"No One's Gloomy or Complaining"-in DISNEY WORLD!~An 11/12 TR!-*NEW TR Link pg 56!!!*

Your pictures of the castle are getting me so excited for the holidays! :goodvibes The castle looks its best all decked out in lights and changing colors.


The parade sounds like a lot of fun. Those toy soldiers look awesome; I bet they are a sight in person.


Are you going to the part again this year? (Sorry if you've already mentioned it, can't remember.)
 
Love the castle at Christmas...its breathtaking!
Boo for thrle last day of the trip...that feeling is the absolute worse feeling in the world...ugh...and the ride HOME from the airport. .that just sucks cause you know your time in Disney is over...

Good life lessons!!
 
Wonderful pictures of the castle and Celebrate the Magic show - just stunning! So glad things are back on track for you and you're going back to Disney! I booked a last minute (for me any way) trip December 5-10. I'll keep your life lesson in mind . Great updates!
 
Your update is getting me so excited for our trip! Love those castle lights and just the whole atmosphere of the MK for the holidays! :yay:

I'm glad you get to go back this year!
 

Enchanted Tales with Belle looks so cute, I definitely have to do that! ( and I get a little shy around the princesses too! I don't know what I'll do now that Mickey can talk! )
In Disney, DH wears crocs and I wear rubber flip flops. Hazards of the vacation! Better to be comfy and happy than glam and in pain.
I'm so excited for Celebrate the Magic!! I haven't seen it yet!
Your whole christmas party update literally gave me the shivers. I am so excited for my trip and my own christmas party!
And I did. It know they kept those pretty little ponies at the Fort! I need to make an excursion to go see them!

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Great updates! I love the Christmas parade, it is truly amazing. It was fun seeing it with the snow on Main Street, but being rained on by soap bubbles lost its appeal pretty quickly. :rotfl: I am a total Frontierland parade-watching convert! It's soooo much easier to deal with than Main Street! You got some great pics as well.

I just can't tell you how excited I am for you and your upcoming trip!! Sounds like it is much-needed.
 
Love all the pics you took! And don't be so hard on yourself you are on vacation wear what ever is comfortable and if they don't like it they don't have to look at you do they!!!
 
Ahhh Jen, I know that I already told you this but I'm so happy for you! I'm so glad your awful year can end on a happy note, you deserve it! And congrats on the job!!!

So cool that you got to meet Scrooge McDuck! He was there in 2009 and before, and 2012, but of course the two years in between, the two years I actually got to go to the party, he wasn't there. Sigh! This update made me miss MVMCP so badly!

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I really liked Celebrate the Magic too! I thought it was a nice transition from MM&Y.

Love the pictures of Holiday Wishes!

The thing I love most about the reindeer in that parade is that they look like such dingbats. Derp!

Brandon sounds just like my Dad. Anytime we want to go in any stores in WDW, he just wants to go and wait outside. :lmao:

Oh no, last Disney day. Boo. :sad1:
 
Wonderful updates, Jen. You got some stunning shots of the castle show,(love that new show and we totally missed it last month and won't be making that mistake again), Wishes and the parade.

:yay::yay::yay: for getting in a couple of more attractions before the park closed, and leaving Brandon outside while shopping (always a good idea).

Can't wait to hear about your last day.

Thank you! The castle show was beautiful, I can't wait to see it again!

Haha, yeah that's definitely a good strategy, leaving Brandon outside when I want to look in the shops! :rotfl2:

Great update :)

I LOVE the castle pics from Christmas wishes!!!!!!! They're perfect!!!

life lessons. Gotta love em! :)

Thanks! Holiday Wishes is my favorite!!!

Haha, yeah I know right? :eek: :rotfl2:

You're the only person who can make me WANT to go back to Disney during Christmas time! We went that one time back in 2006 and I wasn't overly impressed so we always stick to October now. But the MK looks so pretty in your pictures!

It's funny that you mention how you dress to parks because I swear I made a similar comment to my DF on our trip! I was wearing yoga pants and crocs and asked him if I looked like a loser! :rotfl2: I'd wear them anyway because they're so comfortable, but our room at BWV didn't have a full length mirror so I couldn't see myself and it made me self conscious!

I know you know this already but I am so happy you get to go back this year! I told you I had a good feeling about that job! :thumbsup2

Haha, I don't understand how some people don't like the Christmas season at Disney!!! :eek: I love October for Halloween and Food and Wine, but I just love Christmas a little more! I wish there was a way I could do a Food and Wine/Halloween trip AND a Christmas trip every year! I suppose I could just move there...:idea:

Haha I don't actually care what I look like in the parks! I do like to make fun of myself in pictures, but whatever, I need to be 100% comfortable if I'm walking around all day! :thumbsup2

THANKS!!! I'm happy too!!! It still doesn't even seem real! :goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes:goodvibes

Fantabulous update! I'm going to my very first MVMCP next year and I can't wait. Your update got me so excited!

Thank you! You are going to LOVE MVMCP!!! It's the best thing ever! :yay::dance3:
 
Your pictures of the castle are getting me so excited for the holidays! :goodvibes The castle looks its best all decked out in lights and changing colors.


The parade sounds like a lot of fun. Those toy soldiers look awesome; I bet they are a sight in person.


Are you going to the part again this year? (Sorry if you've already mentioned it, can't remember.)

I know, I'm so excited to see the Castle all lit up again! :yay:

Have you not been to MVMCP??? :eek: I just assumed you have since you live there! You are going to love it! (You're going right? Or were you debating on not going because of the baby?) The toy soldiers are awesome, the whole parade is just amazing! :upsidedow

Love the castle at Christmas...its breathtaking!
Boo for thrle last day of the trip...that feeling is the absolute worse feeling in the world...ugh...and the ride HOME from the airport. .that just sucks cause you know your time in Disney is over...

Good life lessons!!

It is!!! :cool1:

Haha, yeah going home is awful, that's why I need to live there, so when I go home, I'll know that I'm just minutes away from my happy place! :cool2:

Thanks! :thumbsup2

Wonderful pictures of the castle and Celebrate the Magic show - just stunning! So glad things are back on track for you and you're going back to Disney! I booked a last minute (for me any way) trip December 5-10. I'll keep your life lesson in mind . Great updates!

Thank you! And thank you!!! I can't wait to go back I feel like I'm going to be an emotional wreck during this trip, because I really cannot believe things worked out and I'm really going!!!! :dance3::woohoo:

Your update is getting me so excited for our trip! Love those castle lights and just the whole atmosphere of the MK for the holidays! :yay:

I'm glad you get to go back this year!

Yay!!! It really is the best time of year to go, I can't wait for the Castle lights!!! :dance3:

Thank you! :goodvibes

Enchanted Tales with Belle looks so cute, I definitely have to do that! ( and I get a little shy around the princesses too! I don't know what I'll do now that Mickey can talk! )
In Disney, DH wears crocs and I wear rubber flip flops. Hazards of the vacation! Better to be comfy and happy than glam and in pain.
I'm so excited for Celebrate the Magic!! I haven't seen it yet!
Your whole christmas party update literally gave me the shivers. I am so excited for my trip and my own christmas party!
And I did. It know they kept those pretty little ponies at the Fort! I need to make an excursion to go see them!

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It really is adorable! OMG I know! Talking Mickey is awesome, but a little scary! Although I feel like he might be ok to talk to because even though he speaks, he's still not a face character, you know? Like, the princesses are PEOPLE! But Mickey is Mickey! :rotfl:

I totally agree about Crocs! They're ugly, but they're comfy!

You are going to have the best time at the party, it is SO much fun! Make sure you see Holiday Wishes and the parade! :yay:

Aww those ponies are so cute! I wish I had a reason to go to the Fort on this trip, but there's just no time! :eek:
 
Great updates! I love the Christmas parade, it is truly amazing. It was fun seeing it with the snow on Main Street, but being rained on by soap bubbles lost its appeal pretty quickly. :rotfl: I am a total Frontierland parade-watching convert! It's soooo much easier to deal with than Main Street! You got some great pics as well.

I just can't tell you how excited I am for you and your upcoming trip!! Sounds like it is much-needed.

Thank you! Haha, yeah it's not fun when the "snow" gets in your eyes, but it's pretty! I love watching the parades in Fronteirland, but I'd really love to watch it just once, coming down Main Street! :thumbsup2

Thank you! It IS much needed, I'm SO excited!!! :yay:

Love all the pics you took! And don't be so hard on yourself you are on vacation wear what ever is comfortable and if they don't like it they don't have to look at you do they!!!

Thank you! Haha, thanks! I don't actually care what I look like in the parks, I just want to be comfy! I just like to make fun of myself, but I love my Crocs! :rotfl2:

Ahhh Jen, I know that I already told you this but I'm so happy for you! I'm so glad your awful year can end on a happy note, you deserve it! And congrats on the job!!!

So cool that you got to meet Scrooge McDuck! He was there in 2009 and before, and 2012, but of course the two years in between, the two years I actually got to go to the party, he wasn't there. Sigh! This update made me miss MVMCP so badly!

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Thank you! :goodvibes Yes, I'm so glad this horrible year is over and it's ending with a DISNEY trip! :yay:

Aww I'm sorry you are missing MVMCP! This will be my 5th year going for Christmas, and my 4th year doing MVMCP...so I'm setting myself up for some serious depression if I can't go one year! :rotfl: :sad:

I really liked Celebrate the Magic too! I thought it was a nice transition from MM&Y.

Love the pictures of Holiday Wishes!

The thing I love most about the reindeer in that parade is that they look like such dingbats. Derp!

Brandon sounds just like my Dad. Anytime we want to go in any stores in WDW, he just wants to go and wait outside. :lmao:

Oh no, last Disney day. Boo. :sad1:

Isn't it great, I loved it! :yay:

Thanks! Holiday Wishes is the best!

Haha, I know, that's why I love them too! They're insane! :crazy2:

Haha, yeah, Brandon is a grump when it comes to shopping! :confused3 He does like Mouse Gear but for some reason he's not a fan of the Main Street shops! Whatever! :confused3 :rotfl2:
 
Hollywood!!!

Friday, 11/16

Hi guys! OMG we made it! We're up to the last day of my trip! At this time last year, I was counting down the days until I would GO on this trip, and now I'm just getting around to finishing the TR! Crazy!

I can't believe I'm going back in less than a month! It's insane! Sadly, I won't be able to do a PTR for this trip, I wanted to but since this TR still has a few updates left and I only have 25 days until I leave, I just don't see the point! I will do a few PTR updates here though, if you're interested! I'm not sure if I should do a TR for this upcoming trip either...I feel like all of my TR's are Christmas TR's and that you guys are probably bored with them! :confused3

Anyway, after our late night out partying, it wasn't exactly easy to get up for rope drop but somehow, I made myself do it, and I actually got Brandon up and out of bed too! I had no interest in doing anything to my hair or putting on make up so I just put my hair up and tossed on some Minnie ears and I was ready to go. If only I could do that in real life. Oh, my hair looks awful today? Let me just put on my Minnie ears to hide it. :thumbsup2

We managed to make it to Hollywood Studios by 8:50 and by the time we walked over, they were already letting people in. So we walked quickly over to Toy Story Mania and grabbed some FP's for later...11:40 was our return time, so it wasn't too bad!

Before we did anything, Brandon wanted to get breakfast so we went to Starring Roles. We both were boring and got bagels. Of course I considered getting a cupcake for breakfast, of course! But I didn't for some reason. I regret it. :sad2: Not a proud moment for me.

While we were sitting there, I kind of went into some panic about our lunch plans. Originally we had an ADR at 50's Prime Time, but I was so afraid to go there, now that the day was finally here! I have such anxiety about that place, you don't understand! I want to go, I want to like it, but I'm so nervous about people yelling at me! I feel like I'd need a few shots to be able to play along and not let it bother me!

So I was looking on my phone for replacement ADR's and I found Sci Fi. I booked that instead. But then Brandon said he didn't want to go to Sci Fi. So I asked where he wanted to go and he said somewhere different. So I checked to see what was available and I was telling him everything...no, no, no...YES! Finally I said something that he agreed too! I booked it before he could change his mind!

Once we were finished with Starring Roles, we were wandering around and saw some of the characters out, so we stopped to get pictures with Donald and Daisy. These pictures are terrible and we look like the biggest dorks on earth, but I'll put one up for your amusement...



Haha...oh man, it's just so bad. But they were fun to meet, so I guess I'm glad to have the picture to remember!

We didn't really have anything planned so we went to see the Muppets! Yay!!!





Aww, Beeker, he's my favorite! Well, him and Bean Bunny!

The Muppets were awesome as usual! Apparently, when we were finished, we decided to just wander around until it was time to use our FP's. WHY we didn't go to the Tower of Terror is confusing me, I guess we didn't want to walk that far? Makes no sense, but we just walked around and I found...



Duckie Momo! If you don't watch Phineas and Ferb, this means nothing to you, haha! I just thought it was so cute that they had Duckie Momo near the Phineas and Ferb meet and greet area! (I can't really describe who Duckie Momo is if you don't watch P&F...Candace is P&F's sister, and she's obsessed with him!)

Somehow, we ended up near Star Tours next, where I went to the bathroom while Brandon waited for me. He started freaking out while I was in there, because he was watching the Jedi Training Academy, but he didn't know what it was, so he just thought he stumbled upon Darth Vader randomly coming out! So he was all excited when I came out and was telling me about it and I was like "yeah, they do that all day". :rotfl2:

However, I've never actually watched it, so we stood there for a little while. It was pretty cool, I love Star Wars, and Darth Vader is my favorite! I really have to go to Star Wars weekends someday!







When we were finished watching Darth Vader, we went over to...



Rockin Roller Coaster. So we did go over there after all! However, we didn't ride the Tower of Terror, just RnRC! I'm not sure why, I guess the line was really long?



Wahhh, my Tower, off in the distance!



Well, that's all, we went on RnRC and then it was back to Pixar Place! SO WEIRD! I have no explanation of this in my notes...usually if I can't ride the Tower of Terror, I'm heartbroken...and it being my last day in Disney and everything...I'm just not getting it! :confused3

Finally it was time for Toy Story Mania!



When we got back to Pixar Place, we had about 5 minutes before we could use our FP's so we just stood to the side to wait. While we were standing there, a green army guy came out! I was so excited, I've seen pictures of them but this was my first time seeing one in person! Brandon was excited too, and no one was going over to this guy, so I made Brandon go up to him and take a picture with him! When we got over to him, Brandon said something dorky like "permission to take a picture with you sir?" :rotfl: Ugh we are such losers!





Finally it was time to use our FP!!!



My notes from this last day are awful, that's why this update is all over the place, BUT I did make sure to make a note that I beat Brandon at Toy Story Mania this time! :cool1:



He made excuses because of his shoulder surgery, blah blah blah...whatever, I beat you! I wish I could get over 200,000 someday though! :confused3

Once we finished with TSM, it was time to hop over to another park for our lunch ADR! I can't believe we spent so little time at DHS that morning, and that I didn't ride ToT! :eek: I wish I wrote down why, but I'm guessing the line was just too long and I was too upset to even bother making a note of it! I get emotional when it comes to that Tower and me not getting to ride it! :rotfl:

Up next...lunch at a new place for us!

 
If you don't want to do a TR I'd understand, but I'm sure all your readers (including me) would love to read one!

I promise you that 50's isn't as bad as you think. Not all of the people that work there get that into it, and even so I think they're good at figuring out if the guest is uncomfortable. It's all in good fun, nobody would actually yell at you. ;)

So curious about your lunch!

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The pictures of you are NOT awful!

My TR sounds much of the same.. if I don't have a picture than I have no idea what I did or why!

Every trip is different even its at the same time of the year so I'm sure we would all like to hear about your next trip!

Try eating at the Tune-In Lounge sometime if you don't want to try the restaurant. But honestly its just FUN!
 
25 days! Woo hoo!!!!!

You know I would always be there for your TR if you chose to do one. So I vote yes. :thumbsup2

Don't worry about PTC! It's so much fun. And most of the time, I actually get a boring server. :lmao:

Dorky is all good my dear. Especially in WDW! It's like the dork homeland.
 
Loved reading about the Christmas party. We are going for the first time and can't wait.
 
:( wonder why you didn't write about not riding ToT.....weird.

Haha Mike would be the same way..saying no to all my adr ideas haha

No!!!! You need to make a TR for this next trip!!!! I LOVE reading about your trips!!!!!!!
 
If you do decide to do a TR for your upcoming trip, I would definitely read it. I don't think you can have too many holiday reports. :rotfl:


I think the CMs at 50's gauge their audience before they start too many antics. My server saw 2 adults and didn't do anything embarrassing, so I think you'd be fine if you ate there. Plus, they are usually good at seeing if someone's uncomfortable. And the food is worth the risk.:thumbsup2


Congrats on getting the top score on TSMM! :cool1: I know when I beat Alex, it was a huge deal. So, I can relate to the excitement. :lmao:
 















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