Gmax 1st Trip Report W/PICS and Pre-Trip Report for '06

[Glendamax]

UMama, I've been on it before... when I went on the first time I said I would have to buy the picture or no one back home would believe that I rode it,

After I got off that ride, not only did I buy the picture, but a shirt too! I wanted my medal of honor and proof that I'd been on it!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Hey, not to bust into your convo...but what is a scanned MH? Sorry to bother....

MH= Mickey Head. DisUnc had a big limey Mickey Head window cling in his hotel room window... and I needed, wanted, to have one, too. So he emailed me the scanned LGMHPC so I can print one out and cling it to my window. I'll email it to you if you like.

UMama - thanks... I feel special now.

 

[ilovepooh]

Lurking and now subscribing!!

I agree...tell it like a story!! I can't wait to read your thoughts!! You're a riot!!

I want to see lots of pics too!! Especially the ToT plot being successful! I'm with ya, because I would NEVER get on that ride either!!

I made my friend go on it by herself and waited for her! ( I know...I'm a mean friend! )

 

[Glendamax]

This time last year I was excited about my upcomming trip. It had been 7 years since I'd stayed on property for a "real" Disney trip. The house I bought a year earlier was finally starting to feel like home, and I was starting to finally look at it and feel proud.

I booked my trip on June 30th, and found this site a month later. I made my dinner reservations, which I later found out were called "ADRs". With Disboards, I felt my world had changed: I found people like me.

Finally it's almost time to go, then here come hurricane Katrina. For the first time in my lifetime, I saw people in America, who looked like me, and talked like me, whom were stranded, left. I felt sorry for them and thought, well, they'll get help tomorrow. Then the next day I thought the same. All the while I'm on Disboards planning my trip. To my shame, I looked up from the computer and realized 5 DAYS had gone by, and the people were STILL STUCK! They were simply LEFT!

Well, I was in front of the TV for DAYS. And even started to feel guilty about my trip. When we checked in, and started looking at CNN, I was pulled in again. Then I decided, there is no way we can be here AND watch CNN for the entire trip.

Now here I am preparing for this year's trip. I've bought what The DISers said, I have my Mickeys, and I looked at the news. It's a year later and people's lives are still uprooted. Neighborhoods still abandoned. Families still separated. And home owners who have paid home insurance for years have nothing. But still I plan. . . Feels weird, feels wrong sometimes . . .

 

[Lan]

Even if you don't ride Tower of Tower, just have fun.

 

[Eeyore's Tiara]

This time last year I was excited about my upcomming trip. It had been 7 years since I'd stayed on property for a "real" Disney trip. The house I bought a year earlier was finally starting to feel like home, and I was starting to finally look at it and feel proud.

I booked my trip on June 30th, and found this site a month later. I made my dinner reservations, which I later found out were called "ADRs". With Disboards, I felt my world had changed: I found people like me.

Finally it's almost time to go, then here come hurricane Katrina. For the first time in my lifetime, I saw people in America, who looked like me, and talked like me, whom were stranded, left. I felt sorry for them and thought, well, they'll get help tomorrow. Then the next day I thought the same. All the while I'm on Disboards planning my trip. To my shame, I looked up from the computer and realized 5 DAYS had gone by, and the people were STILL STUCK! They were simply LEFT!

Well, I was in front of the TV for DAYS. And even started to feel guilty about my trip. When we checked in, and started looking at CNN, I was pulled in again. Then I decided, there is no way we can be here AND watch CNN for the entire trip.

Now here I am preparing for this year's trip. I've bought what The DISers said, I have my Mickeys, and I looked at the news. It's a year later and people's lives are still uprooted. Neighborhoods still abandoned. Families still separated. And home owners who have paid home insurance for years have nothing. But still I plan. . . Feels weird, feels wrong sometimes . . .

Glenda it sounds like you are beating yourself up over there. Tragic things are always wrong. Stop feeling guilty. Life goes on even after something bad like this happens. We are humans, we just keep striving.
Sometimes we can't do anything, sometimes we choose not to do anything, and sometimes we are able to do what we can. I don't believe you are the type to not do anything so don't condemn yourself for not being able to help fix what no one else has been able to fix yet. Just keep praying for them.

Here's a few websites to offer what ever you can for them:
http://www.modestneeds.org/
On this one above, you can rate on a scale of 0-9 where you want your money to go from a list of people who need help.
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/?source=USAT
http://katrinahelp.info/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

 

[Glendamax]

No ET, I'm not beating myself up, nor do I have an overwhelming sense of guilt. It's just sad to think that while my main concern is making a tee shirt or getting all my Mickeys together, there are so many people still trying to survive a year later.

 

[Glendamax]

While in the airport and on the plane, we enjoyed our snacks from Port Orleans. I was glad not be STARVING when I arrived home to an empty refridgerator. But guess what? My Mom used her extra key, and left dinner food for me she cooked, which would last me the next few days! I LOVE her! Hopefully the next time I go, my MOM will be with me!

And my Mom will be! I can't believe it's almost time to go! I hope my Mom will have a GREAT time!

 

[Eeyore's Tiara]

No ET, I'm not beating myself up, nor do I have an overwhelming sense of guilt. It's just sad to think that while my main concern is making a tee shirt or getting all my Mickeys together, there are so many people still trying to survive a year later.

I just wanted to make sure you were okay And tshirts are very important, they keep us from going naked.

Please forgive me for misunderstanding.

 

[Glendamax]

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Please forgive me for misunderstanding.

Believe me, there's nothing to forgive. Thanks for caring, thinking that I was beating myself up! I mean, let's keep it real, you could've read my "rant" and kept going. So thanks! I am okay though!

 

[jaycns]

This time last year I was excited about my upcomming trip. It had been 7 years since I'd stayed on property for a "real" Disney trip. The house I bought a year earlier was finally starting to feel like home, and I was starting to finally look at it and feel proud.

I booked my trip on June 30th, and found this site a month later. I made my dinner reservations, which I later found out were called "ADRs". With Disboards, I felt my world had changed: I found people like me.

Finally it's almost time to go, then here come hurricane Katrina. For the first time in my lifetime, I saw people in America, who looked like me, and talked like me, whom were stranded, left. I felt sorry for them and thought, well, they'll get help tomorrow. Then the next day I thought the same. All the while I'm on Disboards planning my trip. To my shame, I looked up from the computer and realized 5 DAYS had gone by, and the people were STILL STUCK! They were simply LEFT!

Well, I was in front of the TV for DAYS. And even started to feel guilty about my trip. When we checked in, and started looking at CNN, I was pulled in again. Then I decided, there is no way we can be here AND watch CNN for the entire trip.

Now here I am preparing for this year's trip. I've bought what The DISers said, I have my Mickeys, and I looked at the news. It's a year later and people's lives are still uprooted. Neighborhoods still abandoned. Families still separated. And home owners who have paid home insurance for years have nothing. But still I plan. . . Feels weird, feels wrong sometimes . . .

I shared many of those same feelings last year this time. I felt terrible doing the "I am almost to WDW" happy dance and even being at WDW and knowing such a horrible event was playing itself out...but I took comfort in knowing I was praying for them...and me having a horrible time at WDW or skipping it all together was not going to help anyone in anyway...after that, we didn't turn on the news until we got home.

I was just thinking about this very thing again today after seeing a news report.

By the way...great trip report (and pre report for the upcoming one). I cannot wait to read more upon your return!

Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Glendamax]

I shared many of those same feelings last year this time. I felt terrible doing the "I am almost to WDW" happy dance and even being at WDW and knowing such a horrible event was playing itself out...but I took comfort in knowing I was praying for them...and me having a horrible time at WDW or skipping it all together was not going to help anyone in anyway...after that, we didn't turn on the news until we got home.

Glad you can understand how I felt, and still feel. I was so glad when I was able to donate some money. Hopefully it fell into the right hands. After Disney, I'm going to try to send some more.

This weekend is supposed to be rainy here in Baltimore, so hopefully I'll have another installment - a happier, packing frenzied one! So stayed tuned . . .

 

[jaycns]

Glad you can understand how I felt, and still feel. I was so glad when I was able to donate some money. Hopefully it fell into the right hands. After Disney, I'm going to try to send some more.

This weekend is supposed to be rainy here in Baltimore, so hopefully I'll have another installment - a happier, packing frenzied one! So stayed tuned . . .

Looking forward to your next installment!!

 

[Lan]

Hi GM!! How are things going? I am so excited that you are getting ready to go back "home" Too bad I could not get u to even think about going on the "Tower of Happiness"

 

[Glendamax]

Hello everyone! I can't believe that this time next week I will be in Disney World! Now the prayers are really beginning . . . "Jesus please keep me safe, and well. Jesus please let us have a GREAT time, etc. . . . ".

I wanted to do something special for my Mother, so that this one trip will stand out to her. This is hard to do for someone who isnt Disney-Crazy like me, because she wont realize how special the "it" is. So I decided to be a bit selfish and do something for her, that I wanted too - matching t-shirts. It is a surprise, so she has no idea what I've been going through trying to do this. Unfortunantly, I am NOT computer savey nor crafty. So needless to say, this has been a most frustrating week trying to do the most simplest of tasks. THANK YOU EEYORE'S TIARA for putting up with me! (You know how you tell someone to let you know if they need anything, and then they do, and do, and do, and do, and whine, and do? Well that's what I've been doing to ET.) So thank you!!!!

Today, since it is a rainy Saturday, I'm going to attempt to finish the shirts (2 matching, and one DIS), and start straightening and cleaning the house. I have to work all week, and know that it not feasible to work, get ready for the trip, make t-shirts and additional Lime Mickeys, do laundry and pack. So I HAVE to start today!

When I woke up this morning and decended the stairs and saw how tore-up my living was, I started to take a picture of it and post it. But I did not want the Oprah crew to show up saying I was going to featured on her show "People who look normal, but have tore-up houses". I just knew that someone (and I won't name names) would copy and paste my photos and send them to Oprah. (See, I didn't say your names Sneezy, ET, and 'Mama)

So there you have it folks! I am excited but now I REALLY have to start getting ready. . . . See ya later! (Tower of Happiness - HA!)

 

[Threeriversdisneyfan]

Hello everyone! I can't believe that this time next week I will be in Disney World! Now the prayers are really beginning . . . "Jesus please keep me safe, and well. Jesus please let us have a GREAT time, etc. . . . ".

I wanted to do something special for my Mother, so that this one trip will stand out to her. This is hard to do for someone who isnt Disney-Crazy like me, because she wont realize how special the "it" is. So I decided to be a bit selfish and do something for her, that I wanted too - matching t-shirts. It is a surprise, so she has no idea what I've been going through trying to do this. Unfortunantly, I am NOT computer savey nor crafty. So needless to say, this has been a most frustrating week trying to do the most simplest of tasks. THANK YOU EEYORE'S TIARA for putting up with me! (You know how you tell someone to let you know if they need anything, and then they do, and do, and do, and do, and whine, and do? Well that's what I've been doing to ET.) So thank you!!!!

Today, since it is a rainy Saturday, I'm going to attempt to finish the shirts (2 matching, and one DIS), and start straightening and cleaning the house. I have to work all week, and know that it not feasible to work, get ready for the trip, make t-shirts and additional Lime Mickeys, do laundry and pack. So I HAVE to start today!

When I woke up this morning and decended the stairs and saw how tore-up my living was, I started to take a picture of it and post it. But I did not want the Oprah crew to show up saying I was going to featured on her show "People who look normal, but have tore-up houses". I just knew that someone (and I won't name names) would copy and paste my photos and send them to Oprah. (See, I didn't say your names Sneezy, ET, and 'Mama)

So there you have it folks! I am excited but now I REALLY have to start getting ready. . . . See ya later! (Tower of Happiness - HA!)

i just want to suggest something here, I noticed you were looking to to something special with your Non-Disney crazy Mom. Might I suggest the Afternoon Tea @ the GF, I believe the hours are 2-6 and since it's only a hop on the monorail from MK, it would be a great break for your Mom (possibly yourself) during the Hot and Humid afternoon. Its not on the DDP so getting an ADR should not be hard, but form what I heard it is worth every penny. PS If you call Disney dinning for an ADR, make sure you ask for the "AFternoon Tea at the GF Cafe, otherwise you might get the Princess Tea Party.

 

[Eeyore's Tiara]

Hello everyone! I can't believe that this time next week I will be in Disney World! Now the prayers are really beginning . . . "Jesus please keep me safe, and well. Jesus please let us have a GREAT time, etc. . . . ".

Now you're starting to sound like me. Please Lord let everything work out okay, and don't let anybody do anything crazy. I have kids, so no telling what's going to happen.

I wanted to do something special for my Mother, so that this one trip will stand out to her. This is hard to do for someone who isnt Disney-Crazy like me, because she wont realize how special the "it" is. So I decided to be a bit selfish and do something for her, that I wanted too - matching t-shirts. It is a surprise, so she has no idea what I've been going through trying to do this. Unfortunantly, I am NOT computer savey nor crafty. So needless to say, this has been a most frustrating week trying to do the most simplest of tasks. THANK YOU EEYORE'S TIARA for putting up with me! (You know how you tell someone to let you know if they need anything, and then they do, and do, and do, and do, and whine, and do? Well that's what I've been doing to ET.) So thank you!!!!

Your welcome. You haven't bothered me a bit. I like being helpful.

Today, since it is a rainy Saturday, I'm going to attempt to finish the shirts (2 matching, and one DIS), and start straightening and cleaning the house. I have to work all week, and know that it not feasible to work, get ready for the trip, make t-shirts and additional Lime Mickeys, do laundry and pack. So I HAVE to start today!

When I woke up this morning and decended the stairs and saw how tore-up my living was, I started to take a picture of it and post it. But I did not want the Oprah crew to show up saying I was going to featured on her show "People who look normal, but have tore-up houses". I just knew that someone (and I won't name names) would copy and paste my photos and send them to Oprah. (See, I didn't say your names Sneezy, ET, and 'Mama)

I don't think we're THAT bad. But then again, if it got us on Oprah...

So there you have it folks! I am excited but now I REALLY have to start getting ready. . . . See ya later! (Tower of Happiness - HA!)

I think I'll just photoshop myself into someone else's picture so I don't actually have to ride the Tower of Supereme Happiness!

Only a few more days Glenda, we're almost there.

Threeriversdisneyfan- And the tea at GF was a really GOOD idea!

 

[Glendamax]

i just want to suggest something here, I noticed you were looking to to something special with your Non-Disney crazy Mom. Might I suggest the Afternoon Tea @ the GF, I believe the hours are 2-6 and since it's only a hop on the monorail from MK, it would be a great break for your Mom (possibly yourself) during the Hot and Humid afternoon.

Thanks! We ARE going! I've never been, so it'll be a first for the both of us

 

[Lan]

GM - you better take lots of pictures to post when you get back.

 

[Glendamax]

GM - you better take lots of pictures to post when you get back.

I'm going to try my BEST!!!!!!