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It sounds like you all were having a wonderful day at the MK. I love no lines. The haircut sounds like a fun experience. Maybe Isiah should try napping through his haircuts. Again, great photopass pictures. My husband would have been bothered about the "uncentered" castle as well. I can't wait to hear about the rest of the day.
 
Armed with a healthy dose of pixie dust (literally–the boys were shaking that stuff out for days!) we set our sights on adventure.

I kinda like the idea of the pixie dust sticking around for a few days, for some reason LOL pixiedust:

Before turning to cross the bridge at the hub, we stopped to take some PhotoPass pics. I wanted to get a few in front of the castle with all of our “stuff” off–no lanyards, sunglasses, fans, etc. I wanted to be able to see our “matchy-matchy” shirts! The lighting wasn’t great as it was getting to be later in the day and the sun was casting shadows. Still...I think they turned out pretty good. I will say that Jeff really doesn’t like these though because the castle is not centered. That bugs him!

I think the pictures are more interesting that way! :goodvibes

I honestly wish I had taken more pictures here. I thought I did, but apparently those are the only ones I have. Not sure what I was thinking! I think I was caught up in taking it all in! My boys have not see the movie Swiss Family Robinson and it is now on our To-See list!

I do that a lot too :thumbsup2

After the difficult climb up the tree and the “tiki,tiki, tiki, tiki, tiki room” , we needed some refreshment. Boy, were we in the right place! I was so looking forward to trying the much-talked-about and highly-loved Dole Whip! We got in the line and waited for our turn. I got the Dole Whip Float with pineapple whip and pineapple juice. Some of the boys got pineapple juice with orange whip. No matter the combination, these snacks are SO DELICIOUS! ::yes:: They definitely lived up to the hype....and this would not be our only stop of the trip. Here are some pictures of the family enjoying the tasty deliciousness that is the DOLE WHIP!

Yum, dole whips! Love them! :woohoo:

I took more pics of our snack than of the TreeHouse.....go figure!! LOL!

They are picture-worthy :laughing:

It was just past 6:00 pm and there was NO LINE at all for POC! How did we manage that?? We cruised through the queue area and right onto a waiting boat. Now...I like a walk-on ride as much as the next guy, but you miss a lot of cool stuff when you skip the queue! Pirates did NOT disappoint and we LOVED every minute of our ride. My favorite scene is the scene with the town on fire...SO COOL! And Captain Jack looks eerily real! LOVE IT! We disembarked and spent some time in the gift shop. Jonah purchased a Captain Jack Sparrow sword which he promptly put on his belt and carried around for the next several days!

Nice score on no-waiting! I like that ride too :cloud9:

I make a 3x5 card for each day with our Touring Plan and our plan for this day ended with POC then Wishes at 9:00. It was only 6:45 and we had accomplished EVERYTHING on our card and then some! With some time to kill before finding a spot for Wishes, we decided to head to Toontown and see if we could find any characters. We had not seen that many and figured now was a good time to character hunt since we had done all the attractions we wanted to for the day.

Great idea! Mind if I borrow that one? :flower3:

On our stroll to Toontown, we passed through Frontierland and took this picture of the boys.

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Great picture! :rotfl2: As for the barky barkerson trying to mess with your picture-taking mojo - :rolleyes2
 
Loved your Dole Whip pictures, you know we had a wheelchair with us and I couldnt manueveur it and the Dole Whip...wahh, so i thought hey we'll come back and i FORGOT.... i'll have one in january!!! so jealous....
 
We've been to WDW thirteen times and I have never bought a Dole Whip. We always walk by and say "oh that smells so good!" but we never stop. Gotta do it now!

Oh good grief! Put it on the MUST DO list!!

Hey, Missy! LLLLUUUUVVVED the latest update!

Okay, a few things: The castle pics were really good, actually. I like that they were off centered, as well, because it gives the photos a different perspective AND you can see Walt and Mickey, too! Bonus! I think they are great! :cool1:

I think that's why we are off-center, so you can see Walt and Mickey. I like them too, thanks! :thumbsup2

What a bummer about the person at the stocks. I would have lost my cool, too. Why couldn't they just let you get your picture? It wouldn't have taken all that long. People! Humph. ;)

I know, right?! :laughing:


Lastly, the Dole Whip. I want one sooooooo bad! When we were there in March with my family (DH opted out and stayed home - what a dork), so I pretty much was at their mercy for where they wanted to go and what they wanted to eat. I should have branched off more, but I didn't want to be rude.

Opted out of Disney??? I don't understand that phrase!! :rotfl:


We were in Frontierland and my sister said she wanted to go to Sleepy Hollow for a funnel cake. I knew I was somewhere in the vicinity of a Dole Whip and wanted to go looking for one since I've heard such wonderful things about them.

My parents were like, "What's a Dole Whip?" and as many times as they have been (and I'm talking A WHOLE LOTTA TIMES HERE!) they have never heard of a Dole Whip. They didn't really care to find out, either, so I have missed out yet again. Man, those pictures absolutely make my mouth water!

Thanks for sharing... :hug:

Well for next time...you go just over the bridge in Adventureland and they are just across from the TreeHouse! GET ONE! :woohoo:

Yeah, we bought Wyndham on our Disney honeymoon actually! I really like it because I think it makes us more willing to travel & use our points than if we didn't own. We also have stayed at the Vegas resort, and we just got back from a trip to Hawaii where we stayed at their Waikiki Beach resort. I love it! So we are treating our parents to a stay at the Bonnet Creek. It will be our first time staying there, so I'm excited! Did your in-laws like the resort??

I think they did like it. They only did 2 days at Disney..silly people!

We loved the one in Vegas...so nice! What a great way to be able to see the country! :goodvibes

Maybe Isiah should try napping through his haircuts.

:lmao::rotfl::rotfl2::lmao::rotfl::rotfl2::lmao:



I kinda like the idea of the pixie dust sticking around for a few days, for some reason LOL pixiedust:

It was kind of nice! A fun reminder of our great day!



They are picture-worthy :laughing:

You know it!

Great idea! Mind if I borrow that one? :flower3:

Nope...borrow away! It's works great..I just laminate the card and toss it in my park bag! :thumbsup2:thumbsup2


Great picture! :rotfl2: As for the barky barkerson trying to mess with your picture-taking mojo - :rolleyes2

The nerve! My MOJO will not be messed with, man! ;)

Loved your Dole Whip pictures, you know we had a wheelchair with us and I couldnt manueveur it and the Dole Whip...wahh, so i thought hey we'll come back and i FORGOT.... i'll have one in january!!! so jealous....

Make it your first stop so you don't forget! :laughing:
 

I know. Who opts out at Disney? My husband. He actually used the word "hate" and "Disney" in the same sentence. :eek: I can hear you all gasping as I type this!

He just doesn't get it and he's been twice. He swore up and down he'd go with us next time, but now he's shrugging his shoulders and saying "ask me next year." Oh, well. (sigh)

Disney was fun going with just me and my DS4 (and the parents & sister and niece), but I really missed DH! So I get a little jealous reading all of these TR's with very willing hubbies. You even got yours in a Disney T-shirt, Missy! Way to go! :thumbsup2
 
I know. Who opts out at Disney? My husband. He actually used the word "hate" and "Disney" in the same sentence. :eek: I can hear you all gasping as I type this!

He just doesn't get it and he's been twice. He swore up and down he'd go with us next time, but now he's shrugging his shoulders and saying "ask me next year." Oh, well. (sigh)

Disney was fun going with just me and my DS4 (and the parents & sister and niece), but I really missed DH! So I get a little jealous reading all of these TR's with very willing hubbies. You even got yours in a Disney T-shirt, Missy! Way to go! :thumbsup2

So sad that DH just hasn't been bitten by the Disney bug. :sad2: But it's nice that you have family who enjoy it right along with you!

I never went to amusement parks as a kid because my dad hated them....the crowds, the heat, the rides...not his thing. Luckily my grandparents took me to lots of them (including Disney)!

Jeff not only wore a Grumpy shirt...wait till you see what he wore on our 2nd MK day....by HIS choice! :)
 
So sad that DH just hasn't been bitten by the Disney bug. :sad2: But it's nice that you have family who enjoy it right along with you!

I never went to amusement parks as a kid because my dad hated them....the crowds, the heat, the rides...not his thing. Luckily my grandparents took me to lots of them (including Disney)!

Jeff not only wore a Grumpy shirt...wait till you see what he wore on our 2nd MK day....by HIS choice! :)


Yeah, my DH is not into the amusement parks too much, either. And he FLAT REFUSES to let us do a water park. So BB and TL are out of the question for us. I know without asking... :sad2: I'm going to drag him to Six Flags whether he likes it or not in August. We'll see if that goes a little better! But if Disney doesn't do it for him, I can't imagine that Six Flags is going to (but he's more willing to do SF than Disney, go figure!) :confused3

I cannot wait to see what Jeff wore on your second MK day! Love all the shirts by the way. So cute that you all matched, but not really in the matchy-matchy way. I'm enjoying the report and look forward to more. Don't go too fast though so your TR can keep us entertained longer! :cheer2:
 
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Hijack alert! :rolleyes:

So, I have been attempting to make the index cards for each day, but they don't look right to me - I'm totally missing stuff that should be on there, I know it! :eek:

Would you mind taking a quick look at this one day's index card and letting me know your thoughts?

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Hollywood Studios Day!
Park hours: 9am - 8pm
Fantasmic show is at 8pm

Not to be missed: Toy Story, Jedi Show, Star Tours,
Muppets 3D, ToT, RnRC, Great Movie Ride

~ Brunch at Starring Rolls or other QS
~ Sci-Fi Dine-In for 5:00pm (conf #)


What am I missing? Maybe my format is off :confused3

Thank you!!!! :hug:
 
Yeah, my DH is not into the amusement parks too much, either. And he FLAT REFUSES to let us do a water park. So BB and TL are out of the question for us. I know without asking... :sad2: I'm going to drag him to Six Flags whether he likes it or not in August. We'll see if that goes a little better! But if Disney doesn't do it for him, I can't imagine that Six Flags is going to (but he's more willing to do SF than Disney, go figure!) :confused3

I cannot wait to see what Jeff wore on your second MK day! Love all the shirts by the way. So cute that you all matched, but not really in the matchy-matchy way. I'm enjoying the report and look forward to more. Don't go too fast though so your TR can keep us entertained longer! :cheer2:

I'll try to stretch...but I get so excited to share more! It lets me relive the trip a day at a time! :yay:
 
I know what you mean about reliving the vacation through the TR. I had mine done in no time flat and I was sad when I finished it! It was over as quick as the vacation was. :rolleyes:

Yours is great. I didn't get my pics in Photobucket until I had already finished the report. Some were requesting pics, so I just plugged them in where I could after it was all over with. I like the way you are doing it so much better.
 
Hijack alert! :rolleyes:

So, I have been attempting to make the index cards for each day, but they don't look right to me - I'm totally missing stuff that should be on there, I know it! :eek:

Would you mind taking a quick look at this one day's index card and letting me know your thoughts?

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Hollywood Studios Day!
Park hours: 9am - 8pm
Fantasmic show is at 8pm

Not to be missed: Toy Story, Jedi Show, Star Tours,
Muppets 3D, ToT, RnRC, Great Movie Ride

~ Brunch at Starring Rolls or other QS
~ Sci-Fi Dine-In for 5:00pm (conf #)


What am I missing? Maybe my format is off :confused3

Thank you!!!! :hug:

I scanned in my card for the MK day that I am reporting. You can take a look...looks to me like you have all the info you need. The only thing I do is put the attractions in order so we kind of have a game plan of how to move across the park. Of course, these are more "guidelines than actual rules"!

Hope this helps! PM me if you want!


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Your cards are pure genius!:worship: I was trying to figure out how I was going to get all of my copious info with me to the parks each day without shrinking my binder. This will work.:thumbsup2
 
LOVE the card idea!! I'll have to do that next time! All of my info was in my binder but that was too big to carry to the parks. I did carry with me our customized laminated maps with things we wanted to see.
 
LOVE the card idea!! I'll have to do that next time! All of my info was in my binder but that was too big to carry to the parks. I did carry with me our customized laminated maps with things we wanted to see.

I saw one of your avatars that said "everyone loves a bama girl". Are you from Alabama?
 
I scanned in my card for the MK day that I am reporting. You can take a look...looks to me like you have all the info you need. The only thing I do is put the attractions in order so we kind of have a game plan of how to move across the park. Of course, these are more "guidelines than actual rules"!

Hope this helps! PM me if you want!


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Thank you, that is super helpful! :hug:
 
Wow - you guys got a lot accomplished at MK!! I've never been to the Tiki Room - well I vaguely remember going as a child - maybe my first trip with my family when I was 9?? I think it freaked my 6 year old brother out! I know it would freak out Alex so there was no way I was going anywhere near that place.

I have trouble with the Jungle Cruise - maybe I'm just not one for the corny humor - I know it's a big hit here on the DIS, but I must be wound too tightly to enjoy that one?? We probably should have tried it this year though - the boys probably would have gotten a kick out of it.

Your cards are great by the way... I did something similar but I had my ADRs on a separate card.

Can't wait to hear how you ended the day. :thumbsup2
 
Your cards are pure genius!:worship: I was trying to figure out how I was going to get all of my copious info with me to the parks each day without shrinking my binder. This will work.:thumbsup2

The card idea works great for us. It's small and easy to carry around. I sometimes add where to sit for parades or times for shows.

LOVE the card idea!! I'll have to do that next time! All of my info was in my binder but that was too big to carry to the parks. I did carry with me our customized laminated maps with things we wanted to see.

I still have my cards from our 2007 trip! I have a problem! :rotfl:

Thank you, that is super helpful! :hug:

Glad I could help!


Wow - you guys got a lot accomplished at MK!! I've never been to the Tiki Room - well I vaguely remember going as a child - maybe my first trip with my family when I was 9?? I think it freaked my 6 year old brother out! I know it would freak out Alex so there was no way I was going anywhere near that place.

Aww...what a shame. :rolleyes1

I have trouble with the Jungle Cruise - maybe I'm just not one for the corny humor - I know it's a big hit here on the DIS, but I must be wound too tightly to enjoy that one?? We probably should have tried it this year though - the boys probably would have gotten a kick out of it.

I'm not sure what it is but those jokes are so bad they make me giggle! My boys get embarassed because I literally :lmao: I'm sure you're not wound too tight....you're a mom of boys!! Different strokes...:goodvibes


Your cards are great by the way... I did something similar but I had my ADRs on a separate card.

Works great, huh?


Can't wait to hear how you ended the day. :thumbsup2

Coming up! Trying to take my time and make the TR last longer so I can enjoy it longer! ;)
 
Don't you love it when you can get so much done at a park?? :cool1: It's because of great planning. :thumbsup2

I ended up trying dole whip on this trip for the first time, but you'll have to wait to hear what I thought of it. :rolleyes1

How frustrating about the picture, but glad you finally got what you wanted. :goodvibes
 














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