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[kaoden39]

Very cool. I love it all. And it is so cool that you have that platinum record. But honestly I love your Mickey stuff most.

 

[Sherry E]

Very cool. I love it all. And it is so cool that you have that platinum record. But honestly I love your Mickey stuff most.

Thank you! I like my Mickey stuff too (and that is only a small portion of it - I used to be merchandise crazy!) - minus the layer of dust!

Have you ever been to Catalina, Michele? I wondered that as I posted the above photos last night. I know Jasmine and Courtney have not been.

 

[mariezp]

Sherry, I loved your Catalina pictures! We went there once on one of our very first trips to Ca. I loved it, well, except for the part where my baby girl got seasick all over me on the boat ride over. My guys thought it a bit overly commercialized but I would have been happy to have been able to stay longer than just overnight and done a lot more exploring. We did do the sub tour which was really fun and we played putt-putt golf on their rather run down course. I just thought the whole idea of the people who actually lived on the island was really cool. I could see how the place might be relaxing to you. Our hotel had a balcony which would have been a great place to just relax and chill out if we'd had more time. Good luck working up a trip to rejuvenate yourself.

I have to say there must be some sort of lingering June gloom syndrome going on cause I have been a little down lately myself. Being right in the middle of an obsession with planning our WDW trip does not mix well with worrying about saving money. While the responsible thing for me to do might be to call off our whole trip it would be simply unacceptable. DH has spent his fair share and now it is time for the kids and I to enjoy something we have been really looking forward to and really need. I usually make the sacrifices but I'm not caving in this time.
Anyway, I am still deep in the throes of planning. Glad to hear you check up on me every now and then. We are down to 150 days! 2 more months and I can start panicking, wondering whether I will be able to get the ADRs I want or whether I will have to rearrange the entire itinerary I've got. I've got the days for each park picked. Now I just need to decide if we want to do any special events, like CP, and what we have got to get done in each park. I'm not feeling quite as overwhelmed anymore but not nearly as comfortable as I do when I am planning a trip to DL. There is SO much more to research!
I promise when we get back to let everyone know where my trip report is located. Thanks for still sending people to my past reports. (GASP! I've sunk to page 4!) Always nice to think you might have inspired some Disney excitement by sharing your experiences. Thanks for you high praise!

I sure hope you are able to pull yourself out of your disconnected state and put a trip or two together. I have to agree that July in the park would be way too hot. (My birthday is July 31st and I wouldn't brave it even if I could.. well maybe) But December in the park is so fantastic so you really shouldn't miss that one. (I hope the weather in WDW is as good as DL in December. That's kinda got me worried!)

Gonna have to go drop by and read Pmama's TR! See what a pro has got to say about the comparison. Don't be too envious of me. Let's wait and see if the trip is a success!

 

[mariezp]

Okay, so you mention the new camera... I must have missed it. Which Canon model did you end up with? I am pondering whether I "need" a new camera before a trip with hundreds of possibly one time photos at WDW. I love the feel and ease of my Panasonic but the pics are just not always as sharp as I would like them without editing. Debating on buying another Canon... just need a little more convincing.

 

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[kaoden39]

Sherry, you know I have lived in California my whole life, but I have never been to Catalina. Honestly, I have never been interested in going there. And truthfully getting my husband on a boat would be harder than anything.

 

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[prettyprincessbelle]

Sherry!! Your Ewok is different than mine! Mine's little outfit is a darker brown. I need to snatch it from Jesus, I still haven't done that yet. I was thinking, I have a Belle stuffed animal, the one where she's a baby, I can't find it. I think Jesus has it too! I need to go through his closet.

I love weebles. I had weebles. But not Disney ones. I think they still make them?

I get those 2 Brother Bear bears confused too.

 

[Sherry E]

Sherry!! Your Ewok is different than mine! Mine's little outfit is a darker brown. I need to snatch it from Jesus, I still haven't done that yet. I was thinking, I have a Belle stuffed animal, the one where she's a baby, I can't find it. I think Jesus has it too! I need to go through his closet.

I love weebles. I had weebles. But not Disney ones. I think they still make them?

I get those 2 Brother Bear bears confused too.

What is Jesus doing with all the stuffed animals?? I think I remember that when I got my Ewok, there were a couple of different kinds, so maybe the kind you have was the other one I vaguely remember. I need a Little Green Alien dude to complete my all-star line-up.

I think Weebles are still made, yes. That Disneyland Weebles set was not sold for very long - it was cute; it had little portly Mickey, Pluto, Donald and Goofy - but I think Minnie was missing - and there was a little Dumbo ride, and a little Teacup ride, and a Monorail. I was so sad when I had to sell it back in the '90s, but I kept the little chubby, wobbly Mickey!!

Bumbershoot explained to me the difference between Koda and Kenai as far as who their characters are in the movie, but when I look at them in person, I have no clue who is who. I will pretty much pose with anyone!

 

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[bumbershoot]

....I will overheat. I will emit fire and steam from the inside out. ... Heat does make me very ill, but I need that Fun Card!

In spite of this, I have a goal: I took one photo at DLR last December that apparently no one else has gotten.

Then we have to stop at the ticket booths (Bumbershoot says the ones on the DTD side have longer lines than the ones on the Harbor side) to upgrade Shawn's ticket to a Hopper, I have to get my Fun Card from somewhere (can I get that at the ticket booths too, so I don't have to stop at City Hall, or do I have to go to City Hall?), and, IF I decide on a whim to take my existing DL one-day tickets and apply them towards the value of a renewed AP (if DLR lets me do that), then I MAY do that too. Not sure about the AP yet. And we have to work in a Goofy's meal in the morning, but I am not sure if I can make a PS because I have no idea of the timing of everything. Then I want to stop for PhotoPass pictures before my hair and face are drenched in sweat! Then we need to try to get into DCA when it opens and high tail it over to TSMM becuase that is our favorite! As for spending the Fun Card, I may spend it on the 21st, or I may hang on to it until Halloweentime/Christmastime and get a couple of souvenirs then.

Mmm, been there done that, as you know, with the heat. First Aid ice packs are your friend! And bring a floppy hat. I think I would have done better if I had a nice floppy hat. Target has some for around 16 bucks right now.


Can you post that picture, or point me to where it is?

I too like taking closeups of things, pictures of prettiness that make my eyes happy.


Kenai is the big one pictured twice...he's with you in the green sweater...he has a totem necklace around his neck. He's the human turned bear.

Koda is the shorter, darker, cute one with your friend who is sitting.



YOu do have an AP now, that's how you're getting the fun card?

Since Shawn needs to stop at the ticket booths anyway, you might as well go with. I'd probably wait separately from Shawn, so you hopefully can get both things done at once, two different CMs rather than two transactions with one CM.

Or you can get your fun card from guest relations/services while Shawn waits at the DTD side (if it's really long, line-wise, CMs might invite people from the line over to the Harbor side anyway), and whoever is done first gets in line at the turnstiles.

What time does the park open? Can you get fun stuff done, plus Goofy's, before DCA opens???? If you weren't trying to get to DCA at opening, I'd get the ticket booth stuff done, go into DL, and grab the monorail to get over towards Goofy's.

If you think that the TSMM line is something you guys can deal with being long, you could just do DL solidly, snag the later Goofy's breakfasttime, finish DL in tomorrowland, grab monorail, eat, then go over to DCA and just deal with the longer lines.

 

[want2bsnowwhite]

I am still posting, though I have a feeling no one is out there, on the edge of their seats, anxiously awaiting my return to DLR.

I just got my birthday reminder/voucher from Disney Destinations today - YAY! I feel validated! My birthday is in the Disney computer banks! They acknowledged me! I only WISH WISH WISH I had been able to get a hotel room for either the night before my b-day or the night of, but it is not in the cards (or the wallet, or the bank account) on this trip.

I checked Accuweather's 15-day forecast and the 21st looks like it is oging to be 85 degrees...which means it will feel like it is 90 degrees in DL...which means I will burn to a crisp, but more important than that....I will overheat. I will emit fire and steam from the inside out. I will perspire all day and my PhotoPass pictures will portray me as a dripping mess. I have to try to cram as many water bottles as I can possible carry into my Baggallini, because I will need them. But I will prevail. I need my Fun Card, even if I faint and burn to death in the process of getting it. Heat does make me very ill, but I need that Fun Card!

In spite of this, I have a goal: I took one photo at DLR last December that apparently no one else has gotten. I stumped people on the UNO thread with it a while back, and i have not seen any similar photos posted on the boards. It is not a significant area of DLR, but it is a little out-of-the-way nook of no consequence and I got a picture of it that no one else seems to have. SO, my goal for the 21st is to get at least ONE photo of something rarely seen, or something no one else typically photographs. I just want one unique picture per trip, bt if I can acquire more than that, even better. It could be a close-up of something you would not oridnarily see in close-up format. It could be another little out of the way nook. It could be a sign that no one ever photographs - something! That is my goal. I will capture some thing or some vantage point on film that we never see on the DIS. I think we ALL should do that on our trips - try to capture a pictuer that no one ever gets - and it will be interesting to see which things people come up with, or from their perspectives, which things are rare.

I am still not sure how to coordinate things on the morning of the 21st - I have to be with Shawn when she parks because we need my AP to park for free, so she cannot drop me off at the gates. I don't know how eary to get to the parking structure, and I know there are certain levels from which you cannot catch the tram. Then we have to stop at the ticket booths (Bumbershoot says the ones on the DTD side have longer lines than the ones on the Harbor side) to upgrade Shawn's ticket to a Hopper, I have to get my Fun Card from somewhere (can I get that at the ticket booths too, so I don't have to stop at City Hall, or do I have to go to City Hall?), and, IF I decide on a whim to take my existing DL one-day tickets and apply them towards the value of a renewed AP (if DLR lets me do that), then I MAY do that too. Not sure about the AP yet. And we have to work in a Goofy's meal in the morning, but I am not sure if I can make a PS because I have no idea of the timing of everything. Then I want to stop for PhotoPass pictures before my hair and face are drenched in sweat! Then we need to try to get into DCA when it opens and high tail it over to TSMM becuase that is our favorite! As for spending the Fun Card, I may spend it on the 21st, or I may hang on to it until Halloweentime/Christmastime and get a couple of souvenirs then.

How should I coordinate everything? Any ideas? Anyone? I don't want to waste time anywhere and backtrack left and right. This trip is going to be very short and sweet, so not much time to waste.

Off to watch the Michael Jackson memorial coverage now....

Wow!! I will be there on the 21st through the 26th, I hope there won't be a heat wave, us Washingtonians dont handle intense heat very well

 

[bumbershoot]

Wow!! I will be there on the 21st through the 26th, I hope there won't be a heat wave, us Washingtonians dont handle intense heat very well

Well, it's late July in southern CA...expect some heat! DS and I were just down in San Diego, and the actual temp wasn't that different from SD to Anaheim, but I was near heat exhaustion the 3 partial days we were in Anaheim, but just fine in SD. It just feels hotter in Anaheim, and you have to be prepared!

 

[Sherry E]

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[bumbershoot]

"I hate to do that because it seems like backtracking when it would be just as easy to walk to the DLH through DTD when we get off the tram"

Oh man, doing that would feel like much much worse backtracking for me! Then again, I'm sure you know how I feel about DTD. The least amount of time in there the better, for me!

I've read that you can easily walk from M&F to DTD...maybe that could be an option you could do, for Goofy's, without taking the tram then walking all the way back?


Maybe you could drop off Shawn at the Harbor dropoff, so she could get her ticket thing done (why can I just picture her going to the wrong line, or doing something odd, though?), then you park and get your stuff done?

No matter what, for your sake, get some protein in your tum before anything else!

If you're going to renew early (if they'll let you renew THAT early) I'd do it later in the day. I don't think you can do ticket-related transactions at the same booth/time that you do funcard transactions anyway, due to some floopy law, so I'd just put it until later.


We found that Ocean Potion was really good for our faces. Not too goopy and it kept DS's face from getting burned at all.

 

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