Glad to hear your Rebel Hangar went better than dinner. Love the glow cubes!
Thanks, it was a very good experience, especially after what we'd just been through.
I think they should have kept that place, too. It would be great to have that option among the limited ones in HS.
It really would have been a nice addition to DHS. I think we all really enjoyed it and would have gone back if it stuck around.
How nice of that CM! I love when I read that Disney regulars, like yourself, are sprinkled with pixie dust. You deserve it.
Aw, thanks. It was so unexpectedly sweet. I mean, they are nice enough just blowing endless bubbles for her to chase, but this was extra magical.
The response from Izzy at the end of ROL is so sweet!
I was definitely happy to hear that.
Sorry that you guys had such a rough meal. I'm glad that there were some good points during it - I can't believe all the character interaction - wow!
It was definitely heavy character interaction. Which, of course, would have been much better with a happy kid. But still had good moments.
Glad you made it to Fantasmic, but sorry about Dug's pants - ugh. At least it happened at the end of the night?
Yep, felt like a fitting finale for the evening.
So cool about the bubble toy for Izzy!
It was a really magical gesture.
Well the Rebel Hangar sounds like it was pretty laid back at least, and everyone was in much better spirits - those drinks I'm sure helped! LOL! Loved the glow cubes you got, too! Awesome you were able to grab seats for Fantasmic right before the show thanks to the package, although the chocolate stain must have been really annoying. What a way to end the night!!
The drinks were good and the glow cubes were a nice bonus! Great to stroll into Fantasmic at the last minute, but the chocolate was a huge bummer.
So sweet of the CM to give Izzy the bubble toy <3
It really was.
I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she's doing well, now?
She's definitely improved a ton. Hard to say how close to 100% she'll recover. But she is doing quite well for such a severe injury. She's still in a transitional care unit and we don't know where she'll go after that - depends if she's able to go home (with some help coming in daily) or if she'd be better moving to assisted living, etc. But she's mentally pretty sharp and has a very good memory. She's doing better physically, with dizziness improving, leading to improvements in standing and walking, etc. One day at a time. She did have a repeat CT scan the other day and all of the blood within her brain is gone (it reabsorbs slowly), so that is great. The blood outside her brain is still there, but diminished, so that's good too.
Oh, boy. She doesn't look overly thrilled at all.
The force is strong with this one.
Well, to be fair.... hello! Chocolate covered marshmallow!
True. We went out to eat at the Melting Pot last weekend and they had chocolate covered marshmallows on their dessert tray - she loved those! (as did I - yum!)
This cracks me up. You look like a teenager with your phone.
I know! That happens a bunch at character meals and meets, since I'm taking video with my phone and they sometimes randomly surprise me with hugs and such.
Yup. Been there.
Not a fun place to be.
Oh, that's too bad. But... I appreciate you're telling that. Not every single moment of real lives is all sunshine and roses.
Exactly - I try to cover the highs and lows of our trips here.
It was really impressive!
In a slightly happier time.
Thanks!
Really? Doesn't show...
It was!
Glad we got them - they still work too! (almost 2 years later)
Yep, and I think we even drank it too.
It was like a thin, crispy cracker type thing.
Ugh... Thanks... a little earlier notification would've been nice...
Yes! Why couldn't they have said something sooner, since they clearly knew!?
That's why I always scan my MB.
It's saved me a couple times last trip.
I usually do too, but maybe I missed that one?
Sure was!
Oh no... so sorry to hear. Prayers for your family as I'm sure this will be something you'll be dealing with for quite a while.
Thanks, Andy, I appreciate it. This has definitely been a lot to deal with and, as you said, will continue to be. The one thing everyone will tell you about brain injuries is that it's a long road. They say 18 months is what they consider a "baseline" for recovery, but it still continues (at a slower pace) after that. It's so hard to know, about 1.5 months out, how she'll be at 18 months. So, there's a lot of unknown still, but I think she's doing really well, all things considered.
I just hope you were able to relax and enjoy yourself and not be too worried about what was going on back at home.
We did pretty well at that, but it was definitely different. We had wifi and I did have some correspondence with those involved in her care, as they moved her between an intensive rehabilitation program and a transitional care unit while we were gone. But it was good to get away for a bit, even if it was in the back of our minds.
Izzy is still talking about how much fun she had during those couple days at WDW. She keeps saying she wants to go back right away and have more fun.
(guess I've taught her well
)
Ok, I've got to know. What do you think of the dining package? Worth it or not? Prime seating? We're considering whether we want to go that route or not this summer.
For us, it was definitely worth it. But it was also the second night of the show and we were unable to book advance FP (due to our untraditional AP upgrade), so I wanted to make sure we'd see the show. Plus, we did the cheapest meal option (breakfast), it was only 1 adult and 1 child so not too expensive, and we had a really fun character meal too. Then we were able to get to the show just a little in advance and still sit in a section that seemed to have a pretty good view. Since I haven't been in any other sections, i can't tell you for sure what they are like, but I felt like we had a really straight-on view of things from where we were. I am leaning towards doing the dining package again when we go back, so that Dug can see the show. (Though I will check reviews on FP viewing later in the year to see if that's an option).
Well, happy belated birthday!
Thank you!
Looks like a very typical toddler plate.
And honestly, I'd be perfectly happy eating corn dog nuggets and mac & cheese too.
Me too! And, since she was such a mess during this meal, most of that went untouched.
Well, I'm glad that she was starting to somewhat come around and interact with characters.
Dale was so great to take the time with her!
Uh oh... well, to paraphrase the comment you overheard from someone else... we've all been there.
Those are just as memorable as the great ones...
Sure are! I still cringe thinking about this one too.
That really does look like it was really cool. Hopefully there will be something even better and more impressive in a couple of years.
I sure hope so!
Oh wow... that's slow for fries, but at least you had a snack to take with you to Fantasmic
Yep, at least they had a box for us.
Yeah, I'd be frustrated too. And frustrated is putting it mildly.
I don't think I've ever been on that ride where there hasn't been that one person yelling some version of that.
That's some nice pixie dust! I'm glad she did that! I certainly would never want to buy one for that very reason though - way overpriced and cheaply made.
Totally agree! But so sweet of her to just give one to Izzy.