It's a Stroller Sir, not a Battering Ram!!! NEW PTR LINK POSTED

[Queenofallthings]

Wow! That's awesome. Tell her "Way to go!" for me.

I sure did! Her last paper she received 100% so we were very proud of her!

Great job, Shanleigh! I'm sure she will continue to do great in school, very impressive!

Yes! I would love to see a picture of the cake you made...I cannot bake to save my life!

Too funny her own coworkers asked her where she got her shirt from...haha.

She finishes her first semester next month and so far everything is A+ so hopefully she continues to do as well as she has been!

Yay! I got back from the World today; watching Star Wars with the hubby and catching up on your TR!
After hitting Food And Wine I definitely think Star Wars weekend is next on my list. Looks like a blast.

Hey girl! I'm sure you have a new TR that I have to find and catch up on! Today tho I will be watching my Jets play but I promise I'll find it!!!

All caught up! I'm so glad I didn't fall too far behind on this one, but it looks like there was still a lot to miss. You guys just have way too much fun down in the World! haha Can't wait to read more!

We can't wait for our next trip even though it's 11 months away but hey, all the more time to plan, right?

Thanks Lara

I have to give credit where credit is due and that's to you my friend. It was when I was reading your TR that it dawned on my that we could go at the beginning of December. Not sure how University breaks work for Ontario but here they usually have about a month off before they go back, depending on their courses.

I loved the pics of you all with the decorations and your holiday attire....you inspired me to make this trip work so thank you

Well I'm thrilled we could provide inspiration for you

You do look a little red after your morning at the pool but it doesn't seem to have slowed you down too much!

Fun morning at MK - will have to try the People Mover in Feb, seems like a good ride to relax on after running the PHM

Hope things are well with you

We are in the early planning stages and get more and more excited everytime we finish up a day! I hope you are all well and that you had a great holiday season!

Just stopping by to wish you a merry Christmas!

Thanks hon....hope you all had a great time as well!

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Wishing you the best for the New Year!

Thank you so very much my dear friend and again, thank you for the beautiful gift you sent us

Hey girl! Hope you had a great Christmas, here to wish you all the best for the new year!

Hey doll! I have to catch up on all my threads so I promise over the next week to catch up on yours!

To hoping 2013 is a wonderful year and brings many more magical moments (and Disney trips)!

Thanks Hon! You too!

We are missing you Queen! Hope you and Shan enjoyed your holidays, and you will {hopefully!} be back with another update soon!!

Carla

Here I am .... finally LOL. I have missed you and hope you have an amazing trip

 

[teekathepony]

Hey!!! So glad to see you back! I completely understand. I do that once and a while to, just check out from everything I usually keep up with online. Understandable!
I love Pirates, but I had a similar breakdown on Peter Pan on my first trip when I thought the crocodile was actually going to eat Captain Hook.
Your sliders look yummy!!

 

[Queenofallthings]

Fun update. You guys do look hot, but lunch looks yummy.

Trying to figure out your dates for your trip and I think we miss you by a week in December.

Hi Kathy!!!!!

It really was yummy!

We leave here on Dec 7 and fly home Dec 21.....please tell me we don't miss each another again

 

[KatMark]

Hi Kathy!!!!!

It really was yummy!

We leave here on Dec 7 and fly home Dec 21.....please tell me we don't miss each another again

We arrive December 3 and depart on December 8. I'm not sure of the time yet as I haven't booked the airlines. I'm hoping for a 5:00 p.m. flight so that we can go to Epcot on Sunday until 1 p.m.

 

[Queenofallthings]

Hey!!! So glad to see you back! I completely understand. I do that once and a while to, just check out from everything I usually keep up with online. Understandable!
I love Pirates, but I had a similar breakdown on Peter Pan on my first trip when I thought the crocodile was actually going to eat Captain Hook.
Your sliders look yummy!!

Thank you so much for understanding!

I can see that! Our first trip there were a lot of tears as she had a lot of fears of loud noises etc but one thing she was never afraid of was the characters, even the scary ones....too funny!

 

[dawnbu40]

So glad you're back

Eating outside on such a hot day does not sound too magical but at least you had a great view! Your lunches look wonderful tho

Thanks for the update!

 

[declansdad]

Happy to see you back. When is the next update?

 

[mermaid764]

Jacquie so glad to see you back!

I'm so excited for you guys to have booked your next trip....I'm sure the parks at the holidays are going to be amazing!

Your lunch at Tony's looks super yummy, although I can imagine eating outside was not the most pleasant

Your TR was the only one that I hadn't fallen behind on as I also was away from the DIS for a couple of months due to many health issues, but I was supser excited to log on today and see an update from you!

Can't wait to hear more and find out where the title of the TR came from!

 

[shan23877]

So glad to see you back Jaqiue! I hope that you two had a great holiday.

Too bad about the heat, but I think tht cupcake would cheer me right up!!

 

[jedijill]

Welcome back!

Jill in CO

 

[jash08]

Glad you are back!

We all need a break from time to time.

 

[WDisneyMom]

So happy to see you back on the Dis, Queen!! Don't worry....we are still here, your TR's are worth the wait!

Your food at lunch looks yummy and oh my word, that cupcake at POP?! Yum!! I will need to at least try that if they still serve it during our next trip.

Yay for booking your next Disney vacation!! It's the best feeling in the world knowing you have a trip in the future

 

[TinkyCheeks]

We haven't really spoken on here, but I've been a lurker. I'm so glad you're back!! I completely understand needing a break every once in a while. I'm so glad you came back though! And congratulations on booking another trip. We'll be there the same time!

 

[Queenofallthings]

So glad you're back

Eating outside on such a hot day does not sound too magical but at least you had a great view! Your lunches look wonderful tho

Thanks for the update!

Thanks Dawn

It was one of those hot days when all I wanted was an ice cold beer (and it's not usually a drink of choice for me except on a really hot day) but alas that wasn't to be LOL

I have to catch up on your TR which I will do this afternoon!

Happy to see you back. When is the next update?

Thanks Darcy! Hopefully in about an hour

Jacquie so glad to see you back!

I'm so excited for you guys to have booked your next trip....I'm sure the parks at the holidays are going to be amazing!

Your lunch at Tony's looks super yummy, although I can imagine eating outside was not the most pleasant

Your TR was the only one that I hadn't fallen behind on as I also was away from the DIS for a couple of months due to many health issues, but I was supser excited to log on today and see an update from you!

Can't wait to hear more and find out where the title of the TR came from!

Hi hon and thanks! We haven't been to WDW around the holidays since 2005 so we're very excited!

It wasn't as bad as I initally thought it would be...the overhand did help and there was a bit of a breeze coming from the restaurant, but inside would have been better

I hope all is well with you and that you're feeling better

So glad to see you back Jaqiue! I hope that you two had a great holiday.

Too bad about the heat, but I think tht cupcake would cheer me right up!!

We sure did hon and thank you! I trust you all had a blast with that little beauty of yours

It cheered her up in a second!

Welcome back!

Jill in CO

Thank you so much .... it feels good to be back! Glad you're still reading along

Glad you are back!

We all need a break from time to time.

Thank you for understanding and thank you for reading!

So happy to see you back on the Dis, Queen!! Don't worry....we are still here, your TR's are worth the wait!

Your food at lunch looks yummy and oh my word, that cupcake at POP?! Yum!! I will need to at least try that if they still serve it during our next trip.

Yay for booking your next Disney vacation!! It's the best feeling in the world knowing you have a trip in the future

Awww....you are so sweet! Oh, before I forget, your coffee will be in the mail tomorrow!!

According to Shan that was better than the lava cake she loves at Coral Reef! You'll have to give us your opinion when you try it!

It is the best feeling in the world and I have already started the planning process! I know you're surprised by that

We haven't really spoken on here, but I've been a lurker. I'm so glad you're back!! I completely understand needing a break every once in a while. I'm so glad you came back though! And congratulations on booking another trip. We'll be there the same time!

I am so happy that you came out of lurkdom to welcome me back .... means so much Congratulations on your trip! Maybe we'll see each other while we're there! You must be so excited!

 

[Queenofallthings]

I hope I don't give anyone heart failure by doing 2 updates in one weekend after being gone so long I am on a mission now to complete this one and get the new PTR started!

As I told you previously, this was the evening to which the title came from and what an evening it was! I like to consider myself an expert when it comes to all things Disney and Disneyworld...what I found I'm not an expert on...know when it's a holiday weekend in the states! You see, in Canada, our long weekend in May was the weekend before so I never gave this weekend a thought! It was Memorial Day Weekend and on this evening the park was packed to the gills...I had never seen crowds like this!

We had decided we would head to the park early, grab a bite to eat at Cosmic Ray's and grab a prime viewing spot for the MSEP and Wishes. It was more Wishes that I was excited to see....I miss Spectromagic and wish it would come back but hey, if there is a parade, we're going to watch it!

While we were walking to CR's for dinner I mentioned to Shanleigh that the crowds were crazy! We grabbed our dinner and headed to eat outside where we had an amazing view of the castle! It was fantastic, we didn't rush, we just enjoyed out dinner!

After dinner we headed out the side door where we saw Merida a few days previously and noticed a cart with Brave memorabilia on it....

Shanleigh thought this was the cutest stuffed toy and she was even more overjoyed when she found out.....

it was reversable!!! She wanted it so badly but eventually talked herself out of it knowing it would only sit on her bed and collect dust (her words, not mine)

Merida...cute as a button! My nieces wanted pictures of the Brave merchandise I guess to pre-plan what their purchases would be when they went in August!

My darling with the gorgeous castle behind her!

As you can see the sun was setting and the castle looked spectacular!

Everytime I see the balloon person I think of our first trip and Shanleigh wanted a balloon so badly but never did get one!

This would be our viewing spot for the parade and this is about the time the magic of the day evaporated for us both!

Like most Diser's, we know to scope out your viewing spot early and just hang tight, chat to the people around you and just enjoy the sights and sounds of the MK! Well, anyone who has done this also knows that there are always people who think they can walk in front of you and just stand there....this makes me crazy! It was so bad on this evening that we were pinned in like sardines and peope were still trying to push thru! REALLY??

Just thinking about it makes me crazy! One lady actually got into an argument with some young adults who had been on the curb since we got there...lovely young people in their early 20's! She started yelling at them saying they should be letting her kids sit there and how disgusted she was in them....it was one of those scenes that you think "is this really happening?" I was proud of them that they remained calm and explained (which I wouldn't have) it was their first trip and they had been there for an hour to get this spot! She heckled them the entire parade...until finally a CM supervisor came over and they escorted her out! Brutal!

When Wishes was finally over I realized that what I thought was a great viewing spot was not....it took us well over an hour to get down Main Street to the front! As we were talking this young man with a MK stroller came up beside us and he had lost his mind by this point! Shan and I exchanged glances and I said let me go ahead of us or he's going to hit us with the stroller. Let the battering begin! He hit this poor woman in front of us so hard she fell down and when her husband said something to him which we didn't hear she hit the guy with the stroller I couldn't believe my eyes. This was when I said the infamous words "it's a stoller sir, not a battering ram" to which he uttered two words to me which I'm sure you can figure out and Shanleigh and I burst out laughing! It was that or loose our minds too which isn't an option! Keep in mind the whole time he's doing this, he had a toddler in the stroller who is screaming and one strapped to his chest!

I learned a very valuable lesson that day....check and make sure that the Saturday night you plan to go to the MK....make sure it's not a holiday weekend!

 

[teekathepony]

Ok... what!?!? Wow, people can be so crazy sometimes! I can't believe the CMs had to escort the lady out who was arguing with the poor young couple, and even though I had a good guess about the title's origins, that's nuts that he actually knocked someone down! Johnny and I usually stay put after the fireworks and let the crazy pushy people go, I take pictures and wander around the castle and then we leave. Your stories just reaffirmed my plans!
On a much happier note... the Brave merch is adorable! I LOVE the reversible triplet!! I might have had to come home with him...

 

[Sam33]

Yay! You're back! Bacon on cupcakes it amazing. We had chocolate bacon cupcakes at our wedding! And tonys is my favorite!
And hockey's back! And both our teams sucked yesterday hopefully we'll bounce back.

Glad you're back!


And yuuuup...made that mistake this trip. MK Saturday night, veteran's day weekend (remembrance day in Canada?). I wanted to die

 

[mermaid764]

Holy moly it's amazing how crowds like that can certainly bring out the crazies That is insane on both counts of the crazy people, and I can't believe people seriously can act like that in public and be ok with themselves.

Saturday nights at MK are always the worst in my opinion period, so adding that it was a holiday weekend yikes! I can certainly see why you guys feel like avoiding that time period again.

Love the brave stuffie that Shan wanted....i'm not sure I would have been able to say no to him. Kudos to her for doing so

 

[dawnbu40]

I love the Brave stuff! Caitlin and I just got "brave" shirts to wear in May

As I was reading how you were enjoying your wait I had a bad feeling. Been there and done that too many times not to know the crazies will show up! Glad you ladies were at least able to laugh about it

 

[WDisneyMom]

So looking forward to the coffee! Thank you!!

Wow! What a nightmare, some people are just unbelievable! Cannot get over the one lady getting escorted out and then the madman stroller Dad! Yikes!!