Just Back From POR - 9/27 Thru 10/4 MORE THAN JUST A VACATION-VALUABLE LESSONS

[Delilah Bleu]

Great reading! Sounds like you guys had an "adventure"

 

[FutureAshleyDukes]

I have really been enjoying your report. Can't wait to hear about your last day.

 

[tzuhouse]

Awesome trip report. I'm waiting for the next installment! Want to come with us and that way you can write our trip report? LOL

Mary

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

When we vacation we love to people watch and the people we meet are our favorite memories. I email a Mousekeeper we had several years ago. She is now a dear friend.

Great report and lots of food for thought.

Slightly Goofy

 

[psiprez]

What an engaging (and awesome!) report!

LOVE your "Lemonade Game" - now that our kids are old enough to understand what we are talking about, DH and I will definitely be trying that one out. ("The Lemonade Game" is so much more positive and kid-friendly than our traditional game, "Rude Idiots and Other Stooopid People"!)

I can't wait to spend the last day at WDW with you and your wonderful family!

 

[jessica52877]

People watching is something we LOVE to do even here at home! Disney is the best place for it by far though. Loving the report.

 

[MazdaUK]

Loving your reports!

try to frizz control my hair

I gave up

 

[forever-sunshine]

this trip was a surprise to my kids. We didn't tell them till the morning of......and I swear I'll never do it again. One of the hardest things I've ever done, being that I am someone who still snoops for Xmas presents. It was so hard on me not sharing that pretrip excitement.

I love your trip report! We leave in 3 days and it is killing me. It is a surprise for my DD5. I am SOOOO glad now that my DD19mo can only say about 15 words because while DD5 is at school my baby and I talk a lot about Disney, to prep her so she's not scared! I love the way she "asks" to watch the Disneyland Sing A Long video now so she can see the characters!

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!

 

[DisneyMomOK]

Great trip report! Too funny on your daughter's remarks, but it probably was a public service to let Jello know she should look in a three-way mirror before wearing her "abbreviated" outfit.

Sharon

 

[lustergirl]

Aah-yes people watching is great. Even greater at Disney. On our adventure we seen alot of very interesting people. You stayed at POR right? How was it? We are staying there next fall because we have the need for the trundle bed- 5 people are going this time.

Lisa

 

[twotommygirl]

Sorry folks, don't have time to post last day.........but stay tuned.

lustergirl-Yes, we stayed at POR and loved it! We, too, are a family of 5. What you do need to know, that I have learned here, is that if you book for 5 they automatically put you in the Alligator Bayou section, as they are the only ones with the trundle beds. The AB section is very rustic looking, therefore not a favorite for my husband. However, you can stay anywhere in the resort if you rent a cot, which is muuuuuuch more comfortable than the trundle bed. It cost us approx. $117 for the week. We love Parterre Place. Any more questions, just ask.

To the rest of you, thanks for the responses and for tuning in. We do live a quite comical life. We run into an awful lot of "different people".

 

[tinkermell]

So we wake up on Sunday and decide to try the parks on the weekend. We head on down to Boatwrights so my guys can get their fill of pancakes. Once again, we have a most enjoyable breakfast. We are becoming friends with the waitresses there since we frequent it so much. We take a family vote and decide we are off to MK. We head on over to the busses. Crap, the place is packed! Very different from the beginning of our trip. After about 10 minutes the bus shows up, packed already from the FQ people. POR is really too big a resort to share a bus. We are all standing again. We did learn that the stairwell in the back is always an option for tired little feet to sit, so long as they have a pole to hang on to. As we approach MK, you can't help but notice the difference in the parking lot. There's a sea of cars today. Again, this helps my "almost time to go home depression". I'm kind of looking forward to it by now. We wait on line and finally get in and head right up to the train. Don't you just love how when you are waiting in wide lines, there's always that family that casually tries to sneak past you as the line is slowly moving? They try to hug the inside corner and casually inch past you. Well by now I've become a pro at widening myself so that they can't pass me. It's a little game for me now. My husband gets a kick out of my technique. If I left it up to "MR. Laid Back", the whole line would pass us. We have a little round of this game while waiting. With the crowds comes back some of my Disney Anxiety. We take the train over to Frontierland and get on a 30 min. line for Splash Mountain. We didn't tell my daughter what it was, cruel I know, but how funny it turned out. In the picture they take there's me, my husband and boys screaming - then there's Taylor (my 4 year old) in the front row with my husband with this very plain, unexcited look on her face. We were all hysterical standing there. From there we walk right on Thunder Mountain, again not telling my daughter what she was in store for. If she ever trusts us again it will be a miracle. As we get off it proceeds to pour, so we try to find shelter. We end up meeting some nice people and hiding out under a snack cart umbrella with them. After a few more rides, we head on over to Pecos Bill Cafe. While my husband gets our food, I scout out a table. I like eating here, but hate the table race. I find a table pretty easily, then sit back and watch as others do the same. Wow, women can really get aggressive when trying to find a table for their family. The food was pretty good and I get a dessert that I haven't tried before. The peanut butter/chocolate mousse thing - pretty good. We are never able, however, to finish all the food with the free dining plan, and always find some people willing to take what we can't eat. We work our way around the whole park, riding our favorites. We end up in Tomorrowland. My family goes to get on line for Stitch while I get FP for Buzz. While there I find someone had forgotten to take their card. Quickly, I look around for a CM so I can catch up with my family. I see a group of 3 CMs talking and walk over to them. "Excuse me, but I was just over".............."No excuse us mam, we'll be right with you" and they go back to their little personal conversation. Now last I checked, I payed alot of money to be here, and they were getting paid to help me. "You know what, forget it. I'll just find a manager to hand this lost card to. Better yet, maybe I'll just go have lunch on this card, then give it to a manager." Boy did they change their tune then. Morons. Race over to Stitch. As we are filing in to the seats, we are one of the last ones in. It looks as if the people in front of us are going to take up what is left of the back row, so I begin to enter the second row when the father from the family behind us jumps in front of my husband and two little ones. My husband then gets assertive back and doesn't let the wife and second child in front of him. So now both of our families are split up. To which the wife says to my husband, "Can you and your kids switch with us so WE can sit with OUR family?" To which my laid back husband replies, "Yeah, if your husband who practically knocked over my two kids to get in there will switch with us so WE can sit with OUR family who was in front of you on line." Go get em tiger! So we have our family back and all is well, except the attraction was so stupid. Pass on this one. We go on to Buzz, COP (one of my favorites) , and on to what my kids like to call "the relaxing ride" TTA. It was while on this ride that I see something that I've never seen before. The lights are on in Space Mountain. It was a little spooky actually seeing it like this. So we get off and head on over, wanting to get on the ride and see it with the lights on, but they were back off. I go on with my boys while my husband enjoys popcorn with my daughter. On our walk over to Speedway, my husband is holding my boys' hands, while I follow with my daughter. I notice my two boys leaning over to giggle at one another. Then my husband leans back and says, "Now thats what I'm talking about. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like you to meet J-Lo's cousin Jello." I look in front of them and witness what must have been the fashion crime of the week. It was a young woman, in her late 20's. She was wearing a pair of black cotton shorts that only covered 1/2 of her more than ample, dimpled, cellulite ridden booty. Obviously she had no kind of support underneath because A. you would have seen it and B. her booty was everywhere. Now I ask you, why would someone wear this to Disney? What the hell was she thinking? My husband motions for us to pass her, trying to avoid my daughter seeing her. My daughter is at that "out of the mouths of babes" age. Just two days before we left on this trip we were eating in a local diner when a very nice young couple came in with their baby and thankfully sat behind my daughter. Thankfully because the father was very feminine looking. Dressed like a man, but a "pretty" face with no facial hair. Wouldn't you know, as we are leaving he is standing right outside the door, knealing to play with this toddler. We're not even out the door when my daughter starts , "MOM, MOM". I look at her with that wide-eyed, gritting teeth look while squeezing her hand. (It never works with her) "Ow, Mom you're hurting me!" "Mom, is that a man or a woman?" Another threatening look and she repeats louder, "MOM, IS THAT A MAN OR A WOMAN?" Another time while at McDonald's she loudly asked, "MOM, WHY DOES THIS BIG FAT LADY KEEP SMILING AT ME?" Needless to say, she didn't smile any longer. So we scoot past Jello and jump onto the line for Speedway and wouldn't you know it, they get on right behind us. We're safe for a little while, then the line splits into two. We go left, they go right. Right moves a bit quicker and Jello is face to butt with Taylor. "MOM, MOM". Oh no. Wide eyes, grit teeth. "MOM, MOM (while giggling at the same time)WHY IS THAT LADIES BIG FAT BUTT STICKING OUT OF HER SHORTS?" Oh, geez. We're trapped here on this line. The guy she is with turns and glares at us. The people all around us try to stifle their laughs, to no avail. Out of the mouths of babes. We later had a talk about it, I'm still not sure she understands. I reasoned later that it served her right. Maybe she'll think next time before she puts those shorts on. After this its one more ride on POC - hubby's favorite, then Jungle Cruise - one of my favorites, Magic carpet's of Aladdin - Taylor's favorite, and we call it a day. We head on over to DTD for our reservation at Rainforest Cafe', have an alright dinner, and head on back to POR for our nightly swim. One more full day before we go home.

I am enjoying this too much. That woman needs to be reported to "What Not to Wear"!!!!

 

[can'twait]

"WHY IS THAT LADIES BIG FAT BUTT STICKING OUT OF HER SHORTS?"

Omigod, that's too funny!

I agree. I see so many young girls with their rolls of fat hanging out from their low cut pants and their cropped shirts. Don't they realize very few people can wear those clothes? I have tried them on and they look awful on me. I would not even leave the dressing room with them on!

 

[bntrdntht]

We just got back a few days ago and I think I am enjoying your day to day stories better then my trip.. can't wait to here about your final days. This seems like a Soap "Days of Disney", tune in tomorrow... keep the stories coming..

 

[bigsis1970]

Holy cow!! hee heeheheee sorry spraying soda at my desk - your daughter is soo cute!!!

 

[Cindy's Mom]

twotommygirl - where are you? I am enthralled by your reports. I think our families need to travel together as we are exactly the same - one difference, you resemble Fran Dresher and I am told I resemble Leah Remini or moreso her character Carrie, but in a good way. I can't wait to read the rest of your report!!

 

[twotommygirl]

Still no time to post in full, so I'm putting it off another day. Just wanted to respond to those of you kind enough to read/write.

Cindy's Mom - I live out on Long Island. If you're ever here, stop by! I'm at the end of the Long Island Expressway, just before "The Hamptons". I absolutely Looooooooove Leah Remini!!!! Did you see her documentary on her wedding? Totally Me!

bigsis1970- I hope you're not at work!

bntrdntht - Welcome to the story of my life. It's not just on vacation!

can'twait - I totally agree. Do you think people are "too secure" these days or what?

tinkermell - I really wish I had the nerve to take a picture of this. I took a video of the man that sat in front of me at the stunt show, now that was something else too! I forgot to write about him. Quickly - since it was so hot at the stunt show at MGM, we climbed all the way to the top of the bleachers. It was super hot and we figured we'd be away from all the body heat and maybe catch a breeze up there - which we did. While sitting there, now mind you there are about 3 or 4 empty rows in front of us, this family of 4 starts huffing and puffing there way up the bleachers. The dad was rather large and sweating so profusely that he was dripping wet. I mean soaked clothing stuck in every crevice of his body. He proceeds to lead the pack straight in front of us - AND SITS HIS WET, LARGE BODY RIGHT ON MY FEET! I didn't see him coming because I was too busy gritting my teeth and making crazy eyes at my kids! The worst part of it was he didn't realize he was on my feet! What to do? I thought my husband was going to pass out from trying to quell his laughter. I had to slide my flip-flopped feet out from under his big, wet, sweaty booty! Yes, it was mean I know, but when they got up early to leave I had to videotape just how sweaty and stuck in his body all his clothes were. Yikes!

 

[Ms. Belle]

I just returned from WDW; me and my DS12 had gone for a long weekend to celebrate his birthday. We went to see the Gap Band perform at the Eat to the Beat Concert in Epcot and 2 sour seniors sat in front of us. I was dancing and whistling and having a great time and the seniors in front of us were so mad at me for having a good time; it was a concert for god's sake! Anyway, luckily, they ended up leaving about 10 mins into the concert. I have to say, they made me feel really bad; I felt as if I had ruined their good time, but what do they think happens at concerts? It wasn't the symphony orchestra, but they kept giving me the hairy eyeball.

We also went on Soarin and had a casual cutter that I had to tell to move back to his original place. He gave me the impression that he didn't understand english, but did move back.

I noticed more rude people on this trip than I've ever encountered before. Other incidents happened and I felt really stressed out. Alot of cutting, nasty comments, etc.

 

[applechips]

I love your posts twotommygirl! It helps me get a feel for what to expect in terms of "people". I've never been to WDW and I am getting anxious about the trip! I dont' know if I could have been so level headed to make the comment you did to the lady who's daughter said that your dd was showing off (in her Belle costume). I think if anyone was rude to my kid I would have just cried!!

 

[Tinkbellfan]

Almost didn't read this thread (need to sleep), but once I started I had to finish. Can't wait for the last installments! I can't wait to use the "lemonade" game. My DD5 also says what's on her mind and has put me on the spot a few times. Thanks for the great trip report.