Countdown to Adventure *Pirate Style*CBR/CSR PICS!!

[ThePin Princess]

great updates, the boys are so adorable! that is very nasty that the bathroom wasnt cleaned

 

[jngwright]

Hi PinPrincess!!

I am hoping to do Day 2 with pics soon

 

[jngwright]

Oh my gosh....I just spent an hour doing Day 2 and the whole thing disappeared

I will give it another go tomorrow....

 

[ThePin Princess]

Oh my gosh....I just spent an hour doing Day 2 and the whole thing disappeared

I will give it another go tomorrow....

I hate when that happens, you can always type it on Word then copy and paste it. That's what I do

 

[jngwright]

Our first full day was at Epcot. We could see the bus stop at CBR from our room, so that was great. Call me crazy, but I loved hearing the busses come and go! We were at the park each day prior to park opening, which worked out great. We were a couple hundred people back from the rope (by Innoventions heading to Soarin'). The park opened and people RAN (seriously, people) to Soarin': Here is the pic of the "herd":

We got in line to get fastpasses. Of course, I chose the line that had the woman with 20 tickets, getting fastpasses for her whole party! At this point, Evan started the pee-pee dance.. I swear, it doesn't matter if we went 5 minutes before-it never fails! The lady in front of us was so kind and told us to go ahead of her. Another demonstration of guest magic We then hightailed it (walked, no running!) to the bathroom, and on with our day. We did TT, MS, SE, JII, Nemo, Soarin', and Maelstrom all prior to our 12:00 lunch at San Angel Inn in Mexico.
I know San Angel is not well loved on here, but I do like it for the atmosphere. The boys had quesedillas, I had enchiladas and great bread pudding. I took a picture of our chips and salsa, because I thought it looked like a Mickey head..Is it supposed to?

Whoa..that is a large picture of my head!
Anyway-our meal was good, and ended with the server being sure to point out what the expected tip is on the receipt..uh, okay. We rode Gran Fiesta Tour, where I realized they had not given my KTTW card back to me at San Angel. We went back to the restaurant and the server insisted he had returned it. We went to guest services and I got a new KTTW card lickety split. While I was doing this, my son was run over by an ECV....That will begin my next segment

 

[bentleygirl22]

i'm glad to have found your trip report .. we are staying at CBR for 10 days in sept ... I little worried about it ? We are pop people never had a problem at pop which is why we love pop !! but wanted to upgrade to mod but still not sure if it was worth it and your mousekeeping part about your bath room hasn't helped...hahahahaha
But i'm enjoying your report can't wait to read more..
can't wait for the next update.. your boys are super cute!!!
~Amanda

 

[MJAJmom]

We are loving your report!! I've showed my boys the pictures of the pirate room - they can't wait!!! Thanks for all the great pictures. I can't believe you had a washcloth of poop in your shower -- that's just not right!

I had to laugh about the pee pee dance. My DS3 did it to me while we were waiting in line for Halloween Mickey. Nothing you can do about it but dash to the nearest potty!!

Your Epcot day sounded fun. I'm trying to decide about our lunch at Epcot, between Teppan Edo and San Angel. Did you really like San Angel?? I read that there is a volcano inside, is it just a picture or a sculpted decoration? Just wondering which place my boys would have more fun at. Did you do the ride in Mexico??

 

[jngwright]

i'm glad to have found your trip report .. we are staying at CBR for 10 days in sept ... I little worried about it ? We are pop people never had a problem at pop which is why we love pop !! but wanted to upgrade to mod but still not sure if it was worth it and your mousekeeping part about your bath room hasn't helped...hahahahaha
But i'm enjoying your report can't wait to read more..
can't wait for the next update.. your boys are super cute!!!
~Amanda

We stayed at POP last year. When I was researching it, I found all kinds of horror stories (even involving poop) about POP too. I think people are just more apt to report the bad, and not the good! I TRULY, believe that the mousekeeper was not done cleaning our room, and that is why we found those things. Our stay at CBR was wonderful! The resort was great, and all of the things I had read on here that were negative did not happen for us. I just want to stress again, that the whole TS being so remote is just not a factor. I commented on a couple of threads recently that the walk to OPR from TS was no greater than the walk from the Jukebox section of the 50's at POP to the bus stop. Ask away with any questions-I am happy to answer! I have a friend staying at CBR in August, and I was glad to report back to her how much we loved it!

We are loving your report!! I've showed my boys the pictures of the pirate room - they can't wait!!! Thanks for all the great pictures. I can't believe you had a washcloth of poop in your shower -- that's just not right!

I had to laugh about the pee pee dance. My DS3 did it to me while we were waiting in line for Halloween Mickey. Nothing you can do about it but dash to the nearest potty!!

Your Epcot day sounded fun. I'm trying to decide about our lunch at Epcot, between Teppan Edo and San Angel. Did you really like San Angel?? I read that there is a volcano inside, is it just a picture or a sculpted decoration? Just wondering which place my boys would have more fun at. Did you do the ride in Mexico??

Did you show the boys the poop picture My boys were like, whatever about the whole thing

We did like San Angel. It overlooks the volcano scene from the Gran Fiesta Tour, which is so pretty with the pyramid and erupting volcano. It it not a picture, it is a whole scene. I wish I had a better picture, but it turned out really poorly. I know they are closing down to rehab sometime soon...

We haven't done Teppan Edo, so I can't comment on that. I know, next time, I want to do Marrakesh (sp?) in Morrocco. Their kids menu looked good and the boys would love the belly dancers



Thanks for reading!!

 

[bentleygirl22]

that the walk to OPR from TS was no greater than the walk from the Jukebox section of the 50's at POP to the bus stop.

Really .. Thats good to hear.. because thats the area we stay in Pop We always ask for the 50's so it makes me feel so much better about the walks.. I was worried because people are always saying its sooo far to walk in CBR...
yesif i get anymore questions i will for sure ask....
thanks ....

 

[jngwright]

As mentioned previously, Evan got run over by an angry lady (I thought it was a man, but they both say it was a lady) in an ECV while I was getting my replacement KTTW card. She (he?) was upset about something at Guest Services at Epcot and spun around and accelarated over Evan's foot. Mumbled "sorry" and kept going out the door. He was limping, but we determined that it wasn't serious enough to go to first aid. He bounced back after awhile.

This brought to mind all the hot button topics that I read about on the Dis, but have never encountered before (or maybe I just wasn't as aware of them?) We sure did this trip.

Brazilian Tour Groups. Saw them, didn't encounter chanting or line jumping, or anything that I have read about. It did make for one hilarious show at the Monster's Inc Laugh Floor, though

Line jumping. Wow-we had 4 or 5 groups of 7-10 people push through on TT. I said something to a CM on the way out and got a shrug and "there's nothing we can do about it now" in response.

Cheerleaders. On the bus and that was about it. They seemed to clear out by the 3rd day of our trip. The cheering on the bus and skimpy outfits were not missed! There was one cheer group entering Epcot that had on S&Mish outfits. I just and covered the boys eyes.

Flash photography on attractions. We spent one whole ride on POTC with the most annoying people behind us taking flash pictures, despite frequent requests to stop (by everyone on the boat) They said "we can take pictures if we want to" Again, someone said something to a CM and got the same response that we did at TT

It was evident everywhere that there are fewer CM's and the ones who were there were streched thin. I am a firm believer that life (and Disney trips) is/are what you make it. So we had a ton of fun, despite the things I listed above. I just found it interesting that we noticed these after reading so much about them on here!

We spent the afternoon of our Epcot day 2 at CBR enjoying OPR and the beautiful walk there and back.

Coming up...Oktoberfest, Illuminations, & more guest Pixie Dust

 

[shordiebecka]

i just don't understand some people

can't wait to hear more about your trip. it sounds awesome so far!

 

[lizet313]

am in

 

[jngwright]

am in

Hello!

i just don't understand some people

can't wait to hear more about your trip. it sounds awesome so far!

I am draggggging this TR out, hoping it helps fend off the post WDW blues

 

[bentleygirl22]

i can't believe she ran over his foot and said sorry as she drove away... Wow Some people

Can't wait to read more!!!

 

[my2disneyboys]

Hey Jill!!!
We are back. We had a great trip. Working on the pictures now and starting my trip report!!!

I love your report so far and cant wait to see more pics and hear more about it.

 

[jngwright]

Hey Jill!!!
We are back. We had a great trip. Working on the pictures now and starting my trip report!!!

I love your report so far and cant wait to see more pics and hear more about it.

Nickie!! I am so excited to hear all about your week! Are you continuing your "Rumblee..."TR , or starting a new one? Are you ready to start planning MNSSHP 2010 with me??

 

[my2disneyboys]

Nickie!! I am so excited to hear all about your week! Are you continuing your "Rumblee..."TR , or starting a new one? Are you ready to start planning MNSSHP 2010 with me??

Hey!! I am going to start a new trip report in the Trip Report Section and then link my Pre-Trip to that. I am SO ready to start planning with you!!! When are we going???? Our boys will love hanging out together. We need to see if we can arrange a Dis meet!!!

 

[jngwright]

After a fun afternoon at the pool, we headed back to Epcot. Since we didn't use our TS the night before at Tony's, we had an extra one. I was able to get us in to Biergarten for dinner. On the walk to Germany, we stopped at the African Outpost to play the drums. These pics crack me up.

There was also a really fun climbing thing in WS for kids 6-12. The boys loved it. We got to Germany early and were seated right away. We loved the music and the "Zicke Zacke Zicke Zacke Hoi Hoi Hoi!" This is a high energy, fun place for dinner. The boys made a friend at the table next to us, and I got to talk to adults for a while. OT, but one day, while at WDW, Alex said "Mom, you sure have alot of friends here!" I laughed, because I would strike up conversations with people in lines and on the bus. I tell you, being with 2 6 year olds for 10 days makes you desperate for adult conversation Anyway-Biergarten pics:

We walked over to Japan to buy some swords that the boys had spotted. I swear, the baggage screeners at the airport must have been like "What the heck??" when they screened our luggage on the way home. We had pirate swords, samuri swords, light sabers, pirate guns..
We found a spot to watch Illuminations by England. The boys hadn't seen Illuminations before, so I was excited for them to experience it. While we were waiting, a young woman (early 20's??) came up to me and asked if we were staying awhile. I told her yes, and she handed me a Disney Dining card. She said "we leave tomorrow morning and won't be able to use this. There is about $20 left on it if you want it.." Wow! I called the next morning to check the balance on it, and there was $35! I must admit that I used most of it on fru fru pool drinks...(Do not worry! I didn't get hammered while at WDW with my kids by myself. )

I'll leave you with a couple of Illuminations pictures. Don't I look like a pack mule?? The Disney messenger bag was great! I never got a sore neck or back from it

Next-more MK and.....Oh no, it is fading! I don't remember, without looking at my itinerary, what else we did on day 3...

 

[jngwright]

Hey!! I am going to start a new trip report in the Trip Report Section and then link my Pre-Trip to that. I am SO ready to start planning with you!!! When are we going???? Our boys will love hanging out together. We need to see if we can arrange a Dis meet!!!

We have a few days off school mid October, so I am hoping to coordinate with that.. I would LOVE a Dis meet! When are you guys thinking of going??

 

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

I love your TR so far. I have 2 boys too who are 6 and 7. They're 13 mos apart so I always felt like they were twins. People who don't know us actually ask us if they're twins even though the older one is about half a foot taller than his little brother .

We're in the midst of planning our October trip staying at POFQ. It'll be our 3rd time but our first fall trip. We've always gone 1st week of May. Anyway, it would be so fun if we see you guys there. Are you planning to do MNSSHP?