Gabe's First Trip!!! Jan 20-27th with PICS!!!!!!! Updated 3/24!!!!
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Cory's Gal
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kimkreis-thanks for your message and words of encouragement, I have never been known for great writing so it meant a lot that you said it!!!
daisy_77-thanks for your message too!! I wonder if we did cross paths at some point, we had a great time at POP, and would for sure go back and stay!!
VanniGirl-thanks for reading!! Gabe truely enjoyed this trip and loves to watch the video footage we took!!
KimAshton-thanks for reading too!! My Dh and I love that picture of Gabe too with Pooh, it makes such a special memory!!
Hopefully everyone who is reading is enjoying this TR, on with day 3...!!!!!!
daisy_77-thanks for your message too!! I wonder if we did cross paths at some point, we had a great time at POP, and would for sure go back and stay!!
VanniGirl-thanks for reading!! Gabe truely enjoyed this trip and loves to watch the video footage we took!!
KimAshton-thanks for reading too!! My Dh and I love that picture of Gabe too with Pooh, it makes such a special memory!!
Hopefully everyone who is reading is enjoying this TR, on with day 3...!!!!!!
Cory's Gal
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On with our 3rd park day, Tuesday already!!! Time goes WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY too fast at WDW!! Good thing we had 4 full days left! Today we were off to spend the day at Epcot! We trekked off to catch the "everyday bus" and arrived at the gate shortly after 9:00. We have been doing pretty good so far getting up and getting out! It was cooler today with the high just in the 60's, but by lunch time we could be in just t-shirts. Still nicer than MN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First off we trucked over to Soarin' with the masses, my mom and I went on first and then my DH and Dad went second. This was the only time we were approached by the DREAM TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! While waiting in line my mom and I and about 30 other people all got the "Year of a Million Dreams" Mickey Ears!! They told us nobody can buy them so we were lucky! We were so excited!! (secretly I was wishing for the DVC membership
) Then we headed to The Seas With Nemo and Friends!! Mine, Mine, Mine....
It was a cute ride, we walked right on and it became Gabe's favorite ride!!! We rode it twice in a row!!! DH and Gabe also had to pose with Bruce, "Hi Bruce"
Gabe loves Finding Nemo movie, whenever I say Bruce, he says, "Hi Bruce" and whenever I say Crush he goes, "Dude"!!!!
We didn't stay for Turtle Talk, that line was loooooooooong!!
Next up, Journey Into Imagination, a walk on as usual but always a relaxing ride. Then we trekked over to World Showcase for some lunch. We first were going to go to Lotus Blossom but it was closed, so we had some tacos at the Cantina!! The Churros are soooooooo yummy!!! Gabe had PB sandwich which we just bought 2 slices of bread at POP and I had brought PB from home and then we always brought snacks everyday. This worked great for him and saved us some $$$ on his lunches. Then at dinner we would order him food.
After lunch we toured the World Showcase some more. It was a real quiet day at Epcot. Along the way we ran into a pretty princess!!
She planted one on Gabe!!! Too cute!!
As we traveled on we saw some other pretty ladies:
We then made it back to Future World and went to the Character Connection and only waited about 5 minutes. What an easy way to meet many characters!!!
They were setting up in the building for a Press Event. We then let Gabe rest a bit in his stroller and DH and I went on Test Track. Only about 15 minute wait! Still a fun ride for us!!
We all shared some popcorn (which we ate daily) and then shopped some at Mouse Gears and hit Nemo one more time. It was about 5 or so and we went to Sunshine Seasons for dinner. I can't remember what we had but it was good, Gabe missed dinner:
By about 6:30pm we headed back to POP!! What a great day! We filled our mugs and I had yet another chocolate rice krispy Mickey and a frozen coke (or 3)!!!
Next up tomorrow our early, wet, attraction filled morning at the Magic Kingdom.......
) Then we headed to The Seas With Nemo and Friends!! Mine, Mine, Mine....
It was a cute ride, we walked right on and it became Gabe's favorite ride!!! We rode it twice in a row!!! DH and Gabe also had to pose with Bruce, "Hi Bruce"
Gabe loves Finding Nemo movie, whenever I say Bruce, he says, "Hi Bruce" and whenever I say Crush he goes, "Dude"!!!!
We didn't stay for Turtle Talk, that line was loooooooooong!!
Next up, Journey Into Imagination, a walk on as usual but always a relaxing ride. Then we trekked over to World Showcase for some lunch. We first were going to go to Lotus Blossom but it was closed, so we had some tacos at the Cantina!! The Churros are soooooooo yummy!!! Gabe had PB sandwich which we just bought 2 slices of bread at POP and I had brought PB from home and then we always brought snacks everyday. This worked great for him and saved us some $$$ on his lunches. Then at dinner we would order him food.
After lunch we toured the World Showcase some more. It was a real quiet day at Epcot. Along the way we ran into a pretty princess!!
She planted one on Gabe!!! Too cute!!
As we traveled on we saw some other pretty ladies:
We then made it back to Future World and went to the Character Connection and only waited about 5 minutes. What an easy way to meet many characters!!!
They were setting up in the building for a Press Event. We then let Gabe rest a bit in his stroller and DH and I went on Test Track. Only about 15 minute wait! Still a fun ride for us!!
We all shared some popcorn (which we ate daily) and then shopped some at Mouse Gears and hit Nemo one more time. It was about 5 or so and we went to Sunshine Seasons for dinner. I can't remember what we had but it was good, Gabe missed dinner:
By about 6:30pm we headed back to POP!! What a great day! We filled our mugs and I had yet another chocolate rice krispy Mickey and a frozen coke (or 3)!!!
Next up tomorrow our early, wet, attraction filled morning at the Magic Kingdom.......
medicgirl911
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Oh my goodness your DS looks liek such a sweetie pie!!!! Too Cute!! Being so into all the trucks and such he must have loved AK being able to ride the bus, the safari jeep and the train!! I sure hope you guys are taking him on the train at Magic Kingdom...and that he stays awake for it LOL!! Luvin your report so far!!
LOL!! Luvin your report so far!!
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What magic spell did you put on little Gabe to get him to sleep on the bench? I want some of that, can you bottle it for my dd? 
Again, we were at Epcot at the same time as you, but were hitting the other side of the park. Close, but not close enough for a MN encounter!
Again, we were at Epcot at the same time as you, but were hitting the other side of the park. Close, but not close enough for a MN encounter!
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How sweet all the pictures with the princesses! I loved the Nemo ride at EPCOT. We never did ride Soarin' at 2+ hour wait while we were there. I'll feel bad when your trip is done!
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Wow, thanks for all the wonderful comments!! I am really liking this TR thing, I love reading everybody else's too!!
medicgirl911-thanks for reading!! Gabe did love the Conservation Station train, the safari jeep, and all other transportation for the whole trip!!!
deide71-Gabe is a huge hockey fan. He is only 2 but has already been to a game! He especially loves the Zamboni!! GO WILD!!
IluvXU-I loved watching Gabe and his reactions to it all. I hoped that at 2 we would have a great time, and we did! It was so helpful to have my parents with too, it makes it even more special!!
princessjv-We keep missing eachother!!! I don't know how we got lucky. He napped a little at AK the first day in the stroller, but the sleeping on the bench was a complete fluke!! The pixiedust landed on him I guess!!
WDW Fan-thanks for reading too!! I think my DH is hooked!! I know we can't afford to go as often as I would like to, but I mentioned 2010 before Gabe would be off to Kindergarten and he didn't shoot it down!!
KimAshton-have a great trip next week!!! Yeah, I could have used a nap as well!! I almost curled up right next to him!!!
tksbaskets-thanks for more comments!!! Stay tuned, we ride Nemo a few more times during this trip!! Soarin' was great, everyone in the fam loved it!!
I will try to start the next day, Gabe is napping so hopefully I can get it done before he wakes up!!!!!!!!
medicgirl911-thanks for reading!! Gabe did love the Conservation Station train, the safari jeep, and all other transportation for the whole trip!!!
deide71-Gabe is a huge hockey fan. He is only 2 but has already been to a game! He especially loves the Zamboni!! GO WILD!!
IluvXU-I loved watching Gabe and his reactions to it all. I hoped that at 2 we would have a great time, and we did! It was so helpful to have my parents with too, it makes it even more special!!
princessjv-We keep missing eachother!!! I don't know how we got lucky. He napped a little at AK the first day in the stroller, but the sleeping on the bench was a complete fluke!! The pixiedust landed on him I guess!!
WDW Fan-thanks for reading too!! I think my DH is hooked!! I know we can't afford to go as often as I would like to, but I mentioned 2010 before Gabe would be off to Kindergarten and he didn't shoot it down!!
KimAshton-have a great trip next week!!! Yeah, I could have used a nap as well!! I almost curled up right next to him!!!
tksbaskets-thanks for more comments!!! Stay tuned, we ride Nemo a few more times during this trip!! Soarin' was great, everyone in the fam loved it!!
I will try to start the next day, Gabe is napping so hopefully I can get it done before he wakes up!!!!!!!!
Cory's Gal
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We were already to Wednesday, where does the time go. Usually by now I start my "I am sad our trip is almost over" mood!!! We had an exciting day planned starting off with our breakfast at CP with Pooh and Friends!!! So out to catch the early "everyday bus"!!! Our ADR was for 8:25 but we got into the park and checked in by 8:05 and were seated in less than 5 minutes!! We didn't take any pics here 
but videoed it all!! Gabe had a great time, we saw Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger a couple of times and Gabe called "EEEEE OOOOOHHHHHH" for a while until Eeyore finally made it to our table!! He had kisses for all four of them and the food was fantastic!!!!! It was misting all morning, so we left CP shortly after 9 and headed over to DUMBO!! I have been to Disney 6 times and have NEVER been on Dumbo, Snow White, Peter Pan, or Pooh. I was going to tackle all of those today!!
First off DUMBO!! There was hardly a wait!!
So then we rode it again, then off to the Carousel! Rode that twice, then on to POOH!!
After Pooh we were in the little gift shop and one of the CM asked Gabe to go and "wake up" Pooh and the gang stuffed animals. It was very cute, they were so snuggly!!
Then we took a trip to Neverland, then onto Small World, and then Snow White!! It was so fun experiencing all the rides the first time with Gabe. Dm & DD saw Philharmagic while we took Gabe to Pooh's Playful Spot, he was the only one in there most of the time. By 10:30 we snacked on a little popcorn
and DM and I went on the Teacups and saw Alice and Mad Hatter riding with another family. Then we walked over to Toontown!!
We measured Gabe for the Barnstormer, he was too short by about half an inch!!! So we went to get in line in search for Donald Duck!!! The princess line was long but the short line was for Donald, Chip and Dale, and Sleeping Beauty!! We took a few pics:
Gabe was sweet on Sleeping Beauty:
We then hopped on the train all the way over to Fronteirland. DH and I took two quick rides on BTMRR, (Splash was closed, my fave
) and then we went to find some lunch. We ate at Columbia Harbor House, I think we all had fish, Gabe had PB sandwich!!! By the time we were done it was about 1:45 so we headed over to Main Street for some shopping. We didn't buy anything but strolled through all the shops until about 2:30 and then we staked out a spot for the parade, right on the curb in front of the bakery!! OH THE SMELLS!!!!!
After the parade we grabbed a ice cream cookie sandwich, (the smells got to me 
) and went to Tomorrowland!!! Took a trip on Space Mountain, and unfortunately waited longer than the 15 minute posted wait time!! GRRRRRR... Now, I can't really remember what we did next, but we ended up splitting from my parents while they ate at Cosmic Rays. While we split up we took Gabe on the Indy Cars:
(Don't know why DH is blurry)
We also took him on the Peoplemover and then met DM & DD at Cosmic Rays. Gabe ate a little then my parents took him on the carousel while DH and I ate. Good food!!!
Then we met up again and started to head out, it was chilly and rainy all day and we decided to head back, it was about 6:30.
Took some castle pics:
Hopped on the "everyday bus" and settled in. My mom bought Gabe his favorite gift, the 3 Disney Bus Pack. There is the Disney Transport Bus (everyday bus), the Magical Express Bus (magica bus), and the Disney Cruise Line Bus (cooz bus). He played and then went to bed by 8:30. Another night of frozen cokes for me and an ice cream cone!!! What a fun day!!!
Tomorrow, a park hopping adventure!!!!
but videoed it all!! Gabe had a great time, we saw Piglet, Pooh, and Tigger a couple of times and Gabe called "EEEEE OOOOOHHHHHH" for a while until Eeyore finally made it to our table!! He had kisses for all four of them and the food was fantastic!!!!! It was misting all morning, so we left CP shortly after 9 and headed over to DUMBO!! I have been to Disney 6 times and have NEVER been on Dumbo, Snow White, Peter Pan, or Pooh. I was going to tackle all of those today!! First off DUMBO!! There was hardly a wait!!
So then we rode it again, then off to the Carousel! Rode that twice, then on to POOH!!
After Pooh we were in the little gift shop and one of the CM asked Gabe to go and "wake up" Pooh and the gang stuffed animals. It was very cute, they were so snuggly!!
Then we took a trip to Neverland, then onto Small World, and then Snow White!! It was so fun experiencing all the rides the first time with Gabe. Dm & DD saw Philharmagic while we took Gabe to Pooh's Playful Spot, he was the only one in there most of the time. By 10:30 we snacked on a little popcorn
and DM and I went on the Teacups and saw Alice and Mad Hatter riding with another family. Then we walked over to Toontown!!We measured Gabe for the Barnstormer, he was too short by about half an inch!!! So we went to get in line in search for Donald Duck!!! The princess line was long but the short line was for Donald, Chip and Dale, and Sleeping Beauty!! We took a few pics:
Gabe was sweet on Sleeping Beauty:
We then hopped on the train all the way over to Fronteirland. DH and I took two quick rides on BTMRR, (Splash was closed, my fave
) and then we went to find some lunch. We ate at Columbia Harbor House, I think we all had fish, Gabe had PB sandwich!!! By the time we were done it was about 1:45 so we headed over to Main Street for some shopping. We didn't buy anything but strolled through all the shops until about 2:30 and then we staked out a spot for the parade, right on the curb in front of the bakery!! OH THE SMELLS!!!!! After the parade we grabbed a ice cream cookie sandwich, (the smells got to me ) and went to Tomorrowland!!! Took a trip on Space Mountain, and unfortunately waited longer than the 15 minute posted wait time!! GRRRRRR... Now, I can't really remember what we did next, but we ended up splitting from my parents while they ate at Cosmic Rays. While we split up we took Gabe on the Indy Cars:
(Don't know why DH is blurry)
We also took him on the Peoplemover and then met DM & DD at Cosmic Rays. Gabe ate a little then my parents took him on the carousel while DH and I ate. Good food!!!
Then we met up again and started to head out, it was chilly and rainy all day and we decided to head back, it was about 6:30.
Took some castle pics:
Hopped on the "everyday bus" and settled in. My mom bought Gabe his favorite gift, the 3 Disney Bus Pack. There is the Disney Transport Bus (everyday bus), the Magical Express Bus (magica bus), and the Disney Cruise Line Bus (cooz bus). He played and then went to bed by 8:30. Another night of frozen cokes for me and an ice cream cone!!! What a fun day!!!
Tomorrow, a park hopping adventure!!!!
Cory's Gal
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Thanks for reading mas6010!!!! I happen to think he's a cutie too!!
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Cute installment! Our paths seperated here though...Hope to meet again (same park that is).
This was a chilly evening! When we were heading out many people were shocked...they told us that there was a wind chill...ooohhhh.....
Our paths seperated here though...Hope to meet again (same park that is). This was a chilly evening! When we were heading out many people were shocked...they told us that there was a wind chill...ooohhhh.....
Cory's Gal
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snowbell-thanks for your very nice comments!!! If you find your TR, I would love to read it!!!
princessjv-thanks for your continued reading!!! I just started reading your TR too!!! The evenings did get chilly!!! We're tough Northerners though!!
Mic_n_Min-thanks for checking out my TR!! It's good to know that Minnesota represents on the DIS!!!!!!
princessjv-thanks for your continued reading!!! I just started reading your TR too!!! The evenings did get chilly!!! We're tough Northerners though!!
Mic_n_Min-thanks for checking out my TR!! It's good to know that Minnesota represents on the DIS!!!!!!
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Your little boy is so well-behaved 
that must have made the trip so much more enjoyable. Gabe is SO cute! 
I can't wait until I get married and have kids then go to WDW. I've decided even if I don't get married I am still adopting a child to take to WDW and DL
that must have made the trip so much more enjoyable. Gabe is SO cute! I can't wait until I get married and have kids then go to WDW. I've decided even if I don't get married I am still adopting a child to take to WDW and DL
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