Oh no! Wow, I hope your sickness didn't last. That's just so sad.
I LOVE those Mickey lights! Omg I want some, they are too cute.
Hahahha the Luke Skywalker vinylmation is so funny! I mean the thing about it is that if you didn't know it was supposed to be Star Wars, you'd be like... what the heck is this? I can totally understand wanting Darth Vader... OR LIKE CHEWBACCA!
I FEEL THE SAME WAY! Christmas and Disney are my favorite things too!
OMG I GOT STUCK WITH THE CREEPY BRIDE TOO! She scares me so much! I'm a wimp though so... hahah.
I bet your sleigh ride was awesome! Sounds so cute!
Ugh, well, I was sick for 2 weeks once I got sick in Disney, so it lasted for a while! I don't get sick very much, but when I do, it takes forever to go away!
I love Star Wars, and when I opened I did say "who the *&#^ is this?"

It was my DH who said it was Luke, so I just took his word for it! I'm actually not even sure it is Luke!

I wish I got Chewy, that would be awesome! If they still have the SW Vinyls when I go back in the Fall, I'm going to buy like 10 of them so I get the ones I want!
There's nothing better than Christmas and Disney! I'm so sad Christmas is already over!
That bride was totally scary, being stuck in front of her, she kept looking at me! I had to keep looking away!
Wow! You're really bustin' out these updates...you, go, girl!
I'm so sorry you were sick, but I love that it didn't squelch your joy of being at Disney at Christmas. And BTW, super-mondo awesome photo of the Castle (which should always be capitalized) and Main Street decorations!
I want the Mickey lights you put around your window, but I'd be so tempted to keep them up all year 'round! Which is completely normal, right?
Haha, you think so? I feel like I'm taking forever!
Yeah, it was pretty annoying being sick, but I guess it could have been worse!
I want to keep those lights up all year too, which is why I had to put them away in a drawer, so I wouldn't be tempted!
Whew! I was like, hmmm, did I just imagine all that? Is my eyesight really that terrible? I missed the 'islands' part of 'Islands of Adventure' apparently so there is precedent for me just making things up!
Yeah, I don't mind interesting lines but the CP lines are just
so boring. And sometimes you see the show before you! Why wait through a show in line and then again sitting down?
Aw, I have a soft spot for Luke that's developed over the past few viewings. I'm not sure why because he used to really annoy me - probably because he's WAY better and less annoying than Anakin in the prequels.
Thanks! We'll have to keep an eye out for more in-park trades next time. I felt that DTD (D-Street and World of Disney) had more variety in the trade boxes but they were really strict about trading rules.
I love the window lights! They are Mickey-shaped, right? I'm supposed to be on the lookout for fun decorations for our next Christmas trip and there's just so many fun things. Everyone gets really creative
Way to pick the worst outfit for Luke! I mean, he looks like Safari Luke. Couldn't they have done something more Jedi-robe-y? Or his black 'I-am-serious-Luke' outfit from Empire Strikes Back?
I love the parking lot names but we would always forget our number. We parked in Jafar our first day and we were forever thinking we were still in that block. They need better signage!
I love the winter Castle. The lights are amazing and totally worth having the crane up. I wish the colors would cycle faster, and I miss orange Castle, but the lights are a pretty fair trade-off I think!
Tiana's blue dress is so pretty! Totally unfair for them to do all the promos with that dress and then it's only in the movie for, like, thirty seconds. And then everyone forgets about it! The green dress is nice too.. but it must be so bulky and annoying to walk around in. Blue dress is way more practical (for a ball gown

).
I read some criticism about how Haunted Mansion got scarier but I think, overall, I really liked the 'new' HM. I definitely wouldn't want to be stuck in front of the Bride though! And the (new?) pet ceremony is pretty cool.
I don't mind Luke, especially compared to Anakin, but I prefer Darth Vader. Or Han. Or the Ewoks.
I went to D-Street and they are definitely strict about trading! They kind of take the fun out of it. And that place annoyed me, they have like every Vinyl ever made, but you can't buy them? Then what's the point?

I'll probably stick with trading in the parks. Oh, and you can trade at the shops in the resorts too!
Thanks, I love those lights, they are Mickey shaped! I wish we were going during Christmas again this year, just to decorate a window, it's so much fun!
Haha, like I said in an earlier response, I'm not 100% sure that's even Luke, I'm just going by what my DH said! I mean, I guess it could be, but you're right, why would they put him in that outfit? I might have to do some research on this one...
Tiana's blue dress is so pretty, I wish that was her official dress! I do love the green one, but the blue one is so different from all of the other princesses. I guess she can't have blue, since Cinderella does. I think every princess needs their own color or something.
I don't think HM is scarier...the ghosts at the end are like cartoons! However, that bride is really scary when you are stuck in front of her, she really looks right at you, it's horrible!
Ooooh Haunted Mansion is one of my favorite attractions

It was the first ride that me and DH went on together at Disney and I think that's when he fell in love (not with me, with Disney!

). It stinks that it rained and you were sick but you got to see Disney at Christmas time
Wow I'm impressed you can remember what attraction you first went on with your DH! I wish I could remember the first one I went on with Brandon was...I'm guessing it was EE, since AK was our first Disney park together, and I think we went straight to EE!

Yeah, being sick was not fun, but you're right, I was still glad to be there during Christmas!
Oh LOVE the photos and totally agree with just being able to see the castle lit up at night for Christmas. On one trip I made a special trip over there after dinner on evening because I just HAD to see it...and DH and his family wanted to go back to the room and sleep. It was totally worth it. I need MORE evenings at MK in my life for sure...especially at Christmas!
So sad to hear that Tony's was disappointing. I must say we have eaten there once and just really weren't impressed. This week as I was making my ADRs for my March trip (so close!) I really wanted to find someplace in MK but just can't bring myself to book that one because I'm afraid it would be bad. Instead I'm sticking to maybe just a restaurant in a resort on the monorail...because I just have to spend my LAST night in Disney at MK for a while!
Thanks! The whole reason for this trip was to see the Castle lit up, and to see the Osborne Lights!

I'm kind of rethinking going back in the Fall because...I NEED to go for Christmas!
We ate at Tony's on our Disneymoon and really liked it, which is why we were excited to go back, and it was just awful this time! I agree, I think we will be doing resort restaurants on MK nights from now on, unless we do LTT, but I like that better for lunch than dinner!