May 2007 TR

[Chris]

Another great update! only 19 more day's until I get to spend 2 1/2 weeks with Mickey and friends!!!

 

[AGPrincess]

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[ChrisLei]

My daughter so wants to take her AG Marisol with her to Disney. She is only 8, and since I don't want her to lose her, I have strongly suggested her not to. She is looking at your pics and yearning to take the same pics!

 

[Marion]

Very very very nice report! You know, I didn't think I particularly wanted to see any of the shows. I mean they're just fireworks set to music right? (ok ok ok... don't hurt me people! I have no frame of reference here!! ) But I'm starting to 'get' that there might be something more going on here. You will get full credit, because of your word pictures, if I do go and I love them

 

[BriarRosie]

Very nice AK and World Showcase snobbery! Nicki is very photogenic.

 

[Tanya90210]

great chapter! after looking at all those pics I am seriously considering getting my dd an AG doll...

 

[iu97alum]

Wow! I just spent the last 45 minutes reading this. You are an amzaing writer. Can't wait to read the last of the trip.

 

[AGPrincess]

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[KathyRN137]

I won! I won! I won the prize!! I'm so excited!

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(I never win anything.)


Thank you for the pixidust I've scooped up as much as I could and put it in one of the envelopes of my PassPorter.... I will be sure to use it in November!

Kathy

Now, I think I will let Tricia look at all the pretty shots of Nicki.......

 

[AGPrincess]

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[KathyRN137]

Hi Kathy's dd Tricia here again!!!! I'm having trouble deciding which one of my two dolls I should take to disney mom said I could only take one please help me choose which one


My first doll is named Jess: my younger brother[Billy] cut her hair a while ago so now she has a bob-cut. I got her in 2003. I haven't taken here anywhere in a while so that's why I want to take her[ also cause she's lot's of fun !!!]



My second doll is named Cathy: She has been untouched by Billy . I got her in 2006 for chirstmas! I just took her to American Girl Place New York in April. But she has long hair so when I go to Disney I want to do some hairstyles on her and she's lots of fun too!!!

HELP ME!!!!!!!

 

[CinderEmma]

Awww...don't you just love World Showcase? It's probably my favorite area in all of the Disney property. I've considered just trying to move in and sleeping in the streets of the Morocco pavillion at night...but, I don't think it would work. And, it's okay, sometimes I sing there too.

Glad to see that Nicki had a good time!

 

[Thumpersmom]

Enjoying your trip report and all the pics!

 

[wilma-bride]

Way to go with that Epcot snobbery. Great pictures of Nikki - she looks good with the slightly tousled hair. I am surprised, though, that you waited to get dessert at Kringla instead of getting something at Boardwalk Bakery - that would have been my chosen option

 

[ChrisLei]

ChrisLei...

I thought I'd put my response to you in a separate post, b/c I figured any other moms and daughters out there reading and wanting to bring a doll to the world might like to read it too.



AG dolls are a ton of fun at Disney World (especially in the hotel rooms b/c the maids always make cute displays with them!) I was 8 the first time I brought an AG doll (Felicity) to WDW. My mom did set down some rules, though: Felicity had a special little backpack that she fit into completely. Unless we were in the hotel room, Felicity had to be in that backpack at all times.

I did get to choose ONE and only one day to bring her into a park. But I wasn't allowed to bring any doll accessories (jewelry, play food, even shoes!) and I could only bring two extra outfits (and they had to be simple outfits too...as in just a dress instead of some outfit w/ a belt, skirt, shirt, jacket, etc.!). It's amazing how easy it is to lose just one piece of those little accessories or just one shoe!

Felicity made it home safe and sound, and I still follow most of my mom's rules. (like Epcot was the only park I took Nicki into!) I think your DD would have a really fun time with Marisol at WDW, as long as you set down some rules like my mom did to keep Marisol and her clothes safe.

A few suggestions I might make that my mom didn't: put Marisol's hair up in a bun and leave it there for the whole trip! I had Nicki's hair in a ponytail most of the time, and the one time I took it down (at Epcot) I regretted it b/c it tangled so easily! Also, I'd advise bringing a plastic bag along, like the Old Navy bag I brought, for your DD to carry Marisol in if & when she takes her into a park. That way, when she gets tired of carrying Marisol, she'll put her in the bag and then put it somewhere safe, like under the stroller, instead of on some random shelf! (at the kidcot stops, or when we went on a ride, I would put Nicki in her bag and keep it around my wrist so there was NO chance of me leaving her!)

And of course, there's the old trick of writing your name & address on the back of her (or on a sticker on her back) and then if you DO somehow lose her, a CM would hopefully find her and send her home! (Just a funny side story: we took the wrong stroller at Disney World (it looked exactly like ours and had nothing on it) and we didn't realize until months after we got home, when Disney sent us our REAL stroller. At first we had no idea why they were sending it, and then we saw Mom had put an address label on the bottom!)

I'm sure you (and anybody else out there reading) have already thought of most of this and know most of this, but I thought I'd just throw my experiences out there in case they help!

Your tips are WONDERFUL!!!!! After reading your report I am considering allowing her to take her. I will set down ground rules and will more than likely impliment alot of the ones you and your mom suggested.

Thanks so much!

 

[Marion]

Hi Tricia! I think Jess is due for a trip, especially since Cathy got to see New York this year. Wouldn't want any doll-jealousies breaking out!

PS: These American Dolls are gorgeous... I'll have to see if there's a Canadian Girl version

PPS: Are you going to help your mom write her trip report this time?

Hi Kathy's dd Tricia here again!!!! I'm having trouble deciding which one of my two dolls I should take to disney mom said I could only take one please help me choose which one


My first doll is named Jess: my younger brother[Billy] cut her hair a while ago so now she has a bob-cut. I got her in 2003. I haven't taken here anywhere in a while so that's why I want to take her[ also cause she's lot's of fun !!!]



My second doll is named Cathy: She has been untouched by Billy . I got her in 2006 for chirstmas! I just took her to American Girl Place New York in April. But she has long hair so when I go to Disney I want to do some hairstyles on her and she's lots of fun too!!!

HELP ME!!!!!!!

 

[KathyRN137]

Tricia again

Thanks for the advice, Marion. I don't think there's Canadian Girl dolls but it's a good idea! I was sort of leaning towards taking Jess but I wanted some backup on the idea!!!

oh by the way the website is www.americangirl.com it has more info!

 

[AGPrincess]

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[KathyRN137]

Jess is a girl of today doll and if her hair was long enough for pig tails i would do her hair like that but her hair is too short for that too! but the clips sound nice

on a separate note I'll try and get my mom to help me post a pic of Cathy at AG Place New York

Tricia

 

[KathyRN137]

Dear AGPrincess,
Here are some pics of my birthday trip to AG Place in New York City. Sorry, Mom said I can't post face pics.

in this lovely photo [ of our backs ] my cousin [ who's on the left] and me [ on the right] are looking at dolls. My cousin Catie is taller than me even though I'm older [ it's just NOT fair!! ]

This is Cathy about to have afternoon tea and she's really excited

On the left is Licorice and Cathy who's modeling a new outfit and On the right is Jess who is also modeling a new outfit, with Coconut!


I love how you took pics of Nicki at WDW and I plan to do the same for Jess [ yes, Jess is coming! ] And I can't wait to read the rest of your report.

Tricia

**Thanks! Tricia is really enjoying your report, too!
Kathy