Brother & Sister, WL, AKL, and Parents on a Disney Cruise! We're off!!! 5/8!!

[Nicole786]

Great updates! I love the ornament from the MK, so cute. We're both Jews from Brooklyn with little Oreo babies! We definitely have to plan something out for when you come up here!

And great pics of the Wilderness Lodge, it looks so gorgeous all dekced out for the holidays. How was Whispering Canyon? I've never been but am thinking of bringing my little cousin this summer!

I love whispering canyon! I don't know why but I really enjoy the food and atmosphere although here on the DIS it gets so-so reviews. We are like long lost sisters or something!! We'll definitely meet up in the city when I come up there, looks like June!

Oh, wow, very fun pre-trip report! The video of the reveal was awesome! And when you added the "when you wish upon a star" music, yep, I'm the sap that had tears in her eyes!

Do you mind if I ask you what program you use to do that? I have years of videos I'd really like to edit and no one I know can really tell me how! Thanks!

Im glad you liked the video! It wasn't hard to do actually, I have a Mac so I used a program called iMovie that comes with all the computers, but on a PC I believe Windows Movie Maker is free and similar to iMovie!

i love the water containers they come with, one guy they gave him like a 20 quart steel pot that they use for soups and stuff full of water.

I know they are so funny. Whenever im thirsty all I want is one of those!

 

[Nicole786]

Before I finish up this mini-TR i have some pre-tr news!! Because of threadless.com $5 tee sale, I picked up a few shirts that are unintentionally perfect for Disney! They came in the mail today and I wanted to share!

First there was this one, which I thought was just really cute, but how perfect for the Wilderness lodge!!

Than there is this one which I've talked about in previous TRs but never got around to ordering it! Its perfect for AK!!

 

[troobabiee7]

Love those shirts! I always love the stuff at Threadless, I had no idea they were having a sale

 

[Nicole786]

We woke up a little bit earlier this morning so we could have luggage services store our bags while we finished up our last day!! This is seamless I have done it before. You can leave the bags in the room and they come get them for you and store them at bell services. I plan to do this in May on a few occasions because of the resort switching. So this is what we did and than we proceeded on to DHS for rope drop! C'mon, we all know whats up at that rope drop. Everyone is thinking the same thing, we're waiting for that gun shot so the race can start! "Mom, for the safety and comfort of yourself and others please stay here and I will come back for you if I survive. Wish me luck, so say we all!" (If anyone here is a BSG fan you will get that last part lol)

So off I went and so did they and I managed to snag 2 fast passes and than went to go get mom. Since mom isn't into thrill rides we didn't even head down towards ToT, we decided to go to Voyage of the little mermaid. It's the girly things that we can never really do with the rest of the family, so this was a lot of fun. We really enjoyed it, and mom was looking forward to the next ride, her favorite ride The Great movie ride!

Can I just say that Wicked has totally ruined this part of TGMR for me? I just shake my head during this part and say "poor, poor Elphaba"

I love the movie at the end. I even downloaded the song from Casablanca that plays during it!

Our fast passes were available when we were done so we headed over towards TSM. Mom is a huge toy story fan so I was excited for her, plus this ride is just a lot of fun and very innovative! Here are some fast pass queue shots im sure a lot of dis-ers are familiar with!

After I took this shot a very nice CM wanted to see what it would look like. He said a lot of people take these pictures and was curious to see if it came out, he was impressed! He was a sweet older gentlemen. It was almost as if he was about to say "Back in my day..." Whoops, gotta go, the cart is here!

Well Mom loved it but I still came out on top!!

We had finished our morning at DHS and decided to take a scenic route over to Epcot. I wanted mom to see the boardwalk and we also wanted to stop at beaches and cream for some milkshakes and christmas decorations! Mom has never seen the epcot resort area so this was something unique for her and she really enjoyed it!

i think I need to sell this picture as a postcard!

Once at the beach club, the hunt for sparklies continues!

With much success!

Got lots of different types of shots of the carosuel. Some were frozen, but I like this one because it shows the motion!

Obviously it's not moving that fast, but theres some Hidden Sparklies in the back!

We stopped at Beaches and cream for a milkshake and a plate of onion rings (yum!) Mom couldn't get over Stormalong bay, and now she understood my ultimate goal of staying at the BC one day!! We headed over to Epcot to finish out the world showcase and moms passport!

We didn't get to do everything, but after all thats what keeps us coming back, right? Or is it the magic?

We exited and headed back to Pop a little sad, but on our way we saw a DCL bus and it reminded us of how lucky we were to be coming back in May! Little did I know, i'd be back sooner than that...

 

[Charleston Princess]

Those are great shirts -- I have never even heard of threadless.com, but I will be headed over there as soon as I finish on the Disboards.

I see the sparklies at the Beach Club this time!

 

[KatGarcia]

Yep Poor Elphie! Did u read the book? It really does change how you see her, right?

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i just can not get into the great movie ride anymore, i am loosing interest they need to update it some

 

[troobabiee7]

More great pictures! It was the Great Movie Ride that got me to watch Casablanca I've always heard its one of the best movies of all time, but I never felt the need to watch it. Then NBC gave my dad a bunch of DVDs as part of a thank-you for helping with the Olympics and Casablanca in Blue Ray was one of them. I thought about how I always see it on the ride but have never seen the actual movie, so I watched it in December and LOVED it!!!! :

I also love the Epcot area, the Beach Club's one of my favorite resorts! Love all the pics!

 

[MeMom]

We didn't get to do everything, but after all thats what keeps us coming back, right? Or is it the magic?

We exited and headed back to Pop a little sad, but on our way we saw a DCL bus and it reminded us of how lucky we were to be coming back in May! Little did I know, i'd be back sooner than that...

Lucky duck!

Beach Club, oh yes! I'd love to know that after I watched Illuminations I could just walk out the back gate and be home for the night.

 

[scottny]

great updates and pics.

Loved Osborne Lights.

Wish I was going back soon, I still have 6 months to go.

 

[Nicole786]

Those are great shirts -- I have never even heard of threadless.com, but I will be headed over there as soon as I finish on the Disboards.

I see the sparklies at the Beach Club this time!

Did you see anything you like? Its an ongoing design competition, each week they choose new prints to make but only print a certain amount so its a lot of fun!

Yep Poor Elphie! Did u read the book? It really does change how you see her, right?

I never read the book but i've seen the show via bootleg several times lol, I'm planning on seeing it in the summer when I come up north! Im too excited!

i just can not get into the great movie ride anymore, i am loosing interest they need to update it some

I did for her lol

More great pictures! It was the Great Movie Ride that got me to watch Casablanca I've always heard its one of the best movies of all time, but I never felt the need to watch it. Then NBC gave my dad a bunch of DVDs as part of a thank-you for helping with the Olympics and Casablanca in Blue Ray was one of them. I thought about how I always see it on the ride but have never seen the actual movie, so I watched it in December and LOVED it!!!! :

I also love the Epcot area, the Beach Club's one of my favorite resorts! Love all the pics!

I really want to see casablanca!! My cousin and I are pre-planning a trip for October (my birthday) and right now i'm trying to see if I want to splurge and stay at the Poly or the BC. We may end up at Pop Century with our budget but its nice to dream!

Lucky duck!

Beach Club, oh yes! I'd love to know that after I watched Illuminations I could just walk out the back gate and be home for the night.

That mini-tr will be up soon but I may want to stretch it out longer because this one made the time fly. We are almost at the one month mark!

great updates and pics.

Loved Osborne Lights.

Wish I was going back soon, I still have 6 months to go.

Yeah but you are going to EUROPE!!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Did you see anything you like? Its an ongoing design competition, each week they choose new prints to make but only print a certain amount so its a lot of fun!

I did -- they have some great ones!!!

 

[Grybo]

Little did I know, i'd be back sooner than that...

Is this when you, Brian, Evan, and I went to Universal? Or is there something you're not telling me???

 

[KatGarcia]

I never read the book but i've seen the show via bootleg several times lol, I'm planning on seeing it in the summer when I come up north! Im too excited!

You need to read the books! They are really good! And the show was AMAZING!

 

[Nicole786]

I did -- they have some great ones!!!

Yeah I love threadless there are some talented people out there!

Is this when you, Brian, Evan, and I went to Universal? Or is there something you're not telling me???

(Dad)

You need to read the books! They are really good! And the show was AMAZING!

Im skeptical to read the books because I heard they were very dark and a little different than the show, I don't want to ruin it

 

[KatGarcia]

Im skeptical to read the books because I heard they were very dark and a little different than the show, I don't want to ruin it

NOOOOO it was better than the show, there's a lot more to the Fiero story than in the show! Read 'em!!!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

I see the **sparklies**, and they are beautiful.

I just love all your pics...

 

[Nicole786]

NOOOOO it was better than the show, there's a lot more to the Fiero story than in the show! Read 'em!!!

I may have to on that recommendation maybe after I come see the show in real life!

I see the **sparklies**, and they are beautiful.

I just love all your pics...

Thank you!! I love those sparklies pictures!!

 

[Nicole786]

As of tomorrow we are officially

40 Days away!!

I can't believe it, it seems like just yesterday we were first planning everything its amazing how sometimes time just flies. Heres to time flying right by into May!!

I was going to start my other mini-tr on our 30 day mark but i'm sick in bed so I may start it a little bit earlier!! In pre-trip report news, we got our first batch of Disney emails!! We actually got three of these. The other 2 are for our AKL stay. They say the same thing just have a picture of the AKL where the WL is!! I can't wait!!

 

[troobabiee7]

40 days!!!!

I hope you feel better soon!