"Double Dip Delight" 09/27/08 - Take 2 with Link to Original Thread!

[Fizzgig]

FatCat - maybe the Disney store in Downtown Disney? Or Bibbidi Bobbiti Boo Salon?

 

[Buckeye Gal]

Fatcat, I'm anxious to find out myself. The look on her face is just priceless!

 

[kugalbelle]

For all Facebook users"
Here is a link to a page that we've setup for our Double Dip cruise: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18360280517&ref=mf
Dolphin Discovery also have a Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6520087694&ref=mf

 

[tig82174]

These darn questions of the week are getting way too hard!! It hurts my head thinking this hard!!

Honestly I don't know that I can actually pinpoint my favorite Disney memory.....

....seeing my mother cry at just about everything when we took her to WDW last summer before the TransAtlantic cruise (it was her first trip to Florida and WDW since I was 9 years old).

.....the time Jason and I were aboard the Wonder for our Anniversary and he secretly bought me a beautiful swavroski Tigger sculpture I had been wanting and took it up to Palo without my knowledge and we showed up for our dinner reservation there were flowers and my gift on the table as the centerpiece and everyone in the restaurant was like "Open it!! We've all been looking at it for the past half hour and want to know what it is!!"....and then they had a special dessert place for us...AND the next morning our server brought us a cake TO BREAKFAST lmao: ) because they knew we'd missed our dining rotation the night before for our anniversary dinner in Palo.

.....surprising Jason on the TransAtlantic cruise because I had secretly upgraded us from a Category 8 room to a category 4 and kept the secret for over a YEAR so that he didn't realize the change until we opened the door to our cabin! (which was a huge deal for him because we usually travel in at least a Cat. 7 because we NEED a balcony ....but for a two week repo cruise the veranda rooms were so expensive that we decided to go cheaper.

....and then the TransAtlantic cruise itself is a cherished memory because it was such an amazing experience----and more importantly because we met so many amazing DIS friends who will now be our friends for life!

 

[doug46]

I haven't answered many of the questions of the week, but this one got me.

A few years ago my wife's sister (and best friend) was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40. She has a daughter the same age as mine (3 at the time) and the girls are also absolute best friends. My sister-in-law told us she wanted to go to Disney World with her daughter just once before she died and asked us to go with them. So even though we had a seven month old and were struggling financially, we decided it was the very least we could do.

I managed to get us all reservations for Cinderella's Royal Table for breakfast with the princesses. With my blond daughter in her Cinderella dress and my black haired niece in her Snow White dress, I watched as the princesses strolled into the room one at a time and the girls (the little ones) stood on their chairs, mouths wide open, an awe. Probably because of their dresses, the princesses spent a lot of time with the girls. They were so excited.

This in and of itself could have been the most magical moment, but it wasn't. The most magical moment was one second later when I turned to see my wife and her sister standing there, arm in arm, with tears rolling down their faces as they watched the magic taking place (because for a three year old, these princesses are the real thing and for a mom, it doesn't get any better than that).

I lost my sister in law a month or so ago and my wife lost her sister, best friend and probably so much more than I think I can know. This memory is the one of her sister I will hold in my heart forever. Up until the day before she passed, she was still holding out hope of making it on this cruise, which would have marked the sixth year of her battle.

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

For all Facebook users"
Here is a link to a page that we've setup for our Double Dip cruise: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18360280517&ref=mf
Dolphin Discovery also have a Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6520087694&ref=mf

I think I added it to my FaceBook! Thanks for setting that up!

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

I haven't answered many of the questions of the week, but this one got me.

A few years ago my wife's sister (and best friend) was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40. She has a daughter the same age as mine (3 at the time) and the girls are also absolute best friends. My sister-in-law told us she wanted to go to Disney World with her daughter just once before she died and asked us to go with them. So even though we had a seven month old and were struggling financially, we decided it was the very least we could do.

I managed to get us all reservations for Cinderella's Royal Table for breakfast with the princesses. With my blond daughter in her Cinderella dress and my black haired niece in her Snow White dress, I watched as the princesses strolled into the room one at a time and the girls (the little ones) stood on their chairs, mouths wide open, an awe. Probably because of their dresses, the princesses spent a lot of time with the girls. They were so excited.

This in and of itself could have been the most magical moment, but it wasn't. The most magical moment was one second later when I turned to see my wife and her sister standing there, arm in arm, with tears rolling down their faces as they watched the magic taking place (because for a three year old, these princesses are the real thing and for a mom, it doesn't get any better than that).

I lost my sister in law a month or so ago and my wife lost her sister, best friend and probably so much more than I think I can know. This memory is the one of her sister I will hold in my heart forever. Up until the day before she passed, she was still holding out hope of making it on this cruise, which would have marked the sixth year of her battle.

Wow...how sad. I'm am so sorry for your loss.

 

[Muushka]

I haven't answered many of the questions of the week, but this one got me.

A few years ago my wife's sister (and best friend) was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40. She has a daughter the same age as mine (3 at the time) and the girls are also absolute best friends. My sister-in-law told us she wanted to go to Disney World with her daughter just once before she died and asked us to go with them. So even though we had a seven month old and were struggling financially, we decided it was the very least we could do.

I managed to get us all reservations for Cinderella's Royal Table for breakfast with the princesses. With my blond daughter in her Cinderella dress and my black haired niece in her Snow White dress, I watched as the princesses strolled into the room one at a time and the girls (the little ones) stood on their chairs, mouths wide open, an awe. Probably because of their dresses, the princesses spent a lot of time with the girls. They were so excited.

This in and of itself could have been the most magical moment, but it wasn't. The most magical moment was one second later when I turned to see my wife and her sister standing there, arm in arm, with tears rolling down their faces as they watched the magic taking place (because for a three year old, these princesses are the real thing and for a mom, it doesn't get any better than that).

I lost my sister in law a month or so ago and my wife lost her sister, best friend and probably so much more than I think I can know. This memory is the one of her sister I will hold in my heart forever. Up until the day before she passed, she was still holding out hope of making it on this cruise, which would have marked the sixth year of her battle.

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us all. I am so sorry for all of your's loss.

 

[doug46]

TheDisneyGirl02, I was hoping my favorite magical moment would not come off as a sad story, though it undoubtedly is. I was hoping to convey how powerful Disney and the Disney magic can be for people and how it can create important lasting memories. My intent was not to bring people down. If I did, I apologize.

However, that day and that trip were very special for our families during a dificult time to say the least. I could have written about so many funny incidents during that trip, like when my sister in law was picked to help a guy performing on a unicycle. She was asked to toss him some big swords or knives of some sort that he would juggle while riding the unicycle. Instead of throwing them off to the side as he asked her to, not being much of a thrower, the first one ended up almost hitting him in the head. He had to duck out of the way and he made it part of the performance and really had fun with it. The crowd was laughing hesterically and my sister in law washaving a ball.

I guess the point is that the laughs on that trip outweighed the tears 1,000 to 1. And that is the Disney magic.

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

TheDisneyGirl02, I was hoping my favorite magical moment would not come off as a sad story, though it undoubtedly is. I was hoping to convey how powerful Disney and the Disney magic can be for people and how it can create important lasting memories. My intent was not to bring people down. If I did, I apologize.

No need to apologize. Disney magic is magical and I'm so glad that you have such a wonderful memory to cherish.

 

[Buckeye Gal]

...I lost my sister in law a month or so ago and my wife lost her sister, best friend and probably so much more than I think I can know. This memory is the one of her sister I will hold in my heart forever. Up until the day before she passed, she was still holding out hope of making it on this cruise, which would have marked the sixth year of her battle.

Thank you so much for sharing that personal story, Doug. With tears in my eyes, I know there's a lesson to be learned from your family's experience that we all can take to heart. I'm so sorry Sue won't be with all of you. She's no doubt left a warm and loving imprint on all of you which will be present on all of your Disney vacations much less everyday life.

 

[flower91882]

For all Facebook users"
Here is a link to a page that we've setup for our Double Dip cruise: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18360280517&ref=mf

After skimming through the 30 pages I've missed (I've been busy!), good thing I didn't miss this one. I've added it to my facebook!


Also, Favorite Disney Moments:

1. Getting engaged next to Cinderella's Wishing Well in the Magic Kingdom.

2. My wedding of course!

 

[FatCat]

In the Magic Kingdom in FantasyLand there is Tinkerbelles Treasures store.

Inside the store is a dresser. You can peek into the keyhole and if you are lucky you will see TinkerBell for a split second.

The picture shows her reaction as Fairies are indeed real.

 

[MagicMe]

doug46 - I knew I shouldn't have read this at work. Everyone's looking at me and wondering why I have tears on my cheeks. They're a mixture of sad and happy tears! Sad for your recent loss and happy that you have such wonderful memories to keep.

 

[MagicMe]

FatCat - now that's a precious picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[shoes99]

In the Magic Kingdom in FantasyLand there is Tinkerbelles Treasures store.

Inside the store is a dresser. You can peek into the keyhole and if you are lucky you will see TinkerBell for a split second.

The picture shows her reaction as Fairies are indeed real.


And after you see tinkerbell, you go outside by the fountain and if you stand in the right spot for a photo op, you can place the crown right on top of your daughters head as she stands in front of the fountain.
A CM told me that trick for a photo op.

 

[kugalbelle]

Doug: Thank you for sharing your story with us. So sorry for your loss. What a heart touching and special memory it is!

Cruise Page for Facebook users: Think it will be a great place after the cruise to keep in touch and exchange photo's etc

Favourite Memories
1. Our 3 back-to-back cruises in 2007. Our Vow renewal in particular. We had completed the ceremony, cake cutting etc which was in Sessions and while chatting and sipping champagne one of the officers literally yelled out that there were dolphins swimming alongside the ship about 5 yards away. It was a truly extra magical moment. They said that seeing Dolphins at sea was a sign of good luck and that they are not often seen so very close to the ship.
2. Our very first time to WDW in 1999, DD was about to turn 13. We had been once to Disneyland Paris which was okay! BUT WDW was more than we had ever anticipated. One of my DD first comments on seeing a Disney Wedding - Cinderella coach complete with footmen was "When I get married, I'm getting married here!" We all loved it all soooo much we extended our stay by an extra week. Since we were supposed to visit my brother and his family in Atlanta after our WDW vacation (they had just moved there from the UK) we invited them down to spend the week with us in WDW. My nephew who was only 2 at the time was in awe when he saw Mickey and the other characters. Even though he was so young at the time he still talks about the trip today!
Not a favourite memory of this same trip in 1999 but one non-the-less was my husband being bitten on the ankle by a snake in Animal Kingdom Park.

 

[Fizzgig]

Not a favourite memory of this same trip in 1999 but one non-the-less was my husband being bitten on the ankle by a snake in Animal Kingdom Park.

Yeah, you're going to have to explain that one!!!

doug46: A wonderful memory, and very touching!

FatCat: You stinker!!! You're going to convince me to buy a one-day ticket for the day we get off the boat!!! Great story!

 

[kugalbelle]

Yeah, you're going to have to explain that one!!!

Had just entered the park. My brother was organizing a stroller for my nephew and we took a walk towards the oasis area to show my nephew the birds, animals etc. My husband stopped at the entrance to the path to reload the camera and felt something scratching his ankle, thought it was a thorn from a bush growing through the fence. but when it got worse he looked down to see a snake's head bitting down on his ankle. He tried to kick it off and in doing so kicked the snake straight towards me and yelled. I looked back and saw this snake come whipping in the air towards me, started shouting and doing a kinda running war dance. I knew I couldn't outrun it so I hoped that by jumping while I was running it would slither under my legs!
He was taken off the the medical centre but was fine. It wasn't venomous and they just asked us exactly where we had encountered the snake so they could go 'hunt' for it and remove it.
After this I have always been very careful when walking around in WDW. But in 2006 a friend and I took a "best friend re-connect" Disney Cruise and WDW trip together (we hadn't seen each other in 10 years - since we had moved from South Africa). While walking from Boardwalk Villas to the Bus stop I noticed a 'twig' on the walkway and decided that enough was enough of being so extra cautious and continued to walk - to my surprise as I stepped over it, it slithered and moved - a snake!!! My friend was puzzled by my shouting, running, war dance until she saw the snake and joined in. I know that coming from South Africa and growing up with snakes etc I should be used to them - well I'm not that kinda gal!!!
Not sure why snakes and us in WDW!!!
Anyone else have similar encounters?

 

[rkandmjsmommy]

I haven't answered many of the questions of the week, but this one got me.

A few years ago my wife's sister (and best friend) was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40. She has a daughter the same age as mine (3 at the time) and the girls are also absolute best friends. My sister-in-law told us she wanted to go to Disney World with her daughter just once before she died and asked us to go with them. So even though we had a seven month old and were struggling financially, we decided it was the very least we could do.

I managed to get us all reservations for Cinderella's Royal Table for breakfast with the princesses. With my blond daughter in her Cinderella dress and my black haired niece in her Snow White dress, I watched as the princesses strolled into the room one at a time and the girls (the little ones) stood on their chairs, mouths wide open, an awe. Probably because of their dresses, the princesses spent a lot of time with the girls. They were so excited.

This in and of itself could have been the most magical moment, but it wasn't. The most magical moment was one second later when I turned to see my wife and her sister standing there, arm in arm, with tears rolling down their faces as they watched the magic taking place (because for a three year old, these princesses are the real thing and for a mom, it doesn't get any better than that).

I lost my sister in law a month or so ago and my wife lost her sister, best friend and probably so much more than I think I can know. This memory is the one of her sister I will hold in my heart forever. Up until the day before she passed, she was still holding out hope of making it on this cruise, which would have marked the sixth year of her battle.

Literally have tears rolling down my face, True Disney Magic, thanks so much fo sharing and I am SO sorry for the loss