Disney done differently, (BOG dining updates pages 202 and 203)

LOVED the pics!!! Looks like you had a great day in spite of the heat! OUCH about the Dental issues! :sad2:

Cooling vests, several here on the DIS have suggested them to me for both David and Lisa...I will try to find the link. Kris, whose children have Mitochondrial disorder was the first one to suggest them to me...they sounded good! We use ice packs in Lisa's wheelchair sometimes and I also have an "air conditioner " for her that a friend bought us at the end of last summer.
 
not much clothing wise that we do... we let her go in underwear only at home, and as soon as it is remotely warm enough we move her into cotton dresses.

as for cooling vests, I've not tried one for her yet, I really really want to though.

Anakin gets so excited when he plays or even watching other people play. His flapping in excitement has him sweating in no time, even indoors!


LOVED the pics!!! Looks like you had a great day in spite of the heat! OUCH about the Dental issues! :sad2:

Cooling vests, several here on the DIS have suggested them to me for both David and Lisa...I will try to find the link. Kris, whose children have Mitochondrial disorder was the first one to suggest them to me...they sounded good! We use ice packs in Lisa's wheelchair sometimes and I also have an "air conditioner " for her that a friend bought us at the end of last summer.

Anakin only made it 2 hours in the Animal Kingdom before we had to leave. TGI Fridays was freezing, so he cooled off quickly. He wants to do SSW so badly, but I'm not sure how that will work. It was in June of last year when all his problems began, and the heat was definately a factor. So we are going to have to look into a cooling vest of some kind.

This is the Cooling Vest Kris (mom2mitokids) suggested.

Thanks so much for the link!!!
 
Looks like a great time practicing (too cute!) his birthday! :) Those blue skies look SO SO gorgeous...we've had clouds/rain/thunderstorms since Saturday. Boo!

We've never made it to Conservation Station on our last 2 trips to AK, so I enjoyed seeing the pics.
 

I am sorry Anakin got so hot, I know how that is with mine...:scared1: Maybe the coo;ing vest will work I sure hope so!! :hug: I want Anakin to be able to do SSW!!! How cool that would be for him! :hug:
 
Last night was just terrible! I am so glad today is a new day, a fresh start, and it's Anakin's birthday!! We will be heading to Disney for food and cake once Goofy gets out of work. He picked out a Power Ranger jungle fury cake at Publix. It's kind of funny because he has seen the Power Rangers at DHS and has only seen the tv show a couple times, but has seen commercials for them. He knew that jungle fury is the old Power Rangers and now it's something different. He said, "now they say 'go go Samurai', so it's probably Power Rangers Samurai." He wanted a Star Wars cake, but Publix was out of the cake toppers. So his next choice was Toy Story 3, but they were also out of those toppers, and they order wasn't going to arrive until Friday. Even though it's his 3rd choice, he is still very happy about the power ranger cake!


Looks like a great time practicing (too cute!) his birthday! :) Those blue skies look SO SO gorgeous...we've had clouds/rain/thunderstorms since Saturday. Boo!

We've never made it to Conservation Station on our last 2 trips to AK, so I enjoyed seeing the pics.

His practice is over, now it's the real deal, lol! Sorry your weather has been rainy and cloudy. My mom always says that there is nothing like the skies in Florida.

I know I complained about how cold it was in March, but Anakin sure did much better with that cold. It's kind of ironic really. We moved to Florida in 2000 because the cold, damp weather of PA in spring, fall and winter triggered Grumpy's asthma. Now it's the heat affecting Anakin's health.


I am sorry Anakin got so hot, I know how that is with mine...:scared1: Maybe the coo;ing vest will work I sure hope so!! :hug: I want Anakin to be able to do SSW!!! How cool that would be for him! :hug:

I guess we will just take it slow. Prioritize what he wants to do and hit the biggies. Thankfully his favorite things are in air conditioning where the Old Hunchback Theater use to be! And the merchandise is in the airconditioning too, usually. It's the character meet and greets that may pose the biggest challenge due to the heat.
 
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We started out the morning finishing kindergarten!! Hurray for the early finish!! He will start the first grade curriculum in a couple weeks, and continue over summer, probably doing half days. So that he will not forget everything over summer.

Then we were off to occupational therapy and physical therapy. More good news!! He will soon graduate from physical therapy! He only has a couple more goals to meet, besides working on improving his endurance level.

We stopped for lunch at McDonalds for a $1.99 happy meal. Then we were off to pick up the cake. Goofy got out of work early and came home with a handful of mylar balloons! (No latex balloons allowed here, Grumpy is extremely allergic to latex. Ended up in the hospital for 4 days because of a balloon once.) Our next stop, Disney to meet friends to celebrate. SmileyCrissy we will miss you tonight!


:bday: Anakin!

Hope you guys have an awesome, magical day!

Thanks! It has been awesome so far!! The magical is coming!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Thank you!!
 
sounds like a fun birthday! Hope e has a great time

Thanks! He had a great time! Will add pictures tomorrow. His choice for supper was Pop Century's food court. This was the same place he chose last year too. And Grumpy chose it in December as well. That was ok with us, alot cheaper than Whispering Canyon or Ohana where we've gone for past birthdays.
 
Of all the places to choose for a birthday dinner our little guy picked Everything Pop. Since it's Easter time we weren't sure if we would be able to park at the resort. This is the first time Easter has fallen near his birthday. Security said it was fine. We had no problems finding a parking spot either.

The section of seating near the ice cream was open and empty so we headed there. I was very surprised at how empty the food court and seating were.

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Goofy got the Parmesan Chicken. It is a parmesan crusted chicken breast. There is no melted cheese over the top of it. I was asked if I wanted sauce on it, and got their marinara. It was loaded with HUGE chunks of tomatoes. The meal came with a salad. The salad was mixed greens with a sweet vinegrette dressing of some sort.

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Grumpy got a meatball sandwich meal. It also came with a salad. Heaven forbid, if any lettuce touches his food, so he asked for 2 separate plates. Three large meatballs and a generous portion of marinara sauce graced the top of an amazingly fresh roll. We've eaten there other times where you could tap the roll on the table and get a loud knock. Not this time!! The sauce had alot of fresh garlic in it. I thought it was very "garlicky", but Grumpy thought it was perfect! I ate his salad, and I really enjoyed it! He also gave me a bite of his meatball sandwich and it was VERY good!!

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Anakin had the kid's cheese pizza. He wanted pepperoni, but there were 3 kid's pizzas prepared, and the one pepperoni looked like it had been sitting there a while. The other didn't have much cheese on it. So I got him the cheese pizza. It looked like it was fresh out of the oven. He loved his pizza and grapes! He didn't eat his apple sauce, we brought it home. He loved the minute maid apple juice. Years ago, apple juice was at the beverage stations. I wish they would bring it back at the resorts! The Electric Umbrella has it as a choice on their beverage station!

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I wasn't very hungry, so I didn't get anything. I ate Grumpy's salad and a bite of his meatball sandwich. I had to save room for cake! I think this was our cheapest meal ever at Pop. Usually I get the parmesan crusted chicken with alfredo sauce, or the "tv dinner". I love Pop's corn bread! We had a cooler bag of drinks with us, so didn't need to purchase any beverages.

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A friend of ours got a greek salad. She said it was very good!


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Her husband got the vegetable lo mein. He didn't comment about his food, but he ate it all! So it must have been fine.

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Sorry I missed Anakin's birthday. It looks to me like he had a great day! :goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes
 
Yesterday, I decided to buy the Silver Eagle child's cooling vest. We'll see how it goes. I had to order the child's large because of his head circumference. I called the manufacturer and they said it is only garunteed to work in up to 85% humidity. We all know Florida has many days near 100%.

We have two more Disney trips in the works. One for May and one for September. May will be at Pop and Sept at POFQ. I am hoping to be able to switch to COR instead of FQ, but so far nothing is available at COR.

I was able to land a passholder discount of $65/night at Pop, came to around $77 a night with taxes. Not quite as a good rate at POFQ.

This was the special discount promotion I had booked for FQ:

Save on Late Spring and Late Summer Travel at Select Disney Resort Hotels!
Escape to the convenience, service and magic of the Walt Disney World Resort. Treat your family to a vacation in late spring for a savings up to 30% or in the late summer for savings up to 40%. Save on stays most nights April 28 to June 14, 2011 and August 14 to October 1, 2011 when you book by March 27.

For example, stay for just $64 per night plus tax in a standard room at Disney's Pop Century Resort most Sunday to Thursday nights August 14 to September 29, 2011.

*For travel April 28 to June 14, 2011:
-Save 15% at Disney's All-Star Movies Resort.
-Save 20% at Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter.
-Save 25% at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Disney's Polynesian Resort.

**For travel August 14 to October 1, 2011:
-Save 20% at Disney's All-Star Movies Resort.
-Save 25% at Disney's Port Orleans Resort - French Quarter.
-Save 30% at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Disney's Polynesian Resort.


It ended up being $119.25 for the weeknights and $126.75 for the weekends plus tax.
 
Yesterday, I decided to buy the Silver Eagle child's cooling vest. We'll see how it goes. I had to order the child's large because of his head circumference. I called the manufacturer and they said it is only garunteed to work in up to 85% humidity. We all know Florida has many days near 100%.

I really hope it works for him! If it works most the time, at least it is better than nothing yes?

Too bad I can't find a child sized active cooling unit like this one: http://www.veskimo.com/servlet/the-10/personal-body-cooling-system/Detail

be even better if I could find one that didn't cost that much :eek: either way, i am glad I asked.
 
yeah, no having to recharge or freeze or switch out. just have ice water in the bag and it pumps it around the tubes. that second one you linked looks nice too.

hopefully the first one works well enough for him. :thumbsup2
 
HOW did I miss Anakin's Birthday?!? I am SOOO sorry, it looks like a MARVELOUS time though!



I hope you had FUN!!!!

 













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