Family, Friends, & Celebrities- A MAGICAL Birthday TR!!! *UPDATE*8/27! Final thoughts

[that's nice]

Love, LoVe, LOVE the BBB pics!!!

Thank you!

So sorry that Mel was feeling so badly. I hope the antibiotics kicked in quickly. and that we get an update soon....

She pushed through the day....

Updates, Updates, Updates... Is that what YOU people want?????

Love the BBB pics. Claire yawned too. Must be exhausting becoming a princess.

I think you are right!! It must of been tiring transforming!!!!

 

[wed100105]

Great trip report! Thanks for sharing. I especially love the links to the different posts. I just sat down and am all caught up!

 

[SRUAlmn]

I haven't seen you around in a while!!!!

ITA!!! That is exactly what I meant!!!!!!

If I get in trouble for my post, I'm sending Mel to your post! You got my back right?

I was gone for a while due to some personal family things, but it's all good now You can definitely send Mel to my post. I got her back too!

 

[KatMark]

Thankfully she only reads the updates (via TOC) and skips the banter. It could get ugly!

Ugly is not the word for it. I've got Mel's back!




I haven't seen you around in a while!!!!

ITA!!! That is exactly what I meant!!!!!!

If I get in trouble for my post, I'm sending Mel to your post! You got my back right?

Way to cover your a**, Tim.

 

[that's nice]

Great trip report! Thanks for sharing. I especially love the links to the different posts. I just sat down and am all caught up!

to my TR!
The links do help in case you start late or want to skip the banter. I hope you stick around... there is more to come!

I was gone for a while due to some personal family things, but it's all good now You can definitely send Mel to my post. I got her back too!

Glad to hear your 'stuff' has been resolved.

If I get in trouble, I will send her there!

Way to cover your a**, Tim.

 

[IBelieveInTheMagic]

Hi Tim!! I LOVED the BBB pictures of the girls!! So adorable!!! Quite a contrast from Chef Mickey's!! Just kidding

YAHOO on the clear scans....
I'm so very happy to read this and I can only imagine what it's like to wait on the results each time!!! Great news!

Heather

 

[that's nice]

We were done taking pictures and stopped to pay at the counter. They gave each girl a BBB bag with some goodies in it including a rain bonnet- which would come in handy later. We walked over to the stroller and there was a couple of CMs squeegee-ing (?) a puddle of water about 6 inches deep right in front of the entrance to the BBB. I guess for the short amount of time that Dave, Alex, & I were in with the girls, it poured again.

We got situated and headed out to enjoy the MK. Over to my left I noticed a little line. I know of only 2 characters that stand over in that area.. the mice from Cinderella & the Fairy Godmother. We walked over and saw the Fairy Godmother. We had to get in line.

2 Cinderella's waiting for their FGM.

There were only a couple people in front of us. Then, it was the girls turn.

The FGM was soooo nice to each of the girls. She really took her time with them and was asking them all kinds of questions. She wished Juliana a happy birthday and wrote her a special message in her autograph book.

Here you can see Dave conducting business, and the work on the castle.

Before Melody's unexpected trip to a walk-in this morning, I had planned to get to MK early and hit the princesses/fairies once Toontown opened. That plan was thrown out the window and after meeting the FGM I didn't have a plan. We just asked the kids what they wanted to do. The first thing they saw was Cinderella's carousel and wanted to ride that.

We got in line and the CM at the ride wished Ana a happy birthday and made such a big deal about how the girls looked. They felt so special! It was our turn to ride.

Another short but great ride on the carousel. We made our way off and the kids were watching other people try to pull the sword from the stone with no avail. They waited for their turn and Victoria was the first to try. She got up flexed her muscles and pulled.

Then all of the sudden the sword came out!!!!!!

I think it scared her because she jumped right down. LOL After a few seconds it went back in. Then Juliana gave it a pull and it came out again!!!!

I couldn't believe it!!!! People all around us were amazed and so was I! I've never seen anyone pull it out before. Well after the 2 girls it was Alex's turn. He stepped up and pulled it as hard as he could and..... it didn't come out! Dave went over to give him a hand and it still wouldn't come out.

Alex thought it was funny that it didn't come out and the rest of us were all laughing that the girls got it to come out and Dave & Alex couldn't even get it to budge!

It was close to noon by this time and everyone was getting hungry. We decided on Cosmic Rays for lunch. We walked over and Dave & I sent Mel & Branda inside while I made a quick 'run' for Buzz FPs.

I had a burger and I think Mel did too. We were hungry and it took a while for my order to get filled that once I sat down I just started eating.

A CM saw Juliana's BBB birthday sash while we were about to leave and asked her to pose for a picture. We asked why and she said to keep looking at the screen in-between the menus (where they show the different dishes) We kept watching and all of the sudden Juliana's picture showed up. She is holding up 4 fingers for 4 years old... not the vulcan hand sign!

Then after we saw it on the screen the same CM brought us over to the counter. She yelled to the other CMs who were busy filling people's orders that it was Juliana's birthday. They all stopped what they were doing and came over and sang her 'Happy Birthday' Cosmic Ray's style!

I wish I could remember her name.. she was so nice.

We had all the kids (big kids too) hit the bathrooms and got ready to head out to ride more rides. Our Buzz FP window was just about to open so that is the direction we headed. On the walk over, we bumped in to an old friend of ours... PUSH!!!!

There was a crowd around him and the girls got close enough to see him. Push started talking to the girls and wanted to be hugged by 'real' princesses.

When we went on our 1st trip(March 2008), we ran into Push. He must of left a good impression with Juliana because when we went in March 2009 we stayed at CSR. While we were walking around checking out the resort, Juliana kept saying hello and hi at random times. I had no idea what she was doing. I finally figured it out- She was saying HI to the trash cans!!!! She remembered PUSH. That whole trip when she saw a trash can (and you know how many are on property) she said Hi to it. It was so funny!

Sorry about that.... anyways we made our way over to Buzz. Juliana rode with Mel and I rode by myself. This is a fun ride but after TSM, it is kinda a let down for me. I'd rather be on TSM.

I'm not sure if my gun was messed up or if I was messed up.... but I got a horrible score that I will not post here. I don't want to embarrass myself.

Everyone loved the ride! Up to this point, there wasn't even a meltdown and the rain was still holding off. I wasn't sure how long either of these was going to last so we kept on moving.




Up Next... More MAGIC & when will our 'luck' run out?

 

[KatMark]

Great update, Tim. I love the picture of Ana with the FG...too precious. And we love Cosmic Ray's for the food...and now love it even more for making Ana feel special.

 

[tinkgurl]

OMG, that is hilarious! The girls got the sword to budge but the guys couldn't! That will be a memory you talk about every time you see that from now on!

Wow, that was such a neat surprise for Ana at Cosmic Ray's! I've never seen them do that!

 

[that's nice]

Hi Tim!! I LOVED the BBB pictures of the girls!! So adorable!!! Quite a contrast from Chef Mickey's!! Just kidding

Thanks!!! It was quite different at CMs!!!

YAHOO on the clear scans....
I'm so very happy to read this and I can only imagine what it's like to wait on the results each time!!! Great news!

Heather

Thank you.. it is great news!

Great update, Tim. I love the picture of Ana with the FG...too precious. And we love Cosmic Ray's for the food...and now love it even more for making Ana feel special.

The FGM was so nice to the girls. She was awesome!

Well Kathy... you need to get your picture up there next to the menu in September!

OMG, that is hilarious! The girls got the sword to budge but the guys couldn't! That will be a memory you talk about every time you see that from now on!

I know.. that is something I will never forget! It was so cool!

Wow, that was such a neat surprise for Ana at Cosmic Ray's! I've never seen them do that!

The CM told us that they just started doing the pictures. It was cool to see her picture up there.

 

[All7OfUs]

What a great! update!

Hmmmm.... where to start??!!

The girls are simply elegant and lovely! I think my favorite pic of the whole lot as the girls with the FG! So sweet!

Seriously, that was too funny about the sword- what a fun memory. I hope it didn't make Alek feel too badly. Or Dave.

I LOVE what they did for Ana at Cosmics!! That is incredibly cool!! She doesnt' have a shy bone in her body does she?

At first I thought the caption for you picture with Dave on the phone was, "This is Dave conducting business FOR the castle remodel". I was about to come up with some smart donkey retort to exactly what kind of business he might be conducting.

Buzz.... I'll reserve judgement until I ride TSM. Right now, I still love it. But that's because I can usually find my own laser and rack up some decent points.

My kids ran into push. (the older teens who were off on their own) and LOVED him. They still think it was one of their favorite memories! I don't think they say hi to random cans though.

 

[MaryAz]

Great update! Fun meet and greet with the FGM. Yay for talking trash cans and a bday message at Cosmic Ray's!

 

[yinyanggirls]

Great update! Other than Mel being sick and the deluge of rain (hmm, both pretty big bummers) the day seems to be going amazingly well! What great timing for FGM.

 

[tinkgurl]

I forgot to comment on PUSH! Now it's only in WDW where it's okay to see someone hugging a trash can!

 

[MannAboutTheWorld]

I'm not sure if my gun was messed up or if I was messed up.... but I got a horrible score that I will not post here. I don't want to embarrass myself.

Every day in my computer room I have to walk past/look up to see the photo of my fiancee handing me my behind at BLSRS. She hit the 999k spot and proceeded to spend the rest of the ride spinning the cart so I couldn't do anything. Of course, between then and us going back to MK 8 months later there was trash talk involved and me clamoring for a rematch where...I lost again. I have completely lost my touch at that game, too.

 

[eandesmom]

what a GREAT day so far! I didn't even know the sword actually came out, I would have screamed it would have startled me so much.

Wonderful pics. What a great pixie dust filled magical birthday. Wow.

 

[SRUAlmn]

Wow! You've really had some great magic so far. That's part of what makes WDW so fun! There are those certain things that you can't plan for, you can't schedule, you can't force to happen....they just do. We have never seen PUSH in all our trips, and I just saw a thread the other day where people were saying they have NEVER seen anyone pull the sword from the stone. Can't wait to read about the rest of the day

 

[mommyintn]

I think it scared her because she jumped right down. LOL After a few seconds it went back in. Then Juliana gave it a pull and it came out again!!!!

That would freak you out a bit, I didn't realize it EVER came up?! My boys try every time we are there I'll make sure we try again. I will also let them know 4 year old girls pulled it out!

We had all the kids (big kids too) hit the bathrooms and got ready to head out to ride more rides. Our Buzz FP window was just about to open so that is the direction we headed. On the walk over, we bumped in to an old friend of ours... PUSH!!!!

Love, love PUSH!! She's getting lots of pixie dust and attention this day, so sweet.

I'm not sure if my gun was messed up or if I was messed up.... but I got a horrible score that I will not post here. I don't want to embarrass myself.

Yeah that's what I say every time I get off that ride too!! Sure it was the "guns" issue.

Again they just look precious! Poor Alex though, I know the plight of boys and how there isn't much for them at Disney as far as opportunities to make them feel special. Wish he had been able to pull up the sword! Loved the pics with FGM, she looked like a life size cotton candy very sweet!!

 

[TarzansKat]

I love what happened with the sword in the stone and all the little special things.

I do have one thing to say though.

Only in Disney World, would we actually encourage our children to huge a trash can.

Sorry, couldn't resist, but it's so true!

 

[Emma's Dad]

Finally caught back up on your TR. I'm so glad that Juliana was able to get some of that Disney magic on her birthday! Sounds like even though the rain tried to dampen the day, it just kept getting more magical Another great installment. Thanks again for sharing these moments