How "just one trip" became three (babies)... update 6/29, huge triplets photo update

[Code]

Hi Code and Lease, nice to see the updates! I have been absent for a bit, but I am so glad to come back to your lovely photos! Your Fantasmic pics were awesome Code and so were the LMA photos. Two things we missed on our last trip ( and our first trip to), but they are a must next time.

I am so happy for you two and your planned return trip this September. That is awesome news! I hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy every second. These memories and your beautiful photos will hold you for a long time!!

I was happy to read your report on Boma. We went for the first time in January and it was a hit! Great decor, awesome atmosphere and really good food. I am notoriously picky, but I vowed to try some curry and other spicy foods. I am so happy that I did. We will go back to Boma some day.

Your pics of Pop were great Code. If we ever get back to the world I think w we will stay there. Your night time shots are super. Thanks so much for sharing them.

Thanks for your compliments on our photos. I really love having so many photos of our trips.. sometimes it felt a bit ridiculous taking so many, but I can look back at any one of our photos and instantly be back in that moment in my memory.

We can't wait for September.. 133 days! You'll notice Boma on our itinerary for the third trip in a row... mmmm zebra domes!!!!!

Wow! You got some great pics of the stunt show!

Thanks!

Best threat ever "Knock it off or we'll go to Epcot!"

Love that!

Definitely a classic!

I call this one "Oh God! Oh god! Oh god!"

Awesome pictures and i think i forgot to comment on the POP pics you posted (maybe i didn't i cant keep track anymore lol) but theyre great!! Did you pay preferred? If you did good because thats the reason that I paid preferred and requested 60s, an exciting area like that!

Thanks! We did pay preferred in January but we are not in September. I recently found a map here on the DIS of which rooms are preferred and figured I could do just as well at my goal of being close to the parking lot by requesting a list of the good non-preferred rooms in buildings 9 & 1.

We can neither confirm nor deny that we may or may not have evil plans that will require your assistance.

I am intrigued!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Great pics as usual Code!

We didn't see Indy this trip so it was great to see your pictures of it!

 

[Code]

Day 4 Part 4 - Beauty and the Beast

After Indy, we wandered across the path into Drew Carey's Sounds Dangerous. I've been listening to binaural audio recordings of the parks on the Window to the Magic and Inside the Magic podcasts, so the show wasn't all that impressive, but it was air conditioned and nice to just sit back and relax for a little while.

We wandered toward Sunset Boulevard for Beauty and the Beast, snapping some pics along the way...

Magical Moment Alert!
Then it was on to Beauty and the Beast. We were early for next show so we struck up a conversation and traded pins with the cast members at the entrance to the Theater to the Stars. We started talking to them, they noticed our just married buttons and offered us VIP seating. Before the show an a capella group preformed to warm up the crowd. At that point they invited us up to the front of the stage and sang to us and gave us a copy of their CD. Lease loves Beauty and the Beast and Belle is her favorite of the Disney princesses so she thoroughly enjoyed the show, and I liked it as well (exactly as it was when I was a kid, though I probably wasn't a big fan back then as I was a teenager).

Next up.. we park hop to Epcot for the evening!

Go to Day 4 Part 5 !

 

[Hedy]

Epcot? But Lease appeared to be well behaved.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

It's so cool that they gave you VIP seating and gave you a copy of the CD!

 

[kindakrazy2]

How very cool that you got VIP seating and even better to get a CD to remember the magic with!

Love the pictures too!

 

[Lease]

Epcot? But Lease appeared to be well behaved.

We leave those parts out of the story.

 

[Msslaydbug]

How neat you were able to get VIP seating ! I have actually never been to the IJ show so I really enjoyed your photos.

 

[pl'smama]

I just love you B&TB pics guys, they are awesome! It is so wonderful to have a Magic Moment in a place like that show. It is a favorite of mine to.

We actually had a bit of a Magical Moment ourselves at the show. I was standing with my 10 year old neice and we were waiting for the show. The rest of the family was off to the side. A CM asked if my neice was shy. When I said no, he asked if we would like VIP seating a chance for a special moment for the "princess". I said we would love it, but could they make it special for three princesses. My DD is five and so is her other cousin and I could not leave them out.

Well, we got the VIP seats, which were wonderful! Then the trouble started. The CM down by front said only one princess could participate. I said it had to Krystin, my older neice, as she was asked first. My DD said she was okay, but my Dsil wanted her youngest to get the special thing. I thought they eldest was to be the special princess so we left it at that and watched the show. Much to my surprise, right at the end, the Beast presents a rose to a lucky young lady from the audience. That was to be my oldest neice. At the last minute my sister in law had her youngest go up and not her oldest. It was a lovely moment and I will post the pic if I can find it, but the other two princesses, my DD included, were heart broken. It was kind of a shame that all three could not go up. I felt horrible for my oldest neice as she had been asked first but her mom messed that one up.

My DD was very upset because she and her youngest cousin do everything together. They are two months apart in age. We managed to divert my DD's attention afterward, but it was kind of a sad way to end a wonderful show.

Anyway, enough gloom. Your photos are wonderful Code and I love that show to. Can't wait for more...

Suz

 

[Code]

Day 4 Part 5 - "It's like the world, or something"

The new commuter rail service here is up and running and I'm trying to take the train to/from work on a daily basis, so I thought I would finish up day 4 on my commute Sorry for the delay!

After the BatB show, we walked across the street for a quick ride on ToT (we could ride this over and over and over, couldn't you?) before we were ready for a hotel break for some relaxation before our dinner ADR at San Angel Inn.

Somewhere at the hotel... I think my parents' WDW albums have at least 1 pic of these little guys per trip...

We made it to Epcot around 5pm and took some time for pictures in front of Spaceship Earth. This is where we heard someone describe SE as

"I don't know.. it's like the world or something!"

Another classic newbie comment!

We headed straight for Mexico where there was no wait for our table at San Angel Inn. I can't remember what I had exactly, some sort of monthly special with a soup beforehand, and both were just OK.. the margarita was good, though! Lease had the Mexican plate, and she said the same.. just OK. Two lackluster food reviews and the service was pretty bad, so we have struck this one off our list for the future I think.

After dinner, we wanted to go play at Innoventions, but it was already closed for the evening, so we decided to check out Universe of Energy. They were closing the doors for the last show of the evening as we walked up, but a nice CM saw us running for the door and let us in. I didn't have high hopes for the new version of this show (being the geek I am, I am pretty sure I enjoyed the original version as a kid) but we are both Bill Nye and Ellen fans so we thought it was reasonably entertaining at least.

Afterward it was starting to get late and I wanted to make sure we could get a railing spot for Illuminations, so we headed toward World Showcase. We still had a bit of spare time, so we stopped in Canada and the UK for some browsing and ended up seeing Pooh Tigger and Eeyore with no wait at all.

Obligatory ridiculous hat picture...

We found a decent spot for Illuminations near the UK, but being the obsessive person that I am, I decided to see if I couldn't find an even better spot. Lease guarded the spot we already had while I went off in search, and I ended up finding a really good one in front of Germany, but I got a blister from brisk pace I was walking We really enjoyed the show! (I did a much better job on Illuminations pictures in January)

We took our sweet time getting out of the park after Illuminations since I didn't want to make my blister any worse than it already was. We grabbed a few pictures on the way out...

Somehow we missed a turn on the way back to our hotel and ended up going off property and having to make a U-turn to get “home.” We arrived back at the hotel and decided to go for a late night swim. We spent about a half hour in the hotel pool before going to bed.

Go to 100 days!

 

[kindakrazy2]

Yay for an update!

Your fireworks pics are great and I love the silly moose hat one! You make this canadian girl proud wearing the moose!

Your bunny shot is great too. I have one of those too from every trip but for some reason the bunny's always end up having glowing-red-possessed-bunny eyes!

 

[Code]

How very cool that you got VIP seating and even better to get a CD to remember the magic with!

Love the pictures too!

Unfortunately the CD is non-Disney music, and not very good

I just love you B&TB pics guys, they are awesome! It is so wonderful to have a Magic Moment in a place like that show. It is a favorite of mine to.

We actually had a bit of a Magical Moment ourselves at the show. I was standing with my 10 year old neice and we were waiting for the show. The rest of the family was off to the side. A CM asked if my neice was shy. When I said no, he asked if we would like VIP seating a chance for a special moment for the "princess". I said we would love it, but could they make it special for three princesses. My DD is five and so is her other cousin and I could not leave them out.

Well, we got the VIP seats, which were wonderful! Then the trouble started. The CM down by front said only one princess could participate. I said it had to Krystin, my older neice, as she was asked first. My DD said she was okay, but my Dsil wanted her youngest to get the special thing. I thought they eldest was to be the special princess so we left it at that and watched the show. Much to my surprise, right at the end, the Beast presents a rose to a lucky young lady from the audience. That was to be my oldest neice. At the last minute my sister in law had her youngest go up and not her oldest. It was a lovely moment and I will post the pic if I can find it, but the other two princesses, my DD included, were heart broken. It was kind of a shame that all three could not go up. I felt horrible for my oldest neice as she had been asked first but her mom messed that one up.

My DD was very upset because she and her youngest cousin do everything together. They are two months apart in age. We managed to divert my DD's attention afterward, but it was kind of a sad way to end a wonderful show.

Anyway, enough gloom. Your photos are wonderful Code and I love that show to. Can't wait for more...

Suz

That stinks that a magical moment could actually turn into a bad thing...

 

[Hedy]

Great job on the Illuminations firework pics!

 

[abbybeth]

Yes, as a matter of fact, I can ride ToT over and over and over again ...

Love the illuminations pics, they're great - so I can't wait to see the ones from January if you say they're even better!

 

[Code]

Your fireworks pics are great and I love the silly moose hat one! You make this canadian girl proud wearing the moose!

Your bunny shot is great too. I have one of those too from every trip but for some reason the bunny's always end up having glowing-red-possessed-bunny eyes!

There are silly hats everywhere.. it's hard to resist the temptation to pick one up and take a silly picture! (lets not talk about how many other heads the hats have been on!!)

Great job on the Illuminations firework pics!

Yes, as a matter of fact, I can ride ToT over and over and over again ...

Love the illuminations pics, they're great - so I can't wait to see the ones from January if you say they're even better!

Thanks and I did better on fireworks in general in January (Wishes, P&PP, Illuminations), looking forward to sharing..

 

[lilpixiebabe101]

Hey, great report so far. Jumping on board! Can't wait for more updates.

 

[Katy Belle]

Great report Code and Lease! I stayed up way too late last night reading and now I'm here again to continue! Can't wait to read it all!

Katy

 

[Code]

Hey, great report so far. Jumping on board! Can't wait for more updates.

Great report Code and Lease! I stayed up way too late last night reading and now I'm here again to continue! Can't wait to read it all!

Katy

Welcome lilpixiebabe101 and Katy Belle, glad you are enjoying it!

 

[Code]

I recently found a VERY cool tool for reading message board threads and I thought I would share it since it is so useful for reading TRs.

If you use Firefox as your web browser, go install the Repaginator extension.

What it does is allow you to right click the "next page" link on a thread and choose the number of pages you want it to load (5, 10, etc.. or ALL!), then it will grab them and put them all together at the bottom of the current page.

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No more endless clicking through pages and pages of trip reports!! Just be careful on image heavy threads like mine

 

[Hedy]

Wow, I have to install that when I get home.