FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER...I'm NOT GOING HOME!! UPDATE DEC.30 PG 74

Oh no, HS fireworks that weren't that good? :( As big of a disaster that Friday the 13th villains event was at least the fireworks were amazing.
 
I love all the Star Wars desserts that they've put out for both your meals. They really went all out with them. That's a shame that the fireworks weren't that good. I could see from your pictures how your view was blocked.
 
I love all these Star Wars events that you got to participate in! Very cool!

It was a very cool experience!

Oh no, HS fireworks that weren't that good? :( As big of a disaster that Friday the 13th villains event was at least the fireworks were amazing.

The music was cool but our view wasn't that great.

Those Star Wars cakes are really cool. I can't imagine anyone eating them, though. ;)

My parents enjoyed them!

I love all the Star Wars desserts that they've put out for both your meals. They really went all out with them. That's a shame that the fireworks weren't that good. I could see from your pictures how your view was blocked.

The desserts were very cool!

Yeah it was a bit of a let down!
 

Just read all 39 pages in one sitting. Love it.
I'll be at Disneyworld Nov 13-18 and I'd love a dismeet up to help with your meet up record :)
 
FREE BOOZE!!!!!!!! OMG Disney is really starting to get it, lol.

I had read that the set-up for the fireworks viewing wasn't very good. Just too close. Nice to have all the "extras" and be close to the stage, but when the main event isn't that good, it's kind of disappointing.
That said, you sure seemed to be in good "spirits" on the way back to the room. :thumbsup2
 
At the beginning of the show some Storm Troopers came out and Ashley Eckstein used the force to get rid of them!

Jedi mind trick?
"You must leave the stage."
"We must leave the stage!"

I had him get Ashley Eckstein and he told her how much I love her clothing line. She was so sweet and when dad mentioned he was here to see me off to my College Program she asked me to join them for a picture. For some reason it didn't upload but it was very cool and a special moment!

That was nice of her.

During dessert Donald came by again and stole my Darth Vader popcorn bucket/purse!

I told him he couldn't run away with my wallet so he poured out the contents on the table and took it :rotfl2:

:lmao:

This was my reaction to getting it back

The force is strong with this one.
At least that look would do me in!

They also had free booze!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes Disney finally incorporated free booze into the dessert party and the world rejoiced!

:faint:

The world rejoiced. Drunkenly, but nevertheless, rejoiced.

I honestly wasn't that impressed! I'm not sure if it's because we had a horrible spot for the fireworks or what but it just wasn't good! I loved hearing the music and seeing the fireworks but that hat and stage were in the way.

Too bad.
Or maybe it was really good.... but the alcohol was better?

Regardless I enjoyed my beverages and danced all the way back to the room



Great pic! :rotfl:
Thanks for the update! :goodvibes
 
Okay, see now I'm totally regretting not doing the Feel the Force package. Because hello, free(ish.....we'll call it free) booze and me = good time. I would also have been dancing back to my room. :rotfl2:
 
What a fun day! And I can't believe how much Disney actually packs in for SWW. I always thought it was something mellower to the level of F&GF, but WOW, you did A LOT! A shame that picture of you, your dad and Ashley didn't load. It definitely sounds like that was a cool moment for you all. And the Star Wars family feud seems hysterical! I gotta see that one day.

Love all the Star Wars get-up on the characters, especially Goofy's lol And I love the face you gave Donald after he gave back your purse. Priceless.

OMG all that Star Wars themed food! I want.

Sorry the Symphony in the Stars fireworks weren't that great. I guess it was about time Disney fell short on a fireworks show after so many fantastic ones in the past. :/

:thumbsup2 to dancing all the way back to Pop!

It's been pretty busy but fun! I am at the Living Seas with Nemo and Friends.

Glad to hear it! And that's so awesome! The Seas is one of my faves, love spending time in there. Maybe I'll run into you there too. :)

It would be great to meet up with you! What a fun way to celebrate!

Awesome! Hope to see you then! :mickeyjum
 
I just found your TR yesterday and am enjoying the ride :-) SWW, DCP, oh my! Now I feel the need to check out Hot Topic and see how many tanks I can afford for the summer! Your clothes are super cute!
 
So, naturally, I fell oh so very behind while I was away on vacation, but hey, I actually got to meet up with you so it balances out!! :lmao:

Love the report, it's going along amazingly considering you're down there working/vacationing! You definitely got to WAY more of the star wars stuff than we did! It was just too much of a mess the day we were there! Shoulda planned on two! Lol. I noticed you've befriended the dark side on facebook too lol ;) Disney is just fantastic for that! I'm totally jealous of the sci fi meal too! I really wanted to check that one out but again, everything was gone by the time i went to see if I could book in! Oh well! I'll have much more time to play around next SWW!!

Awesome Epcot shots! It's so beautiful there you just have to take a million pictures! ah! I'm so excited for food & wine this year, it's gonna be great!!

Ohana! YUM! Love it so much! Not to mention the lapu lapus!

Yay for 50's! I'm super happy we booked there for Sept!

Awe man, I know I had more to say but can't remember now, lol, doesn't help that I was totally reading the updates backwards too, I didn't know where I'd left off so I just started at the end :rotfl2: Weird, I know lol.

SO so so glad that we managed to meet up earlier this week!! I'm glad we got to have a relaxing walk around & drink at DHS, it was a lovely way to spend the afternoon that's for sure! I can't wait til I'm down again and we can hang out more!! (it's looking like we're back the 9-13th of June…) I hope you're having a blast with your program so far, and I can't wait to read all about it!
:goodvibes
 
Sorry the fireworks were a bust, but it does look like you had a lot of fun at the party! And dancing all the way back to the room is never a bad thing!

Hope your first day "on stage" today goes really well!
 
Just read all 39 pages in one sitting. Love it.
I'll be at Disneyworld Nov 13-18 and I'd love a dismeet up to help with your meet up record :)
Thank you!

I would love to meet up! You will be there for my birthday!


That picture of you dancing all the way back to the room is THE BEST! How fun!

Thank you!

FREE BOOZE!!!!!!!! OMG Disney is really starting to get it, lol.

I had read that the set-up for the fireworks viewing wasn't very good. Just too close. Nice to have all the "extras" and be close to the stage, but when the main event isn't that good, it's kind of disappointing.
That said, you sure seemed to be in good "spirits" on the way back to the room. :thumbsup2

I know!!!

It was upsetting but oh well!

I was!


Jedi mind trick?
"You must leave the stage."
"We must leave the stage!"

Yep!

That was nice of her.

Agreed!

:lmao:



The force is strong with this one.
At least that look would do me in!

Thank you!!!

:faint:

The world rejoiced. Drunkenly, but nevertheless, rejoiced.

Drunkenly rejoicing is the best!

Too bad.
Or maybe it was really good.... but the alcohol was better?

Decision, decisions..

Great pic! :rotfl:
Thanks for the update! :goodvibes

Thank you!

Okay, see now I'm totally regretting not doing the Feel the Force package. Because hello, free(ish.....we'll call it free) booze and me = good time. I would also have been dancing back to my room. :rotfl2:

You and your parents would have had a blast!

How can you not dance after a great night?!


What a fun day! And I can't believe how much Disney actually packs in for SWW. I always thought it was something mellower to the level of F&GF, but WOW, you did A LOT! A shame that picture of you, your dad and Ashley didn't load. It definitely sounds like that was a cool moment for you all. And the Star Wars family feud seems hysterical! I gotta see that one day.

Love all the Star Wars get-up on the characters, especially Goofy's lol And I love the face you gave Donald after he gave back your purse. Priceless.

OMG all that Star Wars themed food! I want.

Sorry the Symphony in the Stars fireworks weren't that great. I guess it was about time Disney fell short on a fireworks show after so many fantastic ones in the past. :/

:thumbsup2 to dancing all the way back to Pop!



Glad to hear it! And that's so awesome! The Seas is one of my faves, love spending time in there. Maybe I'll run into you there too. :)



Awesome! Hope to see you then! :mickeyjum

It was cool!

It was such a fun night!


I just found your TR yesterday and am enjoying the ride :-) SWW, DCP, oh my! Now I feel the need to check out Hot Topic and see how many tanks I can afford for the summer! Your clothes are super cute!

Thank you!

You need to! Thank you!


So, naturally, I fell oh so very behind while I was away on vacation, but hey, I actually got to meet up with you so it balances out!! :lmao:

Love the report, it's going along amazingly considering you're down there working/vacationing! You definitely got to WAY more of the star wars stuff than we did! It was just too much of a mess the day we were there! Shoulda planned on two! Lol. I noticed you've befriended the dark side on facebook too lol ;) Disney is just fantastic for that! I'm totally jealous of the sci fi meal too! I really wanted to check that one out but again, everything was gone by the time i went to see if I could book in! Oh well! I'll have much more time to play around next SWW!!

Awesome Epcot shots! It's so beautiful there you just have to take a million pictures! ah! I'm so excited for food & wine this year, it's gonna be great!!

Ohana! YUM! Love it so much! Not to mention the lapu lapus!

Yay for 50's! I'm super happy we booked there for Sept!

Awe man, I know I had more to say but can't remember now, lol, doesn't help that I was totally reading the updates backwards too, I didn't know where I'd left off so I just started at the end :rotfl2: Weird, I know lol.

SO so so glad that we managed to meet up earlier this week!! I'm glad we got to have a relaxing walk around & drink at DHS, it was a lovely way to spend the afternoon that's for sure! I can't wait til I'm down again and we can hang out more!! (it's looking like we're back the 9-13th of June…) I hope you're having a blast with your program so far, and I can't wait to read all about it!
:goodvibes

It was great meeting you!

SWW was awesome I am hoping to get over there tomorrow!

I hope to see you in June!


Sorry the fireworks were a bust, but it does look like you had a lot of fun at the party! And dancing all the way back to the room is never a bad thing!

Hope your first day "on stage" today goes really well!

It was fun!

Thank you! It did!
 
I am in my geeky glory over here! Next Saturday will be my mini version of Star Wars Weekends... it's Star Wars Night at the ballpark!!!! The players all wear special SW jerseys and our local chapter of the 501st will be there in costume. Last year I got a great picture of me and my friend's daughter with Chewbacca.

Totally in love with the Sand Baby!


That is SO adorable!!! Right now I'm reading the Kenobi book that came out last year, I think. The Tuskens play a pretty big part in it, and it's interesting how the author is portraying them.


Ohhhh.... that looks like Zam Wesell hiding on the right. For some inexplicable reason, I love that character!

Caitlin, that "hair" is called Lekku, or "head-tails". and it is a feature of the Twi'leks. I know this because, for a while, I was addicted to the X-Wing: Rogue Squadron novels and comic books, and the Twi'leks feature heavily in this series. </GeekRant>

:worship: In my delusional head, Aayla Secura was not really killed on Felucia.

Star Wars and Disney. How can you go wrong???
:yoda: :chewy: :darth: :ewok:

That last picture of you dancing back to the room is priceless. You go, girl :)
 
I just finished reading your trip report. Congrats on making the CP. One of my daughter's friends did it years ago and is still working for Disney.
My daughter and her husband were down at Disney World for their honeymoon and saw the Star Wars fireworks from further away and thought they were really great. They are both huge Star Wars fans and planned the time of their wedding and honeymoon so they're be there for the first weekend.
I can't wait to read your next update.
Liz
 
Sounds like quite the Star Wars-riffic day!

Looked like some fancy desserts at bothe the dinner and the dessert party ..... And free booze!!!

Sorry the view wasn't better for the fireworks and the night ended in a bit of a whimper ... But seemed like you were still quite happy with the day overall
 
I am in my geeky glory over here! Next Saturday will be my mini version of Star Wars Weekends... it's Star Wars Night at the ballpark!!!! The players all wear special SW jerseys and our local chapter of the 501st will be there in costume. Last year I got a great picture of me and my friend's daughter with Chewbacca.

I had bought tickets to go to the Tigers Star Wars night but with the DCP I won't be able to go. I hope you enjoy!!!

That is SO adorable!!! Right now I'm reading the Kenobi book that came out last year, I think. The Tuskens play a pretty big part in it, and it's interesting how the author is portraying them.

That's very cool!

Ohhhh.... that looks like Zam Wesell hiding on the right. For some inexplicable reason, I love that character!

She is very cool!

:worship: In my delusional head, Aayla Secura was not really killed on Felucia.

Star Wars and Disney. How can you go wrong???
:yoda: :chewy: :darth: :ewok:

That last picture of you dancing back to the room is priceless. You go, girl :)

Star Wars and Disney do go together!

Thank you! :laughing:


I just finished reading your trip report. Congrats on making the CP. One of my daughter's friends did it years ago and is still working for Disney.
My daughter and her husband were down at Disney World for their honeymoon and saw the Star Wars fireworks from further away and thought they were really great. They are both huge Star Wars fans and planned the time of their wedding and honeymoon so they're be there for the first weekend.
I can't wait to read your next update.
Liz

I think that, that's how it will be for me too!

That's good! I do think it all has to do with where you stand and we were too close to enjoy them.


Sounds like quite the Star Wars-riffic day!

Looked like some fancy desserts at bothe the dinner and the dessert party ..... And free booze!!!

Sorry the view wasn't better for the fireworks and the night ended in a bit of a whimper ... But seemed like you were still quite happy with the day overall

It was!

Such a good time!

I had a great day! Even though the fireworks weren't what I expected I still had a great time!


following along! i'm so excited to read all about your DCP!

Welcome! Thank you for following along!
 
Sorry for not updating more! I have been working almost every day and having to get up at 5:30 for the bus to work at 7:30 so it has been a rough week!

Monday May 19

Today was check in day for the DCP! One of my roommates were nice enough to pick me up so we could go to check in together and saved me from having to get a taxi.

When we got there the line wasn't terrible and before we knew it we were slowly making our way inside :lmao: They had this sign out front and I got chills when I saw it




I was very excited to find out where I would be but when I was given my book they only told me I was at Futureworld East Attractions in Epcot. I was actually very disappointed when I heard this because you all know I was looking forward to the Great Movie Ride. (We all know how this turns out though and I am currently loving my job!) I was really surprised I didn't find out more about where I was working and the exact ride that day. It was kind of a let down and just added to my impatience :lmao:

We also found out where we would be living and we were placed in Patterson :yay: We got a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom and love where we are living!

After we were all done we headed to our apartment to look around















The closet which was big enough to hold all of my stuff!






It is a very cute place! I really love the balcony and it's in a great location!



I had to get to my drug testing so we headed back over to Vista Way to take care of it then we were off to the Grand Floridian! I was treating my roommate to breakfast since she was kind enough to pick me up.




I got Mickey Waffles!!!



They were so good!

We roamed around the resort a bit then parted ways so I could meet up with my parents. This day I found out that I would be working on May 24 which was the 24 hour party so I wouldn't be able to go :sad2: So instead I decided to use my last ticket to get in one more day with my parents!


 














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