nwdisgal
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Me (DW) - late thirty something that doesn't wanta grow up, thinks Peter Pan is my ideal date, profiles as Cinderella, and a full time mother to a Disney Obsessed 9 year old child and his 13 year old sibling who gladly goes along with her younger brother's compulsion. In the corporate world, I'd be coined the Disney Event Planner. I plan everything, I pack everything, and when it comes time to disinfect the hotel room, I'm the obsessive compulsive, carrying around the container of Clorox wipes in my carry-on bag.
DH - Patient, loving, supportive, breadwinner to the Disney Obsessed son and the high maintanence DW who thinks she's Cinderella. Profiles as Aladdin, so has to put up with the fact that his DW is fantasizing about Peter Pan.
DD - She's at that uh...age
You know that one where are a way of life . The great thing about being that age is that it is the smartest you'll ever be and then you start realizing how much you really don't know as you get older. So enjoy all you know while you're still thirteen .
DS - Still in the innocence of his youth and the most obsessed of our group about Disney. He is the momentum and the cheerleader for all things Disney. Thank god we have him along, other wise we'd be compulsive lounge lizards.
Day 4
Ok, two really great things happened on this trip. First, I decided we'd purchase the park hopper tickets with options on them for DH and the kids. I purchased an AP for myself for the great discount on resort rooms. Anyway, when I'm purchasing the park hopper with options, the gal says "Do you want the No Expire Option." I said, no, but she spaced out and gave it to us anyway (and charged us too). Now, I should have been mad about this, because we didn't initially want the No Expire Option. But in retrospect, what a life saver. With the crowds and such at the parks, because of Spring Break, it allowed the kids and DH to save some park visits for our next visit.
Well, you know how it goes, you purchase an Annual Pass and you have
to maximize the value of that pass 
so you start planning these side visits Anyway, they still have some days left from this visit and I can go back and use the AP. Bottom line, we didn't sweat to much about theme park commando visits because they had the no expire and I had the AP. That said, the kids really wanted to use their options. DD especially had been itching to go to the Water parks. Goodness knows, we don't have enough water where we live ....Anyway, someone has to escort the kids to the Waterpark and I want to window shop at Epcot 
so DH volunteers, or is drafted. So there we are sitting on the day of their planned trip to the water park praying to the thermometer. We wake up and its at 60 Degrees and overcast which is like a polar cold front for us. DH sets the make or break point. "If we get to 68, I'll take the kids to the water park" he tells me. Meanwhile, as we are waiting for the thermometer to rise, we take an important morning side trip to Starbucks (so I can get fresh ground coffee for our room), then we have to go to Super Target so I can buy an extra sweater (it's been a tad bit chilly in Florida this trip, especially at night) and we have to stop at Nordstrom at Florida Mall so I can check out their huge shoe department - especially all those sandals and slippers! We're almost at noon and we finally hit the magical number at 68. The kids grab their long sleeved rash guards and DH and off they go to Blizzard Beach.
Normally DH and I have this agreement. If the ride spins, I take the kids on it (because he doesn't like to spin). If there are large drops or fast take-offs (like RR or TOT) he takes the kids. DH is a pretty good trooper, remember he's an Aladdin Wanna Be, so he'll try about anything. Well, they go to the water park and we meet up later that afternoon and the kids are all excitement. DD and DS both loved it, but there is DH, whose face is as pale as snow.
"I'm not afraid of anything anymore." he tells me. "My fear factor has been permanently reset." Then he proceeds to tell me about the experience of Summit Plummet which he describes as being the tallest tower he's ever been on and you look down and can't see the bottom and there is nothing holding you in and you just drop. DS went on every ride except the Plummit. He walked up at the top and decided against it. DH and even DD were ready to follow suit, but this 6 year old little girl walks past them and goes right down. Well, then they both start feeling a bit alpha female and male - Hey if the six year old can do it, so can we. So they go for it, but DH tells me that the Summit is the closest he's ever been to experiencing a heart attack on a park ride and literally the biggest rush he'd ever had. "You're not strapped in and it's like a free fall, going 60 mph."
"Oh my goodness dear" I tell him. Would you like a sedative? "That sounds intense."
"And what did you do?" he asks. "Well let's see, there was savouring the Boston Creme Pie at Fountain Bakery, I did some window shopping over in France and Italy, and listened to Mo' Rocking in Moracco. Then I headed over to Germany for their wine sampler. " I tell him about my experience at the Germany Pavillion. The male student who helped me was really knowledgable about the different wines and was generous with the 2 ounce sample servings. By the time I was done with that wine sampler, I felt like I needed a personal assistant to get me back to the hotel room, or at least a long walk and fresh air around the World Showcase. I ended up purchasing a bottle of Kabinett for all the student's troubles and he looks at my German surname on the receipt and "Oh you're a blah blah (insert German pronunciation of my name). "Can I have your package sent to the gate?" he asks. That's such a great service, then I don't have to haul a bottle of wine all over Epcot. The wine samplers at the different countries are a great way to get familiar with the wine types and chat with the students about their countries. I highly recommend it if you enjoy trying different wines.
After the summary of our respective days, DH and I made plans to have a full park day the next day at Animal Kingdom in the morning, then MGM in the afternoon.
DH - Patient, loving, supportive, breadwinner to the Disney Obsessed son and the high maintanence DW who thinks she's Cinderella. Profiles as Aladdin, so has to put up with the fact that his DW is fantasizing about Peter Pan.
DD - She's at that uh...age
You know that one where are a way of life . The great thing about being that age is that it is the smartest you'll ever be and then you start realizing how much you really don't know as you get older. So enjoy all you know while you're still thirteen . DS - Still in the innocence of his youth and the most obsessed of our group about Disney. He is the momentum and the cheerleader for all things Disney. Thank god we have him along, other wise we'd be compulsive lounge lizards.
Day 4
Ok, two really great things happened on this trip. First, I decided we'd purchase the park hopper tickets with options on them for DH and the kids. I purchased an AP for myself for the great discount on resort rooms. Anyway, when I'm purchasing the park hopper with options, the gal says "Do you want the No Expire Option." I said, no, but she spaced out and gave it to us anyway (and charged us too). Now, I should have been mad about this, because we didn't initially want the No Expire Option. But in retrospect, what a life saver. With the crowds and such at the parks, because of Spring Break, it allowed the kids and DH to save some park visits for our next visit.
Well, you know how it goes, you purchase an Annual Pass and you have
to maximize the value of that pass so you start planning these side visits Anyway, they still have some days left from this visit and I can go back and use the AP. Bottom line, we didn't sweat to much about theme park commando visits because they had the no expire and I had the AP. That said, the kids really wanted to use their options. DD especially had been itching to go to the Water parks. Goodness knows, we don't have enough water where we live ....Anyway, someone has to escort the kids to the Waterpark and I want to window shop at Epcot so DH volunteers, or is drafted. So there we are sitting on the day of their planned trip to the water park praying to the thermometer. We wake up and its at 60 Degrees and overcast which is like a polar cold front for us. DH sets the make or break point. "If we get to 68, I'll take the kids to the water park" he tells me. Meanwhile, as we are waiting for the thermometer to rise, we take an important morning side trip to Starbucks (so I can get fresh ground coffee for our room), then we have to go to Super Target so I can buy an extra sweater (it's been a tad bit chilly in Florida this trip, especially at night) and we have to stop at Nordstrom at Florida Mall so I can check out their huge shoe department - especially all those sandals and slippers! We're almost at noon and we finally hit the magical number at 68. The kids grab their long sleeved rash guards and DH and off they go to Blizzard Beach. Normally DH and I have this agreement. If the ride spins, I take the kids on it (because he doesn't like to spin). If there are large drops or fast take-offs (like RR or TOT) he takes the kids. DH is a pretty good trooper, remember he's an Aladdin Wanna Be, so he'll try about anything. Well, they go to the water park and we meet up later that afternoon and the kids are all excitement. DD and DS both loved it, but there is DH, whose face is as pale as snow.
"I'm not afraid of anything anymore." he tells me. "My fear factor has been permanently reset." Then he proceeds to tell me about the experience of Summit Plummet
which he describes as being the tallest tower he's ever been on and you look down and can't see the bottom and there is nothing holding you in and you just drop. DS went on every ride except the Plummit. He walked up at the top and decided against it. DH and even DD were ready to follow suit, but this 6 year old little girl walks past them and goes right down. Well, then they both start feeling a bit alpha female and male - Hey if the six year old can do it, so can we. So they go for it, but DH tells me that the Summit is the closest he's ever been to experiencing a heart attack on a park ride and literally the biggest rush he'd ever had. "You're not strapped in and it's like a free fall, going 60 mph." "Oh my goodness dear" I tell him. Would you like a sedative? "That sounds intense."
"And what did you do?" he asks. "Well let's see, there was savouring the Boston Creme Pie at Fountain Bakery, I did some window shopping over in France and Italy, and listened to Mo' Rocking in Moracco. Then I headed over to Germany for their wine sampler. " I tell him about my experience at the Germany Pavillion. The male student who helped me was really knowledgable about the different wines and was generous with the 2 ounce sample servings. By the time I was done with that wine sampler, I felt like I needed a personal assistant to get me back to the hotel room, or at least a long walk and fresh air around the World Showcase. I ended up purchasing a bottle of Kabinett for all the student's troubles and he looks at my German surname on the receipt and "Oh you're a blah blah (insert German pronunciation of my name). "Can I have your package sent to the gate?" he asks. That's such a great service, then I don't have to haul a bottle of wine all over Epcot. The wine samplers at the different countries are a great way to get familiar with the wine types and chat with the students about their countries. I highly recommend it if you enjoy trying different wines.
After the summary of our respective days, DH and I made plans to have a full park day the next day at Animal Kingdom in the morning, then MGM in the afternoon.
