"It's So Much Fun Not Knowin Where You're Goin" Oct. 2013 Celebration! **6/22 FIN**

[amberg93]

Day 11, Part 2: "We're both pretty strong."​

It took a little while to get up into the line and when we did some people tried to cut in front of us who weren't even in line.

Don't worry though, we didn't even get a chance to try and say anything before Drizella stepped up and goes: "There's a line! We have a line! Take five steps back!" And shooed them.

Anastasia was a little nicer and added, "You can come see us in the parade! We still love you!"

As soon as they were finished though and we could come up, Anastasia took note of my bow and freaked out.

She jumped up and down.

And then made a big deal about showing Lady Tremaine and told me that we absolutely need to be shopping bodies sometime.

Lady Tremaine asked what kingdom we were from and when I told her Michigan, she turned to her daughters and told them that Michigan was very important because many apples came from Michigan and it was in its prime apple season.

She then saw my button and commented that I did my mother a great honor and that her daughters should learn from my example.

Then, of course, they asked how we met after we said that we were married and we told them the internet.

Drizella and Anastasia then teased each other about being single. "Oh, a magic mirror! Maybe that's what you should do Anastasia."

"Well, Drizella, you need to make a friend or something and then you can set me up."

They were so hilarious to meet. It was awesome. Since there was no photographer with them and the character handler had to keep people from hopping in line, they asked the next person in line to be a kind stranger and take our picture.

Thank you, kind stranger!

We were in a character mood that morning so we headed over to wait for Gaston.

Seriously, the detail that Disney does is crazy.

Gaston came out and saw the line and went, "Are you waiting for me? Of course you were, well today is your lucky day!"

He noticed my button too, at some point and asked if we could take a picture together showing off our muscles because "We're both pretty strong."

So we did just that.

And then I got a hug.

It was pretty awesome. And in the spirit of the morning, Marie decided that she wanted to go and meet Merida.

I hate waiting in line for Merida. Not because I dislike Merida but because it's always just like, bam! Direct sunlight.

I'll tell you what though. It was worth it for this meet because Merida was hilarious.

She noticed our bows too and asked if that meant she had to be Lady Termaine. And then proceeded to do an impression.

Which looked like this.

And this.

I look much happier than in the picture from November where I'm like "Why am I here?"

We then decided it was about time for lunch, so we headed to Cosmic Ray's because it was literally right there.

We each got the chicken nuggets and fries. And Marie got the gelato and I got the mousse? Or the other way around. I'm not sure. Either way, I had the water and Marie had the drink pictured above.

I also caught up on the TR, as you can see.

Bellies happy, we made our way over to use our FP+ for Winnie the Pooh.

According to my notes, "As always, it was great."

And in line we talked to a nice British couple who was there with their daughter.

By the time that we finished though, we had other engagements to make. ​

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[DisneyKid4Life]

Wow, is this really the last day??? Honestly, I'm surprised. That's not meant to be a joke.

You know, I'm all for excitement. I love it. But loudness when it's unnecessary is totally aggravating.

So the "point" picture was a fluke? I kinda like it too.

I like that Peter meets with Wendy now. OMG Peter is staring a hole through you and Wendy looks a little... mischievous.

"I just finished chemo" Ohh Peter... FACED!

Bahahaha, I love that the girls shooed away the interlopers. I love meeting them. They are always so hysterical.

Great meet with Merida too. I adore when characters reference other characters. It makes it a big Disney family.

 

[skywaywaver]

I just got up to this point. I know you're almost done (sad face) but that means you can move on the next trip report (happy face)!

I'm sorry about the bumps in the road during your trip but it appears you had an overall good time.

 

[amberg93]

Wow, is this really the last day??? Honestly, I'm surprised. That's not meant to be a joke.

You know, I'm all for excitement. I love it. But loudness when it's unnecessary is totally aggravating.

So the "point" picture was a fluke? I kinda like it too.

I like that Peter meets with Wendy now. OMG Peter is staring a hole through you and Wendy looks a little... mischievous.

"I just finished chemo" Ohh Peter... FACED!

Bahahaha, I love that the girls shooed away the interlopers. I love meeting them. They are always so hysterical.

Great meet with Merida too. I adore when characters reference other characters. It makes it a big Disney family.

Is that surprise a good thing or a bad thing? Like, oh wow, I can't believe it's already the last day or oh wow I can't believe it's taken this long to get there?

Agreed. Like people, calm down a little.

I like it too. It's sorta accidentally artsy

I think that's when we were having the conversation that that picture got taken but I love their faces too.

Yeah, Peter was silent after that. And I didn't even say it mean or anything, it just was the simple answer that I stated like I could have been commenting on the sky color

They are a great meet. I need to meet them again.

I know. And we just had so many great meets in October. We got so lucky. I think it might have been a cancer perk because I feel like they went out of the way to be awesome to us

I just got up to this point. I know you're almost done (sad face) but that means you can move on the next trip report (happy face)!

I'm sorry about the bumps in the road during your trip but it appears you had an overall good time.

Well, welcome anyway

And I already have started the TR for May! There's a link in my signature. I just couldn't wait to start it since I was so close to the end here

Pretty much. I'm planning on addressing this more in the wrap-up but this trip was (in strict comparison to only the first trip we took) better and worse at the same time.

 

[DisDance]

Hopped over from your new TR to read. Read this all in one day. That's dedication, slightly pathetic, but dedication nonetheless, love hearing about your adventures!

 

[amberg93]

Hopped over from your new TR to read. Read this all in one day. That's dedication, slightly pathetic, but dedication nonetheless, love hearing about your adventures!

Awww I feel all special and lovely. I'm glad that you like hearing about them. I like having people read them I don't think you're pathetic. If you are, so am I because sometimes I just sit down and read almost completed TRs in one setting too. I think it just makes us cool

 

[amberg93]

Day 11, Part 3: Celebrate Today​

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We were determined that we would catch the Celebrate a Dream Come True parade, so we headed over to the handicapped viewing section across from The Hall of Presidents.

All of the front row seats were taken but that was fine. Even sitting on the walker I was able to see over the others and it was in a spot in the shade, so that was also a high importance.

Since it was right next to the Christmas Shop, of course Marie had to go inside.

While she did that, I chatted with a nice couple that was celebrating their 44th anniversary. We talked about their anniversary and my finishing chemo and they admitted that they didn't know much about the parks and were unsure what they should prioritize.

Given that they were so nice, I shared some of the things that I had learned about the parks and the times to do things. They were headed to Epcot the next day for the first time, so I wrote down a few things for them since they didn't have access to FP+ but wanted to hit major attractions. I gave them the low down on getting to Soarin' for a FP-, gave some info about Food and Wine and the time for Illuminations plus some suggestions on where to watch.

They were really grateful and I hope that it helped them out. They totally deserved in.

We continued to talk all the way until the parade started, at which point we all turned our attention to the parade.

I apologize ahead of time because while the shade was great in our spot, it made for some pictures that were not so great.

The philharmonic passed first, of course.

Grand Marshalls. How awesome for them.

Confession: I like Celebrate a Dream Come True more than Festival of Fantasy. I know, it's kinda strange, but I just feel like FoF is almost too much and I'm not really a fan of the costumes for the dancers either. I mean, it's impressive, but I don't know, I just don't like it as much for some reason.

I need this hat in my life.

Hello you two!

Aladdin is derping a bit.

I clearly need to take dance lessons from Drizella.

We might not have met her that day, but she did totally wave directly to me. Probably. Obviously, it was directly to me and not to the many other people surrounding me.

Again, we had some bad angling issues.

Once the parade was over we talked a little bit more with the nice couple and the woman gave me a hug and told me that she would pray for me, which was very kind of her.

Her husband gave both Marie and me a handshake and wished us a good rest of the day.

We returned the wish before we headed out. ​

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[amberg93]

Day 11, Part 4: Nap Time and Tangled Restroom Appreciation​

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When we'd finished watching the parade, we made our way up to Main Street because we were going to stop into the Confectionery to buy some cookies for my cousins Boston (then age 7) and Ramsey (age 6).

We passed by the piano player.

Upon exiting the Confectionery with cookies, we then saw that the Dapper Dans were out and decided that we needed to stop and watch them before we went back to nap.

Look at them, all snazzy in their fall best.

We need to stop and watch them again sometime.

Anyway, we only stayed for a few songs because I was really, really tired for some reason.

But I did stop to take a picture of this guy.

And this fine lady.

They're so cute.

Anyway, we headed back to the resort and I'm guessing our bus ride was nothing memorable because I have no notes about it.

Taylor Swift hangs in the hallway of the All Star Music lobby. I appreciate that.

I also appreciate that Selena was on display.

We made it back to the room around 4:30 or so and I plopped down on the bed and was out like a light. I slept until 5:45 while Marie finished up the packing and then relaxed for a little while.

When I got up from my nap it took a little while for me to get ready to leave again because although I only changed into pants and grabbed a sweatshirt we didn't leave the room until 6:15. So I'm guessing this was all my fault.

It took around 15 minutes for a bus to turn up but then we were on our way to the Magic Kingdom (*said in the bus guy voice*). And we arrived at just about 7.

I'm glad that it's done being refurbished.

When we headed in the crowd levels weren't too bad though. Or so we thought. After a quick stop at the bathroom, we headed up main street to Casey's for dinner.

The line was totally insane. It was stretching out both doors and moving super slow. It took us forever to get to the front.

Since there was no way we were getting a table around there, we headed over toward Adventureland. Only to have Marie realize she'd forgotten mustard.

Like a trooper she faced the hoards of people and got the mustard and we continued on over to the circle bench area to sit and eat there.

We both got corn dogs with apple slices and water.

And cotton candy.

MSEP was scheduled to start in 10 minutes by that point, so we knew we had to hurry so that we wouldn't get caught, yet again, by the parade and be stuck.

Also, there was some rude jerk like smoking right by us. It's not a smoking section there. And I sort of passively aggressively made comments toward their direction about like, "Oh, I'm so glad I'm finished with chemo. Having cancer sucks." Nothing bothers me quite like people who don't respect smoking sections. Maybe it was the 4 months of my life I had to constantly direct people to them and almost always get sass about it. Like, if you want to smoke it's your choice, but don't just do it wherever you want.

They didn't stop smoking, if you were wondering.

Anyway, we successfully got our food down and made our way over through Liberty Square and up into Fantasyland. Though, according to my notes, it was an adventure because and I quote only what I wrote down "We were successful, but there was almost a murder in the Magic Kingdom."

I don't remember why, but someone almost got to be the 1,000th Happy Haunt.

Since we didn't murder anyone, we went straight to the Tangled bathrooms so that we could take pictures and appreciate it.

Couldn't get a good picture in the dark.

Nighttime lantern appreciation.

More lantern appreciation.

Once we were finished appreciating the beauty of the area, we knew that we had to move on. We had a FP+ to make, after all and we didn't want to be late.

Continued in next post​

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[DisneyKid4Life]

Aww isn't it so fun to share Disney knowledge with others. I love doing that.

I'll have to reserve judgement on FoF until I actually see it in person, but it's funny because I actually hate the Celebrate a Dream costumes. So for me, I think anything will be an improvement, lol.

 

[DisDance]

Amber good for you for speaking up about the smoking, as an asthmatic I have a really hard time being around people who smoke, not to mention the Florida humidity. People can be so inconsiderate!! The Tangled bathroom area is so pretty at night isn't it?

 

[amberg93]

Aww isn't it so fun to share Disney knowledge with others. I love doing that.

I'll have to reserve judgement on FoF until I actually see it in person, but it's funny because I actually hate the Celebrate a Dream costumes. So for me, I think anything will be an improvement, lol.

I love it too. It's such a good feeling

Well when you see it you'll probably like it better then

Amber good for you for speaking up about the smoking, as an asthmatic I have a really hard time being around people who smoke, not to mention the Florida humidity. People can be so inconsiderate!! The Tangled bathroom area is so pretty at night isn't it?

People are super inconsiderate. I mean, it's your choice to do something like that, but you shouldn't make your choice cause issues for other.

 

[freckles04]

I didn't realize I was so behind on your TR! Lots of catching up to do.

Loved your adorable character meet and greets. It sounds like they were all a lot of fun.

So nice of you to help out the older couple! I bet they had a great day at Epcot!

I also liked your *bus guy voice.* I love bus guy! "please collect your belongings, take small children by the hand, and..." is it "hold onto the railings as you disembark?" well, I can't remember the rest for sure, but I just love that dude.

The lantern pictures are very pretty! Believe it or not, I only watched Tangled for the first time this past week! I think I will have a new appreciation for that area in the park. I loved it as much as I love Frozen.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

aw, that sounds like a sweet experience with that couple and so great that you made a positive impression on them and helped out their vacation

Wow, looks like you appreciate having cotton candy

Ugh, I can't stand inconsiderate smokers. Like, if you want to do it fine, but as someone with little kids and a pregnant wife I hate when there are people blocking the pathway to an entrance or something making it hard to avoid - Great job mentioning something ... maybe they didn't stop then but hopefully it stuck with them

 

[amberg93]

I didn't realize I was so behind on your TR! Lots of catching up to do.

Loved your adorable character meet and greets. It sounds like they were all a lot of fun.

So nice of you to help out the older couple! I bet they had a great day at Epcot!

I also liked your *bus guy voice.* I love bus guy! "please collect your belongings, take small children by the hand, and..." is it "hold onto the railings as you disembark?" well, I can't remember the rest for sure, but I just love that dude.

The lantern pictures are very pretty! Believe it or not, I only watched Tangled for the first time this past week! I think I will have a new appreciation for that area in the park. I loved it as much as I love Frozen.

That's okay, thanks for catching up

The meets were all great. Honestly, I got so very lucky.

Also, the couple was awesome. I really hope that it gave them even a little bit of help because they were sooo sweet. I love meeting people like that.

Bus guy! Who doesn't love bus guy? And yes, I believe that's what it is but I'm not one hundred percent sure.

Oh my goodness, you only just watched it?! Wow. It's so great. I first saw it when I had the flu and just watched it on repeat the whole time. I'm glad you loved it too

aw, that sounds like a sweet experience with that couple and so great that you made a positive impression on them and helped out their vacation

Wow, looks like you appreciate having cotton candy

Ugh, I can't stand inconsiderate smokers. Like, if you want to do it fine, but as someone with little kids and a pregnant wife I hate when there are people blocking the pathway to an entrance or something making it hard to avoid - Great job mentioning something ... maybe they didn't stop then but hopefully it stuck with them

They made a positive impression on me. They were the sweetest.

Funny story, I totally didn't even eat it. I was just so happy that night.

Agreed. Like, geez guys, not cool. Be considerate. My mom used to smoke (she'd quit and started up again until I got cancer, after that she once again quit and has stuck with it. Funny how that works).

 

[amberg93]

Day 11, Part 5: "This is the best day."​

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What FP+ did we have to make? Well, we were busy having to make our Wishes FP+!

Except, here's the thing. So they were behind and we didn't get let into the viewing area until like after Celebrate the Magic had already started. Not that it was too big of a deal, but it would have been nice to be in before that.

We brought a blanket with us and sat down on the grass with everyone else. It was so nice. Just sitting there and watching Wishes and not having to worry about other people being in the way or whatever. I love the Wishes viewing spot.

I didn't take any pictures because I was just enjoying the night.

At the end though, I snapped this one.

Balloons!

Once we were finished, we decided that we really needed to spend time in Tomorrowland because we hadn't done enough of that.

Our first stop?

Carousel of Progress, of course.

There's a great big beautiful tomorrow...

Once we'd finished singing along, we made our way over toward our next destination.

Although we did slightly detour to the Club 626 dance party because I was just feeling great. Honestly, that night I felt so amazingly happy and great. Like, it was our last night but instead of being sad, I was energized and excited and just ready to go and adventure.

And what says adventure like...

The Peoplemover!

I am deeply sorry for everyone who is at Disney this summer and cannot ride the Peoplemover.

Imagine all the joy they're missing.

Poor souls.

Anyway, after our fantastical spin around on the Peoplemover, we had another FP+ to use still.

That's right, still a FP+ even at the late hour.

Where? I'll give you a hint.

Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin!

Redneck ride photo.

Once we had finished and I'd done way worse than my usual, we decided that we were going to attempt the triple mountain challenge!

So, naturally, we first headed over to Space Mountain.

Where they gave us one of these:

For instant entry because the line was short enough.

Another red-neck ride photo.

I'll tell you something though, I just loved Space that night. Marie was worried that it was going to be too rough for me, but I had a blast. She screamed a lot but I just laughed pretty much the whole time and cheered.

I was on cloud nine for whatever reason (it might have had to do with my pain patches and the fact that technically you're not supposed to do a lot of physical tasks on them because they can release extra medicine if your body temperature rises a lot. Ooooh well)

I did my classic face.

Which looks like this, for future reference.

Can you feel the excitement? Really it felt like a call back to our first ever night in Disney, where we'd spend pretty much the whole time in Tomorrowland. ​

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[amberg93]

Day 11, Part 6: The Last Ride

Along our way over toward Frontierland we made a fatal error and went ahead to stop in a couple of stores along the way to pin trade, not knowing it was going to mess with our triple mountain plans.

See, it wasn't long before we saw this sign.

However, in the extra time that we'd taken we got there right about as EMH started and Splash doesn't run during EMH, apparently.

Oops.

At that point we decided just to skip BTM.

Instead, we made our way over to Liberty Square to ride another favorite. The Haunted Mansion but I accidentally took no pictures. Oops. Sorry.

So, we finished visiting the Happy Haunts after pretty much walking on the ride and headed over to Fantasyland.

Where it was decided that we needed to ride...

Yep. Since we hadn't done it, we decided it was a perfect time.

We got a whole boat to ourselves, since there was no one else around.

I took a lot of pictures on the ride but most didn't turn out.

So here's one of the ones that did.

Once we'd finished our ride we checked the time for the Princesses but it was still 25 minutes, so we decided to pass.

Instead we made our way over to another favorite.

And then, to finish off our trip, we had to pick the last ride.

Winnie the Pooh!

I almost bought one of these guys. So squishy. I just wanted to hug it.

With that last whim fulfilled we went ahead and made our way toward the front of the park.

And admired the Castle some.

Seriously. The Castle. I can't get over it sometimes.

While we were there we knew we had to take pictures of the special Halloween statues.

Given that it was pretty empty, we also decided to get one last picture.

And that was it. We headed out of the park and onto a bus. We got back to the resort at 1:15 and then back to our room at 1:25.

I pretty much went right to sleep but Marie stayed up packing until 2:45.

Up next: Departure

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[amberg93]

Day 12: Goodbye

Our departure day started much earlier than I wanted it to. Our wake up call came at 6 AM and it was very hard to get dressed and get ready.

We managed though and grabbed our things to head out of the room at 6:15.

Leaving our last Mousekeeping envelope.

We went over to check-in for the airline. I have to say, I'm jealous that the service is only for US flights. But alas, c'est la vie.

After we'd checked in we went to grab some breakfast. They tried to tell us we still had 5 snack credits left but we knew that we didn't, so Marie went to sort that out while I ate some of her biscuit and potatoes from her bounty platter (no picture because I wasn't thinking about it that early).

She got it sorted out and we were pretty tight on time when we went out to catch the bus.

I slept the entire way to the airport and was woken up by Marie when we arrived and headed inside.

Security didn't take that long and before too long we were riding the fake-o-rail over toward our gate area.

Oh MCO.

I sat and waited for Marie to get her food.

She got me some beef jerky, which I appreciated.

Meanwhile, she went a more traditional route. Clearly, it isn't Disney food though.

Once she'd finished eating we headed over to gate 110 where we borded without trouble because we had an A boarding number.

Deer face.

I finished up the trip report notes and then slept the whole way home.

We arrived into GRR on time (12:15) and then had the hour drive back up to my house and that was all she wrote.

Up next: Final thoughts and wrap-up

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[amberg93]

The End: Final Thoughts

Oh my goodness. We've arrived guys, it's the last update. Everything is said and done for the trip and what a trip it was. I just have a few rambles to get out and we'll be finished forever.

First, I want to look at our goals and if we accomplished them.

Take It Easy
Did we accomplish it? Yes. This trip was very laid back in a lot of ways and I'm glad. It was what was needed.

Get Our Favorite Snacks
Did we accomplish it? No. Neither one of us got our favorite snacks despite how long we were there. Eek.
Marie's favorite: The American Dream.
Amber's favorite: Cinnamon and Sugar pretzel


Divide Our Park Time
Did we accomplish it? Yes.
Days visited MK: 1, 4, 5, 9, 11
Days visited Epcot: 1, 6, 8, 9, 10
Days visited HS: 3 & 5
Days visited AK: 2 & 7

Spend Less Time Meeting Characters
Did we accomplish it? Hahahahaha.
Total characters met (includes each visit to repeat characters): 71
Characters meet in order: Winnie the Pooh & Tigger, Dug & Rusell, Cinderella & Aurora, Ralph & Vanellope, Phineas & Ferb, Stitch, Jasmine & Genie, Capitan Hook, Daisy & Minnie, Goofy & Donald, Woody & Buzz, Green Army Man, Phineas & Ferb, Mike & Sully, Anna & Elsa, Winnie the Pooh & Tigger & Piglet & Eeyore, Lotso, Jane & Turk, Mickey & Goofy & Minnie, Pocahontas, Donald, Chip & Dale, Meeko, Pinocchio, Stitch, Mulan, Duffy, Tiana & Naveen, Ariel, Cinderella & Aurora, Tinkerbell, Snow White & Rapunzel, Mulan, Aladdin & Jasmine, Alice, Mary Poppins, Belle, Winnie the Pooh & Tigger, Peter & Wendy, The Tremaines, Gaston, Merida

Do Rides We Haven't Done Before
Did we accomplish it? Yes.
First time rides/attractions: Monorail (I think it counts), Grand Fiesta Tour, Muppet Vision, Impressions de France, Test Track, Backlot Tour

Eat At Different Resorts
Did we accomplish it? Not really. We had the meal at the GF, but that's it. I'm sticking with no.

Watch Wishes From Different Views
Did we accomplish it? Yes.
Views of Wishes on the trip: Hub, Bus Stop (accidents count), New Fantasyland, Rose Garden

Re-do Our Favorites Multiple Times
Did we accomplish it? Yes, almost all of them had multiple rides.
Marie's favorites: Soarin' (Ride count: 3), TSMM (Ride count: 3), Star Tours (Ride count: 3), Mickey's Philharmagic (Ride count: 2)
Amber's favorites: Winnie the Pooh (Ride count: 3), Haunted Mansion (Ride count: 3), Peoplemover (Ride count: 1)

Overall, I think we did a pretty good job goal wise. You know, except the character thing.



And now, for a few last thoughts.

The question was posed on the first day, "Are you worried that this trip might not be as magical as the last?"

I have an answer now, looking back on it with time and perspective. After writing this trip report and after having experienced the trip in May, I think I've got a pretty well rounded answer.

This trip was as magical and not as magical as the first at the same time. Which sounds confusing, but let me spell it out.

If it was just about the trip, if it were just about the people we encountered and the things that we accomplished on the trip, the answer would be so easy. Yes, this trip was so, so magical. I had so many special moments that were made by people and Cast Members and experiences. I had the best character interactions this trip that I'd ever had and I doubt I'll ever have such good ones again because part of it was the fact that things were played up for me because I was sick. And I commend CMs who do that, who go the extra mile for the girl with cancer to make the trip extra special. It means so much sometimes, to have those moments.

But life isn't just about those things and I had a lot of hard times on this trip. I was still suffering from depression something hard. I was in bad physical shape and we encountered emotional problems. I got the hard slap in the face that Disney cannot fix those things. Real life continues to happen to you no matter where you are and being at Disney will not stop your illnesses from effecting you. It's sad but true and it did shape a lot of the trip. So much of the trip was about accommodating the fact that I was not healthy. That takes away magic and adds in real life.

I'm so glad I had this experience though. This trip is something special and I have so many great memories from it and so many feelings that I'm crying as I write this out because it's been a ride reliving all of them.

Thank you for everyone who followed along and commented. Thanks for sharing this journey and making me smile and just here for me to share with.

I hope you're following along with the May trip, but if you're not it's fine, it's a completely different tone there because it was such a different trip. Such a different experience.

See ya real soon.​

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

So I take it you liked the view from the FP+ Wishes area? I know it's a little off center, but imagine it must be really peaceful and relaxing.

Wait, what is that card you got at Space Mountain???

Oooh I had heard about Splash being closed during EMH which is just so ridiculously wrong.

Winnie the Pooh to finish up. Yeah, that seems right.

Ahhh, but the check-in service is now available for international flights now too... or so I've read. Not at that time though. But still, it's about time.

Haha, yeah you really blew it on the character thing. But, seeing all the characters is a plus in my book, so hard to call it a negative.

A lovely wrap up Amber. I can understand the trip being a mix just by the very nature of everything going on in your real life. I'm so glad I came across your TR. You are really inspirational, I mean that sincerely, and I'm proud to call you a DIS friend.

... and hey, you even finished before Marie who started hers WAYYYYYYYY long ago.

 

[amberg93]

So I take it you liked the view from the FP+ Wishes area? I know it's a little off center, but imagine it must be really peaceful and relaxing.

Wait, what is that card you got at Space Mountain???

Oooh I had heard about Splash being closed during EMH which is just so ridiculously wrong.

Winnie the Pooh to finish up. Yeah, that seems right.

Ahhh, but the check-in service is now available for international flights now too... or so I've read. Not at that time though. But still, it's about time.

Haha, yeah you really blew it on the character thing. But, seeing all the characters is a plus in my book, so hard to call it a negative.

A lovely wrap up Amber. I can understand the trip being a mix just by the very nature of everything going on in your real life. I'm so glad I came across your TR. You are really inspirational, I mean that sincerely, and I'm proud to call you a DIS friend.

... and hey, you even finished before Marie who started hers WAYYYYYYYY long ago.

I love the Wishes FP+ location. It is off center but Tink flies right over you. (spoilers: we got a FP for it our last night in May too) We're probably going to get one every time as a last day FP.

That's an alternate entrance card. It's so you don't have to wait in the line, you get a return time and you come back then.

It is ridiculously wrong.

I wanted to start a tradition of finishing with Winnie the Pooh but Marie says no

What?! No way! This excites me.

It's true, the characters were one of the best things about the trip.

I've been so happy to have you here Rob and I'm glad to call you a DIS friend too. Really, you're such a great person. It's an honor to have had you along for the ride.

I know That wife of mine. Then again, I currently don't work or go to school (gonna change that soon) so I do have more free time