LavenderPeach
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So we went to DLR yesterday for my b-day and because of a tip I had received on the boards, we went to guest services at DCA (which i found out is actually called guest relations) to get my birthday fun card since I heard the line there is shorter than the one next to DL. Well, according to the CM there, they don't do any of the b-day stuff on that side and she also couldn't renew our APs. It wasn't a big deal but I was surprised since several people had mentioned about going over to that side in order to avoid a longer line. So either I got bad info here 
or the CM was clueless. 
After that little mix-up in the morning, we had a great time. Here's some highlights from our mini-trip:
We spent the day at DCA since my parents were with us and wanted to ride TSMM. They didn't want to get park hoppers since we weren't going to be there very long.
We walked on to all the bug's land rides which was nice since I don't like waiting very long for those ones. The big news was that DS "graduated" to the 40" mark. He's barely 40" but they let him ride Soarin'. He liked parts of it but was nervous about the whole thing so not sure we'll be going on it again any time soon. For the rest of the day he kept talking about the fireworks they showed at the end of the movie so he really liked that part. Last night I asked him what his favorite ride was and he said "the big movie ride" (a.k.a soarin') so I asked him if he wanted to go on it again sometime and he said "no, no!". I guess he has mixed feelings about it.
I was forced by DH to go on GRR even though it was my b-day and that is not my favorite ride. I like the ride but don't like to get wet. Of course, I ended up getting wetter than DH did. I think he's trying to pay me back for when i convinced him to go on splash even though he hates that ride and then I made him sit in the very front so I could hide behind him.
We had a great lunch at Wine Country Tratoria. We sat outside and the weather was perfect. I had the lasagna, DH had the meatball sandwich and my parents had chicken paninis.
As we were leaving the park, we stopped in at the pin store (PT's flea market?) and were looking around. While we were there the CM got everyone's attention and said he had a trivia question for us. He asked "In Bug's Life, what is the name of the ladybug?". The answer was fresh in my mind since we rode the ladybug ride earlier so I called out "Francis!". I won a pin! It has goofy and pluto with some mickey balloons. It says AAA on the back so I'm guessing it's from an old promotion and he needed a way to get rid of it. So that was fun winning something!
It was a little crowded yesterday but nothing horrible. TSMM was a 40 min wait most of the afternoon though so that was kind of a bummer having to wait that long especialy since DS is 4 and it's hard for him to be in that long of a line. Oh, and then there's the issue of the group of 2 in front of us that turned into a group of 8 by the time we got to the front. But overall we had a great time.
or the CM was clueless. After that little mix-up in the morning, we had a great time. Here's some highlights from our mini-trip:
We spent the day at DCA since my parents were with us and wanted to ride TSMM. They didn't want to get park hoppers since we weren't going to be there very long.
We walked on to all the bug's land rides which was nice since I don't like waiting very long for those ones. The big news was that DS "graduated" to the 40" mark. He's barely 40" but they let him ride Soarin'. He liked parts of it but was nervous about the whole thing so not sure we'll be going on it again any time soon. For the rest of the day he kept talking about the fireworks they showed at the end of the movie so he really liked that part. Last night I asked him what his favorite ride was and he said "the big movie ride" (a.k.a soarin') so I asked him if he wanted to go on it again sometime and he said "no, no!". I guess he has mixed feelings about it.
I was forced by DH to go on GRR even though it was my b-day and that is not my favorite ride. I like the ride but don't like to get wet. Of course, I ended up getting wetter than DH did. I think he's trying to pay me back for when i convinced him to go on splash even though he hates that ride and then I made him sit in the very front so I could hide behind him.
We had a great lunch at Wine Country Tratoria. We sat outside and the weather was perfect. I had the lasagna, DH had the meatball sandwich and my parents had chicken paninis.
As we were leaving the park, we stopped in at the pin store (PT's flea market?) and were looking around. While we were there the CM got everyone's attention and said he had a trivia question for us. He asked "In Bug's Life, what is the name of the ladybug?". The answer was fresh in my mind since we rode the ladybug ride earlier so I called out "Francis!". I won a pin! It has goofy and pluto with some mickey balloons. It says AAA on the back so I'm guessing it's from an old promotion and he needed a way to get rid of it. So that was fun winning something!
It was a little crowded yesterday but nothing horrible. TSMM was a 40 min wait most of the afternoon though so that was kind of a bummer having to wait that long especialy since DS is 4 and it's hard for him to be in that long of a line. Oh, and then there's the issue of the group of 2 in front of us that turned into a group of 8 by the time we got to the front. But overall we had a great time.
When I go to the parks I try to take at least one picture at/of everything I do, so I can REMEMBER everything I attend/do. Which means I end up with some horrible pictures sometimes (and some restroom signs/interiors!). But that one's not too bad. 
