Ohhhh boy~ here we go again! Anderson/VanDamme Vegas/California road trip vacation!

[reyasmommy]

I have been reading your PTR off and on all day. I am looking forward to hearing more!

Your DD is a doll, by the way!

Thank you! Your DD is a doll as well!

I'm glad you've decided to read my PTR, I really enjoyed your TR! I can't wait to share my DL/California experience with everybody when I get back.

 

[Quest4fun]

If your son loves sports you can't go wrong! You have one in Vegas don't you?

You're right there is plenty to do. I just looked on their website and it looks like you can call ahead for priority seating!

Yes you can. That will cut your wait time in half at the very least. It's not a reservation though which they will/should tell you when you make it. It basically puts you at or near the front of the line depending on how many other people have priority seating and got there before you.

 

[reyasmommy]

Yes you can. That will cut your wait time in half at the very least. It's not a reservation though which they will/should tell you when you make it. It basically puts you at or near the front of the line depending on how many other people have priority seating and got there before you.

Your siggie cracks me up! I can't stop watching it! I'm easily amused.

 

[reyasmommy]

I decided to buy Alyssa's birthday present(s) today! I bought a bunch of Disney Dollars for her to use on the trip and ordered the cutest Autograph book. It's perfect... has all the princesses and an area to put all her pictures we take of her with the characters next month. I can't wait for her to open it.

 

[JaneJetson]

I decided to buy Alyssa's birthday present(s) today! I bought a bunch of Disney Dollars for her to use on the trip and ordered the cutest Autograph book. It's perfect... has all the princesses and an area to put all her pictures we take of her with the characters next month. I can't wait for her to open it.

So cute!!

 

[mommaU4]

That is cute!!

 

[MadiMouse]

I would love to eat at the ESPN zone. I heard the food is great!

Sending pixie dust for the Ellen tickets.

 

[reyasmommy]

I would love to eat at the ESPN zone. I heard the food is great!

Sending pixie dust for the Ellen tickets.

Ahhhh thanks! It's not looking good but I'll take that pixie dust anyway!

As far as the ESPN zone goes this is what I found out.... Disney Dining can only make PS for small groups and it has to be before 5:00pm. But you can make priority seating through the ESPN zone website up to 3 days in advance for as many people as you like.

 

[reyasmommy]

SO Reya and I called Disney Dining today and made our PS reservations for Blue Bayou on the 23rd at 1:40 PM and the Lilo and Stitch breakfast on the 26th for 10:20 am...... YAY!! I'm sooooo excited! I can't wait to tell you all how her first character breakfast turns out!

 

[JaneJetson]

Could she be any cuter??!? She is so freaking adorable!!!

 

[Quest4fun]

SO Reya and I called Disney Dining today and made our PS reservations for Blue Bayou on the 23rd at 1:40 PM and the Lilo and Stitch breakfast on the 26th for 10:20 am...... YAY!! I'm sooooo excited! I can't wait to tell you all how her first character breakfast turns out!

See if they can put you at a waterfront table away from the kitchen doors. It's worth the extra 10 minutes to wait in my opinion.

 

[reyasmommy]

See if they can put you at a waterfront table away from the kitchen doors. It's worth the extra 10 minutes to wait in my opinion.

Thanks, I will

 

[reyasmommy]

Does anybody here know much about the pin trading?!? I found some great "booster" sets on ebay and wondering if I should buy them. Would that be the best idea if I want to get pins for my 2 year old to trade?

 

[JaneJetson]

If you can find them cheap on ebay...that's what I would do. Then you can trade with castmembers for better ones. I don't really know much about trading at all. I just know that there are a lot of pins you can only get from cast members (or from ebay...which is where I've recently purchased a couple.)

 

[reyasmommy]

OKAY ...... So I have begun my quest for finding some great disney pins for Reya! I'm already having too much fun and my DH is going to need to take my Debit card away soon or I might go a little crazy!!

ANYWAY** Here's the two I've bought on Ebay so far. ((I'll post each one I buy))

 

[JaneJetson]

OKAY ...... So I have begun my quest for finding some great disney pins for Reya! I'm already having too much fun and my DH is going to need to take my Debit card away soon or I might go a little crazy!!

ANYWAY** Here's the two I've bought on Ebay so far. ((I'll post each one I buy))

Very cute! I'm so happy that someone else is buying pins on ebay too. I don't feel so crazy now...haha. I'll be posting the ones I buy (and the ones I really want) in my pre-trip report too...especially since I don't have a whole lot of planning to do right now.

Do you have any favorite characters your looking for in pins? Or any certain type of pin? So far I've been searching a lot for ones that have to do with attractions at the parks. A lot of the ones I like are actually from WDW.

 

[mommaU4]

Cute pins! I might have missed it, but does she already have a lanyard to put them on?

 

[travelmel]

I'm all caught up!

Nice that Reya has Disney Dining on her squeaky phone speed dial!

Just FYI ... I think if you make your PS for BB as early as possible (when it opens) you'll most likely get a waterside table automatically. At least that's what happened to us and we hadn't made our reservations that far in advance. I just asked for the earliest available and I think we got 11:15 and were the 3rd or so table to be sat for the day.

Can't wait to see your TR pics from your dining!

Also, Ellen sounds like fun! A good way to wrap up the hollywood sight-seeing stuff.

 

[reyasmommy]

Very cute! I'm so happy that someone else is buying pins on ebay too. I don't feel so crazy now...haha. I'll be posting the ones I buy (and the ones I really want) in my pre-trip report too...especially since I don't have a whole lot of planning to do right now.

Do you have any favorite characters your looking for in pins? Or any certain type of pin? So far I've been searching a lot for ones that have to do with attractions at the parks. A lot of the ones I like are actually from WDW.

No, I'm not looking for anything particular. Just that I want to pay under $5.00 for each pin. Oh, and they have to be cute of course! I'm already addicted.

Cute pins! I might have missed it, but does she already have a lanyard to put them on?

Nope. I'm actually a little disappointed about that. Everything I've found would just be way to large on her. She's only 35" tall and all of the lanyards I've found would go down to her knees. I did however find this lanyard..........

I'm not sure if it's going to work or not because it looks really thin, but it's adjustable so I might buy it.

I'm all caught up!

Nice that Reya has Disney Dining on her squeaky phone speed dial!

Just FYI ... I think if you make your PS for BB as early as possible (when it opens) you'll most likely get a waterside table automatically. At least that's what happened to us and we hadn't made our reservations that far in advance. I just asked for the earliest available and I think we got 11:15 and were the 3rd or so table to be sat for the day.

Can't wait to see your TR pics from your dining!

Also, Ellen sounds like fun! A good way to wrap up the hollywood sight-seeing stuff.

She has all the important people on her speed dial! She's only 2 and I can't keep her off the freakin' phone. She even likes to text!

What am I going to do when she becomes a teenager.

As far as Blue Bayou, I tried making reservations as early as possible and they said that 1:40 was the earliest they could accomodate a party of my size. I did however make reservations the following day at 11:30 am, just in case.

Well, nobody has called me about Ellen tickets, so it's not looking good. Oh well.

 

[mommaU4]

When she's a teen you'll lock her in her room like any good parent.

Those pics of her are so cute and I love the Princess couch she's sitting on.