I Am NOT a Bad, Bad Baby -- TR final updates 9/12

caught up!

what a busy day at Epcot and MK! bummer about all the rain, looks like you made the best of it though!

Dinner at Kona looks amazing...adding that to our list! a whole head of roasted garlic, YUMMY!

adorable photos of the girls, especially love their expressions with the magic shot with Tink :goodvibes

Way to go Cayley making it so late! to wait for an hour on pirates is crazy! nice getting extra FP's though! we got stuck on BTMRR at night, had to walk the very narrow cat walk, was a bit scary, we all got 5 FP's for that!

sweet photo of you a Cayley at the end!
 
All caught up! You are getting me so excited for my upcoming trip in January.

Sorry about you getting stuck on POC. LOve the hat pictures.
Can't wait to hear more!!
 
one hour on pirates... you have got to be kidding..
did you see John Travolta swimming around in there? What was the hold up.. I just cannot believe they left you there. for AN HOUR! :scared1:
start screaming Parlay? ugh.. so sorry!!!

On the other hand the Magic shots of the girls are just precious. Beautiful girls!!!! I bet Mr. Mark was over the moon with the Hat pictures! great job girls!!!

The jolly green giant made me laugh. then the picture popped up and i had to Laugh LOUDLY.. She is tiny isn't she!!!!
 
Hi There :wave2: Subbing in, better late than never!

Can't believe you got stuck on Pirates for an hour! :confused: I would never want to hear "Yo-Ho" ever again! Your little co-boater was quite the trooper though, so that's awesome! Can't wait to read more!
 

Finally getting caught up! Great, great pics of the girls at MK! The pics could not be any better. Too bad about POTC though. How long did it take to get that song out of your head?!?! :rotfl2: Looking forward to more of your TR! :thumbsup2
 
Hahaha, no surprise that it was Cayley that stayed with you during EMH. That girl is a trooper! I don't even make it that long. :rotfl2:

She sure is. It's been a while since I made it that long.

Oh man, that stinks! Having worked in a theme park before, believe me, the red tape that goes around evacuation is just insane.

I could not believe how long it took!

I always feel like a giant around the little characters too! They barely come up to my shoulder!

This was the first time I actually felt uncomfortable. :sad2:

It looks like the two of you had an amazing evening! EXCEPT for that hour long boat ride. OMG! That would have had me a bit on edge to be honest. I am glad you were able to still fit some more in that evening. The interaction with Tinkerbelle looked like it was really good! What a special time for you and Cayley. :goodvibes

We really had a lot of fun. There was a lot of laughing and we even skipped together. That time on POTC was painful!

Aw, you and Cayley were having so much fun until the never-ending POTC!!

We sure were Sheree.

Good that you got to see Tinkerbell at the end. Cute pics! I was :lmao: at your Green Giant comment! You are a lot taller!!

And I'm only 5'7" (I actually think I shrunk and was 5'6" the last time I went to the doctor).

That's too bad PoTC broke down. Cayley's "disgusted" look brings out her beautiful blue eyes.

Doesn't she have the most beautiful blue eyes?

Awww, those photos of you two on Main Street are just precious! Good for her for hanging in there! Got to make the most of the day.

Thank you. :)

Looks like you had a great meet with Tink. So tiny, she wasn't much bigger than Cayley!

She really wasn't. Cayley is growing like a weed...don't think she'll ever be able to play Tink.

I cannot believe they left you on that boat for an hour. I would of been mad. I know Melody would of lost her mind.

I was getting close to losing my mind. We had a nice couple in front of us who kept Cayley occupied with asking her questions about her visit, etc.

Those pictures with Tink are adorable.

Thank you, Tim.

Cayley is no joke. She is hardcore! :rotfl2:

Yes she is!

What a pro she is, very impressive!!!! I've been stuck for an hour before but never that late at night. Adorable pics and despite the breakdown, what a special night for both of you.

Thanks, Cynthia. We really had some nice girl time together. :goodvibes

Way to go Cayley :earseek::donald: <-----courtesy of my 6yo, who is snuggling on the couch with me reading along. :thumbsup2

Awww...thank your 6 yo for us. :)

What a fun night for the two of you, minus getting stuck on pirates :sad2:

It really was fun and the lines were not bad at all.

Great interactions with Tink! We had fun with Tink a couple years ago, but now that my little one is 6 he says no more princess or fairy meets. :(

Maybe the 6 year old will change his/her mind?
 
Sounds like a fun night.

It really was Lorrie.

I wouldn't mind getting stuck in POC but not there and not for an hour. I have been stuck at that spot for 10 minutes or so. I figure if I get stuck in a dark ride at a good spot I can finally get some good dark ride pictures.

Had I been a little closer to see the Johnny Depp pirate it might not have been as bad. :rotfl:

It looks like you had quite a fun night, except for the POTC. I once got stuck on ToT during EMH with my mom right at the stroke of midnight. It was very weird and we were there in pitch black for about 30-45 minutes. I think the endless loop of POTC music would've been worse! I'm glad y'all were still able to get another ride in. BTMR is the best at night!

Except for POTC, it really was a perfect evening. Wow...now that might have freaked me out a bit too on TOT. I was glad when they FINALLY turned the music off. Nothing like BTMR at night.

wow I can't believe I was 5 pages behind... all caught up now.

No worries, Jen.

I can not believe they left you on the ride for an hour. Crazy, I would not be a happy camper. Other then that you guys look like you had a great night together! :banana:

I was surprised it took so long too. And some of the CM's didn't seem to care that we were just "sitting there."

Dang, I guessed wrong. All I have to say is "Cayley, you go girl!". I love the pic of Cayley trying to get the sword out! Maybe one day huh? :thumbsup2

She rocked it that night. Maybe she'll get it out one day if she eats her veggies!

Stuck for an hour on POC...yuck! That's a long time to be stuck on any ride. Like my DD said in the previous post, we got stuck on TOT for a long time. It was actually a good laugh for all of us though because we had "really entered the Twilight Zone". :lmao:

I would have felt like I was in the "Twilight Zone" too; good that you could laugh about it.

The pics of Cayley and Tink are so cute! Man o man they take a lot of pics in there. Green Giant :rotfl:

My Lord she was tiny!

It sounds like all in all y'all had a great time together!

We did. :)

What an evening!!! You and Cayley did awesome!! Bummer on Pirates! What if someone had to pee?! :scared1::laughing:

Thanks, Linda. Thankfully I hadn't drank my water or just had a Starbucks or we would have had some real issues. ;)

Adorable pics with Tink. I think DD is finally too "tall" to be a friend of Tinks some day. Guess she will have to settle for Rapunzel.

Your daughter would be a great Rapunzel!

I vote for a little sleep in, but I know if it were me, I would still have been up with the roosters! Can't sleep in Disney. I'll choose to sleep when I'm dead there instead! ;)

I wouldn't say we slept in, but we sure as heck didn't get up as early.

sounds like a really fun evening - other than getting stuck in Pirates for so long. Cool that you got the extra fast pass and got to see a bit of "off stage" but definitely not worth it for an hour wait - that's a really long time!

Thanks, Phil. Definitely not worth it for an hour. I think a FP for an entire day would have been more suitable!

At least you ended the evening on a high night! ... er, well, guess everyone other than you was more lower than higher ... but still fun ;)

Yes, they were definitely "lower" than me, but she was awesome!

Well, other than getting stuck on Pirates, you and Cayley had a great night!

Thanks, Darla, we really did have fun that night and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

WTG on sticking with EMH. I think after sitting on a dark ride for an hour I would have been done for. I too, was not surprise that Cayley and you continued. She seems determined to get all she can our of WDW. Plus I think it is an age thing. The younger ones never want to call it quits.

Thanks, Sandy. I think we would have truly made it to the end if not for that hour sitting doing nothing. Cayley has a lot of energy...more so than Avery.

I think you guys are up and at it first thing. After all you are at Disney no time for sleep.

Not quite...but we do have a full day.

I'm going to admit right now that I thought it would have been Avery to join you for EMH because she is a older! Wow stuck for a hour on POTC during EMH = no bueno!!!

Thanks, Jessica. Nope, Avery was always the one who got tired faster. It definitely was not fun being stuck that long.

So sorry you and Cayley got stuck on POTC :worried: Glad they gave you something for your troubles...Cayley is such a trooper! And she would make a beautiful Tink BTW!! Can't wait to hear about the resort morning:hyper:

Thanks, Jeanette. It was nice they gave us something, but I thought it would be a tad more (the FP+ excluded MOST of the big rides).
 
I'll finish replies tonight and hopefully do an update. I have an errand to run before I go to the train for my ride home and I have to pick up pizza for our bon voyage dinner with Andy tonight. He leaves for Ireland with Des tomorrow. :goodvibes
 
Someone must have made George made on POTC. Sounds like you literally did the park until you dropped!

Jill in CO

Okay, I am at a loss. Who is George?

Too bad POTC shut down on you!! That stinks. What a way to spend an hour. Yuck.

It wasn't my best moment. :(

The pictures of Cayley and Tink are precious - So cute!! Those turned out really nice. I also love the pictures of you two on Main Street - awesome! :thumbsup2

Thanks, Katie.

What a fun evening. Too bad you got stopped on pirates though....did you ever find out what happened? And did you get to see any back stage stuff when getting off? That would be the only cool part of that experience.

They never did explain...truthfully, I don't think they had a clue. Mark and I had actually been backstage there when we did the Keys to the Kingdom Tour; didn't see much...it was pitch black out.

Wow an hour stuck on pirates, I would have been falling asleep too! Glad they got you off and that you were give a weeks worth of fastpasses!!:cool1:

It was really hard to keep our eyes open. It wasn't a week's worth. It was actually two fastpasses each that were good for one use within a week. I should have worded that better.

:eek: on getting stuck on PoTC. An hour that late - yes falling asleep on the boat. I can see why you were toast after that.

Yes; I tried to muster energy, as did Cay, but it just wasn't going to work.

Hopefully a nice long sleep in for the next morning. ::yes::

It was longer than we'd had up until now.

I somehow knew that it would be Cayley who would want to stay and close the park. I can't believe that you two were stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean for so long. But, I guess you can now say that you've been there done that.

She's a pistol that young one. And hopefully never do it again.

If Mark has an Olaf shirt, he should definitely meet A & E! We will be there September 12-17 at CBR. When are you guys going?

We hope to meet them so we can both wear our Olaf shirts. We will miss you. :( We arrive September 19 and depart the 26th.

Now to read some more...

YAY!
 
George is the ghost who haunts POTC! Whenever something goes wrong, it's usually because a cm forgot to say good morning to him. I would recommend googling him :)
 
George is the ghost who haunts POTC! Whenever something goes wrong, it's usually because a cm forgot to say good morning to him. I would recommend googling him :)

My friend Works on POTC! I am going to ask her about that one!
 
Sounds like a fun night with you an Cayley! She is a trooper trying to make it to 1 am! Stinks you were stuck on POTC for that long. I remember in 08 my friends and I were shoved into one row on Splash Mountain and we got stuck going up that first hill. Three adults, in that narrow log, on a hill for an hour! I demanded they give us a FP for when the ride was up and running again!

I love your Tink photos! A great way to end the night! Your castle photos came out great too! I still insist Cayley could be your kid! You both look so much alike!
 
Yeah... I might make it over there eventually if I ever get caught back up. :rotfl2:

I know you'll be there picking on me when you can. ;)

:thumbsup2 My best Disney nap ever, occurred on that ride. :lmao:

They all tend to.

I thought you just drank it all the time, regardless? :confused3

Not all of the time...I take a break every once in awhile.

::yes:: ::yes::

I very rarely eat dessert at home, but usually do a lot of it at Disney. :)

I think it is just great that the rain ended so you could all enjoy a couple of hours.

I was so happy.

Looks like a fantastic evening. At least all of it except for Pirates. Yeah, I can see why you said what you said about it earlier. Sad thing is, the dog scene is my favorite. I'd hate to have that kind of memory associated with that one. :headache:

I love that scene too, but that constant music was annoying.

Oh well, it really does look like the two of you had a great time together, and you got to salvage the evening with BTMRR.

Yes, BTMRR saved the day.

Wow, what a night! I love POTC, but I think an hour would be streaching my love for just about anything!:headache: Thank goodness you weren't stuck in IASW! That would have been a nightmare for you! :scared1: Just sayin' I would be happy as all get out to be stuck on there for a while. :cool1:

If it had been IASW and the music continued, I would have been jumping overboard!

Glad that you made it to BTMRR at least before turning in! But I agree, carrying an exhausted child around that late would not have been fun! If either of my kids had started to show signs of being tired, it would have been a beeline to the bus! I was doing good to carry myself around!:thumbsup2

And that gymnast might look thin, but she is no light load.


Love all of your pics with Tink! She is so TINY!!

She really was tiny.

Oh my gosh you were stuck on Pirates for an hour?! George must of been really upset about something that day!

Again with the George. :confused:

I love the pics of you and Caley in front of the castle at night! So cute! And tink is just so adorable!!

Thank you; I got one with her sister the year before so was happy that Cay and I now had one too.

An hour!
Oh my word, not sure my patience would have held - but I do love POTC :-)

It was getting really close to me losing my mind or my hair. :rotfl:

Okay, I caught up! Let's see, I took notes. :)

Clare, that's amazing that you caught up like that.

Columbia Harbor House is a must do this trip. We've never eaten there.

Love it; a nice change from the burgers and hot dogs.

I love the home made bags you ladies have!

Thanks; D is one talented lady.

Love the Bad Bad Baby story. LOL!

It gave us a great title. :laughing:

Love your Mine Ride pics! Yours are the first I've seen and heard about it! I got our FP+ last week and can't wait to ride it!

I truly hope you love it as much as we did.

I love what you usually do with the balloons. What a great memorial!

Thanks; it makes me happy to do that in memory of my dad...he was a great guy.

You met Lisa and family! So awesome!

Yes we did, and they are absolutely delightful and a hoot.

Um...the pool was closed for "cleaning?" I don't think I'd want to know why.:sick:

No, you don't. :sick:

Caley got an Elsa! Lucky girl!

She sure did and was grinning ear to ear for the longest time.

Le Chef's du France looks really good! I need to add it to my list.

Love it for lunch; we've never tried dinner.

So sorry you'll have a kid free house soon.:worried: I did like your son's Anniversary pics, though. I'm just to the north of you in Milwaukee, but I HATE the Packers, so I'd be on your side with the Bears!

Thanks; it will be strange to have it empty. I'm glad you liked the anniversary pictures...they were very pleased with them. We usually get to Milwaukee once a year; we have DIS friends who live in Rachine and we usually meet them for lunch after the zoo. I used to cheer for the Packers IF they weren't playing the Bears (I was a huge Favre fan), but not anymore.


Love the pic of the Dumbo stuff for Mark.

The girls didn't want him to feel bad that we didn't take him.

And finally, 1 HOUR on Pirates? Sheesh! So glad they gave you a week long fast pass!

As explained above, they were two fastpasses each for certain rides that we could use within a week. A whole week's worth would have been nice.

Oof, and hour on POTC? Eek. I can imagine the sound of air being let of a balloon, as your night fizzled away. :(

I wasn't happy; we had so many plans yet. :(

On a good note though, that picture of you two on Main St is really adorable! A keeper for sure!! :goodvibes

Thank you; it's currently the background on my computer.
 
caught up!


:wave2: Lisa.

what a busy day at Epcot and MK! bummer about all the rain, looks like you made the best of it though!

It was only for about two hours and then during dinner. Thankfully it stopped before we hit MK.

Dinner at Kona looks amazing...adding that to our list! a whole head of roasted garlic, YUMMY!

It really was my favorite meal of the trip.

adorable photos of the girls, especially love their expressions with the magic shot with Tink :goodvibes

They really are photogentic.

Way to go Cayley making it so late! to wait for an hour on pirates is crazy! nice getting extra FP's though! we got stuck on BTMRR at night, had to walk the very narrow cat walk, was a bit scary, we all got 5 FP's for that!

She did awesome. You did better on your getting stuck with the fastpasses. ;)

sweet photo of you a Cayley at the end!

Thank you; a favorite of the trip.

All caught up! You are getting me so excited for my upcoming trip in January.

I'm glad I could get you even more excited than you probably already are. ;)

Sorry about you getting stuck on POC. LOve the hat pictures.
Can't wait to hear more!!

Yes, it wasn't fun, but we still had a great time. We have so much fun with hat pictures.

one hour on pirates... you have got to be kidding..

I wish I was kidding.

did you see John Travolta swimming around in there? What was the hold up.. I just cannot believe they left you there. for AN HOUR! :scared1:
start screaming Parlay? ugh.. so sorry!!!

They never told us what was wrong exactly...something with the track? It was very annoying after 20 minutes.

On the other hand the Magic shots of the girls are just precious. Beautiful girls!!!! I bet Mr. Mark was over the moon with the Hat pictures! great job girls!!!

Thanks; they did good on their magic shots. He was very happy (if a little jealous) that we were sending him photos.

The jolly green giant made me laugh. then the picture popped up and i had to Laugh LOUDLY.. She is tiny isn't she!!!!

I'm glad I gave you a good laugh. :)

Hi There :wave2: Subbing in, better late than never!

:welcome::welcome: late, early...doesn't matter; always nice to have a new reader.

Can't believe you got stuck on Pirates for an hour! :confused: I would never want to hear "Yo-Ho" ever again! Your little co-boater was quite the trooper though, so that's awesome! Can't wait to read more!

Trust me, I wasn't going on it the rest of the trip. :rotfl::rotfl: She did great despite struggling to keep those beautiful blue eyes open the last 20 minutes or so of our being stuck.

Finally getting caught up! Great, great pics of the girls at MK! The pics could not be any better. Too bad about POTC though. How long did it take to get that song out of your head?!?! :rotfl2: Looking forward to more of your TR! :thumbsup2

Hi, Bill...good to see you. :) They are real sweeties and always look so cute in their pictures; well, unless they are making faces at me for taking too many pictures. :rotfl: I think I went to sleep that night with that song playing in my head. :lmao::lmao::lmao:

George is the ghost who haunts POTC! Whenever something goes wrong, it's usually because a cm forgot to say good morning to him. I would recommend googling him :)

Wow....I never heard of that before.

My friend Works on POTC! I am going to ask her about that one!

Please let us know what she says.

Sounds like a fun night with you an Cayley! She is a trooper trying to make it to 1 am! Stinks you were stuck on POTC for that long. I remember in 08 my friends and I were shoved into one row on Splash Mountain and we got stuck going up that first hill. Three adults, in that narrow log, on a hill for an hour! I demanded they give us a FP for when the ride was up and running again!

I would have demanded more than one FP for that situation. How many of you were there? Obviously more than 2!

I love your Tink photos! A great way to end the night! Your castle photos came out great too! I still insist Cayley could be your kid! You both look so much alike!

It's funny; my oldest son looks like my longest girlfriend's son; we always say we used the same milkman. :angel:
 
People Mover, love that ride.
Took a pic of where your room was. LOL. Laughing at the reason why.
10 minutes isn’t bad for a bus.
They did a nice job on Avery.
LTT is so good.
Nice pics with Anna & Elsa.
What a lovely little princess.
POTC is my favorite ride in MK. Nice pics.
Dumbo is so pretty at night.
Nice pics on Mine ride.
Oh I love AK. Such a photogenic park.
Nice giraffe pics.
That is great you met Lisa, John and Hunter. One day I hope I do.
Nice that Hunter took the girls on the ride.
YUM! Love Yak & Yeti.
Looked like a fun night at DTD.
Nice pics in Character Spot.
Chefs de France is one of my faves. I love that little room off to the side as I can watch everyone walking by.
The food looked good.
Next time I go I have to do the movies in Epcot as it has been years since we have.
Really see the rain in the monorail pic. Yikes!
Yum! Love Kona. Now I am hungry.
Nice Mermaid and Dumbo pics.
That stinks about the POTC being stuck.
Nice pp pics on your out of MK.
Nice Tink pics.
:lmao: the Jolly Green Giant.
I am all caught up again. Thanks for the links.
 
It was Monday, June 2. After Cayley's and my late night, we slept in a bit. I want to say I woke about 8:15 or 8:30. I know Mary had gone out the door to do some laundry for the girls. The girls started stirring and had hoped to go swimming. However, Mary came back and said the pool is closed. She asked the lifeguard why and he was not very friendly when she asked him why and then when she asked him when it would reopen. The girls hung out and played with Anna and Elsa and I did some office work and Mary was on her Ipad. We went to check on the laundry and left the girls in the room to play.

After getting the laundry back and put away, we had the girls get dressed and we went for lunch at Olivia's. At this point, I have no idea who had what. I know mine was the Pulled Pork Sandwich



And it was one of THE BEST pulled pork sandwiches I had ever had. I believe Mary had the French Dip?



One of the girls had grilled cheese (Cayley I think)



And one had chicken nuggets (Avery I think)



We finished lunch and settled the bill and headed to the front of the Hospitality House to wait for our bus:







We were headed here:







We had a blast with those pictures.

We had some time to kill before our first ADR, so we did some shopping and some hat trying on:




Cayley's in there somewhere...I know it.

Then we had a light sabre challenge:









Okay...I have to stop. Andy has a few things he wants to go over with me since I won't see him before he and Des go to the airport for Ireland tomorrow.

Up next: It's 1:30...are we finally going to do an attraction?
 
Your pulled pork sandwich looks great! We will have to try Olivia's next time we are there.

The pictures are great, love the poses. haha

I loved the look on the couple in the store when the girls were having a sword fight. too funny, they must have thought the girls were the real deal, especially in those hats :)
 
Your pulled pork sandwich looks a lot better than Flame Tree BBQ's. Mary's beef sandwich looks really good, too.

Really cute HS photos! The girls are such good sports!

How exciting that Andy and Des are going to Ireland! My grandfather was born there and several family members have made it over to visit. I hope they have a safe and wonderful trip!
 
Loving the update, and the sassy girls picture at DHS! :thumbsup2 OKW, and Olivia's is so fantastic. That pulled pork sandwich looks good. I will have to try it though.........I'm real picky when it comes to BBQ. But hey, even at Olivia's that grilled cheese sandwich looks like a big winner too! :woohoo:

Great hat pics from the girls, and they look like they were having fun with the lightsaber fight!

How strange the pool was completely closed........... :confused3
 














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