"Detroit has never sounded so sexy!" A mother/daughter February 2012 NEW TR LINK

[dawnbu40]

Alright, so I just caught up on this TR so I will try to make this comment very short since I don't want to give a big huge in-depth overview of the MANY chapters I read. Ok, let's begin...

to an awesome race day! From what I've seen Disney races look like TONS of fun. I mean, they always have the rare characters out to take pictures along the race course. If any villain stepped out while I was running, I would go full-on sprint into them, which would be dangerous for me and or the person in the costume lol

Caitlin loves that characters appear throughout the race. It Sept she is is doing the Tower of Terror 10 Mile race and it is villain themed. She is looking forward to seeing who is there

Sorry to hear about your taxi debacle when trying to get to Pop. I wonder if that's why people who resort hop usually bring cars for those ones... hmmm... But Pop looks amazing as always and what great service you got! I wanna stay THERE now to getting your room request and being able to see out and over to the Art of Animation resort, my new dream resort

Doesn't AofA look great?!

LOL @ your experience at Via Napoli. I seriously need to stop reading TRs where the food is overlooked by waiters from another country who are of no interest to me lol But I thought it was pretty hilarious with your experience. "Detroit has never sounded so sexy..." No wonder you made that the TR title, so funny!

The food was really good and we would have enjoyed it even without the handsome waiters


That's pretty ironic how at your first new EPCOT movie experience, Caitlin fell asleep. I was about to shout out blasphemy then the kidney infection... no fun Poor you, Caitlin Anyways... to meeting the Beast and Pop nachos, now I have more must-dos to add to my list

Isn't it great how there is always something new to try at Disney/!

LOL @ your night at Jelly Rolls. Sounds like you had a really funny time! But thank goodness Caitlin you got your mom out of there when creepy guy has... uhh... how do I put this creatively? ... uhh... yeah, creativity does not help with this situation. All that matters is you got out of what would've been a bad situation REAL fast

Can't wait to read more!

glad you're all caught up

 

[dawnbu40]

Hi All! Guess what today is? DOUBLE DIGIT DAY! Yep, 99 days from today we arrive back at Disney In keeping with our ever changing plans I switched hotels again! It's a good thing I am a travel agent because with all the changes I make NO ONE would want me for a client But everything is paid off and flights are booked so we won't be changing again! I also ordered our MNSSHP tickets so we are super excited about that but we have no clue what to be! Any costume ideas?

Time for another update.... Sunday Feb. 26th

We were once again up and around early! We headed down to breakfast at the food court about 7:15 and we were greeted by cold temps and overcast skies.

When we got to the food court Caitlin asked if they would make her an egg white croissant. They were very accomodating and not only did they agree to make it for her but when the first one came out with a hint of yellow the supervisor insisted they make her another. She was very pleased with the service and loved her breakfast!

I started my day with a yummy Pop waffle but since her order took awhile I was done eating by the time she and the camera got to the table

By 8am we were done eating and arrived at the bus stop just as a DHS bus was pulling up. (ya gotta love the bus system at Pop!)

By 8:15 we arrived at DHS and we were among the first guests there for the day.

We had a bit of a wait until the park opened so Caitlin took pics from our queue..

At 8:45 we were quite surpried when they opened the park and let us in. No rope drop and no rope line to follow to TSM!

Caitlin race walked to the FP machine and by the time I reached her she had our fast passes and we walked on TSM! Yes you read that right! We were the 9th and 10th riders that morning!

I won that first game and when we got out it was not yet 9am and we walked on again!! Caitlin won that round and her score was "best in car" which thrilled her!

After our second ride we had a bit of time before our fast pass window would open so we went to visit our favorite toy.

After we visited Buzz our FP window was open and while we didn't ride we did grab another fp! (this was before they changed the FP rules) This way we could do another couple rides later on

**continued next post***

 

[dawnbu40]

We decided this would be a good time to head over to the ToT so off we went

There was no wait so Caitlin walked right on, snapping pics all the way!

After ToT we headed over to RNRC. However that had a 20 minute wait She wasn't in the mood to wait so she skipped that and we headed over to the Great Movie Ride.

I know not everyone is a huge fan of this ride but we love it! And yes we sing along and act scared and all those other corny things that make the ride more fun!

I love Gene Kelly

And Indiana Jones

Caitlin was so excited when she found the Hidden Mickey in this room!

The Wizard of Oz is among my all time favorites!

After our visit to the movies we decided to go back and ride TSM again. Can you tell we love that ride?!

As we were heading over there we passed these two men going in the opposite direction and we heard one of them, very enthusiastically, say "OMG! I have to go to the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas!" It was the funniest thing! It seemed like a scene out of "Modern Family" and we just cracked up

As we passed TSM we saw that there still was not much of a line!

We rode again and Caitlin won again. (I think she cheats ) And as the picture shows she was best in car again.

When our ride ended we still had time to kill before lunch so we had to figure out what to do next.....I'll stop here and let Caitlin tell you that next time. Thanks for reading

 

[LifeIsDis]

That’s awesome you got right on TSM! AND got fastpasses for a little while later!

The picture of Buzz and Caitlin is great!

I read about the hidden Mickey on the Great Movie Ride and am so excited to find it!

 

[thecapells]

Sounds like you guys are Toy Story Maniacs!
Hopefully you'll win a couple more rounds later so Caitlin doesn't rub it in...

 

[dawnbu40]

That’s awesome you got right on TSM! AND got fastpasses for a little while later!

The picture of Buzz and Caitlin is great!

I read about the hidden Mickey on the Great Movie Ride and am so excited to find it!

We had great luck with TSM that day
Thanks!

Searching for hidden Mickey's adds to the fun, doesn't it?!

 

[dawnbu40]

Sounds like you guys are Toy Story Maniacs!
Hopefully you'll win a couple more rounds later so Caitlin doesn't rub it in...

We totally are

Unfortunately she just kept beating me. I am determined to get even in Sept though

 

[thecapells]

Caitlin was so excited when she found the Hidden Mickey in this room!

Okay - so I don't see it.
Which HM are you referring to?

 

[LifeIsDis]

I forgot to ask, what hotel did you switch to for your next trip?

And YAY! 99 days!

 

[dawnbu40]

Okay - so I don't see it.
Which HM are you referring to?

Sorry my little random fact caused some confusion. The HM isn't pictured but it was among the Hieroglyphics in the room.

 

[dawnbu40]

I forgot to ask, what hotel did you switch to for your next trip?

And YAY! 99 days!

After many, many changes here is what our trip looks like...
YC Sept 25-27
SSR 27th-Oct 1st
BC Oct 1-2
Trying to decide this time drove me crazy! As did trying to line up all our schedules since Caitlin will be in school.

 

[Lucys2200]

Love the pictures! What camera do you use?

 

[dawnbu40]

Love the pictures! What camera do you use?

Thank you
We have a Nikon D80 which is what the Photopass guys use. We found it on clearance at Target several years ago and we love it!

 

[pkondz]

I also ordered our MNSSHP tickets so we are super excited about that but we have no clue what to be! Any costume ideas?

Hmmm... are you looking for something Mother/Daughter?

When we got to the food court Caitlin asked if they would make her an egg white croissant. They were very accomodating and not only did they agree to make it for her but when the first one came out with a hint of yellow the supervisor insisted they make her another.

That's pretty good service, all right.

I started my day with a yummy Pop waffle

I had to re-read that. I think of soft drinks when I see pop. A Coke waffle?? What the heck is that???

but since her order took awhile I was done eating by the time she and the camera got to the table

Someone was either a little hungry, or didn't want a cold coke waffle.

By 8am we were done eating and arrived at the bus stop just as a DHS bus was pulling up. (ya gotta love the bus system at Pop!)

Nice timing!

By 8:15 we arrived at DHS and we were among the first guests there for the day.

I love being first or almost first at a park.

At 8:45 we were quite surpried when they opened the park and let us in. No rope drop and no rope line to follow to TSM!

Not much of a crowd that morning, I'm guessing?

I won that first game

Way to go Dawn!

and when we got out it was not yet 9am and we walked on again!!

Sweet!

Caitlin won that round and her score was "best in car" which thrilled her!

Good for her.

We decided this would be a good time to head over to the ToT so off we went

The themeing for that place is amazing, isn't it?

After ToT we headed over to RNRC. However that had a 20 minute wait She wasn't in the mood to wait so she skipped that and we headed over to the Great Movie Ride.

That makes me laugh. So many people wait over an hour for any half decent ride... and Caitlin wouldn't wait 20 minutes.

I know not everyone is a huge fan of this ride but we love it! And yes we sing along and act scared and all those other corny things that make the ride more fun!

I like it. Maybe 'cause I've only ridden it a handful of times.

I love Gene Kelly

Well... who doesn't?

After our visit to the movies we decided to go back and ride TSM again. Can you tell we love that ride?!

Nope. Hadn't noticed.

As we were heading over there we passed these two men going in the opposite direction and we heard one of them, very enthusiastically, say "OMG! I have to go to the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas!" It was the funniest thing! It seemed like a scene out of "Modern Family" and we just cracked up

That's just... weird!

We rode again and Caitlin won again. (I think she cheats ) And as the picture shows she was best in car again.

Yeah. I'm sure she cheated too. Better sit that girl down and have a word or two with her.

When our ride ended we still had time to kill before lunch so we had to figure out what to do next.....I'll stop here and let Caitlin tell you that next time. Thanks for reading

And thanks for posting all the great pics!

 

[dawnbu40]

Hmmm... are you looking for something Mother/Daughter?
Not necessarily mother and daughter but something Disney that we can be together. Might need to be something for 3as my dad is thinking of joining us


That's pretty good service, all right.

We were so impressed with all the CMs at Pop. They took great care of us.

I had to re-read that. I think of soft drinks when I see pop. A Coke waffle?? What the heck is that???
Pop has a waffle that says "POP" rather than the usual Mickey waffles


Someone was either a little hungry, or didn't want a cold coke waffle.

You caught me! I was starving and wolfed down that waffle

Nice timing!



I love being first or almost first at a park.

Me too!

Not much of a crowd that morning, I'm guessing?

Nope the crowd levels dropped dramatically beginning that day.

Way to go Dawn!
Thank you


Sweet!



Good for her.



The themeing for that place is amazing, isn't it?

Yes it is! I just wish I could ride it but even "normal" elevators bother me

That makes me laugh. So many people wait over an hour for any half decent ride... and Caitlin wouldn't wait 20 minutes.

Girl isn't known for her long patience

I like it. Maybe 'cause I've only ridden it a handful of times.



Well... who doesn't?



Nope. Hadn't noticed.



That's just... weird!

And so random! We couldn't help but laugh

Yeah. I'm sure she cheated too. Better sit that girl down and have a word or two with her.

You can't trust these kids today.

And thanks for posting all the great pics!

Our pleasure

 

[LifeIsDis]

After many, many changes here is what our trip looks like...
YC Sept 25-27
SSR 27th-Oct 1st
BC Oct 1-2
Trying to decide this time drove me crazy! As did trying to line up all our schedules since Caitlin will be in school.

You are going to have a blast! All three of those resorts are great!

 

[dawnbu40]

You are going to have a blast! All three of those resorts are great!

I agree! We have stayed at SSR and BC before but the YC is new to us. We can't wait!

 

[katt789]

Ah! Almost missed the update haha! Looks like another great morning down in Disney. I never thought of asking for stuff with egg whites! Good call! You guys sure got some great mileage out of TSM that morning!

Ah! Your fall trip is just 4 days after we leave! So close!!

 

[dawnbu40]

Ah! Almost missed the update haha! Looks like another great morning down in Disney. I never thought of asking for stuff with egg whites! Good call! You guys sure got some great mileage out of TSM that morning!

Ah! Your fall trip is just 4 days after we leave! So close!!

It was a great morning
I like my egg to include the yolk but Caitlin is a health and fitness nut

We love TSM. We ended up riding 4 times that day which was pretty good

Sorry to hear we'll just miss you!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Sounds like a great day at DHS! I love all the Tower of Terror pictures, especially of the ghosts and the one where you can see outside. I took a picture like that too but I love how in Caitlin's you can even see some of the letters from "Hollywood!"

Wow, so many resort changes! How do you guys do it?! Is it easy to do a split stay? I just don't know if I'd like packing up and having to move somewhere else.