for sharing!

 

[cclovesdis]

Well, I finally had the guts to get on the Wii Fit and weigh myself this morning and I'm down .9! I have no idea how though. I'm assuming it has something to do with TOM. I'll take it....I just have to continue on this losing pattern. I'm doing well on my goal to drink lots of liquids, especially water.

I'm hoping to get in a C25K today. It'll have to be outside as the gym is closed (I think). I have yet to do a run outside.

I have no idea what we are having for Easter dinner. We're not having company or even the whole family as my sister is with her fiance's parents, so it'll probably be something simple.

QOTD: I love Disney questions! My sister and I tend to change up where we start, but I'll share our last trip, a short, but perfect one!

We went to MK first and did "it's a small world." My sister loves this ride and we aren't big thrill people, so I didn't mind.

DHS: TSM with the rest of the rope drop people, but we are the type that can do it once and be ok with it. Actually, we're pretty motion sensitive and that ride can be a bit much.

Epcot: No real preference here. We are big fans of Figment and Spaceship Earth. I think SE was our first ride.

AK: Safari, definitely!

Great question!

Have a great Easter if you are celebrating and a great Sunday no matter what!

CC