I completely agree that Ariel hands down has the best castle. The one is NFL is just perfect! I love the ride too, its so colorful!
My Dad feels the same way as yours about Its a Small World! He attributes it to getting stuck on there for an hour one time
The Tangled bathrooms are just too perfect, they are so well done and beautiful. I love all your pictures!
The Wendy meet and greet sounded great! I missed her this year, next time!
Great parade pics! They came out great!
They did an amazing job with the queue for that attraction, especially considering the pretty lame one they have over at DCA.
Reading the replies, this seems to be a reoccurring theme with dads.
We were happy to meet Wendy even though Peter wasn't around because she was one we had never seen before.
Thanks!
I don't know that I'll ever tire of seeing the Queue to Ariel's Ride. Once you get past that, East and West Coast are the same, but that queue... home run.
Yeah, I'd say I'm with your dad on Small World.
OK, so THAT's how the Tangled bathrooms are supposed to look in photographs. Mine look so different, lol.
Wait, wow... WHAT?!! Just Wendy. That's pretty strange. But that sure is a cute interaction with Wendy. I can only imagine what it would be like if Peter was there. Wendy looked like she was enjoying it too.
I HATE ENTITLED PEOPLE (and I don't use the word hate lightly). The worst thing about that whole ordeal is once the parade passes (rather quickly) into the hub, you're free and clear to cross. PLUS IT'S MOVE IT SHAKE IT!!! Stop, watch and enjoy!!!
OK, now the song's in my head and I want to go back MORE THAN EVER.
FYI, that Minnie is a serious flirt. Mickey needs to take note.
Just goes to show that if one DISmeet window closes, another one opens.
Exactly! That queue is just phenomenal for a pretty basic (although very well done) dark ride.
No, I never would have guessed...
No Peter was kind of a bummer, but Wendy was still pretty awesome, and so great with DS. I'm sure Peter just got caught by the Indians or was making out with Tiger Lily or something.
People were VICIOUS! The first mom running across with her daughter practically shoved the CM out of the way to get past him. And the second lady acted so surprised and angry even though I told her she wasn't going to be able to cross.
I don't understand people not understanding it's for yours AND the performers safety!! Enjoy the music & dance!
While it was disappointing to miss out on a meet I had been looking forward to, it was fun to stumble upon one I had also been looking forward to!
I found your trip report today during nap time and read the whole thing all the way through up until your latest update! Loving it!
I saw yall were from Louisiana! My mama grew up in Mandeville, so we have some big time Saints fans up here in VA! Not to mention, my Grandma is already getting King Cakes all ready to mail!
Can't wait to hear about your son getting his haircut!
Don't have any family in Mandeville, but several friends, so I'm familiar with the area. I'm sure although displaced, your family still bleeds black & gold like we do!
And YES!! It's finally KING CAKE SEASON!! That's so nice that your grandma sends you some. They are one of the best things to happen all year. Unfortunately it's hard to get the really good ones in Lafayette, the ones everyone gets are from a donut place so they are basically big donut cakes with filling and icing. But better than nothing!
Great updates!!
It looks like you had a better ride on It's a Small World than I did!
And totally agree with you, the Hippo is the best part of that attraction. I'm still having a hard time figuring out what got the hippo to feel that way.
What a great meet and greet with Wendy! I think that's one of the characters we have not met yet.
Our kids love the Tiki Room so we always do it at least once. For me the Tiki song is a bigger earworm than It's a Small World.
Maybe the water in Small World is laced with some vodka or something.
I wonder if she was not just out so much because PPF was down?
Whatever the reason, we were happy to see her.
I can sympathize. I used to hate the Tiki Room song, but then I just had to get over it because Paxton always asked to listen to it. So now it doesn't bother me anymore. Come to think of it, same as the Small World song!
Yay! Our meet!
I am so glad you saw me because as we were walking down the street I was wondering where you guys were in the park and then literally two seconds later I hear my name!
That video of Paxton is A-Dorable!
And the pictures in this update are fabulous. I especially love the LM pictures and the IASW pictures. But your poor dad. Not an IASW fan I take it.
And what's with those women walking out in the middle of the parade? Seriously, who does that?
It was so funny just literally running into you, on Main Street of all places where there always seems to be tons of people!
Thanks! DH did a great job and was very willing to capture every nook and cranny of both the Ariel queue and the Tangled area.
He HATES Small World, and the only reason he rode was because of Paxton requesting it.
People are sooooo stupid and inconsiderate.
Loving all the photos in these updates- the colors are so crisp and bright!
YAYYY the Tangled area! It's so wonderful! DH did a good job at taking lots of photos
DS looks so cute with Wendy, I'm sorry Peter wasn't there to join her
Omgosh that restroom pumpkin is so funny, good find!
Thanks! DH is tirelessly editing those photos for me and perfecting them to share with y'all!
The Tangled area was so much more fabulous than I could have imagined!
He didn't seem disappointed to miss Peter, which was definitely a good thing. That could have been one ridiculous meltdown otherwise!
I don't even know if he pointed it out to me at the time but I saw it when we were looking through pictures and thought it was so great, I had to share!
Now I can relive it in my photos and pretend I am still there. Oh if only...
Perfection!
