Happy 21st Birthday! WDW, DCL and a Dis meet! *TR COMPLETE*

[tinkerbell87512]

Great pics! We ate at Animator's Palate on our last night too. Weren't the menus neat? Loved it! I hated seeing that sign in the morning when it's time to leave the ship. It looks like you had such a magical cruise and I'm glad your Trippie isn't over because you're on your way to WDW!

Thanks girl! The menu's were so cool. I wish we could of taken one home with us.

Yup on the way to WDW now!

Looks like you are going on a Chrismas trip!!!! Too bad we are going to miss each other though. QUOTE]

I was just re-looking at all your pictures and re-reading your TR and realized what you are saying here! (DUH!) It IS too bad that we'll miss each other! It would be fun to meet you.

Lol it's alright. I wish we could of been going at the same time!

Hey Cheryl!

Doing a little pimping, letting you know I started my August Pre-trip report.

The Silly and Mischievous Adventures of Four Crazy Canucks

Alright i'm on my way!

 

[scottny]

great pics and update

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

How nice of her to let the hotel know about your birthday, what a good friend.

I would have been itching to visit a park as well, no matter how tired I was.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

great pics and update

Thanks!

How nice of her to let the hotel know about your birthday, what a good friend.

I would have been itching to visit a park as well, no matter how tired I was.

I know she's so good! That's why shes my BFF. lol

 

[jnjusoioa]

Hey Cheryl, just had a few minutes so wanted to stop by and say hi. Sorry to see your cruise come to an end, but it looks like it was a magical time. So much to see and do, you will have to go on another one. You are off to a great start at MK, Pirates, yippee!!! Can't wait to read and see more. Keep up the great writing.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Cheryl, your window turned out really cute!

I agree, the updates on the Haunted Mansion and POTC are awesome. I like the smoky thing right at the beginning of Pirates...so cool!

And that Hidden Mickey...are you talking about those 3 little paint specks? How on earth did you spot that?! I guess you are right in saying your eyes are trained to look for 3 circles!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Hey Cheryl, just had a few minutes so wanted to stop by and say hi. Sorry to see your cruise come to an end, but it looks like it was a magical time. So much to see and do, you will have to go on another one. You are off to a great start at MK, Pirates, yippee!!! Can't wait to read and see more. Keep up the great writing.

Hi Jen! How are you feeling? I've been thinking about you. I hope all is going well.

Thanks for still reading my trippie!!!

Cheryl, your window turned out really cute!

I agree, the updates on the Haunted Mansion and POTC are awesome. I like the smoky thing right at the beginning of Pirates...so cool!

And that Hidden Mickey...are you talking about those 3 little paint specks? How on earth did you spot that?! I guess you are right in saying your eyes are trained to look for 3 circles!

Thanks! I decided to deck it all out with lime green and tinkerbell!

Hahaha about the hidden mickey its about the size of a nickel on the wall (right side) where all the character music posters are, before the big waiting room. I'm telling you I see hidden mickey's everywhere now. I think I've been brainwashed. lol

 

[Jennifer48]

Great updates Cheryl!

I totally agree. Leaving the DCL ship is the saddest day EVER! I hope you get to do another one in the future and maybe this time longer!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

May 19th.

So I woke up early and well rested ready to head out for my first full day at WDW!

I made my way to the Pop bus stop and there was no one in line for Epcot. You know what that means...I just missed the bus. I didn't wait long though within 5 minutes I was on my way. The park was already open when I got there so I made my way through the turnstiles. Now the Flower and Garden Fest was going on and they had a beautiful summer topiary with Pluto and Goofy. But I didn't want to waste time right now. I was on a mission to get the majority of Future world done before the World Showcase opened. First stop Spaceship Earth.

I really liked the updates for SSE. I think the new touch screens are a cool idea.*spoilers ahead* If you haven't heard about them they are a touch screen that it asks you a bunch of questions at the end of the ride (where you are going backwards) then it takes what you answered and creates your future using a picture of you that it took when you first got on the ride.
Here is a picture of one of the questions it may ask you.

The only problem was when it was time to show me "my" future the screen went black. Then it came back with this msg...

I guess it didn't like my answers. After SSE I made my way over to Test Track.

The stand by was already 25 minutes. Good thing they have a single rider line! Within 5 minutes I was on the ride! I just love TT! Specially the freezing room and the fast drive outside.

If you are ever walking around the park and starting to feel a little tired. Make sure to ride TT because that will for sure wake you up!

After TT I made my way over to The Seas with Nemo and friends.

The Nemo ride is so cute but not my favorite. I was more interested in checking out the aquarium displays. I explored all the tanks and found that there was a staircase to go to the next level. If you are ever in the Seas make sure to go explore. Upstairs there was a Manatee tank...

It was so cool to see them. Plus there was a CM with them telling all about them and answering questions. There was also more viewing spaces of the big living seas tank. There wasn't a lot of people up there so you could really take your time and explore all the different areas.

It was getting close to 11 so I started to make my way over to the world showcase. I stopped at Mouse Gear's to pick up a World Showcase passport and while I was in line to pay a very nice CM opened up her register for me. She called me over to her register and said that I had a phone call. I was really confused but took the phone from her. It was Goofy singing Happy Birthday to me! I was so shocked and suprised. I actually started to tear up. She had to of seen my B-day button. Just a small gesture by that CM made my day!!! That's why I love Disney! I thanked the CM so much and she told me Happy Birthday and to enjoy my birthday in the most magical place and with that I was off to the World Showcase.

Up next...Let's travel around the world!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Great updates Cheryl!

I totally agree. Leaving the DCL ship is the saddest day EVER! I hope you get to do another one in the future and maybe this time longer!

Ohhh I hope I can do another one soon. B and I were actually just talking about cruising again last night. I guess we will just have to see!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Great update!! That is so cool you saw the manatees at the Living Seas...I don't think I've ever seen them there! And that is so cute about the phone call you got at Mouse Gear. I probably would've started tearing up too. Gotta love that Disney magic!

 

[bbangel]

Love that phone call. I was suprised with one while I was in Station Cool (or whatever that drink place is called). Love the little touches of Disney Magic everywhere.

Only two and a half months away from my cruise now and getting really excited after seeing all your lovely photos!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

what a nice thing the cm did for you.

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

I cant believe I missed your trip!! I suck at keeping track of who will be here when!

Aww, Nick Hotel! I used to live right behind there!

I'm so jealous of your cruise! I haven't been on one in forever! Looks like it was a lot of fun! Castaway Cay is so breathtaking!

Looking forward to the rest of the WDW part!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Great update!! That is so cool you saw the manatees at the Living Seas...I don't think I've ever seen them there! And that is so cute about the phone call you got at Mouse Gear. I probably would've started tearing up too. Gotta love that Disney magic!

Yea make sure to head upstairs! It was so cool and there was virtually no one up there.

Love that phone call. I was suprised with one while I was in Station Cool (or whatever that drink place is called). Love the little touches of Disney Magic everywhere.

Only two and a half months away from my cruise now and getting really excited after seeing all your lovely photos!

I just love that Disney magic! Thats awesome you got a call too!

I can't believe how fast your cruise is coming. You are going to have such a blast. You have to make sure you tell me all about it!!!

great update and pics.

what a nice thing the cm did for you.

Thanks! Yea I was so suprised that CM was really so sweet!

I cant believe I missed your trip!! I suck at keeping track of who will be here when!

Aww, Nick Hotel! I used to live right behind there!

I'm so jealous of your cruise! I haven't been on one in forever! Looks like it was a lot of fun! Castaway Cay is so breathtaking!

Looking forward to the rest of the WDW part!

CRYSTAL!!! I've missed you around the boards! I hope everything is going well!!! I'm heading down again in Nov so maybe we can meet up! I would say a night at the AC but now that its going out. I never got to go.

Castaway Cay was so beautiful...like nothing I have ever seen or experienced before. Simply breathtaking.

 

[Fairy_Tale_Bride]

I haven't seen Push around in awhile. I hope I run into him soon!

I love the Plaza! It's one of my favorite little places to go. That desert looks oh so yummy!

I can't believe you don't have a future! I guess you'll just have to ride Spaceship Earth again to find out what happens!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Ok so by this time it was just about 11, time for the world showcase to open! My goal was to explore each pavilion even more that I have before. No matter how long I spend at each one my next trip I always seem to see new things that I missed before.

I walked through the rose garden they had set up for the Flower and garden festival and my gosh I never realized how many different kinds of roses their were. So many different colors they were all just so beautiful! This one was my favorite...

After walking through the garden I made my way to Canada! First stop was to get my passport signed.

I went and explored the shop and I wanted to catch the updated movie but I had just missed it. Ugh!
But of course I had to take a quick visit to the waterfall...

After leaving Canada I walked over to the UK.

The world showcase was virtually empty. It was fun to explore the empty pavillions. After getting my passport stamped I took my time walking around and enjoying the quiet.
In one of the shops they had this cool sign with all these different items listed and you had to guess what the word was in the UK.

After I made my way into the tea shop to look around since I've never been in there. When I came out more people had made their way to the world showcase as it was getting busy now. When I came out a golf cart came buzzing towards me...I was a little shocked since you don't usually see them around the WS. Well I noticed it was CM's all dressed up. Well I went to take a picture and they stopped and said "well lets make this easy for you". They stopped and posed for me.

I don't know what they were doing but the cart was all decked out with flower and garden festival stuff. After I took their picture they beeped the horn and waved then took off.

At this point it was getting close to my ADR at Chefs de France. So I started to make my way over there.

I ended up walking a little faster than I though so I had a few minutes to kill when I got over to France. I checked out the Library and there were no characters. It was actually cool because I actually got a chance to just look around.

These were a couple of books on the shelf. Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast.

Hunchback of Notre Dame.
After checking out the Library it was time to check in for my ADR. I was seated right away since it had just opened.

This was the second time I've been here and this meal was just as good as the first! Anytime you go here you have to get the Mac and Cheese. Ok so you may be thinking 'mac and cheese?!' but seriously it's sooooooo good!!! I have a picture of it in my last TR I will have to post it here. You wont regret getting it! So the meal was great, nothing too exciting to write about but after lunch I went over and saw the French film. I just love this seeing the country. Such a cool thing was the guy that introduces it (the CM that welcomes you) was the same guy as it was in October. I just think it's cool when you see the came CM's on different trips. After the film I walked over to the bakery wishing I didn't have such a big lunch. Everything looks sooo good. But I had to pass since I was so full!

Continued in next post

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Up next was Morocco. I would really love to visit here someday. From seeing it at Epcot and from what I know about this country it's so beautiful!

I got my passport signed and bought a do it yourself henna tattoo kit. I think on my next trip I'm going to have one of the CM's do one for me.

I spent quite a bit of time in Morocco but after a while I moved on to Japan.

Now this is my favorite pavillon I could spend all day in here. There is just so much to look at.

My first stop is always the pick a pearl.

I usually save all my pearls I get because someday I want to make a bracelet but this time I decided I wanted to have it set right there on the spot. So I made my way over to the settings to pick one out and the girl was so sweet. She helped me pick out my setting and then we started talking about where she was from and how she liked it here. She gave me a greeting card about Japan and she wrote out how to say different things in her language. She was so sweet and fun to talk to!

I wanted to see my pearl being set so I went over to the glass showcase. I didn't have to wait long before one of the girls started setting it.

It didn't take long and after my pearl was done I went to look around the shop. Like I said I could spend hours in there.
I ended up getting a beautiful set of chopsticks.

Once I was done exploring the store I made my way out to have my passport stamped then over to the koi pond.

It's so beautiful and peaceful. I don't think many people know about it because part of it is off the beaten path.

Up next...Part 2 of the World showcase.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You took some stunning photos, I just love the one of the dusky orange rose, beautiful!

I really want to try that mac and cheese at Chefs de France someday after reading about it twice here.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

I haven't seen Push around in awhile. I hope I run into him soon!

I love the Plaza! It's one of my favorite little places to go. That desert looks oh so yummy!

I can't believe you don't have a future! I guess you'll just have to ride Spaceship Earth again to find out what happens!

I will def go to the plaza again. It was so cute and the food was delish!

Haha nope no future for me I guess. I think I must of went on SSE about 10 times my whole trip. Crazy!