Edinburgh to Orlando - our holiday was "awesome!!" (did I say it right??)!!! (+pics)

[manntra]

Subscribing.....I wish I knew what target you hit on Buzz Lightyear...I am taking my two nephews in a few weeks and of course they are video game addicts so I would love to beat them! Great report so far and lovely pictures of your family!

 

[IcePrincess467]

Subbing to your TR. So far, so good and your girls are just sooo cute!! Looking foward to reading more

 

[ScotsMinnie]

Subscribing.....I wish I knew what target you hit on Buzz Lightyear...I am taking my two nephews in a few weeks and of course they are video game addicts so I would love to beat them! Great report so far and lovely pictures of your family!

I can't quite remember but the ride stopped and so I got a good look about. i do remember it being near the beginning of the ride on the right hand side. It was like an antanna sticking up with a target on the end - if that helps!!!!! Just luck! I only had to hit it a few times to get that score. i think if you can find targets that are not so easily seen these have the biggest score!

Glad you are enjoying my TR!

Subbing to your TR. So far, so good and your girls are just sooo cute!! Looking foward to reading more

Welcome!!! Will try to get the next day done tomorrow night. Been so busy these last few days!
Lx

 

[ScotsMinnie]

Animal Kingdom this morning and again we were there pretty early. I really love this park – there is something about the look of the park and the attention to detail which I love. We rode Kali River Rapids - DE loves this ride and we got totally soaked. My problem was that I wore shorts which did not have any elastic in the waist but fitted me nicely. Somehow in getting soaked my shorts started to get bigger and bigger and I had no belt! Oooops!

We then headed to Dinoland USA and did a ride switch for Dinosaur. I was trying to persuade DE to ride Dinosaur but she didn’t want to so I left her. I am sooooooo glad she didn’t want to as I had forgotten how intense it is. Now I know I am a wimp on this but I actually had both hands covering my eyes by the time the picture was taken – queue hilarity from others looking at them! – and still have not seen what happens at the end of the ride. All I know is something big happens as I can hear the roar and feel the breath but my eyes are always tightly shut!!!!!

Note me in the back row. The kids in front crack me up. They are almost on the floor!

She rode Primevil Whirl and DK rode the Triceratops Spin. A quick visit to the character spot to see Pooh and friends and we were off.

Then it was off to the Grand Floridian. DD6 had a reservation for the Alice in Wonderland Tea Party. We checked in and waited for it to start. Now I should say that by this time I was seriously in danger of losing my shorts. They were at least 2 sizes too big by this stage. Thankfully my top was quite loose so it hid it well. Every time I stood up I had to ensure that I held on to them – just in case!!!

When the doors to the tea party opened it looked fantastic. The table was set with little tea pots and cups and each child had a little cupcake with icing and sprinkles. The cast members asked them leave the end seats free for them as they have had a long day and with that the grown ups were sent away! An hour later we returned for her and by all accounts a wonderful time was had by all. When we got back in the room all the kids were pretending to be asleep and then they shouted surprise and they all had made little flower bouquets for the parents. Very sweet! Details are a bit patchy but I gather that they decorated their cupcakes and ate them, had sandwiches and tea (apple juice) and played various games. Obviously the end seats were reserved for Alice and the Mad Hatter and they led the fun. They came out with a photo of themselves with the 2 characters. If you have a little girl (or wee boy – there were 2 there and both had a lot of fun) this is really worth doing. Something they can do on their own and just have fun with other kids.

Now the other big event of the day is that DE lost another tooth. She already has lost the front 2 teeth by knocking them on the side of the bath 2 years ago – they have not come in yet. She lost the one next to these ones today so she now has 3 missing from the top – all in a row! Lovely!!! It just adds to her cheekiness. May be a sign that the front 2 are eventually starting to push down into place – fingers crossed!

 

[LuccaDrake]

Great report so far! I especially love chip and dale teasing DE about her missing teeth! Also, the tea party seems like a great idea. It was so cute how it was all set up! Keep the updates coming!

~Beka~

 

[WDW Fan]

The tea party looks so adorable!!! Sound like a fun time was had.

 

[Disney Brat]

Just found your TR! Great job so far!! The tea party looks soooo cute!! Can't wait to hear more!!

 

[irky416]

I hope you got to change your shorts and didn't have to deal with them all day! the tea party sounds cute.

 

[macheath]

Love your pictures of the tea party! I may have to do this for my DD6.

 

[jmskinner]

Great trip report. I've never had shorts get so wet they stretched out, but I had a tshirt do it and it ended up longer than my knees so I looked like I had no shorts on.

The tea party looks lovely. Seeing events like make me miss having a girl, but I love my boy!

 

[ScotsMinnie]

Great report so far! I especially love chip and dale teasing DE about her missing teeth! Also, the tea party seems like a great idea. It was so cute how it was all set up! Keep the updates coming!

~Beka~

The tea party looks so adorable!!! Sound like a fun time was had.

Just found your TR! Great job so far!! The tea party looks soooo cute!! Can't wait to hear more!!

Love your pictures of the tea party! I may have to do this for my DD6.

Great trip report. I've never had shorts get so wet they stretched out, but I had a tshirt do it and it ended up longer than my knees so I looked like I had no shorts on.

The tea party looks lovely. Seeing events like make me miss having a girl, but I love my boy!

The tea party was so lovely. A real treat for kids and she really did have a wonderful time. Anyway thinking about it should go ahead!

I hope you got to change your shorts and didn't have to deal with them all day! the tea party sounds cute.

No I had to deal with them all day. I have had to throw them away now as they are far too big!!! Shame - they were nice too!

 

[jjk]

just found your report and have really enjoyed reading,your children are adorable and I thought your picture on Dinosaur was great

 

[ScotsMinnie]

One of my favourite characters breakfasts this morning – Chef Mickeys! We park at the Contemporary Hotel and make our way down. We get seated almost straight away and are pleased to see a change of characters since our last visit. Last time we had Chip and Dale there and not Donald and Minnie. It was great to see them there as I love Donald and Minnie.

Food was lovely and we ate a lot. The kids especially loved the Mickey shaped pancakes and of course the gummi bears! We also chatted to the people at the next table and Mum was so interested to hear that the woman was a doggy nanny. Lovely people from Miami and great to have a chat with.

The traditional Fantasia Mini Golf challenge followed. Now the men in our group take this activity very seriously indeed. As a result they came bottom, then Mum and I and DE was the winner. May be due to there being so many gimmies (free shots!) but she was overjoyed and really rubbed it in with the men!! They, of course, took it in good humour!!! Ahem…….

DE and her serious golf swing!!

Late afternoon we had a swim in the pool before going to the Outback for dinner. It was lovely and the Wallaby Darned cocktails are worth the visit alone! How do they get them so slushy?

Now on the way back to the villa we were unpacking the car when Mum and DE went to the door to open it. As DE got to the end of the path Mum shouted at her to move towards the door as she saw a snake by the side of the path which had its head raised up looking like it could bite. DE was not doing what she was told so Mum ran on and got her away. Now this snake was not huge but it was obviously planning to bite. We took a photo of it and decided to persuade it to move on away from the door. DH got a broom handle to chase it off but the snake struck at it quite a few times before going off under a bush. We went inside and looked on the internet to see what it was. The markings on it indicated it may have been a juvenile Cottonmouth also called a Water Moccasin which is a venomous snake. Not good. Plans were made to do a snake check before any of the kids left the house or car to ensure that they are safe. Hate snakes so this is not good! Must admit to having a quick look under the beds – just in case! Horrible thing! Here is a pic of the offending creature!

 

[ScotsMinnie]

just found your report and have really enjoyed reading,your children are adorable and I thought your picture on Dinosaur was great

A bit embarrassing but never mind. Its all good fun!

 

[Disney Brat]

Sounds like you had a great day!! We have been thinking about adding some of Disney's mini golf to our plans this trip! I would have freaked to see a snake!!! I HATE them!! I hope you didn't run into anymore on your trip!!

 

[ScotsMinnie]

Sounds like you had a great day!! We have been thinking about adding some of Disney's mini golf to our plans this trip! I would have freaked to see a snake!!! I HATE them!! I hope you didn't run into anymore on your trip!!

You'll have to stay tuned to find out!!!

I hate them too. Very scared of them. Even more so now!

 

[irky416]

Very cute pictures from Chef Mickey's. They have gummi bears there?

to the snake. I would have been so scared!

 

[caz1712]

Oh I would have FREAKED if I had saw a snake! I'm useless if I see a flaming house spider never mind a venomous snake!!!

My boys however would have thought it to be cool and would have wanted to keep it as a pet knowing them - never going to happen! LOL

Great day! We have been trying and trying to get an ADR booked for Chef Mickey's for dinner our last night as we are doing MVMCP that night so thought it would be a nice finish. But unfortunately the earliset we could get was 8pm and I don't want to pay for tickets to leave half way through for dinner so I'm going to keep trying and see is anything earlier comes up. I didn't realise there was a charactr change - is this just the breakfast or dinner as well?

Great update!

Carreen
xxx

 

[jjk]

eww snakes, we have had a few on our doorstep in florida too,i am terrified of snakes so hubby does snake patrol every evening before i will even get
out of the car

 

[Zeebs]

Great trip report so far, I like reading ones that have a child the same age as mine it lets me know a little bit of what to expect when we get there.

The girls are so cute, they look like they are having a fab time. I am glad you liked Chef Mickey's we are having dinner there on our first day. I am hoping it is good and the boys really like the characters.

Kirsten