Our 15 day summer adventure to WDW! NEW TR LINK 11/6 pg. 49!!

[Nicole786]

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the ribbon and card from Crystal Palace. I will be in WDW for my birthday this year, and Crystal Palace is the restaurant i'm eating at on my birthday!! I really hope they do that for me.

 

[bballbabe]

Here are some pics., you judge for yourself!~

Here's almost the same shot from 1973. THought you might get a kick out of it.

 

[DreaGirl]

Here's almost the same shot from 1973. THought you might get a kick out of it.

What a great shot comparison!

 

[arizonacolbys]

Love the latest updates!! Crystal Palace is my favorite breakfast of the trip, too - I can't wait to eat there in just a couple weeks! My hubby & I ate at the California Grill on our 5th wedding anniversary - it really is a spectacular view!

I'm also very happy to hear you had great bus service at SSR! LOL Can't wait to hear about the rest of your anniversary!

 

[MomofCKJ]

LOVE Cali Grill! So glad you had a wonderful time there. It is a great place! We had a waiter named Walter who was just amazing! And the food! And the view! You can just go on and on about that place!

Great pictures! And so glad that your timing worked out just right!

Allyson

 

[Charleston Princess]

Look how much those trees have grown in the last 36 years!

 

[dddisrunner]

Hey Diane,

Happy Belated Anniversary!!!! Sounds like you had a wonderful day, there is nothing I love more than the Magic Kingdom first thing in the morning, it truly is magical. We have always been late for our early morning CRT ressie's because I don't move quickly down Main Street when it's empty!! I take it all in and then some.

Love that Bryan wore his button without you even asking How wonderful is that....must have something to do with pixie dust maybe??

I love how they do the cards and decorate the table, just makes you feel even more special doesn't it?

As I was reading your report, I realized that this time in 3 weeks we will have just arrived in Orlando this trip has kinda snuck up on me....I'm not complaining though

3 weeks, how exciting!! Bryan was really good sport! Empty Main Street is AWESOME!

Hi Diane,
Great update as always. Love the empty Mk park pics. So nice of you to tell the CM how much it meant to you all to open the park. Looks like you had a nice Anniversary breakfast. for Brian wearing his pin. My hubby is always good about that too.

Thanks Nichole! We did have a fun morning!

Your pictures of the empty park and Crystal Palace are beautiful. I wish I had thought to take a picture of the glass dome.

Thanks so much! That is the first time in 4 visits that I remembered to take that picture!

Happy Belated ANniversary

Love your empty park pics


Can't wait to read what is next

Thanks Kelly! I LOVE an early morning empty park pics!

How nice that they decorated the table and gave you a card for your anniversary! Happy Belated Anniversary!!

I'm not sure I want to read about the duck...

Thanks! I thought it was nice that they put some extra touches on our celebration too!

Wow, breakfast looked like a lot of fun. Happy Anniversary!

Thanks, it was alot of fun!

 

[dddisrunner]

I've really been enjoying your report!

I love those pre-opening ADR's at the MK!!! You can appreciate how beautiful the MK really is without all the people ... the landscaping and the scenery are just so pretty.

Thanks! I am glad you are enjoying the report, I LOVE writing them! Early, empty Magic Kingdom is INCREDIBLE!!

That was neat that you saw the CM that picked you last year -- I am sure it made her day when you said hello to her!

Too cute that they announced your anniversary and gave you a card at Crystal Palace.

I love all of your early morning pictures -- it look sooo peaceful there first thing before all the crowds descend!

Thanks Jackie! The CM was so grateful that we reminded her! It was just a GREAT morning!!

All caught up! Great tr. Your kids are adorable.

Crystal Palace is such a great way to start the day!!!!

You are so sweet, thank you so much! CP was a GREAT way to start the day!

Fun post to start what must have been a great day for you all! Crystal Palace is so nice, we have so much fun there, DH really likes it, I have to convince him to try other places!!! Your boys look like they enjoyed the morning with Pooh and friends! They are very cute!

How great they gave you that card! Fun!!! Looking forward to hearing about the rest of the day!

Thanks! We had fun, Crystal Palace never disappoints! We were excited about the card and table decorations!

Very interested to see what is in store for you all next. CP was such a treat to eat at, we will be doing that again for sure! Main Street is so fantastic empty!

Thanks Laura! I can't imagine NOT doing CP in the morning!

How great to see an empty park! Sorry you missed Eeyore, he's my favourite! He's not gloomy...just misunderstood
I can understand about forgetting about a late night and booking an early breakfast. I bet you planned and rearranged until your eyes crossed together and then you thought it was perfect...until the actual day happens and you think "what WAS I thinking?!" Oh well your in Disney, you can recouperate when you get home

Too funny about Eeyore! All things considered, we handled the late night and early morning very well!!

I can't believe you all were at CP before opening after being at CG late the night before! Can't wait to read more about your day.

Thanks! We handled it pretty well considering how late we were out!

Sounds like a great anniversary so far! I cannot believe you all woke up!!! Ha ha!

Thanks, we did wake up and had a GREAT morning!

I really like Crystal Palace as well....what a fun place! I would love to eat there again this trip - I am thinking that one morning, I would take the kiddies for a breakfast so my aunt and uncle could have a nice, quiet morning to themselves - I bet they would all LOVE it at CP!

The kids would definitely love CP, how sweet of you to take them and give your aunt and uncle a rest!

Hi Diane - Great updates ... I loved your "Princess Breakfast" and how sweet the princesses were with your boys. The Kim possible adventures looked really interesting. I also really like your Cali grill dinner and watching Wishes.

Thanks so much! The princesses were great with the boys, that was a fantastic experience. KP missions are ALOT of fun but it was SO HOT!

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the ribbon and card from Crystal Palace. I will be in WDW for my birthday this year, and Crystal Palace is the restaurant i'm eating at on my birthday!! I really hope they do that for me.

Thanks Nicole! I sure hope they celebrate with you like they did with us!

Here's almost the same shot from 1973. THought you might get a kick out of it.

WOW, what a GREAT picture, thanks for posting it!!

What a great shot comparison!

It is pretty incredible!!

Love the latest updates!! Crystal Palace is my favorite breakfast of the trip, too - I can't wait to eat there in just a couple weeks! My hubby & I ate at the California Grill on our 5th wedding anniversary - it really is a spectacular view!

I'm also very happy to hear you had great bus service at SSR! LOL Can't wait to hear about the rest of your anniversary!

Your trip is getting so close! Cali Grill really is a special place! Yes, we had very good bus service at SSR! Thanks for posting!

LOVE Cali Grill! So glad you had a wonderful time there. It is a great place! We had a waiter named Walter who was just amazing! And the food! And the view! You can just go on and on about that place!

Great pictures! And so glad that your timing worked out just right!

Allyson

Thanks Allyson! I forget our waiters name,but he was AWESOME. Glad you had a great experience there too!

 

[dddisrunner]

Look how much those trees have grown in the last 36 years!

I know! I cannot believe how much that whole area has changed!!

 

[dddisrunner]

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[Tnkrbelle565]

Happy Belated Anniversary!

What a great story about the CM. I'm sure you made her day!

 

[dddisrunner]

Happy Belated Anniversary!

What a great story about the CM. I'm sure you made her day!

Thanks so much! It was nice to see her again!!

 

[dddisrunner]

So we left off with us waiting for the rope drop over by Cosmic Rays! This was a ominous sign for the future!

Finally the rope dropped and we rushed off to my favorite ride in ALL of Walt Disney World!!!!


NOT!!!


We were at the Indy Speedway! CAN'T. STAND. THIS. RIDE!!!! I have no clue why the boys love it so much!!! The only bright spot was that we were first in line WITHOUT ducking under the rope!!!!!

We had to wait just a few moments and then we were off to crawl around the racetrack! Matthew drove Bryan and Eric took me for a spin!!

Our view of Matthew and Bryan.....

Some pics. along the way!

We get all the way to the end and then the CM does this to Matthew and Bryan's car....

and leaves us waiting there for 5 minutes! H-E-L-L-O!!! Finally we were set free from the smoke infested racetrack and Bryan says "Hey, let's go again!" WHAT! NO WAY, I then tell him I will go fastpass Splash Mountain and meet them at Philharmagic...I was NOT getting back on that DUMB ride!!!

So after there second joyride, we all met up at Philharmagic! We LOVE this show, it is Disney at its best!!

After Philharmagic, we went over to Pirates and saw this sign!

Then we rode Pirates!

Eric on the ride!

Eric was getting upset with me for taking his picture, so he told me he was going to punch me with his "fist of fury" if I didn't stop! TOO FUNNY!

After surviving Eric's fist of fury and seeing Captain Jack, we headed over to see all the Brer animals!!!

LOVE THIS RIDE!!

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[dddisrunner]

After our ride on Splash Mountain we decided to grab some lunch at Pinnochio Village Haus!

After lunch we decided to head back to SSR and relax before our date night!!! We happened to catch the Move it, Shake it, Celebrate it parade on our way out. It was SO CUTE!

After the parade we made our way down Main St. and took these pictures! Something we have never done before!

then we went to the bus stop and no one was waiting, well.............except for these guys!

Eric intently watching, you all remember how afraid he is of moving things!!!!

See how brave they are getting, and how close they are to Eric's stroller!

Well, not 2 seconds later the ducks take a CRAP right where we would stand to get on the bus!!!! GROSS! Eric of course FLIPPED out and said he wasn't walking and that I HAD to carry him!! During this commotion the bus had pulled up and of course now we had to try and step over the CRAP!! TOO FUNNY! So Bryan picks Eric up and carries him onto the bus and I am just LAUGHING at them! It was really nasty and the ducks just waddled away like it was no big deal!!!


COMING UP NEXT: DATE NIGHT!

 

[shannon47142]

I also love Splash and dislike IndySpeedway
You got some nice,clear pictures of Splash--good thing "the fist of fury" didn't get you

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Ha ha!! Fist of fury!!! LOL


EEeewwww to duck poo poo!

 

[catherines_mama]

at the duck poop. i love it. The ducks really need to get better bathroom manners.

Sounds like a wonderful MK day Phillarmagic is our favorite too! I like to watch the kids more then the movie, they are so cute.

Sounds like a great trip so far, can't wait to hear about date night.

 

[bballbabe]

Congratulations on not having to duck under a rope today.

 

[Native NYer]

The duck poop incident is too funny!

I completely agree with you about the race cars in the MK. It takes forever and it isn't fun.

 

[Queenofallthings]

I agree 100% with you on that Indy ride....I have never gone and never will. When Jasmine was 6 my BIL took her and Purplepeg and I people watched.

Too funny about the ducks.....I was crying I was laughing so hard

Can't wait to hear about date night.....