Pinky166
<font color=deeppink>a little on the OCD side<br><
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Cast:
Me = Claire (33), massive Disney fan, chief planner (a little on the OCD side
) obsessive shopper, addicted to scrapbooking and very impulsive which doesnt bode well for our credit cards!
Hubby = Lee (34), not a massive Disney fan but still enjoys it, adrenaline junkie, easy going and the sensible half of our partnership!
19th December 2008
I really didnt want this day to come .but every holiday has to end eventually.
Anyway we got up, showered and packed up the last few bits. We called for a bellboy to help as we had 4 x suitcases, 2 x hand luggage & a bag with a change of clothes
poor guy thought we were crazy when I pulled up to the front of the hotel in the 2 door Mustang! 
We gave him a big tip though. Lee loaded the car & we were off at 10.30am. I drove to Downtown Disney & we paid the $10 each to check in, there was only one other family in front of us in the UC/PE queue. We got checked in & got the seats I had reserved (79 A+C), got rid of the cases and were all done within 10 mins! 
We decided to go over to Gaylord Palms to see the ICE! Exhibit. It cost $53 for us both, we walked into a little pre show area first where they tell you a little about the exhibit - how its made & how they colour the ice, then into the coat selection area, they have hundreds of long parka style coats in all sizes so you pick the one you need & onto the freezing temperatures ..
The entrance:
The first section is a lake scene with swans & a bridge (you can actually walk over) along with some polar bears:
Then into a room full of Christmas tree baubles:
a Candy house (which you could walk through) & Ice Cream:
Then Santa where you could go up the steps & sit on his knee:
Then on to a huge Nativity scene, this is only a third of it:
Continued below....
Me = Claire (33), massive Disney fan, chief planner (a little on the OCD side
) obsessive shopper, addicted to scrapbooking and very impulsive which doesnt bode well for our credit cards! Hubby = Lee (34), not a massive Disney fan but still enjoys it, adrenaline junkie, easy going and the sensible half of our partnership!
19th December 2008
I really didnt want this day to come .but every holiday has to end eventually.
Anyway we got up, showered and packed up the last few bits. We called for a bellboy to help as we had 4 x suitcases, 2 x hand luggage & a bag with a change of clothes
poor guy thought we were crazy when I pulled up to the front of the hotel in the 2 door Mustang! We gave him a big tip though. Lee loaded the car & we were off at 10.30am. I drove to Downtown Disney & we paid the $10 each to check in, there was only one other family in front of us in the UC/PE queue. We got checked in & got the seats I had reserved (79 A+C), got rid of the cases and were all done within 10 mins! We decided to go over to Gaylord Palms to see the ICE! Exhibit. It cost $53 for us both, we walked into a little pre show area first where they tell you a little about the exhibit - how its made & how they colour the ice, then into the coat selection area, they have hundreds of long parka style coats in all sizes so you pick the one you need & onto the freezing temperatures ..
The entrance:
The first section is a lake scene with swans & a bridge (you can actually walk over) along with some polar bears:
Then into a room full of Christmas tree baubles:
a Candy house (which you could walk through) & Ice Cream:
Then Santa where you could go up the steps & sit on his knee:
Then on to a huge Nativity scene, this is only a third of it:
Continued below....
We walked around Marketplace, popped in a few shops & then went into Goofys Candy Co (weve never got anything from here before) & decided to get a treat for the plane. We got some of the pick & mix & then I got Marshmallows covered in milk chocolate, then dipped in holiday sprinkles & drizzled with white chocolate. I didnt eat it until later on the plane but it was SCRUMMY!!! I cant wait to get more in September. 
I read my magazine from cover to cover & then tried to sleep with no luck. I was beginning to regret not buying another book at the airport! Lee managed to sleep for about 5 hours whilst I just fidgeted all the way home. It was a really bad flight, probably the worst turbulence we have ever experienced, the seat belt signs were on for probably 90% of the flight. We actually flew through a storm & saw lightning out the window which was quite bizarre. 
