"Do You Mind?" - Disney Adventures with Teens August Trip Report

[Charleston Princess]

You've been very busy today!!! What fun!!!

 

[Native NYer]

Ohhhh I love your travel size laundry supplies. And your ziploc bags, ponchos, and other necessities! It's so much fun to buy things for the trip.

I never thought about shipping anything ahead. It's such a great idea! Then you don't have to schlep everything on the plane with you. Genius!
How many days in advance are you shipping the box?

 

[disney-inspired]

I've finally caught up and read all of your pre-TR to date. WOW, I love your planning binder I will definitely be doing that for my WDW in 2010 (You're lucky you're going this year!). I want more!

 

[dreamer17555]

Oh wow you are so organized and shipping ahead is smart these days, especially with the baggage charges.


-Becca-

 

[Marshay]

Anyway, so apparently I have rubbed off on DH. Last night we were at dinner, and he suddenly said "look! A little Mickey on my plate!". I wish I had had a camera. The chef had drizzled some of the sauce accompanying the fish on DH's plate. Three drops had formed a tiny little Mickey.

Yay! Another one converted!!

Very cool!! You know you're a Disney fanatic when ...

Actually, I'm also pleasantly surprised when my DD3 finds hidden Mickeys all over our house or outside...it's fun and she's definitely a convert!

How many days in advance are you shipping the box?

I've wondered about the shipping ahead, too...time to get there and how much it would cost...

We've been renting a car for our trips so just end up going to Wal-Mart for food and toiletries; but as PP said, with the restrictions on airlines, it might actually pay to ship things down instead/addition to...

 

[swwake]

Wow, I love those Tide packets! I don't think that I have ever seen them before.

Did the ponchos come from Walmart also?

Found the Tide packets at Wal Mart - got the last 6 ones. They were in the "travel sizes" bins.
The ponchos are also from Wal Mart. They were 86c a piece in the camping section. I got one for each of us. Thought about getting 2 or more, but I figure they'll dry.

You've been very busy today!!! What fun!!!

I have! And it was fun!

Ohhhh I love your travel size laundry supplies. And your ziploc bags, ponchos, and other necessities! It's so much fun to buy things for the trip.

I never thought about shipping anything ahead. It's such a great idea! Then you don't have to schlep everything on the plane with you. Genius!
How many days in advance are you shipping the box?

I put some items in ziplock bags in the box I have already started. These are the aerosol cans like sunscreen, shave cream, etc. that might explode in transit. That way they won't leak on other stuff in the box, or make the box wet and soggy.

I am planning to ship items that are consumable. Things that we will use while we're there, but not likely to bring back with us. The purpose is two-fold. 1) to minimize the weight of our suitcases since we are flying and our airline might charge for overweight items. 2) to conserve space in the suitcases.

Since I am shipping some items, I decided to add Charmin. I am not sure what kind of TP the BC will have, but I don't want our booties to get sore. I would never "waste" (no pun intended) luggage space with toilet paper under ordinary circumstances.

I'm also planning to add snacks like my Apex cookies from the gym and Chris's south beach snack bars.

I haven't heard from others who have shipped ahead as far as when to ship. I am thinking that I will ship the box Monday the 28th. That means it will arrive about a week prior. I will ship UPS ground, track-able so I know when it arrives and I won't be stressing over not having my Charmin. Let me know if you have any other ideas on this. I would love to hear them.

I've finally caught up and read all of your pre-TR to date. WOW, I love your planning binder I will definitely be doing that for my WDW in 2010 (You're lucky you're going this year!). I want more!

Wow! Thanks for joining us. Thanks for the compliments. The binder is slowly coming together. I will post more pics and details anoter day.

Oh wow you are so organized and shipping ahead is smart these days, especially with the baggage charges.

Thanks! I am trying to get organized but feel like I am so far behind.

Actually, I'm also pleasantly surprised when my DD3 finds hidden Mickeys all over our house or outside...it's fun and she's definitely a convert!

That is sooooo cool. Tell me you're not "creating" these hidden mickeys!

I've wondered about the shipping ahead, too...time to get there and how much it would cost...

We've been renting a car for our trips so just end up going to Wal-Mart for food and toiletries; but as PP said, with the restrictions on airlines, it might actually pay to ship things down instead/addition to...

I am not sure how much it will cost, but it seems to be less stressful than filling out an order at Garden Grocer or Cosco and not knowing for sure if I will get everything I want. We're not planning to rent a car, so the Wal-Mart trip won't be an option for us. Unfortunately.

 

[swwake]

My biggest purchase at Wal Mart today was a new printer/copier/scanner. Yes, I broke down. I have had some issues getting it hooked up, but it's all operational now. For my first project, I scanned the old pics Mom brought me from when we went to WDW (well, it was just MK then) in the 70s. I posted one picture earlier - remember the one where my sister, my cousin and I were wearing matching overalls?!?!

Here are the rest:

The obligatory Dumbo picture.

If you look really closely, you will see that my cousin Amy and I are riding in that one elephant on the left in the back with Mom.

Your standard Cinderella's Castle shot:

Remember, we were in the days of the Kodak Instamatic camera, so there was no such thing as a zoom. I looked very closely and found that we three girls (in all our redneck overall glory) are standing just to the left of that lady's left forearm. The nerve of that woman to try to block MY picture! And I think that is my aunt in the red shirt and pink (?) shorts just left of center in the picture. I suspect that she was staying very close to us while the picture was being taken by Mom, to make sure we behave and/or don't run off with some stranger.

Here we are on the Carousel:

I say "we" because I really am not the only one in this picture. I can see Mom in her pigtails and Jo just to the right of her, in the back, right hand side of the picture.

I think this was part of a parade:

Did I read somewhere that they have removed these fire trucks?

And finally, the Master of Ceremonies:

Vintage Mickey!!

I hope you have enjoyed this little taste of history as much as I have.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Just checked out your flip flop post! Wow!!!

I have a pair of Reefs and I love them. Flip flops are definitely a part of my daily "uniform", so I appreciate a good pair.

Your Disney history pics are awesome!

 

[Native NYer]

I love the pics!!!!

And the matching overalls are so cute!!!

I need to scan some pics from my first trip in 1987

 

[Charleston Princess]

Great pics from the early days of Walt Disney World!!! Mickey has human hands in that picture!

 

[Native NYer]

I put some items in ziplock bags in the box I have already started. These are the aerosol cans like sunscreen, shave cream, etc. that might explode in transit. That way they won't leak on other stuff in the box, or make the box wet and soggy.

I am planning to ship items that are consumable. Things that we will use while we're there, but not likely to bring back with us. The purpose is two-fold. 1) to minimize the weight of our suitcases since we are flying and our airline might charge for overweight items. 2) to conserve space in the suitcases.

Since I am shipping some items, I decided to add Charmin. I am not sure what kind of TP the BC will have, but I don't want our booties to get sore. I would never "waste" (no pun intended) luggage space with toilet paper under ordinary circumstances.

I'm also planning to add snacks like my Apex cookies from the gym and Chris's south beach snack bars.

I haven't heard from others who have shipped ahead as far as when to ship. I am thinking that I will ship the box Monday the 28th. That means it will arrive about a week prior. I will ship UPS ground, track-able so I know when it arrives and I won't be stressing over not having my Charmin. Let me know if you have any other ideas on this. I would love to hear them.

I think it's so smart not to waste luggage space with those items. We bring lots of things in travel sizes so we won't have to carry them back. And shipping UPS ground is great. I would need to track the box also. Will the BC hold the box until you arrive? How does that work?

 

[dreamer17555]

I love the vintage WDW photos. They are so sweet. I just might have to dig up mine and scan them in.

-Becca-

 

[Donald is #1]

Found the Tide packets at Wal Mart - got the last 6 ones. They were in the "travel sizes" bins.
The ponchos are also from Wal Mart. They were 86c a piece in the camping section. I got one for each of us. Thought about getting 2 or more, but I figure they'll dry.

Hmm, I will have to remember the Tide packets for my next long non-Disney vacation (for Disney I have a bottle of Tide in my owner's locker).

I never thought to look in the camping section. I am going to have to check it out next weekend and buy a bunch for my up-coming trips.

The vintage pictures are great!

 

[dddisrunner]

Great vintage pics. Susan, thanks for sharing! I love your ship ahead box. I wanted to let you know that we ordered 2 cases of water from Costco for our trip and it worked out GREAT!!! We are not members but I ordered off of there website 6 days prior to our arrival and it was waiting for us when we arrived! It was $15.90 total. I thought that was great. I just put in the address line Diane **** c/o Animal Kingdom Lodge then the resorts address and then in the 2nd address line, I put for check in on 4/20. It worked really well!

 

[swwake]

Just checked out your flip flop post! Wow!!!

I have a pair of Reefs and I love them. Flip flops are definitely a part of my daily "uniform", so I appreciate a good pair.

Your Disney history pics are awesome!

I do love my REEFs. Boys also love them for the same reason that they love Hooters restaurants. And I don't mean the wings. (Have you ever seen REEF posters, advertisements, etc? The original company name was "REEF Brazil", after all. You can tell the boys in your life to check out the Miss Reef pages on their website.)

Oh, and I also found out that those athletic-looking ones have these little slide-out compartments in the heels. They are velcro-ed in place, and are just big enough to hold a KTTW!!

I love the pics!!!!

And the matching overalls are so cute!!!

I need to scan some pics from my first trip in 1987

Yeah, I want to see them! We hated matching. Mom made us do it.

Great pics from the early days of Walt Disney World!!! Mickey has human hands in that picture!

I didn't even notice that! I can't decide whether I think that's creepy or not. He also looks like a VERY small human being.

I think it's so smart not to waste luggage space with those items. We bring lots of things in travel sizes so we won't have to carry them back. And shipping UPS ground is great. I would need to track the box also. Will the BC hold the box until you arrive? How does that work?

I checked the UPS price today. It's just over 11.00 and if I ship it Monday, it will be there Thursday, 2 days before we get there. I posted over on the BC board and someone gave me instructions of how to label the box so they will hold it for us.

I love the vintage WDW photos. They are so sweet. I just might have to dig up mine and scan them in.

-Becca-

I wanna see!!

Hmm, I will have to remember the Tide packets for my next long non-Disney vacation (for Disney I have a bottle of Tide in my owner's locker).

I never thought to look in the camping section. I am going to have to check it out next weekend and buy a bunch for my up-coming trips.

The vintage pictures are great!

I wish I had an owner's locker. I wish I had a DVC

Yeah, I was trying to think of where I could find rain ponchos. So I decided to stroll through the sporting goods, which led me to camping. They also have some cool pen-type hand sanitizer and bug gel stuff, but I didn't get any because I already have hand sanitizer from the cruise last year, and I have my favorite bug spray. (will we need bug spray in Orlando?)

Great vintage pics. Susan, thanks for sharing! I love your ship ahead box. I wanted to let you know that we ordered 2 cases of water from Costco for our trip and it worked out GREAT!!! We are not members but I ordered off of there website 6 days prior to our arrival and it was waiting for us when we arrived! It was $15.90 total. I thought that was great. I just put in the address line Diane **** c/o Animal Kingdom Lodge then the resorts address and then in the 2nd address line, I put for check in on 4/20. It worked really well!

I am planning to order water and soft drinks from Costco or Garden Grocer. I wonder how soon I should order those? We talked about it, and we think we need 3 cases. That price seems quite reasonable. Thanks for the info.

 

[swwake]

Playing with my scanner, I have some new old pictures. These prove that Katie has been a Disney fan all her life.

Here is Katie in all her Halloween glory in 1993:

And here she is back in 1995 at Age 2-1/2 all decked out in Mickey and Minnie gear.

She was gangsta before gangsta was cool.

I am still looking for one more pic of her in a Minnie dress that I KNOW exists. I just have to find it.

 

[Native NYer]

Awww Katie is so precious!!!

I love the gangsta reference

 

[Charleston Princess]

Look at those big eyes of Katie's! Too precious!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Oh, and I also found out that those athletic-looking ones have these little slide-out compartments in the heels. They are velcro-ed in place, and are just big enough to hold a KTTW!!

That is SO cool! I see some more Reefs in my future!

 

[swwake]

Awww Katie is so precious!!!

I love the gangsta reference

Thanks so much. I'm a little partial.

Look at those big eyes of Katie's! Too precious!

Aww thanks. She has gorgeous blue eyes. It's the best thing she got from her dad.

That is SO cool! I see some more Reefs in my future!

I see more REEFs in your future too!