Magical Grand Gathering Trip with Pics. Completed

[AZMickeyfans]

That is funny I was Laughing out loud reading your trippie before. Tom thinks I'm nuts, LOL.

I can't believe she just admitted to trying to see who was in there. She said well mom they don't talk and that has known Mickey Mouse wasn't real since she was 5 . I really wish she would just play along. She knows to never ever say it in front of other kids or while on line to get autographs or anything like that. I would be really mad. What does morgan say about the characters? She probably doesn't discuss it with you, right? I guess that is why I was surprised by the picture.



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You know she hasnt said anything about them. I mean she has to know right? Now I'm curious.

 

[Mkgaapril]

That cockroach thing would have made me sick..I like the characters, but the food is not the best at Chef Mickey's...

We were just at Disney for a weekend a few weeks ago and stayed at Riverside. Let's just say, I know for a fact that they don't put clean blankets on the bed in between visitors. We found things left behind .. Needless to say they moved us...(our room was also filthy.)


(I never will forget my first trip over that blue bridge (deathtrap)..oh and the smell in the air )

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Great updates girl!!! The cruise looks like a lot of fun. (If the wait wasn't so bad). What took them so long!? I heard the Illuminations cruise was bad! I think the Illuminations GG might be a better bet?

The cockroach...OMG! I am so scared of bugs like that. I would have freaked....no amount of adult beverages would have shut me up. I would have been screaming and running out of there! You ever seen one of those things fly!? Uh no way would I continue a meal near one of those monsters! I no longer feel bad about not getting that CM ressie now.

Wonderful pics! Can't wait to read more!

 

[Mkgaapril]

Great updates girl!!! The cruise looks like a lot of fun. (If the wait wasn't so bad). What took them so long!? I heard the Illuminations cruise was bad! I think the Illuminations GG might be a better bet?

The cockroach...OMG! I am so scared of bugs like that. I would have freaked....no amount of adult beverages would have shut me up. I would have been screaming and running out of there! You ever seen one of those things fly!? Uh no way would I continue a meal near one of those monsters! I no longer feel bad about not getting that CM ressie now.

Wonderful pics! Can't wait to read more!

That's what I am saying I have seen them fly..OMG..I am getting chills now.

 

[jake&samsmom]

Hi Nichole! I just got caught up again

I was laughing so hard I think I almost became the pee accident Queen after reading about the giant-head man!

I love the DHS update.

You have convinced me to book a Wishes Cruise for next time!

Jen

 

[jaycns]

I love this picture!! The both of you are just too cute for words!

Let us hope the nasty cockroach is not hiding somewhere in the background.

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW! How gross is that?!

I love the pirate cruise update. It sounds like so much fun! Keep it coming!!

 

[dddisrunner]

Nichole, the GG Fireworks cruise looks AWESOME! The kids all looked so cute in their matching t's! I love that room and al the snacks they had out! Sorry you had to sit around and wait so long but it seems like it was worth it! Poor Tommy, he was so tired! It's a shame he missed Peter Pan. What a cool way to see Wishes!

Just wanted to let you know, I commented on your Chef Mickey's update and I think you missed it. No big deal, I just didn't want you to think I skipped it!

 

[kaysmommie]

You know she hasnt said anything about them. I mean she has to know right? Now I'm curious.

She must know, but she is keeping quiet about it. Then again my friends daughter who is older than Kaylee thinks they are real. her brother who is 6 tells her they are fake and she gets upset with him. I don't think I would mention it at all.

That cockroach thing would have made me sick..I like the characters, but the food is not the best at Chef Mickey's...

We were just at Disney for a weekend a few weeks ago and stayed at Riverside. Let's just say, I know for a fact that they don't put clean blankets on the bed in between visitors. We found things left behind .. Needless to say they moved us...(our room was also filthy.)


(I never will forget my first trip over that blue bridge (deathtrap)..oh and the smell in the air )

That stinks, so sorry about your room at POR. That is completely un acceptable. When we were at CBR I called and asked for clean blankets
usually I just take the comforter off and stuff them in a corner. and make sure the blankets and sheets are clean. They really need to clean better between guests. I thought CBr was overall pretty clean. I did read some bad reviews on tripadvisor but everyone I know who stayed there liked it alot. POR seems to have mixed reviews too. Anyway just hearing about the cockroach made me sick, good thing we were done already.

Great updates girl!!! The cruise looks like a lot of fun. (If the wait wasn't so bad). What took them so long!? I heard the Illuminations cruise was bad! I think the Illuminations GG might be a better bet?

The cockroach...OMG! I am so scared of bugs like that. I would have freaked....no amount of adult beverages would have shut me up. I would have been screaming and running out of there! You ever seen one of those things fly!? Uh no way would I continue a meal near one of those monsters! I no longer feel bad about not getting that CM ressie now.

Wonderful pics! Can't wait to read more!

Thanks Tammy,
The cruise was just a bit unorganized. We had to wait for set up and then the pirates. there were lots of delays. It was well worth it overall though.
Yes drinks would definately keep them quiet. DF is loaded but loves free stuff . I woud have left and wanted a refund, but they were half way through their meals. We were finishing dessert. Don't feel bad about the ressie . We have always loved going there on our first day to start the trip but I don't think I can go back. Makes me sad because my kids love it there. I know anywhere can have bugs but still I know about it now .

That's what I am saying I have seen them fly..OMG..I am getting chills now.

Hi Nichole! I just got caught up again

I was laughing so hard I think I almost became the pee accident Queen after reading about the giant-head man!

I love the DHS update.

You have convinced me to book a Wishes Cruise for next time!

Jen

Thanks Jen
That is funny I'm usually the pee accident queen. I don't even ride TOT because of it. I would definately do a FW cruise again.

I love this picture!! The both of you are just too cute for words!

Let us hope the nasty cockroach is not hiding somewhere in the background.

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW! How gross is that?!

I love the pirate cruise update. It sounds like so much fun! Keep it coming!!

Thanks Jaycns,
It was nasty and Chef Mickey's is off the list. I would be looking at my food really close if I ate there again. So not worth it for me. The Fireworks Cruise was very fun.

Nichole, the GG Fireworks cruise looks AWESOME! The kids all looked so cute in their matching t's! I love that room and al the snacks they had out! Sorry you had to sit around and wait so long but it seems like it was worth it! Poor Tommy, he was so tired! It's a shame he missed Peter Pan. What a cool way to see Wishes!

Just wanted to let you know, I commented on your Chef Mickey's update and I think you missed it. No big deal, I just didn't want you to think I skipped it!

Great update Nichole! I LOVE the picture of Tom sticking his tongue out too funny! Your crazy about your t-shirt not fitting, it looks great! I am so happy for you that you got a family pic. at Chef Mickey's! about the cockroach.......GROSS! We have never done CM for dinner just breakfast, I was thinking about trying dinner, but now it sounds like maybe I shouldn't Loved your matching shirts too Makes the picture that much cuter!

Hi Diane,
Thanks for telling me about the post. Sometimes I read the comments and comment back and then write my update. I found your comment though. The Tshirt seriously shrunk or I got fatter from DDP . The FW Cruise was well worth it. I think we may do one on our own next time because it was so nice to watch Wishes from the boat. I had no idea I would enjoy it that much, but I'm not really a crowd person and I get aggravated when I'm squished by people.

 

[29apr00]

Wow the fireworks cruise sounds awesome!! I wonder if it will be the same next year, when anyone can take it.

 

[crgfsu1]

The fireworks cruise looks fun! Too bad little Thomas fell asleep - but he sure gave it a good effort All the kids looked cute matching! Good job!

Cathy

 

[mkluvsmickey]

Great update Nichole!

I'm impressed that Tommy booked the DVC tour for you guys! Woo Hoo! So, did you buy?

The pic of all the kids in their matching shirts is adorable!

The cruise sounds awesome! What a way to see Wishes (or Illuminations). I really want to do that someday. I actually tried to book one for December - I started calling at 6:50 am - got through at 7:03 am - and they were ALL GONE! Crazy! I may have to do a GG just to get a cruise one of these days!

Looking forward to more!

 

[kaysmommie]

Wow the fireworks cruise sounds awesome!! I wonder if it will be the same next year, when anyone can take it.

Thanks, I hadn't heard, can anyone take this cruise next year? Or do you still have to be a Grand Gathering? because I thought it was GG only.

The fireworks cruise looks fun! Too bad little Thomas fell asleep - but he sure gave it a good effort All the kids looked cute matching! Good job!

Cathy

Thanks Cathy

Great update Nichole!

I'm impressed that Tommy booked the DVC tour for you guys! Woo Hoo! So, did you buy?

The pic of all the kids in their matching shirts is adorable!

The cruise sounds awesome! What a way to see Wishes (or Illuminations). I really want to do that someday. I actually tried to book one for December - I started calling at 6:50 am - got through at 7:03 am - and they were ALL GONE! Crazy! I may have to do a GG just to get a cruise one of these days!

Looking forward to more!

Thanks Michelle,
Those cruises book up so fast. My DF was in charge of booking the events. Glad to let her do some of the planning . Yes Tommy books the DVC tour for our MK day . For taking the tour they offered us FP to use within 3 days, 12 of them total. Unfortunately we only used 2 FP total and the rest ended up going to waste since Thomas was sick for 2 days. Update will be up shortly.

 

[kaysmommie]

Finally Magic Kingdom!! The day I deviated from the plans!

This morning was our MK morning. I really wanted to get there very early in hopes of being family of the day . But I knew we were tired from the night before and not getting our afternoon naps the day before. So I let the kids sleep until 7:30 while I got ready for the day. Tom went to get tea for us from the foodcourt and the kids had cereal in the room for breakfast. They were very excited to be going to MK today!

We took the bus to MK and yes we waited a bit this morning. Still we arrived by 8:50 which was good because we got there just as the opening show began. Also we didn't need to get a stroller which saved us alot of time in the mornings it seems. We headed in and up to the rope drop in the castle since Thomas still would want to ride Dumbo. We didn't really want to stop for pictures this morning or characters. The kids had rides on their minds. That must be why we missed so many of the good shows at Disney this year .

We made it onto the first Dumbo of course.

Thomas picked Peter Pan for the next ride which of course I approve of his tour plan for now anyway. The girls rode together this morning. Well on our way out of PP I saw the dream team heading to the back of the line. We had just missed them as they were just arriving. But Thomas was begging us to ride again maybe that would be a good idea. So off to neverland again. I filled Kaylee in on why I let Thomas ride again, besides that there was no line. She said she was hoping to win the castle stay or dream Mickey ears since we won FP's last March. I just wanted to win something, could care less what it was. When we excited Kaylee peared around the corner and said "yes the Dream team was there with their big bags open" . On the way out we won Dream Mickey ears . Everyone was happy to wear them even though Kaylee and I had ponytails in our hair so it looked weird. Next up was the carousel. Would Kaylee get to ride Cindy's horse?

The picture is dark but you can see the ribbon on it's tail if you look close.

Thomas was having so much fun.

Next Kaylee wanted to ride the Tea Cups but I talked them into riding Pooh first with Tom while I went to get FP's for Buzz. When I got back over the ride had been down and was just started to go so I got in line with the rest of my family since there was no line.

Then we rode Tea Cups and let the kids ride together and Tom and I rode together next to them. This way I didn't have to spin too much. I saw Alice and Mad hatter come up to the ride and they hopped in the tea cups together when our ride was over. So we just missed them.

But it was okay since we were hoping to get on Barnstormer first thing this morning. Goofy's usually rides on the first one of the day. So we would be on the same ride as him at least, but hoping Thomas would get picked for something this trip. A ride with Goofy would be a dream for him! We lined up for Toontown and were the only ones waiting.

While we waited Thomas and Kaylee were watching the Speedway and sort of getting anooyed because they wanted to break the tour plan and ride it . About that time A CM walked up and offered to take our picture, Thomas is hiding behind us. She told us they moved Goofy, Donald and Pluto over to Frontierland since they had Tinkerbelle's meet & Greet opening soon. Goofy doesn't ride with the kids in the morning anymore . That kind of stunk. Since I don't know any child that wouldn't love that. Also they took little ones extra magic hours away this year. So the characters don't come into MK in the mornings to play games with the kids. I really missed that this year as well.

The CM opened the rope and we rode Barnstormer. They even let us stay on for 3 rides since no one was waiting. Thomas could have stayed on all day. We talked him inot riding BTMRR since it's Kaylee's favorite and he liked it in March when he first rode. We folded our stroller and waited for the train. There as hardly anyone on it so Kaylee and Thomas got to say the " ALL ABOARD" and yes they were loud. When we arrived at Main St a new conductor got on and let them do it again. Also he gave them guest conductor cards. We was super nice and let both kids ride on the back of the train with him. We of course sat in the back row to watch. I have no pics just video. the kids Thomas mostly loved standing in the back of the train. The conductor even told them which buttons to push to work the train and spent a ton of time talking with them and telling lots of stuff about the train. It was like their own little tour. It's funny because Thomas is very shy and hides from people. But he loved saying the All Aboard and hanging out with the conductor. He talks about it all the time. Definately a highlight of the trip for him . When we arrived in FL we thanked the Conductor.


Then over to BTMRR. The line looked long but it was about 10 minutes wait. It was such a fun ride. So we grabbed FP's in case we wanted to ride again. Then we walked over to Splash and ran inot a boy from Kaylee's class and his family. Kaylee quickly removed her Mickey ears before he saw her wearing them . We said hello and chatted for a minute as they were off to take a break back at Poly.


Then I reminded Kaylee of the deal we made. She rides Splash again this year and I will pay for her face paint at Pete's paint shop in Toontown. She was nervous about the drop still but I really wanted all of us to ride together. So we got in line and waited not even 5 minutes. Loving the short waits this morning!! Well Thomas loved his first ride on Splash and we only got a little wet. Kaylee still didn't like the big drop and did a bit of whining. I don't like that feeling either but the ride is so fun so I ride anyway.


After Splash Thomas was in TL speedway mode and wanted to ride it now. this annoyed me a bit because I wanted to stick with the plans and ride HM, since it had no wait. then POC, FP Jc and eat lunch at CHH. I was looking forward to the Anchors away sandwich and a nice sweet tea for lunch. I was in sweet tea withdrawl since I even make my own at home. Kaylee wanted her face paint too since I promised.

After discussing with DH I had to let go of my plans for the day. Tommy tried to work on Thomas but I really didn't want to hear his meltdown on vacation so I gave in. Tom and Thomas headed over to TL speedway. I told Kaylee we would go to TT and get her face painted and she could ride the speedway on Thursday or Saturday since I knew Thomas would want to ride that awful ride again. I guess I did like it when I was 6 but I dread it now. We planned to meet up after the ride.


Kaylee and I stopped in the big pin store since she wanted to spend some of her money. She loves looking at pins. She picked a Camp Rock one. Too bad she forgot her lanyard and pins from home. Then it was on to Toontown so she could pick her face paint. She liked the cat face but I suggested the Tink since I thought it was cuter. She agreed for a change and went with the Tinker Belle paint. I knew she could get this free at MNSSHP but I didn't want to spend party time in that so I would rather just pay the $15 now. I thought it looked really cute and it lasted all day until she showered at night. She wanted me to get it done too but it was just way too hot and sticky. If it was a bit cooler like December then I would have.

I called Tom on his cell as we wre waiting by the Speedway. they were just coming around by where we were standing. So I tried to get a picture but was a bit late. The red car is them. You can see Thomas looking at us and he is driving. I thought there was a height requirement on that?? Glad they don't enforce it though as he had so much fun driving the car! Tom is still wearing the ears which surprised me.

Of course Thomas wanted to ride again. But I put my foot down this time. It was lunch time and I settled on Cosmic Rays. So much for my tasty lunch at CHH. The kids like CR better though anyway. We all decided what we wanted to eat and Tom and Kaylee waited for the the food while Thomas and I went to clean a table. Yes I bring Clorox wipes to the park, they make small packs of them. Of course Thomas wanted to sit by Sonny. but then after 2 minutes he he cried it was too loud. So we moved over to the other side were it's nice and quiet and I cleaned another table. The kids got kids meals Kaylee chicken nuggets of course and Thomas uncrustables PB&J. AT least they give them cookies for dessert instead of Jello like most other CS at MK. Tom and I split the chicken sandwich meal. No food pics yet but that changes tonight at dinner. Everything was very good and it was nice to sit in the A/C for a while.

After Lunch it was time to use our Buzz FP's. The kids sat together which they loved. Somehow I still didn't win though .

After Buzz we stopped at the DVC to check if we could switch our pick up time to one hour later. They said no problem and the woman showed me in the computer where she switched our time and we were all set for a 2:40 pick up.


The next ride the kids looked forward to trying was Astro Orbitter. I had noc hoice but to ride but remember I hate spining and makes me fell awful. But since it's just like Dumbo thought it would be no problem. We waied on line for 20 minutes for this ride. We had the stuck up family behind us. They paid no attention to their little boy about 5 who must have bumped into us 20 times. He was climbing the railings and even the CM had to to say something. They were far too busy with talking and hangin all over their DD who was maybe 9 or 10. I gave the parents a nasty look and left it at that. Now if the their precious little monster had knocked into Thomas or Kaylee I would have told them what I thought of them. Some people just think they are entitled to let their kids climb all over and bump into people and cut in front of others in line and could care less about anyone else but themselves. This is my pet peeve.

Well we boarded Astro Orbitter and it started raining on us. there were black clouds in the sky too. I sat with Kaylee unfortunately for her. I absolutely hated this ride and the spining was not like Dumbo at all. It made me very sick & dizzy. I yelled at Kaylee to stop flying it so high and felt like I was going to puke. Thomas thought it was alright but none of us particular liked it. Thought we would try it though since we have never been on it.

Continued in next post.....

 

[29apr00]

Thanks, I hadn't heard, can anyone take this cruise next year? Or do you still have to be a Grand Gathering? because I thought it was GG only.

next year it's open for all guests.

MAGICAL FIREWORKS VOYAGE

The Magical Fireworks Voyage, which has been offered exclusively to guests traveling as part of a Grand Gathering group (8 or more), will become available to all, regarless of party size, starting March 1, 2009.

When this change goes into effect, the price will increase to $53.99 per person ages 10 and up, $30.99 per child ages 3-9.

It is expected that this experience wil undergo some changes, including a new name. Stay tuned to the DIS for future updates.

Ugh i hate Astro Orbiter!! It's even worse than the TeaCups IMO. They both make me sick!

 

[kaysmommie]

MK Continued...


After my disgusting spin on Astro Orbitter we walked across the park to HM. The wait was 30 minutes . I'm not really one to wait in lines. It was 5 minutes before lunch but Thomas had to ride the Speedway. So we waited and it was about 25 minutes. Thomas rode with me this time. We don't really get tired of riding this for some reason. It was one of my favorites when I was little. When it was over we walked out and it was like a monsoon outside. So all quckily got our ponchos on. Then it was over to POC. The wait was 20 minutes and that is how long it took. Another ride I don't get tired. I did get tired of the people sitting in front me taking 400 flash pictures on the ride though. a couple pictures I can ignore, also if they sitting by themselves. But hey it says No flash photography. Even Thomas who is 4 was saying "no flash photography" because it was highly annoying. Of course they didn't speak any english so they don't understand but it is posted in several langauges. I did try not to let things like this annoy me today though so off my soapbox now.

When we came out of POC it was just about time for the Pirate tictorial to start. The CM said it might be called off if it starts raining again. But we figured we would wait and see.

Well Mack the pirate cam out to start the show. He asked kaylee to help him with his rope. he referred to her as painted face . Then the crowd started to grow. I was just hoping the weather would hold out since it looked like storm clouds were blowing in. Also hoping it would be the "hot Jack Sparrow" in this show. And yes it was him, so I took lots of pics to post.

After singing a Pirates life for me they picked kids to participate. I raised Thomas hand for him because he was unsure but I knew he would be happy if he were chosen. Well they picked 4 kids and Kaylee was one of them. She wanted to be the one who fights Captain Jack but they let a boy do that instead. Still she had fun though and was happy to be picked.

Kaylee went first.

After all the kids went out there to take the Pirate oathe(spelling). Thomas ran out there to do this with his sister. He really wanted to get picked but I told him we would try again another day. Which we never got the chance.

After the Show Kaylee even says "hey that was the Hot jack mommy." I was like "say whattttt ". Then she explains that she thinks he is yucky but knows us moms think he looks good. Okay I guess.

We needed to hurry up and get to the stop up front for our DVC tour. We got there about 10 minutes before our pick up time. And just waited and waited and waited out front where the pickup are is. Finally after about 20 minutes tom goes over to call the DCV number they gave us. Somehow the CM in TL never put in the correct time so they say on the phone. But remember I saw her put it in her computer because I wanted to make sure it wa right. The girl on the phone was very nasty, of course because she is in charge of seedning the vans out and it was her mistake. So instead of saying sorry about that she got nasty with DH . Well she is making this whole DVC thing less than magical for Tom and that is not good for the rest of us.

So they are senind someone over in the next few minutes. Finally after we waited and extra 75 minutes someone fnally picks us up. Thomas had fallen alseep in his stroller in the meantime. So we had to wake him up after only 20 minutes. That was pretty nuch his nap for the day and he was tired and a little cranky if you talked to him. So we didn't talk to him.

The CM who picked us was very nice and she apologized for all our troubles with the pick up. We arrived at SSR. I couldn't believe how huge it was, seemed bigger than CBR to me. It looked very nice though. I let the kids decide what they do when we went on the tour, go to kids club or go with us. Kaylee picked Kids club and Thomas was sleepy still and stayed with us. We just let him sit in his stroller for most of it.

The CM who took us on the tour was the salesperson who sold both of my friends their DVC'S. His name is Randy and he is a really nice guy and I had talked to him on the phone once 2 years earlier when he has some DVC for sale at VWL available. He has been working there a long time and owns DVC too but uses it for other places besides Disney of course.

He explained how it works to Tommy because he didn't really get it when I have explained to him. Then we went to see the villa's. I loved the AKLV, the theme of the rooms is just gorgeous. The 1 bedroom with the washer/dryer and kitchen is the way to go. Mind you I would never cook on vacation but it would be nice for breakfast and snacks at least.
Sorry I didn't take pics because I was too busy looking at everything, also I didn't want the guide to think I was nuts
Then the next room was the new BLT (Contemporary). It's funny they even set the hallways up to look like the real ones at the resorts. Tom loved it BLT and I thought it was nice too. I love the idea of being on the monorail. CR is really not my style though I would happily stay there . Both DVC resorts wil have there own pools and amenities. Next we saw a SSR grand villa which was beautiful, nice as my house. Would be a great way to bring Grandma with us on vacation if I could get her to leave her dogs that long.

When we got back to the office Randy gave us 3 FP's each to use over the next 3 days. That was a really nice bonus for taking the time for the tour. Unfortunately we only used 2 FP's because Thomas got sick and we didn't get ot the parks like we thought we would the next few days. I would have gave them away if I knew we wouldn't have used them. Also we got a nice big book DVC hardcover book with all the resorts and information. We were thinking the 160 pints would be best for us. If we choose AKLV then we would get the bonus 160 points to use this year too but Tom really liked BLT which had cheaper dues . No we didn't buy right then and hadn't planned to. Randy had a rough few days with some personal stuff and was ready to go home for the day so we kept our tour short which was good with us too. So we spent some time thinking it over and planned to look at our finances when we got home.

As of now we won't be able to add one more expense but maybe in the near future. Of course there is always that chance we may move to FL in a couple years anyway. So we will just see what happens. We did love the DVC tour and it does make sense for our family. The only other place I want to go besides is on a Disney Cruise or Hawaii.

We picked Kyalee up from kids club, she liked it. Then the kids had ice cream sundaes in the little ice cream shop. After that we were on our way back to CBR to change for dinner.




Next Update: Dinner at Tuttio Italia, Crowded Epcot, and Thomas goes to the ER.

 

[kaysmommie]

next year it's open for all guests.




Ugh i hate Astro Orbiter!! It's even worse than the TeaCups IMO. They both make me sick!

That is cool that it's open for all guests. It's more affordable too. Ugh me too, never again on AO!

 

[starrzone]

Ah, the dreaded Astro Orbiter! My brother convinced me to go on that ride during our last family trip in 2005. I sat on the inside, and he sat on the outside and controlled the vehicle. WELL, it had been raining, and every time he raised the ride vehicle, the water sloshed inwards and my pants got SOAKED! I can't say I was a big fan of the ride, either; give me the Magic Carpets any day...

I know you mentioned several times about Thomas getting sick...poor baby! I hope things went OK for you all and can't wait to hear about the rest of your adventures.

 

[mom2mek]

Great update Nichole! It sounds like a very productive MK morning and afternoon! YAY on the Dream Ears! I want to go to Disney with you - you have such good luck getting dreams!

That IS the "Hot" Jack! Hubba hubba! He is the one we saw back in November, and I couldn't believe my eyes or ears at how much he looked and sounded like Johnny Depp. The one we saw this past trip was eh. I actually didn't watch the whole show - I wasn't nearly as mesmorized! LOL!

The DVC tour sounds great! I would love to get Shawn to at least take the tour!!! I try to explain how it all works, but I know an official "DVC" person could do a much better job at it! I would love the BLT ones I'm sure (just hate the acronmyn - BLT - just too sandwichy for me! LOL!)

Uh-oh - the dreaded ER visit is coming up! The poor thing!

I'll be waiting....
(why is is so much easier just reading others reports instead of writing my own?)

Sara

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Just finished the new update. I rode the Astro Orbiter in '07 and that was enough for me! My goodness....it must be as bad as the Mission Space ride. Over there I only go on the stationary one. On AO I felt like I was going to spin to death.

Sidney keeps bugging me to take the DVC tour. How long did it take total for the tour itself. You can drive over right? (So we don't have to wait on a van...) I kept saying no because I thought they made the kids stay in the kids club and I refuse to leave the baby anywhere. If they're okay with him coming with us I'll do it in December. This book...does that explain everything with the prices? I'd like to have that info to bring home and go over. We almost did this in 1999. We should have. It was a lot cheaper back then I'm sure!

You got the real deal Jack! That's cool. He really looks the most like JD out of all the fellas I've seen. Only younger. That's funny that she called him the "hot Jack".

Congrats on the Mickey ears!!!! (I also noticed fast passes in one of your pics too) so somebody wons some dreams! We've never won ears, pins, or passes. We got the Tink pins but those aren't a dream are they? We had a few dreams when it all first started and last Summer but not one thing this past trip. I hope we win some ears in December! Those would make a wonderful keepsake!

I'm already worried about your next update. Poor little Thomas... Awww.

 

[29apr00]

After the Show Kaylee even says "hey that was the Hot jack mommy." I was like "say whattttt ". Then she explains that she thinks he is yucky but knows us moms think he looks good. Okay I guess.

Remind Kaylee it's not nice to read over mommy's shoulder when she's writing/reading about Hot Jack!

So sorry your DVC tour was so late! That would totally seal the deal with my DH. he wouldn't have waited past the 20 mintues! hopefully by this time next year we will be in a better position to buy! I would totally love that!!

Oh no!! An ER trip on vacation!!?!?! Say it isn't so!