"Mom, why does the Magical Bus have to be the happiest and the saddest bus?"NEW 8/24!

[MickeyisBeast]

Hi Beth, joining in on your report!
Your kids are adorable
Sounds like ya'll had a great first day

 

[DisMomAmy]

Yay to Gabe for riding Test Track!!

That's so funny that it rained right at 7pm!

Can't wait to hear about your DHS day! Maybe I'll spot myself in one of your pictures.

 

[wdwgirl03]

What a great day! Yay for Gabe doing Test Track.

I love those last 2 pictures of you guys back in the room. Very cute. Are you guys coloring one of those water color type books? I can't really tell but when my sisters and I were little we would ALWAYS get those. Sorry for that random story...

 

[Cory's Gal]

subbing to your trip report i hopw you had a great time a disney

WELCOME!!!!! So glad you are reading along! We had a great time!!! It was a trip full of magic!!

Hi Beth, joining in on your report!
Your kids are adorable
Sounds like ya'll had a great first day

WELCOME!!!!! So happy you are reading!!! Thank you for your comment about my kids!! We did have a great first day! The only day we didn't like was our departure day!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Yay to Gabe for riding Test Track!!

That's so funny that it rained right at 7pm!

Can't wait to hear about your DHS day! Maybe I'll spot myself in one of your pictures.

Thanks Amy, I think he was really proud of himself for riding!!!
I looked over your DHS pics really well to see if I could spot myself!!!!

What a great day! Yay for Gabe doing Test Track.

I love those last 2 pictures of you guys back in the room. Very cute. Are you guys coloring one of those water color type books? I can't really tell but when my sisters and I were little we would ALWAYS get those. Sorry for that random story...

Thanks Sarah!! We are coloring in the Color Wonder books with markers, they are the ones that only show up on the special paper! I LOVED LOVED those water color paint books when I was a kid too!! They still make those, Gabe has a Thomas the Tank Engine one!!! They rock!

 

[martinolichfamily]

Yay for Gabe trying Test Track! We love that ride...a favorite...hoping DD will be able to ride this time.
That pic of your kiddos sleeping is just too darn cute!! Great first day! Can't wait to read more!

 

[jenniferkeala808]

Hey Beth!! Miss you!! hope everything's going good with you! Can't wait for the next update !!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Yay for Gabe trying Test Track! We love that ride...a favorite...hoping DD will be able to ride this time.
That pic of your kiddos sleeping is just too darn cute!! Great first day! Can't wait to read more!

I hope your DD will be able to ride too Heather!! Gabe constantly talks about riding it like it was really "easy"
We did have a great first day, the kids zonked out every night!!

Hey Beth!! Miss you!! hope everything's going good with you! Can't wait for the next update !!!

Hey Keala!!! I am going to start my post now!! The kids are watching "WDW Resorts" on the Travel Channel with a snack so I can get typing!!! Thanks for missing me!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

This weekend was beautiful weather and LOTS of family time and cook-outs, SO my DIS time was few and far between!! But I am ready to go today! I did do something EXCITING, being the procrastinator that I am I waited until the last possible day to order my Photopass CD, so Saturday night I FINALLY ordered it and it's on it's way!! I will share pics once I get it!!!

Back to our trip...
It was our second park day, Monday, April 26th, and our MAJOR MISSION of the day was to get to DHS at RD and get to TOY STORY MIDWAY MANIA!!!!!!!! This was the most anticipated attraction for Gabe and the rest of us wanted to get on it too!!!
We got to the FQ bus stop by 20 minutes to 9. We didn't wait too long and were going through the turnstiles at 9:05!! I dashed ahead with park tickets to get FP!! Our return time was 10:15 I believe, not too shabby! The rest of them parked the stroller and we all met up and waited in line!!
Gabe and my mom on their way!!

The Green Army Men telling us all to "move it"!!

Here are a few from the stand-by line, there is so much to look at, we had a lot of fun, too bad Gabe wasn't excited...

We didn't wait too long, overall I think about 15 minutes...the time flew by, so much to look at! Then it was time to get our glasses:

I was lucky enough to get to ride with Gabe for his first experience, we had SO MUCH FUN!!! He was laughing and kept telling me that this was his most favorite thing ever!!!!
Sorry for the fuzzy pic, but my parents LOVED it too!!

Quick pic of "Tin Toy", Gabe loves watching this short on the Toy Story DVD

Right after we got off we went right in to see Buzz and Woody!!!! The waiting line is fun with these props!!

Just a little excitement...

Continued in the next post...

 

[Cory's Gal]

It was already our turn, I don't think we waited even 5 minutes!!
Gabe loved every second of visiting with his two buddies! Here's a bunch of pics, Helen did pretty good, she was still a little skeptical of them but Buzz just loved her and kept playing with her!!

One of my favorites!!

Here's my little sassy girl relaxing in her ride:

Self portrait, we like to do these kinds of pics!

To kill a little time before our FP window, we went to visit with Eeyore and Tigger!! Helen wasn't feeling these two too much...
I love how Gabe is just swallowed up by Eeyore!

Then it was back to TOY STORY MANIA!! Cory got to ride with Gabe this time and I rode with the wiggle worm...

I loved that picture of the two of them, I will use this as bait to plan another trip....

Up next..."yes we will do more than Toy Story today..."

 

[jenniferkeala808]

Yay!!!! another update! Yay for getting to DHS by rope drop. That's always a plus if you're dashing to TSM! don't you just love those army men?! They're so funny! That Helen and Gabe is so adorable! I love the pics from the TSM line! So cute!! A 5 minute wait time for Buzz and Woody?! That's awesome!! Great family pic of you folks! You can really see and feel the excitement! Can't wait to see what else you folks did on this day!! Come back soon! LOL!

 

[longing2Batdisney]

Congrats! to GABE! on riding Test Track! he and Ashton are so much alike!
Ashton's favorite ride of the entire world was TSM!
you have great pictures! and I love your family shot with Buzz and Woody (both times we passed they were on break ). It is great how Gabe just loves all the characters. Looking forward to more...
Glad to hear that you guys made it back to the room before the rain started!
Connie

 

[Angies1274]

Great update!!!

TSM is so much fun! It's definitely a favorite for us too!! Cute pictures of Gabe and Helen waiting in line...they're so cute!! You could just see their excitement!!!

Love all the character pics!! Your family picture with Buzz and Woody turned out great!

Can't wait to find out what you do next!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Yay!!!! another update! Yay for getting to DHS by rope drop. That's always a plus if you're dashing to TSM! don't you just love those army men?! They're so funny! That Helen and Gabe is so adorable! I love the pics from the TSM line! So cute!! A 5 minute wait time for Buzz and Woody?! That's awesome!! Great family pic of you folks! You can really see and feel the excitement! Can't wait to see what else you folks did on this day!! Come back soon! LOL!

Thanks Keala! We had a great morning and didn't have long waits at all! We also got to spend about 5 minutes with Buzz and Woody, there wasn't anyone waiting behind us at first! It was amazing, they were a little bit "hidden" I think, so maybe that was part of it! It was an exciting start to our day!!!

Congrats! to GABE! on riding Test Track! he and Ashton are so much alike!
Ashton's favorite ride of the entire world was TSM!
you have great pictures! and I love your family shot with Buzz and Woody (both times we passed they were on break ). It is great how Gabe just loves all the characters. Looking forward to more...
Glad to hear that you guys made it back to the room before the rain started!
Connie

Thanks Connie! TSM was an awesome ride, Cory and I liked it just as much! The best part was riding with Gabe and being able to see all of his reactions to the games!! It was a total blast!!!

Great update!!!

TSM is so much fun! It's definitely a favorite for us too!! Cute pictures of Gabe and Helen waiting in line...they're so cute!! You could just see their excitement!!!

Love all the character pics!! Your family picture with Buzz and Woody turned out great!

Can't wait to find out what you do next!

Thanks Angie!! Disney did a great job with the overall theme of the line and the ride! I think it's amazing!! They didn't get bored or cranky at all in line, there was so much to look at and see, it was so fun!! Our family pic did turn out pretty good, I was happy with it!! It's always fun when the kids meet their "heroes" !!

 

[Peter Pan Fan 22]

I can see why the Buzz and Woody family pic is one of your favorites! It came out great!! The candid ones are adorable too! They look like Disney ads. I know they make me wanna go back!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

I can see why the Buzz and Woody family pic is one of your favorites! It came out great!! The candid ones are adorable too! They look like Disney ads. I know they make me wanna go back!!

Thanks Alicia! That was all so sweet of you to say! I ALWAYS want to go back, Gabe asks everyday still when we are going back and how much money we have saved up! I trained him well!!!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Great Update Beth! Glad you had a good holiday weekend! LOVE the family picture with Buzz and Woody - so nice! What a great shot - couldn't be any more perfect!

So glad that Gabe liked TSM! And that you got to ride twice (or at least twice I should say...) I know what you mean about how special it is to share the first ride with him - get to experience their excitement and joy!

Reading your TR makes me want to go RIGHT NOW!!!

Karen

 

[Cory's Gal]

Great Update Beth! Glad you had a good holiday weekend! LOVE the family picture with Buzz and Woody - so nice! What a great shot - couldn't be any more perfect!

So glad that Gabe liked TSM! And that you got to ride twice (or at least twice I should say...) I know what you mean about how special it is to share the first ride with him - get to experience their excitement and joy!

Reading your TR makes me want to go RIGHT NOW!!!

Karen

Thanks Karen!!! Your trip ticker is shrinking really fast!!! I am so excited for you guys!!! It will be so fun for you to share all that excitement with your boys!! It's truly part of the "magic"!!!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Okay, after our 2nd ride on TSMM, we decided we needed to move on...I think by now it was about 10:30 or so and we decided to split up with my parents. They headed over to check out American Idol and we didn't think at that point that the kiddos would sit for it so we went to find Mater and Lightning and check out the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground! First stop was to see the Cars guys!! Gabe was VERY excited and we only waited about 1 minute before it was our turn!!
**Quick flashback** I just love to see how much he has grown in 3 years...
Here is Gabe with my Dad in 2007:

And now!!

He thought they were so cool and asked 1000 times if they were really real!!
Then he thought he would "pose" with them:

Helen didn't want to get our of her stroller but the Photopass guy did take a couple of her in her stroller making faces!! When the CD comes I will post!
Then it was off to burn off some steam and play!!!

Helen kept wanting me to help her on this little slide, I think I only made it tougher for her to slide!

They climbed and explored:

These stumps made sounds when you jumped on some of them! They LOVED these!!!

We played for a good 45 minutes or so and then we met up with my parents for lunch at...can you guess??????? I will give you a hint, "Gabe's choice"...

 

[Angies1274]

Great update Beth!

Wow! Loved the flashback picture of Gabe! He was so little!! Oh and what a great pose by Mater and Lightning!!

Looks like they both had a lot of fun on HISTK playground! I know the boys loved exploring it last year!

Hmmm....I'm guessing Pizza Planet for lunch.... I know that's what my boys would choose!!