I can't believe he said yes! We conquered June! the end...9.10.10

[SimmerBaggins]

Wow, Tink -- you have some AMAZING pictures. That one of the Chinese temple is almost touchable!!

I like those terra-cotta warriors, too. Things like that are just fascinating to me...like you are going back in time.

And your picture of Madison being attacked -- That looks realistic -- she did a great job!!!

How disappointing to miss Test Track and then be mugged by a squirrel -- the indignity of it all... Sorry...not to laugh at your sad ending to a beautiful day at Epcot, but I have seen a squirrel run out in front of a motor-scooter, stop it, and climb up it to garner a potato chip from the driver, who was eating them out of her front scooter basket. He knew what he was doing. It was scary.

They know everything...they simply bide their time.

 

[shelbys mommy]

All caught up & I love the drunk squirrel in Disney! That is too funny!

 

[TinksThree]

Haaaaa! A drunk squirrel in Disney World!!!!

It was very funny!! He gulped that stuff down and then ran off slightly dazed!

He gets a big for that one!

I totally agree!!

I think it is getting harder to see the shows. We had a tough time too.

The only show that we came close to was the Mo Rockin (well besides the one we did see) and technically Keith and Chris saw that one! For me, that is part of the greatness of WS....the cultural aspects!

Do the princess dining - make THEM come to you.

I had wanted to do this...but your TR is what nailed this one for me!! So...THANKS!!!

about the squirrel. What a mental image that is!

It was hilarious!! I wish my video camera battery hadn't died!!

Haha lol too funny about the squirell, not what anyone expects to see at WDW.

I'm sorry to hear your last night didn't go the way you had hoped, hopefully chef mickey's made up for it

It wasn't how I wanted it to end at all but (really) by the time I got back to the room, I was very tired, so in the end I suppose it worked out okay!!

Wow, Tink -- you have some AMAZING pictures. That one of the Chinese temple is almost touchable!!

I like those terra-cotta warriors, too. Things like that are just fascinating to me...like you are going back in time.

And your picture of Madison being attacked -- That looks realistic -- she did a great job!!!

How disappointing to miss Test Track and then be mugged by a squirrel -- the indignity of it all... Sorry...not to laugh at your sad ending to a beautiful day at Epcot, but I have seen a squirrel run out in front of a motor-scooter, stop it, and climb up it to garner a potato chip from the driver, who was eating them out of her front scooter basket. He knew what he was doing. It was scary.

They know everything...they simply bide their time.

Thanks! I love taking pictures in WS and have a bizillion from my trips! I am sure you noticed a lot are aimed to the sky....I try to cut out the masses! Crowds tend to take away from the overall affect!!

I thought the picture of Madison turned out so well. Chris and Keith were rolling their eyes like they were embarrassed but then someone came right behind us and said "Hey, let's do that!" so I stuck my tongue out at them!!

I think the squirrell actually took some sting away from missing Test Track because it was so funny!! We almost forgot to hand the FPs over to someone else!!

That squirell story is too funny! We have one that camps out over our door into my building at work. He throws acorns at us and no matter where you move, he watches. We hope there are no cameras around!! That guy is seriously deranged!! I don't think people give squirrells the respect they deserve!!

All caught up & I love the drunk squirrel in Disney! That is too funny!

It is so easy to get behind! I noticed you had posted some new things on your TR so i am heading that way now! It was so funny I couldn't get upset at basically wasting $9!!

 

[TinksThree]

Just a side comment....an observance really...but as I am surfing the DisBoards I just noticed I somehow opened a new page....the "Disney Countdown Tickers".....an omen??? Oh that would be awesome!!

No, no Disney trip on the books right now, but maybe I should go to the Magic 8 Ball after noticing this!!

 

[SurfinTX]

This post has become most frustating!! I am having many troubles and deleted all my hard work ...so I attempt again! I blame it on the EXTREME heat!!! I am so glad I can remain indoors and do some and also some !!!....AND EDIT before I even post! Photobucket is NOT my friend today, so please excuse the huge pics!! I refuse to risk losing my post AGAIN!!

I'm sorry to hear about the computer problems. Maybe it's the heat if you have to work out in it.

We left off leaving The American Adventure around 5pm. Keith is beginning to get tired and his foot is still bothering him, so we decide to glide through the remaining countries.

We make a brief stop in Italy to buy some candy. While we looked around Keith...can you say it with me???....sat on a bench!! Actually a table, in the lower left corner:

It was the same for me after 5 pm. Every Kidcot station I was looking for a seat.

Germany doesn’t have much so we did not spend any time here. I snap a couple of pics to document our walk-through:

It's funny you mention the lack of entertainment in Germany.

Hitler plans a trip to Disney World

Next was China.

Keith sat while we made our way around the garden area. This was what Keith looked at:
Mulan was out but they had just closed her line.
This was the story of our Princesses for the day. The same thing happened with Jasmine and Aladdin! Every time, the lines were just closing. Next time I am doing the Princess Storybook meal and knocking it all out at one time!!!

Sounds like a good plan! We did this and it's far cooler in Akershus waiting for the Princesses.

We go inside the temple area where the museum is. I think this is so interesting about the Terra Cotta Warriors.

We didn't head in. With Mulan, Acrobats and shopping we had to move along. It does look like our family has plenty to see on our next trip.

A brief stop in Norway
where Madison is attacked!

So we decide not to hang out here too long!!

I love posed pictures! I'm guessing The Maelstrom was not on the todo list.

I really wanted Keith to experience Maelstrom and the boat ride in Mexico if for no other reason than the experience itself. But that just wasn’t happening!

Keith and I get some margaritas in Mexico. He got a strawberry and I got the mango.

Ah! Nice choice in adult beverages. I wish they still allowed you to take the margaritas on the El Rio Del Tiempo...er, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros still.

Keith chooses not to do Test Track, so I hand him my drink and head off with the kids. We get in the FP line and are ready to load when low and behold….guess what happens? I bet this will be hard for people to believe but Test Track actually went down! Can you believe that?! We all have to exit and are given new FPs-not that it matters to us, so we hand ours off to someone else.

We go find Keith (with the kids pouting because they wanted to ride TT so bad). I ask for my drink and he points to the ground….

Me: ”You spilled it??? It cost $9!”

Keith: “No, a squirrel did”

Me: “uhm…okay…how???”

Basically, he sat my drink down on a ledge around the bushes while he was waiting. A squirrel come out of the bushes and proceeds to enjoy my mango margarita. When Keith tried to shoe him away, the squirrel knocked the drink off the ledge and ran. He later came back to clean up his mess. I guess he enjoyed that $9 drink!!! The squirrel did seem a little tipsy running through people's legs!!

A likely story! I've had crazy rodent stories while camping but never at a theme park.

With Test Track out, the kids head off to Mission Space,

I go to Mousegears to shop and Keith finds…you guess it….a bench! (Seriously...I am not picking on him...I promise!!)

We all meet back up and head out. I try to get us on Spaceship Earth but the line is long and Keith refuses so onward to the hotel.

I hope the kids enjoyed Mission Space. It's one of my favorite rides. It looks like you peaked out in Japan and the rest of the day kinda slid on by. We had a few days like that. It's not that you had a bad day but when your head hits the pillow you wish you could have got more done.

We got to see Figment for the 1st time, breakfast at Sunshine
Seasons, just sitting by the lake, riding the Friendship boat, and
watching a squirrel get drunk!!

Park Admission: $69
Mango Margarita $9
Watching a squirrel get drunk? Priceless!

We are back at the room by 6:30pm.

Our evening has no pictures because it was so not full of excitement! We got back to the room, and pretty much watched tv and then we went to Chick-fil-A for supper. I love Chick-fil-A but the chicken nuggets were so over cooked. We asked the drive-thru guy how to get back to WDW Resort area and he doesn't know...winds up it was 2 miles down the road we were on...CRAZY!!! I think maybe he gets tired of answering that question!

We return to our room, eat and begin packing since tomorrow morning was check out day. This was not exactly the most exciting way to end the Disney portion of our trip! But at least we have one more meeting with the Mouse himself! Chef Mickey’s is coming up!!!

We have to avoid Chick-Fil-A due to Dianna's peanut allergy but as you can see there is a huge difference in customer service once you leave the resort. I think it might be due to all the best talent getting sucked into Disney and Universal Studios.

Chef Mickey's? Now that's a good way to end a trip! Looking foward to it.

 

[SurfinTX]

Just a side comment....an observance really...but as I am surfing the DisBoards I just noticed I somehow opened a new page....the "Disney Countdown Tickers".....an omen??? Oh that would be awesome!!

No, no Disney trip on the books right now, but maybe I should go to the Magic 8 Ball after noticing this!!

It's never too early to start planning that next trip to Disney! Even if you don't have dates. Do I have a problem?

Actually my upcoming trip to Disneyland was such a surprise so here is a bit of

 

[ksl5f123]

It's never too early to start planning that next trip to Disney! Even if you don't have dates.

I agree strongly with this statement!! Last night I was planning meals for our non-existant trip!

 

[TinksThree]

It's funny you mention the lack of entertainment in Germany.

Hitler plans a trip to Disney World

That was hilarious!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!

Sounds like a good plan! We did this and it's far cooler in Akershus waiting for the Princesses.

It is on my must do list for the next trip!!

We didn't head in. With Mulan, Acrobats and shopping we had to move along. It does look like our family has plenty to see on our next trip.

The more I visit the China Pavilion the more I enjoy it!!

I love posed pictures! I'm guessing The Maelstrom was not on the todo list.

It was on the to-do list but I opted out....I think we were all getting tired so I didn't have much fight in me!!

Ah! Nice choice in adult beverages. I wish they still allowed you to take the margaritas on the El Rio Del Tiempo...er, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros still.

It was so good!! Obviously the squirrell thought so as well!!

I couldn't have phrased it better!!

I hope the kids enjoyed Mission Space. It's one of my favorite rides. It looks like you peaked out in Japan and the rest of the day kinda slid on by. We had a few days like that. It's not that you had a bad day but when your head hits the pillow you wish you could have got more done.

They loved Mission Space. They did the orange side this time and they may never go green again!!


Park Admission: $69
Mango Margarita $9
Watching a squirrel get drunk? Priceless!

That is great!!!

Chef Mickey's? Now that's a good way to end a trip! Looking foward to it.

I may aways try and end a trip with a character breakfast! It takes some of the sting away from leaving!!

It's never too early to start planning that next trip to Disney! Even if you don't have dates. Do I have a problem?

Actually my upcoming trip to Disneyland was such a surprise so here is a bit of

You do not have a problem!! Because if you do then I do!!

I must agree though because even this trip was a surprise...we were going on a road trip to Mt Rushmore originally!!

Thanks for that Pixie Dust!!!

I agree strongly with this statement!! Last night I was planning meals for our non-existant trip!

I was too!! I planned a Christmas trip....I want to go at Christmas sooo bad!!

 

[TinksThree]

Every year we plan an "adventure" to celebrate the end of those carefree days of summer and the beginning of school! My kids go back on Wednesday and both will be at the high school!! In the past we have gone to water parks, Gatlinburg, TN, and so on. This weekend we took a trip to New Orleans!! It is so great that we are close enough to go for a day trip!! This is a city I love!!!

So, if you will indulge me, I would like to go off-topic and share a few pics from our little adventure!! I should have Chef Mickey's ready tomorrow to post, so as long as I do not hit any road blocks....watch for it!!

4 years ago Keith and I went to NOLA for the day and lucked up on a festival at the Old Lousianna Mint Museum....The Satchmo Festival. Now, I have a pretty wide range of musical tastes, but New Orleans Jazz and Louis Armstrong ranks right up there!! So ever since we found this event we have gone. It so happened that the festival fell this weekend!!! So it was a no-brainer as to where we would go!! Best of all the festival is FREE!!!

The weather was so hot but we had so much fun that we did not even notice!! (well maybe a little!!)

So here are some pics from the festival itself!

They have 3 stages set up so there is no shortage of musical choices!

It was slightly crowded! This is where the food tents are located. Local eateries have booths. I got a crawfish/spinach boat (in french bread) that was to die for!!!! I wish I had thought to take some food porn....but I was too busy eating!!

We wandered through the French Market...these just aren't quite the same as the ones at Epcot's Italy!

Then we wandered down towards Jackson Square:

The Gazebo Cafe (they have a band that plays while you relax and have a refreshing beverage!!)

Some street entertainment:

Cafe de Monde...you can't go to New Orleans without stopping here!! It is tradition!!

Jackson Square

The St Louis Cathedral is beautiful inside!!

And a walk along The Great Mississippi River!!

We decided to try Margaritaville for supper since we had never eaten here....it is pretty chainish....next time we will stick with Deanies or Masperos or Acme Oyster House or Mothers or well you get the picture!!

And finally (to bring this back to Disney)...I spotted something as we walked along one of the French Quarter streets!!

Okay...maybe not the greatest Hidden Mickey but it was enough to make me stop and think about the Mouse!!

We had a great weekend enjoying the Big Easy!! So I hope you enjoyed this little diversion and hopefully I will be sharing Chef Mickey's with you tomorrow!!

 

[SurfinTX]

I love popping down to N.O. from time to time but mostly in the fall around the jazz festivals and Halloween. Cafe du Monde is a must for breakfast I have to agree.

A friend took me to Tujague's close to Jackson Square and I have to say it was amazing! (Pricy though)

Looks like you had fun!

 

[ksl5f123]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...Cafe DuMonde. Yummy!!!!! My college roommate was from Gulfport, MS and when we went to visit her family we would go to New Orleans. Good memories!

I love the huge industrial fan aimed at the performers.

Looks like a great getaway trip!

 

[TinksThree]

I love popping down to N.O. from time to time but mostly in the fall around the jazz festivals and Halloween. Cafe du Monde is a must for breakfast I have to agree.

A friend took me to Tujague's close to Jackson Square and I have to say it was amazing! (Pricy though)

Looks like you had fun!

I have not been there...but then we usually tend to stay at the less pricey places. Keith doesn't ever want to go soemwhere that he can't wear shorts!

One of my favorite times is at Christmas! We went 3 times this past Christmas although twice it was for a Saints game...but the Super Dome is only a short walk to the Quarter....so it counts!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm...Cafe DuMonde. Yummy!!!!! My college roommate was from Gulfport, MS and when we went to visit her family we would go to New Orleans. Good memories!

I love the huge industrial fan aimed at the performers.

Looks like a great getaway trip!

I went to college in Hattiesburg which is only about an hour away....we spent many weekends in New Orleans (or late nights). Cafe du Monde is so good at midnight!!

Those poor performers had to be dying! It was close to 100 degrees out there and most had suits and ties on!! Hopefully those industrial fans helped some!!

 

[TinksThree]

Thursday, June 10, 2010

As promised...it's time for the Chef's Mickey report!!!


We arose bright and early on Thursday morning, loaded up the car and set off for the Contemporary Resort. We had 8am reservations for Chef Mickey’s and we make it just slightly prior to 8am. I am pleased considering our track record! We skip past the pictures and are seated almost immediately. We all get our food and then begin to chow down while we wait for our friends!!

The breakfast is okay. We had supper here before and I prefer the supper to the breakfast. At this meal Keith found out how much the character meals cost and nearly stroked! I told him it was all in the budget…but I must agree the cost is more than the quality and at breakfast the quantity you get. It is definitely about the experience. Plus (and this was the big factor!) my kids wanted to do more character meals this trip. And at this stage…they are 16 and 14…quickly approaching 17 and 15, it is definitely the memories I am paying for and getting them what they want. I planned the costs in the initial planning stages…I explain this to him and he totally understands. Whew!

As we waited for the Characters, I snapped a few random picutres:

And then the characters begin piling in!!
1st up was Goofy!!
Goofy looks like he is trying to eat me!!

Then along came Donald Duck!!

Pluto was next! I sent him to the dog house when he left and he walked away so dejected that I felt terrible!! Pluto knows how to lay down a good guilt trip!!

Then we saw Chef Mickey!!!

Finally Minnie Mouse comes along and this is Madison's favorite so it was nice that the "best" came last!!

I asked Minnie to show me her shoes!!

We finish up at Chef Mickey’s and make our exit. At this point we stop and look dazed…what to do now?? I have my trusty Passporter:

It is all marked up and I really look like the compulsive Disney Planner carrying this thing! I start flipping, what to do???
Oh yeah!!









….we interrupt Thursday, June 10 and return you to Wednesday, June 9 around 2:30pm.

Remember these pictures???

While we fed the birds and waited for Madison and Chris to return from getting FPs for Test Track, Keith begins a conversation:

Keith: “Do you think the resort would have any vacancies for the rest of the week?”

Me: “Well, we could try but we have free rooms at St Augustine…and what about St Augustine?? That was your portion of the trip??”

Keith: “I was just thinking there may be more to do around here”

So, since I began this TR I have been dying to say this……KEITH CHOSE THAT WE REMAIN AT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I chose all caps because I am literally screaming this right now!! And laughing as well!) So honestly, that night I was tired, but we were heading back to the resort to determine if we could extend our stay...Chick-fil-A was fine by me!! LOL

His foot did have a little to do with the decision because there would still be walking to do at St Augustine but as he puts it “I will never say I totally liked it because I will not admit to it!” However, he also mentioned booking a bounce back for Spring Break. We decided to wait but another trip will be coming…although he now tries to claim not to have made these decisions!!! I have witnesses in the kiddos though!!! Our dates will simply depend on some issues to be worked out but I am thinking Memorial Day week or Christmas! I have still refrained from totally saying “I told you so” although I have alluded to it many times!

So next up…what did we do with the rest of our time??? Our park tickets were only 4 day Military Salute so we have used those up. And also, where are we moving to?? Obviously somewhere besides where we were since we had loaded our car that morning!!

I told you I had plan adjusting to do!!!

 

[jc040404]

OMG! I can't wait to find out where you're staying next! This is so awesome that he wanted to just stay at Disney instead!

Love the Chef Mickey pics, btw! My kids are big fans of that place. We've only done dinner, and I think I'll be sticking with after some of the things I've read about breakfast. Mornings are prime park time anyways, right? Glad you had a fun time. That pic of Minnie showing her shoes off is adorable!!

 

[ksl5f123]

So, since I began this TR I have been dying to say this……KEITH CHOSE THAT WE REMAIN AT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK, my jaw literally dropped!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe Keith wanted to extend your vacation! You get all of these: I also can't believe you managed to keep that secret through your whole TR! I'm impressed!

Your CM pictures are great! I agree about the cost of breakfast. It is a little ridiculous for what we all know is probably $3 of food. I just have to remember we don't get to hug Mickey Mouse at home. I really hope my kids still want to meet characters when they are teenagers! Good job with them!

 

[kate_wdw]

Thursday, June 10, 2010
While we fed the birds and waited for Madison and Chris to return from getting FPs for Test Track, Keith begins a conversation:

Keith: “Do you think the resort would have any vacancies for the rest of the week?”

Me: “Well, we could try but we have free rooms at St Augustine…and what about St Augustine?? That was your portion of the trip??”

Keith: “I was just thinking there may be more to do around here”

So, since I began this TR I have been dying to say this……KEITH CHOSE THAT WE REMAIN AT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...His foot did have a little to do with the decision because there would still be walking to do at St Augustine but as he puts it “I will never say I totally liked it because I will not admit to it!” However, he also mentioned booking a bounce back for Spring Break.

That's amazing! You made him a believer (whether he'll admit it or not)!



I have a feeling that this story will become a thing of Disboard legend, a tale to inspire all those with Disney disbelieving spouses!

 

[SurfinTX]

As promised...it's time for the Chef's Mickey report!!!

The breakfast is okay. We had supper here before and I prefer the supper to the breakfast. At this meal Keith found out how much the character meals cost and nearly stroked! I told him it was all in the budget…but I must agree the cost is more than the quality and at breakfast the quantity you get. It is definitely about the experience. Plus (and this was the big factor!) my kids wanted to do more character meals this trip. And at this stage…they are 16 and 14…quickly approaching 17 and 15, it is definitely the memories I am paying for and getting them what they want. I planned the costs in the initial planning stages…I explain this to him and he totally understands. Whew!

I would totaly agree. If the kids are wanting this then get the experience no matter what the price. Madison and Dianna wanted Princesses. Darn it we are getting Princesses. (Hint Hint @ Keith)

We finish up at Chef Mickey’s and make our exit. At this point we stop and look dazed…what to do now?? I have my trusty Passporter:

It is all marked up and I really look like the compulsive Disney Planner carrying this thing! I start flipping, what to do???
Oh yeah!!

OMG I never saw your planner before now! I had a folder with ADRs and character meet times but I left them pretty much in the room except as reminders in the morning or evening.

….we interrupt Thursday, June 10 and return you to Wednesday, June 9 around 2:30pm.

While we fed the birds and waited for Madison and Chris to return from getting FPs for Test Track, Keith begins a conversation:

Keith: “Do you think the resort would have any vacancies for the rest of the week?”

Me: “Well, we could try but we have free rooms at St Augustine…and what about St Augustine?? That was your portion of the trip??”

Keith: “I was just thinking there may be more to do around here”

So, since I began this TR I have been dying to say this……KEITH CHOSE THAT WE REMAIN AT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I chose all caps because I am literally screaming this right now!! And laughing as well!)

<---was that you just as Keith brought this up? I know as I read it I would have fell off the bench.

So honestly, that night I was tired, but we were heading back to the resort to determine if we could extend our stay...Chick-fil-A was fine by me!! LOL

No wonder I thought your trip was winding down kinda wierd. I wasn't going to say it outright but now I can! Lol!

His foot did have a little to do with the decision because there would still be walking to do at St Augustine but as he puts it “I will never say I totally liked it because I will not admit to it!” However, he also mentioned booking a bounce back for Spring Break. We decided to wait but another trip will be coming…although he now tries to claim not to have made these decisions!!! I have witnesses in the kiddos though!!!

I knew Keith was starting to enjoy Disney a bit more by his pictures but I would never have thought he would start thinking about bouncebacks!

Our dates will simply depend on some issues to be worked out but I am thinking Memorial Day week or Christmas! I have still refrained from totally saying “I told you so” although I have alluded to it many times!

I guess my pixiedust worked. I would suggest avoiding Memorial Day weekend if at all possible. It's a big local holiday at WDW...like most holidays. Christmas would be worth fighting the crowds to see all of the decorations and celebrations.

So next up…what did we do with the rest of our time??? Our park tickets were only 4 day Military Salute so we have used those up. And also, where are we moving to?? Obviously somewhere besides where we were since we had loaded our car that morning!!

I told you I had plan adjusting to do!!!

Trip Report Cliffhangers!
I will attempt a shot in the dark and try a guess at where you might stay. Your alluding to a move since you are all packed up. Looking back at your pictures you had seen or visited PO: FQ, The Treehouses and the Poly. We first saw Keith cracking at the Poly. You can't tell I like guessing games can you?

 

[TinksThree]

OMG! I can't wait to find out where you're staying next! This is so awesome that he wanted to just stay at Disney instead!

Love the Chef Mickey pics, btw! My kids are big fans of that place. We've only done dinner, and I think I'll be sticking with after some of the things I've read about breakfast. Mornings are prime park time anyways, right? Glad you had a fun time. That pic of Minnie showing her shoes off is adorable!!

It was so cool! I had to really restrain myself!! LOL I wanted to jump up and shout "Hooray!!"!

I love Chef Mickey's but I will definitely stick with the dinner and not do breakfast. I actually took a shot at changing the ADR to dinner when our plans changed the night before. I figured just in case a cancellation had been made, but no such luck!

Minnie was so proud to show off those shoes!!

OK, my jaw literally dropped!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe Keith wanted to extend your vacation! You get all of these: I also can't believe you managed to keep that secret through your whole TR! I'm impressed!

Your CM pictures are great! I agree about the cost of breakfast. It is a little ridiculous for what we all know is probably $3 of food. I just have to remember we don't get to hug Mickey Mouse at home. I really hope my kids still want to meet characters when they are teenagers! Good job with them!

It was SO hard to keep quiet!! When responding to some of the comments, I would try to not give away anything but still be honest!! It was not easy...plus I wanted to tell so very bad!!

They have totally amazed me by how much they like the character meals! The experience is the whole reason I do not balk at paying the extra amount!

That's amazing! You made him a believer (whether he'll admit it or not)!



I have a feeling that this story will become a thing of Disboard legend, a tale to inspire all those with Disney disbelieving spouses!

He has even recommended people talk to me about trips when they say they are thinking of going to Disney. I overheard him tell someone that "Disney really knows how to do it right!". It always makes me do a happy dance that I was able to prove to him it isn't awful!

He may not be a Disney lover like me and he may not go on every trip I ever plan to Disney World but I know he wants to go back and isn't 110% against it now....which means I proved my point!

Hopefully I can offer some encouragement because Keith was such a hard sale!!

I would totaly agree. If the kids are wanting this then get the experience no matter what the price. Madison and Dianna wanted Princesses. Darn it we are getting Princesses. (Hint Hint @ Keith)

I avoided the Princesses this trip because I was being so cautious to plan a trip he would enjoy. But next time, this will totally be the case!!

OMG I never saw your planner before now! I had a folder with ADRs and character meet times but I left them pretty much in the room except as reminders in the morning or evening.

This actually did remain in the room until Thursday morning because over breakfast we were trying to determine what to do and where we may eat that night... I had many people looking at me as I flipped through that book that had different highlighter colors and tabs on the pages! I pretty much had the thing memorized!! I love the Passporter books!!

<---was that you just as Keith brought this up? I know as I read it I would have fell off the bench.

I could not tell if he was joking at first or not. I tried playing it real cool..."Are you really sure?" That sort of thing, Madison actually was slightly upset because she was looking forward the seeing St Augustine, but she got over it real quick!

No wonder I thought your trip was winding down kinda wierd. I wasn't going to say it outright but now I can! Lol!

I know! I had a hard time trying to write that portion, knowing what I did! If it had been the actual last night it would have been more like: Keith returned to the room while the kids and I checked out Future World until Test Track was back up. We then would have gone back to WS and looked around, got some supper and then watched Illuminations (which I have yet to see!).

But since I knew we were trying to change our plans, I gladly gave in. We were going to get something nicer to eat but by the time we left, the heat had gotten to us and we were tired so Chick-fil-A it was!

I knew Keith was starting to enjoy Disney a bit more by his pictures but I would never have thought he would start thinking about bouncebacks!

I just knew you would figure it out due to your comments! But the bounceback had me too! He wanted me to do it for Spring Break, but it had to be by the end of 2010 (??)...well there was no way I could do that!

I guess my pixiedust worked. I would suggest avoiding Memorial Day weekend if at all possible. It's a big local holiday at WDW...like most holidays. Christmas would be worth fighting the crowds to see all of the decorations and celebrations.

A big thank you for the pixie dust!! I have heard that about the Memorial Day weekend. If I do that week, the actual weekend would probably be a non-park day. But I am crossing my fingers for Christmas time...for many, many reasons!

Trip Report Cliffhangers!
I will attempt a shot in the dark and try a guess at where you might stay. Your alluding to a move since you are all packed up. Looking back at your pictures you had seen or visited PO: FQ, The Treehouses and the Poly. We first saw Keith cracking at the Poly. You can't tell I like guessing games can you?

LOL!!! I will give you a hint....we have not ever seen this resort except online. So to this point, no pictures. It is a place I did not think I would enjoy and chose to not even attempt staying there previously!

The person who helped Keith with our new reservations was so awesome and helpful!! Every bit what you would think Disney would be! Of course we were giving them more money but still... When Keith said POR doesn't have anything but BLANK does, I told him go ahead! I wasn't taking any chances on him changing his mind at that point!!

 

[stimmons]

Thursday, June 10, 2010

So, since I began this TR I have been dying to say this……KEITH CHOSE THAT WE REMAIN AT DISNEY WORLD FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I chose all caps because I am literally screaming this right now!! And laughing as well!) So honestly, that night I was tired, but we were heading back to the resort to determine if we could extend our stay...Chick-fil-A was fine by me!! LOL

That is hilarious!!!! See?!?! Even the most skeptical are susceptible! That is too funny.

 

[SurfinTX]

The person who helped Keith with our new reservations was so awesome and helpful!! Every bit what you would think Disney would be! Of course we were giving them more money but still... When Keith said POR doesn't have anything but BLANK does, I told him go ahead! I wasn't taking any chances on him changing his mind at that point!!

Well that narrows it down to what? 18 resorts? I guess I'll just have to wait and see.