I think we ate at every character meal.. TRIP REPORT w/pics! FINISHED!!!!!!!

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Thank you so much for sharing this with us. We are staying at CSR in June for the first time as well and can not wait! I am so sad that your report is over...I feel like I know you and your beautiful family. Thanks again!

I'm sad too Now i feel like my trip is 'Really" over. I think you will love CSR! Thanks for reading.

OMG this is absolutely my favorite picture! She looks sooooo cute here and her personality seems to shine through! I love this one!!!!

Your wife and me would be a bad combo around "stars". I'm totally the same way. I would totally have a heart attack to see someone super famous in real life. LONG ago when Demi Moore and Robert Redford were filing Indecent Proposal, i was with my family in LA on vacation. We were at the park where they were filming and my mom and I were hoping (PRAYING) to see someone famous. Well as we were leaving we see a man (all alone) walking across the parking lot to a trailer. As he passes in front of us, he waves and winks at us in the car. It was ROBERT REDFORD! My mom and I just sat there screaming for about 10 min! He just laughed and went on into the trailer!

Well I'm sad your TR is over. You are an entertaining writer and have a beautiful family! God Bless the 3 of you!

Here is another story......

When we were on our honeymoon we stopped in LA for 3 days on the way back from Hawaii. We went to this small Italian restaurant and Selma Blair was there. Personally I didn't really know who she was. DW was all giddy and calling her friends from her cell phone in the bathroom!!! She is all up on the People magazine and the celeb stuff..... I can care less!!!!

the challenge is on! I look forward to it!

You got it!!!!!!! I am taking pictures of everything....except bathrooms! LOL

sorry to see it end but it was a great tr.

Looks like you all had a great trip.

Thanks for reading! Hopefully I'll have a Pre-TR to start working on soon!

I am researching (borderline planning) my family's (DH, MIL, DD (2)) first trip to WDW in December 2009 and I am thankful that I ran across your TR because you went to all the character meals I was considering!

Also, it's nice to read how your 2, nearly 3, year old did and I am wondering how mine will do.

Thank you, again, for writing your TR! It was a great read!

We didn't have a bad experience with any character meals. There were a few little things like missing Tigger at CP but I think sometimes people take things too harsh and blow 'little' things out of proportion. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them for you!

 

[JAG2007]

We didn't have a bad experience with any character meals. There were a few little things like missing Tigger at CP but I think sometimes people take things too harsh and blow 'little' things out of proportion. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them for you!

Actually, I do have a question: you mentioned using the DDP and paying OOP for some of the meals; did you pay for your daughter OPP, or were some items not covered under the DDP (exluding your final dinner)?

 

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Actually, I do have a question: you mentioned using the DDP and paying OOP for some of the meals; did you pay for your daughter OPP, or were some items not covered under the DDP (exluding your final dinner)?

Since Juliana was still 2, there was no charge for her at any of the buffets. At the TS meals there would be no charge if Juliana ate off our plates. The same with our CS meals. We just bought her lunch and dinner OOP off the kids menu. The only way to get her onto the DDP was to buy her park tickets and then add the DDP to her ticket. For that price, I'd rather spend less than $100 for the week paying OOP for her meals. I hope I answered your question.

Tim

 

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We were part of a photopass share and we will be getting our CD in a few weeks. So I'll have quite a few pictures to add. I just found Juliana's picture from Akerhsus and her picture from October at CRT.

 

[BigDogHU75]

I was thinking of a few other things while I was reading over my TR (trying to wish we were still there) since I didn't do a pre-trip report.


Out of all the vacations we have taken, this last one took the most pre-planning of them all. I booked in November and starting making ressies the beginning of December. Although it was fun, it is also stressful trying to plan where we were going to be and what we wanted to eat 4 months later. I was checking Disney's website daily checking their parks schedules. I originally had Tuesday as our MK day. SpectroMagic was supposed to be that night. In January Spectro was switched to Monday. I called and swapped my Monday & Tuesday ressies. Luckily, besides a few time changes, I was able to get everywhere I wanted. Well about 2 weeks before we left, a new schedule was released. There were different days for EMH's and no Spectro Monday or Tuesday!!!

I guess stuff like this adds to the fun of planning a Disney vacation. I have more to add.
To be continued.......

I can relate. I experienced the same thing trying to plan my family's vacations. Disney was constantly changing the schedule even up to the week before. All the while, I was trying to mak my reservations. But, we had a great time!

 

[jenseib]

We were part of a photopass share and we will be getting our CD in a few weeks. So I'll have quite a few pictures to add. I just found Juliana's picture from Akerhsus and her picture from October at CRT.

Soooo cute.
Can't wait to see your photopass pictures. I am dying for ours!

Our schedule kept changing too, but it actually changed for the better in my opinion. So I was happy.

 

[autumnpalm]

Just finished reading your TR... you have such a beautiful family and it looks like you had an amazing vacation. I hope your daughter will continue to be blessed with good health.

 

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I can relate. I experienced the same thing trying to plan my family's vacations. Disney was constantly changing the schedule even up to the week before. All the while, I was trying to mak my reservations. But, we had a great time!

The changing schedule is annoying.. especially 2 weeks before. It's OK we will have other chances to see spectro. It did work out though because we ended up getting 'Ohana on Tuesday which was awesome!

Soooo cute.
Can't wait to see your photopass pictures. I am dying for ours!

Our schedule kept changing too, but it actually changed for the better in my opinion. So I was happy.

I didn't realize that when you get your pics at CRT and at Akerhsus there are photopass #'s on the actual picture!!!! When I went to scan the one with Belle I saw them! Kinda bummed because the Belle one is a little fuzzy

Just finished reading your TR... you have such a beautiful family and it looks like you had an amazing vacation. I hope your daughter will continue to be blessed with good health.

Thank you for the kind words... thanks for reading

 

[PopArtGal]

I love the picture with Belle. Juliana looks so happy.

 

[serene56]

We were part of a photopass share and we will be getting our CD in a few weeks. So I'll have quite a few pictures to add. I just found Juliana's picture from Akerhsus and her picture from October at CRT.

oh mi--these are just awesome- I cant wait for my turn

 

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I love the picture with Belle. Juliana looks so happy.

It was a big difference than October. She was a little intimidated by the face characters in October. Even with her favorite.. Cinderella! When are you going to update your TR??

oh mi--these are just awesome- I cant wait for my turn

Thanks! If you go to CRT or Akerhsus, you get the picture brought to you during your meal. Depending how many people you have in your party determines how many pictures they bring you!

 

[PopArtGal]

It was a big difference than October. She was a little intimidated by the face characters in October. Even with her favorite.. Cinderella! When are you going to update your TR??

Doing that right now

 

[jenseib]

Our Belle picutre was a little fuzzy too.

 

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Our Belle picutre was a little fuzzy too.

Its too bad that its fuzzy

There are 2 other shots and in one DD isn't looking and the other she is getting squeezed by Belle and DD face is smushed! So the fuzzy one is the best pic.... although its fuzzy.

We also saw Belle in Toontown but for some reason those pics aren't on my photopass. I wonder if the photographer thought he scanned my card then didn't? I'm not all too mad because I did get 2 good shots of it with my camera.

 

[jenseib]

Did you order your CD yet? If not, contact photopass and tell them you are missing pictures. Many times they can find them, especially if you have a good description or a similar photo to show them.

 

[IcePrincess467]

loving your TR!!

 

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Did you order your CD yet? If not, contact photopass and tell them you are missing pictures. Many times they can find them, especially if you have a good description or a similar photo to show them.

I'm part of a photopass share and I think the CD is getting ordered tomorrow or Tuesday. The Belle pictures are the only ones I'm missing. Its not a big deal... I do have a few cute ones from that day of Juliana & Belle. But its good to know that I would be able to contact them.

loving your TR!!

Thanks for reading!!!!!!!!!

 

[KatMark]

Well as we were leaving we see a man (all alone) walking across the parking lot to a trailer. As he passes in front of us, he waves and winks at us in the car. It was ROBERT REDFORD! My mom and I just sat there screaming for about 10 min! He just laughed and went on into the trailer!

This is too funny! My boss (who I've worked with for 34+ years) used to run a program in Washington. One of the panel discussions they had was based on the movie "Quiz Show" (I think that was the name) that Robert Redford directed. Well, Robert Redford was a member of the panel. My boss invited and paid for my DH and I go to DC for this meeting and the reception to follow. When he introduced us to Robert Redford I became totally tongue-tied, I couldn't get a word out of my mouth. It was so embarrassing. I've met other famous people (Barack Obama, Henry Kissinger, etc.) and have never had the problem I did with Robert Redford.

 

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Alright....
If there is anyone out there still reading this... what's next? When I get my photopass pictures I will post some of those. I should have those in a few weeks. Is there anything else I shold be writing about. Now that I'm done with this I'm kinda lost and I don't know what to do with myself. LOLOL

 

[ProudMommyof2]

Alright....
If there is anyone out there still reading this... what's next? When I get my photopass pictures I will post some of those. I should have those in a few weeks. Is there anything else I shold be writing about. Now that I'm done with this I'm kinda lost and I don't know what to do with myself. LOLOL

What you really need to do is book that cutie pie another trip and then you can start a pre-trip report!!!