Yay!!! Suzi got Sarah's pictures!!! WHOOT!
Ok - LOVED the cupcake pictures, NUMMY!
And - I do wish we had a balcony - it's just so nice to sit out there and your view was spectacular!
I am glad that Sarah has her first glimpse of Epcot from the Monorail too - perfect!
Loved the electric water parade, I've seen parts of it, but I've never watched the whole thing... Some day - when I stay at the Poly - I will do that. It' son my bucket list.
Can't wait to hear about the rest.
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Thanks D. More updates coming right up
Yay for more pictures of your first day. Sarah did a great job taking pictures and she looks very happy with that slush.
She sure was. She had just turned 21 a couple weeks earlier. I tried to get her to wear a birthday button, but she liked her First Visit one better. She really enjoyed trying a few drinks this trip.
YAY!!! I am so excited. So many trip reports around the same time and so many different ways of going about things......since I have absolutely 0 experience there I am LOVING this!!!
Great first day btw
Well, you will have to make up your own mind about what way is the best for your trip. But it is nice to get lots of TR under your belt so you have that plethora of information stored in your brain. When something isn't working for you, you can say "oh yeah, I saw on Suzi's TR that we can do this..."
We want to go back !!!!!! 
Suzie..
The Cupcakes looks soooo good 
They were yummy. The last time we were at the Poly, they didn't have very good cupcakes. They weren't fresh and they were kept in the cooler for days on end. I think Disney is doing a much better job with cupcakes all around.
Yay Sara for all the extra pictures!!!
Yeah, see why I didn't want to continue my report until I had all the pics??
love love love the pictures! Sara did a WONDERFUL JOB! Love the ferry too. that is the main means of transportation to MK for us.. Yeah it's a bit slow. but it forces you to relax!!!
I just love you Suzi! you CRACK me UP!
the electrical Parade is one of my favorites too.. were you able to see it form the balcony!?!
HOLY CROW the pictures from SE had me ROLLING!!! how FUNNY!!!!
Thanks Mo, I think she did a great job too. I had tears in my eyes at some of the good ones she got of Bradey and me.
We might have been able to see the water parade from the balcony, but I had never seen it before, so I wanted to be front and center. It was great watching it from out on the point.
Yeah, they had a fun future on SSE. I wish she had taken a pic of them in scuba suits
Hello Suzi! What a great start to your trip report! I am joining in for sure - can't wait to read the rest of it. You've got me even More excited (hard to imagine that's possible, really) for our upcoming trip.
Hooray for Disney World - and Hooray for trip reports! 
Thanks and WELCOME! It was a great trip. I totally have PDDD (Post Disney Depression Disorder) this time for sure....when can I go back??
Awesome pics!
Thanks! I have lots more. Just have to find the time for an update.
Your son is just about the same age as my grandson was on our Feb trip. That is such a great age for WDW.
It is. He is starting to realize that the "furry" characters aren't real, but I think he believes that the face characters are the real thing. It was nice having him out of the stroller, though I missed that extra storage space!
I'm enjoying your Poly pictures. I stayed in Tahiti when I was there the last time, but didn't get much time to explore the resort. Is that Tahiti to the far left in this picture?
And is the club level building the one on the far right? And is that the beach that is going to be affected by the upcoming construction? It seems a shame to ruin that view.
Yep, Tahiti is on the far left...closest to the TTC. And Hawaii is front and center on the beach. They have a great view, but I can't imagine paying the price for Club Level at the Poly
I know what you mean. If the bungalows go in where they are expected....it will ruin a lot of the view. There are plans I've seen that show them all along the beach over by Tahiti and around the end of the point too. I don't think they are going in front of Hawaii because that is the main beach. But even so...that will be a big change. This was one reason I really wanted to stay here again....I doubt I will ever stay there once it goes DVC because of the different feel as well as price. We have been extremely lucky to stay here twice and I think that is good enough. There are so many other resorts I want to try.
Wow, that would be so cool!!!! I guess that view of Epcot from the monorail won her over. Or it could have been the view of the castle from your balcony. You are the best cousin ever.
Yep, I am. But I just love showing newbie around. The magic never dies if you always have a newbie with you! But looking forward to a Mother/Son alone trip sometime too. To be able to just do what we want and not worry about anyone else.
Loved seeing all the pictures from Sara. Love that picture of Bradley on the balcony. I enjoyed your recap of your visit to BOG. We have an ADR there for dinner in October and I don't want to sit in the West Wing because from your picture it looks really dark in there.
It was darker than the other rooms, but it was really neat too. It isn't as dark in there as the picture makes it look....remember, these are just cell phone pictures. The West Wing is really cool....and I think for a sit down dinner it would be fun. I just don't think I would like the main ballroom. It is too big and the tables are all squished together sort of like a big cafeteria. I like either the West Wing or the Library (which by the way...had no books).
Via Napoli is on my list for our next trip, well not my next trip or the one after that but the next one for sure. It looks like a perfect place for a meal.
Oh I just love Via Napoli. It is the perfect arrival night dinner for us. I love the decor, the menu and I love that it is halfway around WS...so you can get a little touring in on the way.
So how do you get from the TTC to the Poly? We were at the Poly on our last trip and I swear I could see our car in the parking lot at the TTC but the monorail attendant was talking us out of walking because I think we had to cross a road (it was still light out). The kids and my folks just wanted to take the monorail but it took forever because it kept stopping for maintenance.
Oh, it is a simple little walkway. You don't cross a main road...just part of the side driveway to the TTC. Guests don't use it, and I have never seen any vehicles going that way. I think it goes "backstage" somewhere. Even from the Great Ceremonial House it is quicker to walk to the TTC than it is to ride the monorail all the way around. From the GCH, you can either walk out the front doors and down the sidewalk kind of under the monorail track, or a prettier way...
Out the back doors and take any of the paths to the right. They wind their way through the right side of the resort past the quiet pool and over between a few longhouses. In the evening they have the tiki torches lit and hawaiian music playing (or they did last time, but not in August). Some people complain that it is too dark at night, but the pathway to the TTC is clearly marked and they have plenty of lights. We really enjoyed walking over there. Of course, we were in Tokelau, which is halfway between the GCH and the TTC, so we were halfway there already. It would have been just as far to walk over to the GCH to hop the monorail as it was to walk to the TTC.
The Balcony is the perfect size to have a tent out there for certain people to snore....
Pfft...
At least I admit it...
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BAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA
you nut!
D~
Or......there is always the bathtub.
Just an idea
Do you still snore if we give you enough to drink?? You could have a couple Lapu Lapus before bed and I bet you would be out cold
Everyone cross your fingers for her!
I wish i would take a nice picture!!! 
