Our FEB break Photo Trip Report updt 10/6 with last 3 updates!!!

[kathleen27]

I'm glad Hannah decided to try Test Track. The picture is cute!

I'm glad we got her on. She loved it!

great update and pics. I love TT.

what did u lose?

Thanks! Jacob lost something. coming up next.

Wow! I never noticed that about the lettuce! I'll have to check that out next time. Did you see it yourself? I wouldn't know if they actually said anything during the narration since I'm so busy pointing things out to my family!

That TRUCK is TERRIBLE! Haha. Since I rode on it many times on the single rider line, I was able to see the reactions from people who have never ridden before. Lots of screaming! Thankfully, they load the single rider last, which meant I always sat on the right side ... you know, not right next to the truck! I also would put my finger up to my left ear because it's so loud.

Oh no!

I don't think they said anything. Jacob noticed it. I couldn't figure out what he meant on the ride. It wasn't until I saw the picture.

She didn't like the truck, but other than that she enjoyed the ride.

 

[kathleen27]

We just kept losing things on this trip.

At the airport – my Dad’s car keys – found them

At Universal – Jacob’s camera – gone forever

At Animal Kingdom – Hannah’s pin – bought a new one

I forgot to mention I lost something at MK, actually I almost forgot it happened.
I lost my photopass card. I had it at BBB but couldn’t find it at Cinderella’s coach.
My Dad had a laptop with him, and I had entered the card number on the photopass site on the first day I received it. So my photos were already on my account. They use a different card at the parties anyway, and I just got a new one at Epcot. (And I wrote the # of the new one down so if I lost it, I wouldn’t have to have them search for the photos.) I will now always write my card # down.

So now at Epcot we lost one more item.

We were in line to board our car in Test Track, almost to the front of the line. Jacob realizes he should take his hat off so it doesn’t blow away. Then he realizes he is not wearing his hat. He took it off at the postcard station when he took his photo!

Since my Dad was standing next to him at the time, I’m hoping he has the hat.
Now when we were packing, I told Jacob to bring two hats. He chose two favorite baseball caps. Including a Red Sox World Champions hat I had gotten him for Christmas. At the time I suggested he not bring two “special” hats in case they got lost.
He brought them anyway. Most of the trip he wore an extra safari hat of my Dad’s.
But today he wore his RS hat, and now it was missing.

Well we rode test track, played in the car showroom,
Jacob had to test this one out:

Hannah had to copy Jacob:

My Dad met us in the showroom with FP to Mission Space. We forgot to ask if he had the hat.

Hannah did the kidcot station in the test track gift shop.

We headed over to Electric Umbrella for lunch.
We remembered the hat was missing. My Dad didn’t have it.
After lunch we headed back to Innoventions to look for the hat.
The CM remembered a hat being found. He kept unlocking cupboards and couldn’t find it. He asked another CM and she told him which cupboard.

And Jacob got his hat back!!!!

Since I don’t have any morning photos of Jacob in his hat, here is one from much later the same day.

Now for anyone who is NOT a red sox fan, here is a photo of Hannah wearing the hat from her favorite team. This is AK in 2006. Also since my Dad seems to have completely avoided the camera on this trip, he is in this one.

I took this photo of the kids at the Bronx Zoo, June 2007.
Afterwards I noticed the hats they were wearing. I thought it was really funny!

Jacob is a red sox fan and Hannah is a yankees fan.
Team wise we are all over the place at our house.
I grew up living in Miami, rooting for the Atlanta Braves. We used to see them at Spring training in West Palm Beach. Now our school breaks are always right before and after their spring training schedule at Disney.
DH (Joe) is from Philadlephia, but was not a big baseball fan, he usually roots for the Red Sox now.

Football- Joe and Jacob root for the Eagles first, then the patriots.
Like I said, I grew up in Miami.
When we stay at Pop I am taking a photo of the 1972 sign.
Which is the year my brother was born!!!! We are still both Miami Dolphins fans!


Next up Jacob gets MAD!!!!

At me.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Great updates and pictures! I'm glad Hannah enjoyed Test Track...it's a good one! And the Innoventions emails are very cute.

 

[irky416]

How lucky that Jacob's hat got returned!

That's funny about Hannah and Jacob's favorite teams. I can't wait to see what happens with you and Jacob.

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

glad he got his hat back (even if it is a red sox hat).

 

[kathleen27]

Great updates and pictures! I'm glad Hannah enjoyed Test Track...it's a good one! And the Innoventions emails are very cute.

Thanks! I was glad we convinced her to try it.

How lucky that Jacob's hat got returned!

That's funny about Hannah and Jacob's favorite teams. I can't wait to see what happens with you and Jacob.

I was glad to see it again.
They actually each have a team jersey with their last name on the back and favorite numbers. I need them to wear them together, and get a picture.

great update and pics.

glad he got his hat back (even if it is a red sox hat).

Thanks.

 

[kathleen27]

After finding Jacob’s hat, we headed over to Innoventions East and did a few activities.
Hannah did the LAST kidcot station for the future world project.

Here is her creation:

We split up again.
My Dad and Hannah went to get FPs for Test Track so we could ride again.
Then they were going to head over to Guest Relations to ask to check us in for our flight, and print out our boarding passes. We flew Southwest so I want that A group, so the three of us could sit together. In 24 hours we would have to go home.

Jacob and I went to ride Mission Space.
We rode this in 2006 and he loved it.
I did not feel right after this ride.
So…..I talked Jacob into the green side.

We rode with a cute little boy and his mom. The little boy was nervous but excited.

When the ride ended, Jacob was not happy.
He thought the green side was LAME!!!!

Jacob is the most even tempered kid in the world.
He almost NEVER gets mad.
But today he did.



He was so MAD at me.
I had cheated him out of a favorite ride.
Sorry Jacob.

I have heard that we are going on orange side next time about a thousand times since.

Personally I didn't like the green side much more than the orange.
I still felt like there was a lot of pressure on my face.
But at least I felt fine afterwards.

We didn’t stop after the ride for the activites. Jacob was not interested, he was too mad.

We left the building and found my Dad and Hannah.
They had three boarding passes in the A group, A29, A30, and A31!!!!
And FPs for test track in an hour and a half.
Which was much later than I had planned to be in Future World.

So, since we had so much time, we headed over to ride Ellen’s Energy Adventure.
We were told no wait, head right in. The preshow film was in progress. I ended up feeling like we missed something. The film ended and we headed into the theater and waited and waited. The theater seats break up and move through the building and group back together and break up….all very very slowly!

If you’re hot and tired and you need a break, this could be a good choice.
If its your last day and you are trying to do as much as possible before you have to leave, definately not the best choice.

Towards the end of the trip, I do not do well with sitting, resting, or unscheduled activities.

Next we headed over to Spaceship Earth. We had all ridden before, but we wanted to see the “new” updated ride. The scheduled reopening date had been earlier in the week. The kids loved the new computer interaction.

My Dad had been people watching all trip. And at Epcot this morning he kept telling me that Epcot was full of Florida residents.

When you ride the new SE it takes your photo and asks questions including where you live. At the end there is a large map showing where everyone who rode that day lives. Well he was right, Florida was completely filled in on the map.

Hannah insisted on waiting at one of the computer terminals to e-mail our “future” pictures home.

Meanwhile Jacob ran around the new post show ride area doing some of the activities.

Now it was about time for our TT FPs, but there was one more thing I wanted to do first.

Club Cool

We’d never been here before. Should I warn the kids about Beverly or trick them?

I told them Beverly was very bitter and everyone said it was terrible.
They are 10 & 12 they ran straight for the Beverly and tried it first.

The kids and I tried every drink. We liked the Watermelon drink from China. And another fruit flavored drink from Costa Rica. I don’t think I’d want a lot of any of the choices though. The kids loved doing this, especially Jacob. Club Cool is now on Jacob’s must see every trip list. My Dad did not get this at all. He could not comprehend why any one would ever drink any of those drinks. He drinks Coca Cola only, and he did not see the point of this attraction at all.

After that, FINALLY back to test track!!!
The three of us rode again.

Remember the first photo:
Hannah holding on tight to my hand and Jacob’s hand.

She looks so much more relaxed the second time around. Still sitting in the middle though. Jacob decided to act silly for the picture. When we got to the outside track, Hannah started to scream (for fun), but broke into giggles. She was screaming and giggling at the same time, and loving it! It was so much fun to see her enjoy this!

Next we head into the World Showcase.

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

i want to get Biff to try the beverly. he does not know about it.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

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[irky416]

Poor Jacob. I have to say though, me and Mission: Space did not get along.

I hate having to get boarding passes on your vacation. It's completely the opposite feeling of checking in for your flight 24 hours before you leave. It's exciting then, but it puts such a damper on things having to remember all day when to check in so you can leave in 24 hours. Glad you ended up with A's though!

I love the 2nd picture of Hannah on TT. She looks much happier.

 

[kvolk]

my daughter wants an indy hat to be like dad. trying to steer her 3 yr old self toward the princesses

 

[kathleen27]

great update and pics.

i want to get Biff to try the beverly. he does not know about it.

Well, if you can't get a Splash Mtn photo this time, you can at least try for a Beverly photo.

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Thanks! and Welcome!

Poor Jacob. I have to say though, me and Mission: Space did not get along.

I hate having to get boarding passes on your vacation. It's completely the opposite feeling of checking in for your flight 24 hours before you leave. It's exciting then, but it puts such a damper on things having to remember all day when to check in so you can leave in 24 hours. Glad you ended up with A's though!

I love the 2nd picture of Hannah on TT. She looks much happier.

Definately not my favorite ride.

Yeah, I think Jacob and I were both easily upset that day, because we didn't want to leave.

She loved it the second time.

 

[kathleen27]

my daughter wants an indy hat to be like dad. trying to steer her 3 yr old self toward the princesses

Too funny that she wants to be like Dad.

Hannah got a pink crown in 06. You can choose a color, then a princess for the center, and decorate with velcro on jewels.

We bought mini crowns this trip for the pirate & princess party.

And during the party Hannah's grandfather bought her a crown that has flashing lights. I didn't get a photo of that. There is princess stuff everywhere.

Good Luck with convincing her!

And Welcome to the Dis!

 

[allaboutmm]

Glad Jacob got his hat back!!!!! Your children would have been fun at last weeks Red Sox/Yankees game. We went to the one game that the RS won Lots of trash talk going on between RS/Y fans . Back to you trip report.....great report, and AMAZING pictures!!!!!Thanks for taking the time to share!

 

[kathleen27]

Glad Jacob got his hat back!!!!! Your children would have been fun at last weeks Red Sox/Yankees game. We went to the one game that the RS won Lots of trash talk going on between RS/Y fans . Back to you trip report.....great report, and AMAZING pictures!!!!!Thanks for taking the time to share!

Thanks!
Its funny that they like different teams, especially since its such a big rivalry between the Red Sox & Yankees. I have been to Fenway, but the kids never have. We went to a pawtucket game a few years ago, and had a great time. Every year I say we should go again, but we never find the time. With Hannah all the 7:30 games are out, she is not a late nighter.

 

[kathleen27]

Its been a long while, but finally I am getting another update out!
We were in Epcot, just finished Future World and...

We headed off to explore World showcase. We just had to make one quick stop in Mousegears for passports! They came with pins and a sticker set.

I thought it would be fun for the kids to do these!!!
Hannah also wanted to make a mask. Jacob was undecided about the mask.

Now were we ready to head into World showcase ???

NO.

The kids spotted an ice cream & frozen lemonade stand and wanted to stop.

While we sat and had snacks, I made the kids fill out the first page of the passport with their names and I had them write my cell phone number too. Just in case they got lost.

Finally we made it to the World showcase. We wanted to meet characters in the UK, so we started at the Canada side.

My Dad was tired, so he found a bench between Canada & the UK, and took a break.

We met Koda from Brother Bear. He was so hungry he tried to eat Hannah’s pen.
Koda was fun to meet, though We haven't seen the movie Brother Bear yet.

He got scolded by the CM, but also promised some salmon for dinner in a little bit.

We headed through the gardens to find the kidcot stop.
I love gardens, so I had to stop and take some pictures.

We found the kidcot stop and Hannah started to make her mask. Jacob decided to make one too.
They got their passports stamped and signed. I love that they had different comments in each book. Here are both pages of Jacob’s book (on the left), with the stickers in it, and the one page of Hannah’s book (right), she hasn’t put her stickers in yet.

Jacob’s refers to Canada as "home to the creator of Superman”, while Hannah’s says "home to the world’s largest shopping mall!"

After the kidcot stop we found my Dad and all headed to the UK.
Who will we meet there???

 

[wdwgirl03]

Glad to see another update! I did one of those passports a few years ago-it was a lot of fun. Though they obviously changed the design a little bit...I like that button better than mine. LOL. It's kind of funny how they wrote in Hannah's passport that Canada is home to the world's largest shopping mall...I never would have known that but I was watching a show on the Travel Channel tonight and they were actually talking about that. Just thought I'd share that.

 

[RachelNinja]

Great garden pictures! I really like the one with the walkway in the middle. Just more reason why I need to start on the other end of WS intead of always starting on the Mexico/Norway/China side!

Last time I went to Epcot, we saw kids who had the passports. Do you only get them at MouseGears? Someone said that we had to go to American Adventure to get them? And how much is it?

 

[irky416]

That's so cute that Koda tried to eat the pen! I love when characters act up!

I love the garden pictures. I don't really remember seeing that when we were there. It looks gorgeous back there!

I can't wait to find out who you meet in UK!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.