Hurry Up, You Brats, or I'm Telling Mickey Mouse! An August 2013 TR THE END 1/18

[gracer9977]

I love that you got to be in the Indy show. And I must say that you had the best scared face out of your group!! Love your enthusiasm about being in the show and the funny story about you dumping your boyfriend on stage. Ahhhh Disney love so fast and fleeting.

I read somewhere else that you can meet Indy after the show, I never knew about this so that is something I would like to add to my new experiences for the next trip.

Nice pin haul for the day. I really love that Belle Hat pin and of course the No Dancing.

Any idea how early you have to get to BOG for lunch to even have a chance to get in? We are going to try it when we go and were probably going to get in line by 11am.

I love your sad picture when you are stopped for EMH.

Great pics from Fantasmic. I can't wait to see this show. We are going to eat at Hollywood and Vine and then go to the show.

 

[Simba22]

All caught up!

I love One Man's Dream! So much great inspiration!

I could spend so much money on Disney art! We looked through the art store at DTD on our last day and wanted to buy so many things! The paintings are just beautiful!

Love your pins! I have a couple of the same ones!

Oh! And lunch at BoG looks yummy! We tried to get in there for lunch one day during our trip but it was after lunch hours when we got there!

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

One Man's Dream! If it wasn't for that hotel down the road and around the corner, I might just move in here.

Hmmm, if I wasn't saving up to buy that $35K castle, I would totally buy that Main Street character picture.

Yup, right there with ya Courtney on Wishes and Fantasmic.

Arghhhh I need that No Dancing pin!!!!!!!

Wait, so on EMH mornings at MK you can't even cross over to the other side??? (I also tend to avoid EMH parks).

Mmmmm Be Our Guest. I saw your mom posted that got your FP for it finally!!!!! And as a a result of that I decided to try again and guess what... ME TOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

 

[jash08]

I love One Man's Dream! I also could go to the Art of Disney and the shop in the Animation Courtyard and spend more money than I could ever hope to earn! I literally will walk around and look for at least an hour!

 

[emmysmommy]

Great job with the Indy Stunt Show Courtney!!! And to reprise your role - you must have that something special that they are looking for indeed!

I didn't know that they don't allow non-resort guests on the ferry to even get to the park for EMH mornings. Hope they told you it was nothing personal but I love your pouty face photo!

I'm glad Disney does FP+ for BoG since those lines can be crazy. We've only done dinner a couple times and I wasn't a fan of what we ate so I really want to try lunch. I adore the cupcakes!

 

[IheartDDuck]

I love One Man's Dream so much. No matter how many times I go to WDW, I still love to go in and wander around the exhibit. I also still love the watch the movie. I get all teared up.

Tokyo Disney is on our list for 2016. It's so far away because it's so expensive just to fly out there! But, we're planning a trip to Japan, because I can't keep wandering around on this earth and NOT go there.

In WDW, I actually err on the side of caution and always ask for unsalted pretzels. Because the salt from the pretzel batter is more than enough. Plus, who wants to chew on huge pieces of salt? Not this girl.

I'm looking forward to BoG for lunch in January. I'm just waiting for our FP+ window to open so I can book it.

Croque Monsieur is so good! They serve it all over the Disneyland Paris parks too.

 

[courtneybelle]

10DAYSTILLDISNEY10DAYSTILLDISNEY10DAYSTILLDISNEY *hyperventilates* *breathes into brown paper bag*

I love that you got to be in the Indy show. And I must say that you had the best scared face out of your group!! Love your enthusiasm about being in the show and the funny story about you dumping your boyfriend on stage. Ahhhh Disney love so fast and fleeting.

I read somewhere else that you can meet Indy after the show, I never knew about this so that is something I would like to add to my new experiences for the next trip.

Nice pin haul for the day. I really love that Belle Hat pin and of course the No Dancing.

Any idea how early you have to get to BOG for lunch to even have a chance to get in? We are going to try it when we go and were probably going to get in line by 11am.

I love your sad picture when you are stopped for EMH.

Great pics from Fantasmic. I can't wait to see this show. We are going to eat at Hollywood and Vine and then go to the show.

Thank you so much!! Disney love is the best love...until it ends unexpectedly. Ah well.

You definitely should! He was such a sweetheart. He did an autograph for the kid in front of us as well

Thank you!

You should be fine if you're in line by 11. We were in line right around then and we got in reasonably quickly. The wait's a lot more bearable in January than in August as well! We went twice last January.

Hehe, I was distraught. I just wanted to get in the Kingdom!

Excellent plan we've always loved Hollywood and Vine, my dad is actually obsessed with it.

All caught up!

I love One Man's Dream! So much great inspiration!

I could spend so much money on Disney art! We looked through the art store at DTD on our last day and wanted to buy so many things! The paintings are just beautiful!

Love your pins! I have a couple of the same ones!

Oh! And lunch at BoG looks yummy! We tried to get in there for lunch one day during our trip but it was after lunch hours when we got there!

I know! It's so amazing to look around and see how far Disney has come.

Me too, Ali! We spent so much time in that Animation store and I just wanted everything. We picked up one MK picture but I definitely wanted more. If only I had the money...

Thank you!! I got a lot of trading done that day.

Aw man! I hope you get there someday, it's an amazing experience and the food is so good!

One Man's Dream! If it wasn't for that hotel down the road and around the corner, I might just move in here.

Hmmm, if I wasn't saving up to buy that $35K castle, I would totally buy that Main Street character picture.

Yup, right there with ya Courtney on Wishes and Fantasmic.

Arghhhh I need that No Dancing pin!!!!!!!

Wait, so on EMH mornings at MK you can't even cross over to the other side??? (I also tend to avoid EMH parks).

Mmmmm Be Our Guest. I saw your mom posted that got your FP for it finally!!!!! And as a a result of that I decided to try again and guess what... ME TOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

It's so fantastic, isn't it Rob? Definitely a hidden treasure of DHS. You can live in the Tower, I'll live in either Beast's castle or Belle's cottage in New Fantasyland. Maybe both. Both is good.

Can't distract yourself from your goal of that castle, but it is a pretty amazing picture! I mostly love that Belle is front and center.

You DO need a No Dancing pin. You've already got the shirt! I'll be on the lookout while I'm there.

Nope, we were stuck at TTC until just a few minutes before park opening. Womp.

YAY! So glad you got it! Such good food and just a beautiful restaurant. I would eat there everyday if I could!

I love One Man's Dream! I also could go to the Art of Disney and the shop in the Animation Courtyard and spend more money than I could ever hope to earn! I literally will walk around and look for at least an hour!

Me too! We went to that store about four times over our two days at DHS and every time I just saw a ton of things that I wanted!

Great job with the Indy Stunt Show Courtney!!! And to reprise your role - you must have that something special that they are looking for indeed!

I didn't know that they don't allow non-resort guests on the ferry to even get to the park for EMH mornings. Hope they told you it was nothing personal but I love your pouty face photo!

I'm glad Disney does FP+ for BoG since those lines can be crazy. We've only done dinner a couple times and I wasn't a fan of what we ate so I really want to try lunch. I adore the cupcakes!

Thank you, Brenda! I've definitely found a calling as an extra

I figured they would let us to the turnstiles, but nope, we were stuck at TTC. Hehe thank you

I'm really excited to try it out. I haven't done dinner yet but we're hoping to do so in July! I love the cupcakes as well!

I love One Man's Dream so much. No matter how many times I go to WDW, I still love to go in and wander around the exhibit. I also still love the watch the movie. I get all teared up.

Tokyo Disney is on our list for 2016. It's so far away because it's so expensive just to fly out there! But, we're planning a trip to Japan, because I can't keep wandering around on this earth and NOT go there.

In WDW, I actually err on the side of caution and always ask for unsalted pretzels. Because the salt from the pretzel batter is more than enough. Plus, who wants to chew on huge pieces of salt? Not this girl.

I'm looking forward to BoG for lunch in January. I'm just waiting for our FP+ window to open so I can book it.

Croque Monsieur is so good! They serve it all over the Disneyland Paris parks too.

We were all getting super emotional during the movie! It's just amazing.

Ugh I am dying to go to Tokyo Disney. One day when I'm not a broke college kid I will make it there.

That's a good idea! I ended up brushing a lot of my salt off, which helped, but still. Eh.

Oooooh you're making me want to go to DLP even more than I already did! I love Croque Monsieur.

 

[CarolAnnB]

Nice updates! I can't believe we never watched that movie in One Man's Dream before! That was so interesting. And cool and comfy.

I love those shadow box type things in the art store, the Princess and Castle signs.

They held us back at the TTC for a long time. They are making it harder for me to stay off property. But I like extra space and 2 bathrooms. And you guys need peace from the snoring haha.

I really like the bows from Mickeywaffles. Your sister started wearing hers to school today, she has enough to wear a different one every day til the trip. Today was Aladdin.

You won't need the umbrella this time at BOG, you may proceed directly to the ordering kiosk. Hopefully. Thank you, FP+. That was SOOOO hot waiting. Thankfully they brought out that ice water. That chocolate cream puff was delicious. I would love another one. But if there is grey stuff on the menu, how do you not order that??

You should try to collect more cupcake pins. That BATB pin is gorgeous though.

Is this the single digit dance?

 

[blessedmom4]

You have been on my heart all weekend, I couldn't end the night without letting you know I am praying for the next few days to sail by easily and for no road blocks to get in your way...you are almost Disney BOUND!!! I am so happy for you and while I know it will be bittersweet, your Grammy will be with you the entire way! May you have a peaceful week!

 

[courtneybelle]

Nice updates! I can't believe we never watched that movie in One Man's Dream before! That was so interesting. And cool and comfy.

I love those shadow box type things in the art store, the Princess and Castle signs.

They held us back at the TTC for a long time. They are making it harder for me to stay off property. But I like extra space and 2 bathrooms. And you guys need peace from the snoring haha.

I really like the bows from Mickeywaffles. Your sister started wearing hers to school today, she has enough to wear a different one every day til the trip. Today was Aladdin.

You won't need the umbrella this time at BOG, you may proceed directly to the ordering kiosk. Hopefully. Thank you, FP+. That was SOOOO hot waiting. Thankfully they brought out that ice water. That chocolate cream puff was delicious. I would love another one. But if there is grey stuff on the menu, how do you not order that??

You should try to collect more cupcake pins. That BATB pin is gorgeous though.

Is this the single digit dance?

Thanks Mom! The movie was amazing. Not sure we'll have time this trip, but I'd definitely like to go back in July!

Those are fabulous! So clever.

Yep. Though if we could stay at the Poly I would suck it up...hehe just kidding.

That's awesome! She is very talented, it was a good find on my part if I do say so myself!

YAY BOG. Only my favorite restaurant. I cannot wait to try the gray stuff. I assume it will be delicious. If not I'll have a word with the dishes.

I definitely will be on the hunt for the Pluto cupcake pin this trip! I have to remember to transfer my pins to my new lanyard this week.

That is an accurate depiction of the single digit dance. Here's some "IT'S DISNEY WEEK" dancing for you!

You have been on my heart all weekend, I couldn't end the night without letting you know I am praying for the next few days to sail by easily and for no road blocks to get in your way...you are almost Disney BOUND!!! I am so happy for you and while I know it will be bittersweet, your Grammy will be with you the entire way! May you have a peaceful week!

Judy!! Thank you SO much for popping in and letting me know you have been thinking of me. It means so much and I am very glad I found a friend like you on the DIS. I just finished my last big paper that is due before the break so my workload is a little lighter! I know my Grammy will be watching over us as we enjoy Christmas at Disney! Soon enough you will be there too. I hope you are feeling better!

 

[emmysmommy]

Courtney in case I don't get a chance to make it back here before you leave I wanted to wish you and your family an awesome trip and a wonderful Thanksgiving. What a great place to go celebrate that holiday with those that you love.

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Courtney, I just wanted to wish you an amazing Thanksgiving trip in JUST 3 DAYS!!!

 

[courtneybelle]

Courtney in case I don't get a chance to make it back here before you leave I wanted to wish you and your family an awesome trip and a wonderful Thanksgiving. What a great place to go celebrate that holiday with those that you love.

Courtney, I just wanted to wish you an amazing Thanksgiving trip in JUST 3 DAYS!!!

Thank you both SO MUCH! I am so excited for both of your trips as well! I wish we would all be there at the same time...someday!!

 

[courtneybelle]

Hi everyone! I LEAVE FOR DISNEY IN TWO DAYS!!! This is going to be my last set of updates before the trip, so I wanted to wish all of my American readers a very happy and safe Thanksgiving I am so thankful that you all want to follow along with my trip! I'll see you when I get back!

Chapter Thirty-One: I've Got a Dream

After we put their service to the test, we went back into old Fantasyland. Mom, Kylie, and Dad got in line to meet Peter Pan, while I FINALLY went to check out the Rapunzel bathrooms!

THEY WERE GLORIOUS.

TOWER SELFIE!

I found a few Pascals!

Soon enough we went to go meet Peter Pan and Wendy! The little girl in front of us had cut out a Peter shape out of black fabric to be his shadow and brought him some soap to attach it! It was so cute.

Peter Pan is Kylie's absolute favorite, so she was excited.

Peter and Wendy loved our bows.

We also picked up some Peter Pan’s Flight FPs.

Then we went to check out the wait at Pooh, but that ride was also down. Womp.

So we headed over to the Laugh Floor to see that interpreted! I was so happy to see the new MU sections.

Next, we used the Peter Pan FPs we had gotten earlier. This was the Fastpass line. Feels crowded.

This was the closed captioning machine my dad got to use on some of the rides!

It was really useful. You leave a deposit at guest relations and you get to use it for the day. It automatically senses which ride you’re on and starts the captioning on its own, so it’s super user friendly.

Then, we hopped on It’s a Small World.

I was surprised my dad had to use the captioning for this one, since we all know the words…

Penguinspenguinspenguins.

We had some time before the parade started, so we went to go visit one of my favorites, Princess Tiana!

She was lovely. I told her we would be staying in her royal rooms at POR for Thanksgiving, and she told us to make sure we went to French Quarter for the beignets since she gave them her recipe!

Next we checked out the Country Bears. I hadn’t seen the shortened version of the show, so I was just relieved that Big Al made the cut.

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[courtneybelle]

Chapter Thirty-Two: Celebrate a Dream Come True

It was almost time for Celebrate a Dream Come True! We met up with our lovely interpreters and watched:

Pluto came right up to me and I was able to show him my Pluto bow! He LOVED it and gave me a big lick! What a cutie!

“Princess Jasmine thinks that I’m the brightest star in the sky. Now that’s a dream come true!”

“Can’t you see it? When you close your eyes…”

I give you...THE BEHEMOTH FLOAT.

After the parade, I wanted us to do Haunted Mansion. But Kylie didn’t want to ride, so Mom and Kylie decided to go meet Mickey. Well, I didn’t want to miss meeting Mickey when he was on my shirt…so I had to pass up HM for now.

My dad did ride HM and used his captioning device. We’ve been riding it for years and he had no idea that the ride was narrated the whole time. He just couldn’t hear the Ghost Host. So I was really happy that he finally got an idea of what was going on.

We had a nice castle photo shoot:

We headed over to Town Square Theater. Mickey was great and he really liked my shirt!

Next, we went to Uptown Jewelers to look at Dooney and Bourke bags, when all of a sudden we heard a familiar tune sung by some beautifully harmonized voices…

The Limited Time Magic for this week was THE ORIGINAL BOY BAND! Being a boy band fanatic, I was so excited, but no one could tell us what time the Dapper Dans would be out. Fate definitely brought us together that day!

We heard them sing “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction (who I don’t really care for, but the Dapper Dans made it sound great) and “Bye Bye Bye” by the GREATEST boy band of all time, *NSYNC. Yes, now you all know where my loyalties lie in the great boy band debate.

Also, now is a good time to mention that in January I saw Joey Fatone from *NSYNC at the Magic Kingdom. He had just done the half marathon and was going to ride Winnie the Pooh. He was with his family, so I didn’t say anything, but I stared and freaked out a lot.

The Dapper Dans were fabulous! I’m so so glad we had this for our Limited Time Magic, as I was so excited when this one was first announced.

Next, we went to try to meet the princesses before dinner, but the line was moving so slowly that we had to quit. We’d grab Fastpasses after dinner.

It was time for one of my favorite Disney dining experiences at my favorite resort…

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[DisneyKid4Life]

OMG that is so cute and clever of that little girl to cut out a "shadow" to meet Peter.

I've never met Peter or Wendy, so maybe I'll get the chance soon.

"Feels Crowded". Oh Josh.

That closed captioning machine is super cool. I had no idea it existed.

I think I'm going to watch the daytime parade one more time since it's going away. I mean, it feels necessary.

You know, despite all the silly "Limited Time Magic" promotions, this one I actually would have made a point to see. Dapper Dans rule!!!!

And one final note... HAVE AN AMAZING THAKSGIVING TRIP TO THE WORLD!!!!!!

 

[CarolAnnB]

Finally the Rapunzel bathrooms. Who would have known new restrooms could create such a stir. I didn't even see any of those hidden Pascals. How cute!

The Dapper Dans! I was so aggravated at Guest Services when they wouldn't/couldn't tell me when/where they performed. "On Main Street". Yeah, no kidding. If that was their limited time magic, you'd think they'd at least want people who were interested to be able to see it. But thanks to our shopping addiction, we were in the right place at the right time! Ah, 'Nsync! I miss them!

OMG tomorrow night we will be sleeping in a princess room!!! And Sunday you will finally meet Flynn Rider!! Last time for Celebrate a Dream Come True parade. But I am looking forward to a new parade. I just wish there was a Frozen float in it! So glad we went to see that movie today, now at least we will be able to have a conversation with Elsa and Anna. I'm glad that we now make it a point to find/try something new each trip. I am already thinking ahead to July where there just may be a surprise or two!

 

[blessedmom4]

You are waking up IN FLORIDA!!! I am so excited for you and pray your trip is just as amazing as you. I am so glad the DIS brought us together, you have been such a blessing with your adorable self!

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[emmysmommy]

Happy Thanksgiving and wishing you safe travels today Courtney!!

You found a lot more Pascals that I did at the Rapunzel bathrooms. I think the first time I only saw 2. Now that I see where they are it seems more obvious.

I've only been able to meet Peter Pan once but never Wendy. I would love to see them when they are together. What a fun pair and so adorable. That shadow with the little girl was awesome.

I will be sad to say farewell to the Celebrate a Dream Come True parade but I know Disney always replaces with newer and better so I can't be too disappointed.

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

Awesome update and pictures. Have a great time at WDW can't wait to hear about it.