Over the river and through the FUN!

[Happy Elf]

What a fun bunch of pirates!
Wow! Cool castle pictures!

 

[IluvXU]

Anytime I see the castle like that it takes my breath away. I am not big on decorating the castle (we were there the year they made it look like the birthday cake-yikes!!!!!) but the lights just enhance the look. Someday

 

[punkin413]

isn't it so much fun to see someone that's new to disney having a good time there? i'm glad jarvis seems to be having fun!

and the castle..... it was SO beautiful!!!! i can't wait to see it again someday.

 

[Lady Lallie]

Hello! I have finally caught up on your TR. It's wonderful, I love all of your pictures!

 

[sunny_stace]

MeMom I love your POTC ride through! I wish I was there riding now...I too am not sure if the sign is new....hmmm...
And I love the pirate themed photos in the gift shop! It looks like you were having a great time!

And the lighting of the castle!!! I loved this soooo much and my camera died just as it was starting the night I caught it! Thank you for sharing your pics and helping me relive it! You're awesome!

Jill - I'm glad to hear you got all hooked up okay! I look forward to hearing more from you! Hope you're feeling well!

 

[tinkgurl]

I don't remember that PoTC sign being there...unless I never noticed it!

Ooooooh! Love the pictures in front of the castle. I haven't seen that show or the castle lit up like that in person, but I want to really bad!

 

[Megablocks]

I love the picture of everyone dressed as pirates!

My mom's old coworker got to see the castle lit up when she went in December. All the pictures that I've seen of it lit up are soooo beautiful and I am dying to see it for real one of these days.

 

[xoktenox]

I really love all those castle pictures! The show looks like its so cute too, I'm soooo dying to see it!

I also liked the pirate picture too, so cute to see the boys get into the spirit of Disney too!

 

[carissanboys]

Yes, the Jack Sparrows you see on that ride DO look VERY real. I will embarrassingly admit that the first time we went on it, we really thought some of them were real.

I know it's been said, but not by me and it's just a fact that needs to be repeated - Trent and Jarvis are very good looking (and dressed as pirates only adds to that ).

Yes, taking notes while on a trip really is a must in order to remember everything correctly. At the end of every day I would take time to write down what happened. I never use to do that before writing TRs.

That show for the castle lighting looks like a lot of fun. And someday I plan to get there for the holidays.

 

[MeMom]

What a fun bunch of pirates!
Wow! Cool castle pictures!

I love the look Jarvis gave. He was really getting into character.

Anytime I see the castle like that it takes my breath away. I am not big on decorating the castle (we were there the year they made it look like the birthday cake-yikes!!!!!) but the lights just enhance the look. Someday

I didn't care for that cake at all, but the lights are a different story. They enhance it, not overtake it!

isn't it so much fun to see someone that's new to disney having a good time there? i'm glad jarvis seems to be having fun!

and the castle..... it was SO beautiful!!!! i can't wait to see it again someday.

It was fun to have someone new along.

You're going to have to swipe a whole lot of Mickey heads to make a countdown calendar for a December 2010 trip!!!

Hello! I have finally caught up on your TR. It's wonderful, I love all of your pictures!

Welcome aboard! I have a lot of light pictures yet to come that I'll be putting up on that thread, too.

MeMom I love your POTC ride through! I wish I was there riding now...I too am not sure if the sign is new....hmmm...
And I love the pirate themed photos in the gift shop! It looks like you were having a great time!

And the lighting of the castle!!! I loved this soooo much and my camera died just as it was starting the night I caught it! Thank you for sharing your pics and helping me relive it! You're awesome!

Jill - I'm glad to hear you got all hooked up okay! I look forward to hearing more from you! Hope you're feeling well!

The more I think about it, that sign probably is new. I can't recall ever taking a picture of it before. I don't know, though. Maybe it was posted somewhere else in the queue and they've just moved it to the front. Only an expert would know, and I'm not a POTC expert.

That was sure a bad time for your camera to die out!

I don't remember that PoTC sign being there...unless I never noticed it!

Ooooooh! Love the pictures in front of the castle. I haven't seen that show or the castle lit up like that in person, but I want to really bad!

Okay, we're going to go with 'it's new' then, since everyone seems to think it is.

I hope you'll be able to go for a November or December trip, too, to see the castle. It's prettier in person than in pictures. You just can't get the full effect of that huge castle in sparkling lights in the small pictures.

I love the picture of everyone dressed as pirates!

My mom's old coworker got to see the castle lit up when she went in December. All the pictures that I've seen of it lit up are soooo beautiful and I am dying to see it for real one of these days.

You need to see it for real. It is amazing! It's fun to stand in the crowd and listen to the oohs and aahs as it lights up little by little.

I really love all those castle pictures! The show looks like its so cute too, I'm soooo dying to see it!

I also liked the pirate picture too, so cute to see the boys get into the spirit of Disney too!

They don't anywhere near do it justice. You can probably youtube the show and the castle lighting to give you a better idea of what it's all about, but there's nothing like being there.

The guys were excited about being there.
They had eaten well, so they were happy and ready to play!


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I only got out to go to the grocery store yesterday morning, and it was bitter cold. I'm going to brave the elements again in a little while to go to church, and then I'm going to come back, fix something piping hot for lunch, and hole up in the house again and stay warm! I think today is the day it's supposed to take an upward turn in temperature, so I'm hoping for that. This heating bill is going to be outrageous!

 

[Charleston Princess]

One day I hope to experience that castle lighting show in person -- I watched it on youtube last year and got all teary-eyed just watching someone's shaky home video. I am such a sap.

That photo of everyone dressed as pirates is great! I noticed that Jarvis and Trent's hooks don't really fit on them too well.

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

Good to see everyone getting into the spirit at the POTC gift shop, fun pic!

The castle pics are Beautiful. Someday.....

I just got a heating bill for the last 2 mths and all I can say is OUCH! Be glad you are not living here. I need a group hug.

You are off to church and I'm off to work, enjoy the day! Stay warm.

 

[Lovemy3babes]

I saw the castle all lit up in November and it about brought me to tears. It's just breathtaking! Great pictures MeMom.

 

[BrooklynnsMommy]

To clarify after riding Pirates we all headed to the bus stop. MeMom stopped along the way to take pictures (I know you are all shocked.) She said she would just meet us at the bus stop she wanted to get a picture of the castle. We called her from the bus stop when the bus arrived to see if she was close and she was still standing in front of the castle with 20 minutes until the lighting ceremony began. We headed back to the hotel and she took pictures without feeling like anyone was rushing her.

 

[scottny]

I know. I never believe anything, either, until I see it really happen.

the party is over. trip and DVC have been canceled. Biff looked at his account and noticed $20,000 missing and can't remember where it went so now the money we make on this sale will go to a car and not DVC. Oh well.

Great update and pics.

Looks like everyone was having a good time.

That sign was not there last month.

 

[VandyFan10]

It was just beautiful, and Erica will back me up, as will many others of you; if you have not seen it in person, you really should make plans to do so!

INCREDIBLE!!!

 

[kathleen27]

Hi Memom and Jill!

I finally have some time to be on the DIS now that the holidays are over!

I'm all caught up now and enjoying all the wonderful photos!

The tree outside AK is beautiful and I loved seeing the jungle parade all decked out for Christmas!
I love the parades, but my kids would often prefer to be doing something else. In a few years, they will probably be old enough to do their own thing, while I watch the parades.

The castle looks beautiful all lit up! I didn't realize their was a show for the lighting.

We had the characters visit us twice at LTT when we went a year ago. We will really miss the characters there, but I think the kids will want to go back anyway, they still talk about how much they liked dinner there!

I will have to figure out a way to visit over Thanksgiving or Christmas in the next couple of years!

Jill - congrats on your internet at home!!!

 

[KittyKat08]

Hello. I have been reading along and just caught up on everything. This TR is fabulous and I can't wait to hear the rest. All the pictures are wonderful and Brooklynn is so cute.

 

[twob4him]

Hi Memom, Jill and gang!
I am still here following along. I don't seem to have much energy at the end of the day to think of something to type....so sorry. I really love love love all of the pics of the parades and stores and castle and everything! I am so enjoying your trippie!

 

[DisKate]

The castle is so beautiful with all of the lights on it! I'm hoping that I can talk Patrick into going with me this next Christmas season to see it...Great update MeMom! I'm glad that Jill has finally gotten the internet! Now she can do more updating (and post pics of the new baby soon!)