I am back and WOW WOW WOW

[sara969]

Got home yesterday afternoon around 4ish.
We are sooo tierd but we had an AMAZING time.

Sorry i didnt come on DIS boards yesterday, i was sooo excited and was on facebook most of last night, adding 4 albums of photos
Im looking forward to writing my trip report, will need to add my photos to photo bucket first.

Its my daughter's birthday tomorrow so having a very little party for her so got some things to do today, but will get round to my trip report, hopefully on Tuesday.

Our 5 days in Disney was truly amazing and magical.
The Enchanted Candlebration was stunning and the Xmas atmosphere, snow on Main St, Xmas decs and music was brilliant.

The parades were fantastic, both Once Upon A Dream and the Fantillusion were both lovely.

5 days was perfect, we got to see shows, and go on rides a few times and take our time to soak in the atmosphere without rushing.

Mon & Tues was quite busy, as tues was a french holiday. But it was nothing really bad, the most time for a queue for a ride was 45mins.

Wed-Fri was very very quiet and we were able to walk on IASW, Peter Pan, Buzz and all the other popular rides, which was great as we got lots done in one day.

Mickeys Winter Wonderland was amazing, we went twice as it was so good.
Loved the stunt show, Wild West Show was fantastic!

Animagic was my favourite and Hannah loved it too.

Hubby went on TOT and come off looking green
He said he was glad he went on to try it, but wouldnt go on again

We ended up eating our main meal at lunch time as on our 1st day we went straight to Cafe Mickey after arriving for my daughters birthday lunch, and then got a snack in park later in evening for dinner.
After park closed we went to Disney Village to look around shops and we were put off by the resturant queues, so decided on our 1st day to eat our main meal and lunch time, which we found worked well and was more relaxing.

After all bad reviews on Toy Story Tea Party, i was a bit worried about booking it, so i didnt.
When i was there, Hannah was obsessed with the Buzz ride, she went on 6 times and when she saw Toy Story in the parade she went crazy! (she does like toy story)
So on Thursday i thought ''what the hell'' i went to City Hall and booked it for our last day.
And i am sooooooo glad that we did, cus Hannah enjoyed this much more than Cafe Mickey, her face was a picture when she saw Woody, Jessie, and Buzz.

It wasnt busy and it was a calm atmosphere, the characters interacted really really well with the kids, Jessie was playing chasing games with Hannah and Woody was spinning Hannah around
They even went into the play area with the kids.
Chip & Dale also came out wearing chef outfits, it was brilliant.

There was a nice selection of sweet things and lots to drink.
Although i think it would be nice to have a nice balance of savoury and sweet, as all sweet was a bit much.

Hannah enjoyed the freedom of running around in play area, and playing with characters, as there was lots of space and no where for her to escape so me and hubby had a chilled out snack and drink, it was so relaxed and i loved it! Im so glad we did it, as we have got some amazing photos and Hannah hasnt stopped talking about it!

For 30 Euros i think it was a bargain!

So that was our highlights, and im so excited about writing my trip report to tell u all about our trip

 

[mommy2ash]

sounds brilliant. cant wait for your trip report!!! i think i will bring dd to the tea party next time she loves toy story and loves jessy when oddly enough she has never seen toy story 2 lol

 

[aussietravellers]

Thanks so much for that report . So glad you had a great trip.

I loved hearing about the Tea Party too. I have booked this already for our trip and was a bit worried about the reports but thought I may as well book as my DS really loves the toy story characters.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Sarah i am so happy you had a truly wonderful time.

So.....when's the next trip?

After seeing the pics of the tea party i'm considering taking Kyra there in Jan or Sept.

 

[gemmybear83]

Glad you had a brilliant time, I'm really looking forward to reading your trip report .

P.s. Are you addicted like the rest of us now?

 

[sara969]

Emma definately take Kyra for the Tea Party if any of your kids are Toy Story fans then its a must
I think it was a brilliant experience cus it was not busy and such a relaxed atmoshphere and because it wasnt busy the character interaction was FAB!

I just wish that there was some savoury food aswell ... we managed to eat 3 small cakes, fruit salad and a cookie with a hot choc and that was forcing it down hahaha

Not sure when our next trip will be, i would like to go every year but it depends on money.
Might persaude hubby to book another trip when he gets his yearly bonus nxt year

It was quite expensive there, i was worried about the spending money we were taking, we came back with 30euros change, only cus i went mad in the shops
But the food is very pricey but now i can see that it is possible to do it on a budget, cus theres Mc Donalds and Pizza Planet and various other takeaways that is cheaper than the table service resturants.

 

[sara969]

Glad you had a brilliant time, I'm really looking forward to reading your trip report .

P.s. Are you addicted like the rest of us now?

Im definately addicted, i think i was addicted before our trip

 

[ukstitch]

Emma definately take Kyra for the Tea Party if any of your kids are Toy Story fans then its a must
I think it was a brilliant experience cus it was not busy and such a relaxed atmoshphere and because it wasnt busy the character interaction was FAB!

I just wish that there was some savoury food aswell ... we managed to eat 3 small cakes, fruit salad and a cookie with a hot choc and that was forcing it down hahaha

Not sure when our next trip will be, i would like to go every year but it depends on money.
Might persaude hubby to book another trip when he gets his yearly bonus nxt year

It was quite expensive there, i was worried about the spending money we were taking, we came back with 30euros change, only cus i went mad in the shops
But the food is very pricey but now i can see that it is possible to do it on a budget, cus theres Mc Donalds and Pizza Planet and various other takeaways that is cheaper than the table service resturants.

Glad you had a good time

I do think it's a shame that when they moved the tea party from the plaza gardens to pizza planet, they removed all the savoury food, as from what was said by other people regarding the old tea party, you could get yourself a reasonably complete meal (some savoury plus cakes) for the same amount as you pay for the new tea party, where you now only get the cakes.

Plus, from a person point of view, I prefer the old range of characters to the toy story ones, although that will vary from one person to another, plus I don't think toy story suits a tea party theme too well.

Personally I think I'd rather they'd moved it somewhere like Auberge or similar, then used the Winnie the Pooh characters who I think would suit the theme far better

 

[DLPdaft]

I'm so glad you had such a wonderful time Sara - I saw the title of this thread and it took me right back to my trip last November - I remember putting a lot of "wow"s in my trip report on my return

 

[Tillybud]

your trip sounds absolutely amazing, can't wait to see some photos

 

[tennisfan]

Sounds like you had a fun trip. I look forward to seeing the pics & reading you TR

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Kyra likes the Toy Story characters so i think she would enjoy it, esp if there is cakes lol.

What time did you eat there Sarah?

 

[hollymattbenmilo]

i have been so excited to read your trip report!!! So glad you had a lovely time!! toy story party sounds great, can wait to hear all the details!! fantastic!

 

[giuly09]

Glad you had a wonderful time
Do you already suffer withdrawal symptoms - as i do today can tell lol

 

[sara969]

Kyra likes the Toy Story characters so i think she would enjoy it, esp if there is cakes lol.

What time did you eat there Sarah?

We ate there at 5pm, i think its only a 5pm sitting now.
Thats why Hannah enjoyed it, cus it was sweets and cakes and also the big space to run around and the play area and of course the characters.
She had freedom! heeheehee!

Cafe Mickey was very expensive, food was ok but not as good as Anettes IMO.. Hubby had lasagne and it was tiny and not so good, i had pinnocho pasta which was quite nice.... and the price of the food i was forcing Hannah to eat her pasta but she wouldnt GRRRRR! Bill for 2 adults 1 child and bday cake was 88 Euros thats including the cake! (which we didnt eat, took home in box)
And it was hard to keep an eye on Hannah in CMickey, i had to keep bringing her bk to table cus she wanted to chase the characters.

But in the Toy Story i wasnt bothered if she ate or not cus we didnt pay for her although she did eat quite a bit, as like u say all kids eat up their cakes and sweetys
Also she could run around and play and meet characters while me and hubby relaxed and chatted, it was FAB!

 

[sara969]

Glad you had a wonderful time
Do you already suffer withdrawal symptoms - as i do today can tell lol

Thanks hun, yes got withdrawal symtoms, just cant believe that our holiday that we have been planning and excited about all year is now over
I would love to be able to afford this holiday once a year.

Please let me win the lottery!

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

We ate there at 5pm, i think its only a 5pm sitting now.
Thats why Hannah enjoyed it, cus it was sweets and cakes and also the big space to run around and the play area and of course the characters.
She had freedom! heeheehee!

Cafe Mickey was very expensive, food was ok but not as good as Anettes IMO.. Hubby had lasagne and it was tiny and not so good, i had pinnocho pasta which was quite nice.... and the price of the food i was forcing Hannah to eat her pasta but she wouldnt GRRRRR! Bill for 2 adults 1 child and bday cake was 88 Euros thats including the cake! (which we didnt eat, took home in box)
And it was hard to keep an eye on Hannah in CMickey, i had to keep bringing her bk to table cus she wanted to chase the characters.

But in the Toy Story i wasnt bothered if she ate or not cus we didnt pay for her although she did eat quite a bit, as like u say all kids eat up their cakes and sweetys
Also she could run around and play and meet characters while me and hubby relaxed and chatted, it was FAB!

I found the Lasagne very small when i had eaten that previously, also the kids food Kyra isnt keen on. We go really just for the atmosphere and interaction lol.

I still need to actually eat inside Annettes lol.

 

[sara969]

I found the Lasagne very small when i had eaten that previously, also the kids food Kyra isnt keen on. We go really just for the atmosphere and interaction lol.

I still need to actually eat inside Annettes lol.

Your right, the atmosphere and character interaction makes the shock of the food bill seem ok
It was a brilliant place to celebrate Hannah's birthday, and her face was a picture when her cake came out.

You must eat in Anettes oooooh Yummy! We had a steak bagette with onions and tons of melted cheese over it, with chips and a milkshake.. ooooh it was sooo yummy!

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Your right, the atmosphere and character interaction makes the shock of the food bill seem ok
It was a brilliant place to celebrate Hannah's birthday, and her face was a picture when her cake came out.

You must eat in Anettes oooooh Yummy! We had a steak bagette with onions and tons of melted cheese over it, with chips and a milkshake.. ooooh it was sooo yummy!

A steak bagette yummmmy!

Hannah looked so happy in them Cafe Mickey pics, the smiles are worth the price it costs to eat there

 

[hollymattbenmilo]

How did you manage money wise? And how was the weather... showers as we had here?? how did you manage with the rain? And how did your little one manage with the later nights etc? How was it waiting for parade etc with buggy?? soooooooo many questions!!! haha