How Much Did I Pay For This Self Inflicted Fun? A Wigdout trip report.

[wigdoutdismom]

I really like the zebra domes Anita and I do not like coffee at ALL!
BLT will be next on my list too....I never really cared too much for it but it has really grown on me
at the zebra dome necklace!!
When I last visited (well really the only visit ) the Grand Canyon that had not yet built the glass viewing and I don't think I could do that!

Tracy

So could you taste the coffee? I sure thought I could...
I'm excited for BLT but the studio seems small and that's what we are staying in July.
That 1BR sure spoils a person...

Oh that glass viewing platform is insane!

 

[Wannabinnc]

I think the 4th of July fireworks will be awesome from the roof of BLT, except for one thing.
I'm afraid of heights.
I won't go near the edge.

I cannot wait for us to visit the Grand Canyon!​

I'm picky that way.

You? Picky?

You do know that the FLOOR of that walkway is CLEAR?!?!?!?!?! We almost made it there, but you can only get there by bus as it is on Indian land. Just a little tid bit of information..... lol

 

[wigdoutdismom]

You do know that the FLOOR of that walkway is CLEAR?!?!?!?!?! We almost made it there, but you can only get there by bus as it is on Indian land. Just a little tid bit of information..... lol

No way would I walk on that thing...

 

[mareeld86]

Its not as scary as it looks!!!

 

[MeMom]

I'll be sure to stand WAAAAY back! Tomorrow I'm calling to wait list us for a castle view room for the 4th. I do think that would be way cool! Then we can move to a standard view for the rest of the stay if we even get the opportunity....
Are all the guys coming on the June/July trip? I hope we get to meet everybody!

We never know their exact plans until closer to trip time, but as of now they plan to be there.

 

[Charleston Princess]

How did I miss that you were at BLT for the Fourth now? That's awesome! (I don't like heights either, so you and I could hang out far away from the edge together. )

 

[wigdoutdismom]

We never know their exact plans until closer to trip time, but as of now they plan to be there.

I look forward to the evening no matter how many come!

How did I miss that you were at BLT for the Fourth now? That's awesome! (I don't like heights either, so you and I could hang out far away from the edge together. )

Come on down!
The parties at our place!

 

[lmillercrew]

Why can I not post to MeMom's TR?? Any ideas guys?

 

[wigdoutdismom]

I worked on an update last night and as I clicked the button to post it the boards had gone down!

I thought it was all saved but this morning I realized it wasn't....

Here we go again!

It was an early morning for us.
The alarm beeped at 6:30.
Good morning friends!

Breakfast ADR at Tusker House before the park opens so.....
Out the door we went...

Some Christmas decorations on the way to the bus stop.

Some tropical trees and a beautiful sky! It was a little chilly on this early morning. I think it was about 7:30 at this point...

Shocker was taking the pictures and the rest of us were in this shot.
Hmmmmm
Who is missing from this shot?
Some of you have already guessed.

This is how the conversation went.
Sort of.

Me: Early morning tomorrow. Bus at 7:30
Keeley: (groaning)Whiiiiiiiiiiyyyyyyyy???????
Me: We get to go into Animal Kingdom Park before they open because we have breakfast reservations in an awesome restaurant that has characters!
The food is sooooo good and the picture opportunities are outstanding!
Keeley: I don't eat breakfast.
Me: No problem, just sleep in. Text us when you get up.
Keeley: Will you come back and get me then?
Me: You can meet us.
Keeley: You want me to ride the bus by myself? That would be dumb!
Me: I'm going to bed. Just text us when you get up.

Any who,
The bus had us at Animal Kingdom in about 5 minutes.
Security, check.
Breakfast list, check.
Turnstile, check.
Walking toward Tusker House we stopped for this group pic.

As we were waiting to go into Tusker House Baylor was again being silly or perhaps bending over for his morning spanking....
Notice the cool jackets the CMs were wearing.

Harper was the first to get something to eat of course and she was quite happy!
She loves to bang on her plate with her utensils. You will notice that the plate keeps getting moved farther away in the other pictures.

The rest of us wasted no time in filling our plates and chowing down on the delicious offerings. I told them all not to miss out on the ham! I'm sure that Matt was loading up on the fruit though.

Then along came this goofy guy and Harper stopped eating. Even though her plate was pushed away we were still giving her food.

What is Megan going to do to Goofy?

Some more characters came by and Harper did less eating because she was not trusting these folks!

Baylor loves his ducks! So he was happy so see Daisy![/FONT

Daisy stopped to see mom but didn't get too close to Harper, and that was just fine with her!

The main mouse Mickey hung around for some time.
Harper didn't cry but she didn't smile either....

Look how far she is leaning back in her high chair.....
she isn't crying though!

At this point we finished up with breakfast, I ran to Everest for fast passes and we decided to catch the next Lion King show.
Please join us in the next post for some high lights from Festival of the Lion King!

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Why can I not post to MeMom's TR?? Any ideas guys?

I'll dash over there and see if I can....

 

[wsushocker]

For some reason this picture would not post for Wigd....

 

[wigdoutdismom]

For some reason this picture would not post for Wigd....

This picture is sideways on my computer.....

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Why can I not post to MeMom's TR?? Any ideas guys?

It worked OK for me. Sorry, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[micandminforever]

The pictures with the characters were great, especially the Mickey ones. Harper is a little doll, but then she takes after her mother. I'm sorry Keeley decided to miss out on all the fun.

I'm looking forward to the next post and the Lion King.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Last summer when we saw FOTLK I was sick, I think it was the heat so I sat with my head down.
My head hurt.
There was no heat this trip.
We had great seats.
I felt great!
The show was so much fun!
I hope you enjoy the show!

Enjoying the show!

And asleep.....

On to the Himalayas...
Megan and Matt took the first round of fast passes and rode and Marc Baylor and I waited with Harper.
The second time around since Baylor didn't ride Matt rode with us. We waited for the front car.
Pictures from the que...

Looks like we are having fun, right?

We were in search of this guy and we found him!

After our encounter with the Yeti we wanted to go on a two week safari thinking that maybe when we got back Keeley would be awake.....

There were these friendly folks in front of us in line that needed some privacy.

Matt was trying not to look.

Come along with us!

Our safari was cut short by some poachers so what to do next.....

A text came from Keeley.
She was up.
We decided to head to Downtown Disney for lunch.
Then to Epcot for Dinner.

She agreed to meet us at DTD no argument!
So out of the park we went.

 

[praisehisname]

There were these friendly folks in front of us in line that needed some privacy.

Their animal instincts were coming out!

Denise

 

[wigdoutdismom]

We made it to DTD all the while texting with Keeley and were planning to meet up with her as soon as she got off of the bus.
Lunch was to be Earl of Sandwich and then some shopping.
We were trying to meet up with Dan and Dawn and kids....
The tree outside of Once Upon a Toy and EOS was so cute!

The live entertainment was pretty great too! So much talent and who doesn't love Christmas music?

Baylor has a teacher that collects Mr. Potato Head and she asked for a picture of Baylor with this guy so we took this for her.

After an amazing lunch at EOS, I know that a few of us had the BLT but am not sure about everyone....
We headed to Goofy's.

After Goofy's we went to TrenD, WOD and Basin.....
All this time though Shocker was on a mission.

It seems that he had left Keeley's park ticket on the table in the villa back at Animal Kingdom.
In case she was going to meet up with us in the park.
It was still there.
He went back to get it.
So she could get into epcot.
So she wouldn't have a meltdown.

As soon as he got back to DTD we went to epcot by way of the Beach Club.

How pretty the decorations were in the lobby. I'm so excited to be staying here next Christmas!

We took it all in then out the door we went.....

Just 27 more days.....

We were headed to Christine's and my private entrance....
and making a beeline to the slushie stand in France and this is where the drama begins.
Yes, you will notice that it is Megan and I in line for the drinks.

You see, Keeley is not 21.
Yes, she does drink.
No, I don't really approve.
Yes, I probably would have given her some of mine just to keep the peace.
I didn't get the chance.
Megan had told her that because she had been behaving so badly that WE had decided that she didn't get any.......

Well she was m.... a..... d.

So mad that she walked off without us in World Showcase.

What did I do?
Nothing.

Well actually I did try to talk to her.
I asked her if she wanted a taste.
She said no.
I offered to get her one.
She said no.
Oh well, just be mad and get glad.....
We walked on the the American Adventure...
She was walking in front of us but we did lose track of her.
We stopped and went in.

Oh by the way we got the Grey Goose.

We all loved the show and I hoped it gave Keeley enough time to appreciate her family a little more. She texted Megan and wanted to know where we were and it seemed that she was sitting on a bench right out in front of us. So we collected her and headed in the direction of the UK where we were having our dinner at Rose and Crown just in time to see Illuminations from the patio.

We checked in and then waited to be called. Shocker wandered a bit and took some pictures...

A charming window display.

This is where I have a rather disturbing story to tell.
Actually it doesn't involve Keeley.
Baylor was out in front of R&C playing hop scotch and a very sweet lady pulled up on her ECV. She turned on her head lamp so Baylor could see better. Some really rude people came along and for some reason wanted her to move. I have no idea why they were acting that way....
I tried to step in front of her to shield her from them, her family had gone to look around the UK. Ugh!
Anyhow. I got out the flashing jelly rings and gave her one....
Poor thing had no strength in her hands to even turn it on so I did it for her. Her fingers were so tiny so we made a bracelet out of it and she was delighted.
I was just glad I could just help her ignore the rude people trying to steal the Disney magic....
Her family came back and I gave out a couple more rings and we said our goodbyes as our group was called to dine.
It was chilly on the patio, but we did have the warmers.
The meal was good but with the breeze coming from the lake, Megan and Matt decided to go ahead and take Harper back as soon as they finished eating. The rest of us waited out Illuminations and the Christmas fireworks.

I had been texting with Dawn and they were over in Mexico watching Illuminations to we were going to meet up at the big Christmas tree and do a little shopping together.
I know I took some pictures but I can't find them!

The kids wanted to meet up but after much texting I think they decided to go to bed instead.....

I think I have managed to finish an entire day in a day!
What do you think of that dear DIS friends?

Up next.
Some Hollywood Glam, but do we have the drama that goes along with it?

 

[sunny_stace]

I wish I were at Animal Kingdom right now! I love the picture of Baylor with Daisy (she's my fav!). Tusker house breakfast is super delicious! Keeley doesn't know what she's missing! I too love the Grey Goose slushies! Too bad it wasn't Keeley's happiest day...I hope she cheered up a little!

 

[Charleston Princess]

Great update!!! I can't believe that Keeley, at her age, would have expected you to go back for her so she didn't have to ride the bus by herself. I couldn't help but laugh!

You know I love Tusker House and Everest pictures!!! One day little Harper will enjoy seeing the characters -- probably by her next trip!

Beach Club is so pretty decorated for Christmas -- I want to stay there in 2011 for Christmas!

Was this the day you texted me from Epcot about drinking a Grey Goose?

 

[eandesmom]

Well I'm glad Keely got to sleep in, it sounds like a lovely morning at AK. Breakfast, Yeti's, FOLK, Safari, absolutely fabulous! Love the Baylor/Daisy pic.

I might have to side with Megan on the slushie, if Keely wants to be treated like 21, acting like it might have helped her cause (even though it sounds like she behaved all day until then). I could totally see treating my little sister the same way! Sigh.

Still, all in all (mean people with the ECV lady aside, how lovely that you gave her jelly rings), it sounds like a really great day!