Katie,
Great and fun updates! Thank you so much for sharing the disney magic with the children...
sounds like a wonderful day!
as for Star Tours the ride; I did not get to ride last year due to Ashton but it has always been one we have enjoyed. In fact Danny and Dayne managed to ride twice last May. If you like Star Wars you will enjoy the staging area and the ride...if you can give it a shot in Dec I would say to try. I'm sure your DH and Abby will really like it.
Your welcome! It was a GREAT day!! I think we are def. going to have to try it when we go back. My brother in law and my hubby are Star Wars fans! Thanks for the info!!!
Great updates! Love the Lightening McQueen photo!
And another great report about WC...people really seem to be all over the map on this one. We haven't been, but I think we will have to check it out!
Really? Why? I know nothing about pin trading - fill me in!
You would love WCC! It is so great for ppl with kids! The pin trading thing is kind of over my head, but I hear that some of the pins on Ebay are not "official" Disney pins. Just make sure they are official or no one will want to trade them. I think it is a big money saver, though!
Great updates...just read them all!
Love the idea of using Mickey Ears for autographs! May have to steal that idea on our next trip as my kids dont even have Mickey ears yet!
Yay for Cars 2!!
I had no idea...we
Cars!!
Glad to see a good review for WCC..I am thinking of maybe trying to add it on to our ADR list if I can fit it in somewhere....plus I really want to check out WL too!
Looking forward to reading more!
Thank you SO much for reading!! We love Cars too! I know it will be really cute...can't wait!
The Mickey Ears were a big hit with the kids, and they look great on our shelves at home!
WCC is wonderful with kids! It keeps them entertained while you enjoy your meal. We really, really enjoyed it!
I love the caricatures (sp?). Anyone have the price list for those? Would love to get my two-year old's done this December!
Great trip report. Keeping me sane until our next trip
Well, from what I can remember,it was about $40 plus tip for the artist. It was a little more if you wanted a background picture too. He was very patient with my 2 year old and drew fast enough so that he did not need to sit for very long.
Thank you SO much for reading!!!
Parade cutters aren't cool. I can't believe those people took your spot when you went to the stroller!!!!
At least they apologized. That was really nice of you to give the kids your spot. I'm sure you added some magic to those kids' day.
The parade is so much fun! We loved it. I love how live and upbeat it is.
Yay for meeting Mickey, Up characters, and Leo and Annie with short lines. I love Mickey and Abby's pose. The pictures with the Up gang and the little Einsteins are just too cute. I'm so glad Aiden got to meet his cars. He must of been on cloud 9.
I don't do Star Wars because I get sick on it but the rest of the family did is last May. They were very disappointed in it. A lot of people like it, I just guess we aren't big Star Wars fans.
We love WCC! It's so much fun! I wanted to eat there in May but there just isn't time. Hopefully we'll eat there when we go for either
MVMCP or
MNSSHP! Oh no about feeling sick. I hope it was just allergies and it went away just as quickly as it came. I know how the hubby having to work at Disney is. A few years ago we were on Spaceship Earth and Mitch's crackberry goes off. He checks his email and he sees that his partner missed up on scheduling all of their appointments. He needed of the ride pronto. (of course it broke) He then went to the room for a few hours. Hopefully one day we'll be able to take a trip with out the blackberry.
The ketchup is too funny!
OH MY! I am so happy that my DH is not the only one! ha! I am afraid that I will get sick on Star Tours, so I think I will send my DH first. He will be honest with me!
I did end up feeling a lot better, thanks!
We had very good character interaction that day! I think we got lucky. OH we love the parade too!! Thanks for reading!!
Having been catching up on your trip. Love, love to see disneyworld through others eyes
Getting me so excited for our upcoming trip. Can't wait for WCC- you had such a fun experience
Hope you got to see Tiana- a character us louisiana girls can't miss! BTW, you are my first post (all the reading got me motivated to join in
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WOW! Thank you so much for making me your first post! WCC is great and they make dinner so much fun! Wish I would have been able to take more pictures! I am about to post about Tiana---she was wonderful~~ Thanks for reading and joining in!!
Aww, how sweet of you to let those kids have your spot for the parade
Hopefully that experience taught the parents to find a spot earlier for their next parade!
WCC sounds yummy! You keep reviewing these places I never thought about going and making me want to eat there!
I might just have to give that place a try!
The Belle dresses are so cute!
I can't wait to hear about Abby's reaction!
I think you guys would love it! The food is so good and the atmosphere is fun!
Abby will be excited about the dress! She wants Sleeping Beauty too, so I may order it for her! haha
Agh Katie you keep making me want to go and change my ADR's! First your glowing review of LTT and now this rave review of WCC!! I am having to restrain myself from going to the Disney Dining page and checking for availability.
That would mean totally rearranging our schedule though so I am trying to control the urge!
Seriously though, I am glad you guys enjoyed it so much. It looks like a lot of fun and very good food. I would love
all that ketchup!
And you handled the parade situation very nicely. You're right, it's not the kids fault the parents aren't as prepared as you!
HI!!! HAHA you are making me laugh! Don't change your well thought out ADRs~ I am afraid that the LTT will not be as much fun without the characters, but we are going to try it again in December to see! The kids would LOVE WCC and exploring the WL. I know it is SO tough to pick restaurants!! I love ketchup too!
Thank you so much!!
Aww, that was a great update! Again, my little Lily was so excited to see pics of your kids with the Einsteins - she was so happy to see the Annie and Leo pics. I am hoping we'll get to see them when we are there and that she won't be too afraid of them in person!
Love the caricature pic. That's such a great memento from the trip.
WCC looks like a good meal. I wasn't able to convince my DH to go there this time around, maybe next time. It's on my to-do list for a future trip though.
Lily will love the characters! They are very slow and gentle with the younger ones! The picture is great, we love looking at it! WCC is the best of both worlds. GREAT food and keeps your kids entertained! We absolutely love it. Hope you can go one day!
To answer your question about Star Tours, WE LOVE IT! But- I know that it is not for everyone. It can be jerky, but you really do feel like you're on a crashing space ship. Too fun.
HOWEVER - it could totally use a refurb to make it more modern. The demo shows people wearing 80's clothes.
HAHA I would love to see the people in the 80's clothes. I think I will send my DH and DD on first to see if I can handle it. I think they are really going to like it! I heard from someone that they are going to refurb it. You think they would have already with the new movies that came out! Thanks for reading!!
Glad to hear that you spoke up for your spot at the parade. I too know that Disney overload feeling, but I wouldn't steal someone's place. People are something!
You hit the jackpot at Animation Studios with the characters and no lines! Loved the character pictures in there. I really want to see the Incredibles!
WC sounds yummy and fun! We've never eaten there. Sorry your night wasn't the best. I got very lucky because DH took his work cell phone on our first trip to WDW, but it wouldn't work as soon as we crossed the Florida border!!
I was so happy about that!
I love the caricature! It is so neat that he drew the mickey ears on! I love that!
WOW! How lucky that his cell wasn't working! hehe. It was a pain but hey, it was paying for our trip, right?
We got great characters that day! The incredibles were there that day, but the kids did not want another pic(they were burned out-ha!) My DH and I thought they looked really cool.
We love the caricature too! We like to look at it and remember our trip!
What a great ending to your DHS and WL day. It was super sweet of you to give those kids your spot. I'm sure it meant a lot to the family. And you got some GREAT shots!! I can't believe the characters stopped right in front of you!
How perfect that they wore their shirts that day!!
But I'm excited to hear how your night turned out! 
We have a fun night ahead...can't wait to update about it! Also, a pretty full last day at the AK the next day. Still have about 4 more posts. Can't believe it is almost done though!
Wow! You guys really hit the character jack-pot. Tiana, Naveen, Aladin, Jasmine, and Daisy!?! The kids look so happy with the characters. I love how Abby's face is all lit up when she meets her Disney friends. That truly is the magic of Disney and it makes the money spent totally worth it. I just love the shot of Daisy with the castle and tree back round. The towel display is just too cute. Sounds like a fun job; making people's room magical with towel animals. Someone else can do the actual cleaning though.
