Pre trip report that will turn live-june 26th-july 10th

[DizNee Luver]

Ahhhhhh food porn!! Dinner looked very good....we've never been to the Napa Rose but those pics sure make us want to go even more!!

Glad they got the room thing figured out.....I think the gal at the front desk was the one confused!! I imagine your card being used for the "other Kelley family" was indeed your upgrade w/decorations you had previously set up....I think the gal was covering up her misunderstanding....... anyways, glad it got taken care of!!

 

[kaoden39]

Wow. I am sure glad they got the room thing fixed. How terrible is that. I am so glad that you were so persistent about it.

 

[VallCopen]

If there really was another Kelley family that had my credit card on it could you imagine how magical that would of been for them???
They would be posting on the Dis boards about how this unknown family covered the cost of their hotel stay and it was just soooo magical, except it wouldn't have been so magical for me. I too am glad it got figured out.

 

[kaoden39]

If there really was another Kelley family that had my credit card on it could you imagine how magical that would of been for them???
They would be posting on the Dis boards about how this unknown family covered the cost of their hotel stay and it was just soooo magical, except it wouldn't have been so magical for me. I too am glad it got figured out.

Indeed it would have been magical for them, not so much for you though.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Wow, glad they figured out the room/credit card thing!

Love the Napa Rose pics ... will be eating there in 20 days!

 

[VallCopen]

So lets see where did we leave off..... Ahhh yes Sunday. We got up and hit the parks at about noon, ya I know NOON, but hey it is people like us that make the parks so nice for you at 8:00 am, Right? Today my Cousins daughter wasn't feeling so good but everyone thought it was the heat so we kept on moving along. The parks were busy, but I knew they would be but let me tell you it is wayyyyyyy better in November, so from here on out no July for us. We got into the parks and rode one ride when all of a sudden my sister-in-law calls me saying she is at the hotel waiting for me. This girl is never on time, NEVER but sure enough after walking all that way to the park and getting over to Splash, she is on time. So I travel back thru the park and over to the Hotel to get her settled into our condo, which took about 2 1/2 hours. But anyway we made it back to the park about 4:30 or so and then the kids wanted to split from the adults so we told them they could. We rode Small World, Buzz, Teacups, Matterhorn and then toured around Toon Town, which was CRAZY Busy , all in all not bad for about 2 -3 hours.

We then headed back to the Villas to BBQ some dogs and chicken. My cousins daughter fell asleep and when we tried to wake her, she was on fire. Well not literally but on fire as in , so most of us decided to not go see the big 4th of July fireworks. My cousin took her boys and went to watch while the rest of us called it a night, or so we thought. At about 10:00 pm we decided that a few of us adults would go get a drink in the Hotel bar and sit in the lobby and visit. It was actually nice to be kid free for awhile and a drink kinda hit the spot. The Lobby was beautiful and the drinks were great. We then went into Downtown Disney and did a little midnight shopping before heading to the room. When we got back my daughter said we had to help her get back at her cousin who had been picking on her all weekend so we agreed. Now just to let you know he kinda looks like Justin Beiber, or wants to anyway, so we decided to do this while he was sleeping:

I know most of you are probably saying that we were a bit mean, but he really was picking on her and she kept telling him she would get back at him and he would never know it, and he never did know. We were able to get that all done and then I was able to use makeup remover so he never knew what hit him. But when my daughter posts it on facebook and tags him he will find out. Ok now you can say we are mean.

So the next moring, Monday, we woke up and OH NO, my daughter has been puking all night and has a bad fever. She can't hardly talk and just wants to sleep so my hubby offers to stay in with her since he had some work to do anyway. My sister-in-law, brother, his girlfriend and the 3 babies head for the park. We decided to go to California adventure and go to Bugs Land. Here are a few shots including lunch.

My favorite soup and bread.

Sister-in-laws son going crazy at the water in Bugs Land

We then took the kids back for a nap and to see how my daughter was doing. After naps we had ressies at Goofy's Kitchen which is where I will leave you for now. Oh and my daughter is still very sick and just wanting to sleep for now so she skipped on Goofy's.

 

[DizNee Luver]

That was good for a laugh.....thanx for sharing those pics!!!!

So sorry your daughter got sick!!! That's no fun anytime but when you're at Disneyland??

PS: Was that corn dog as burnt as it looked?? I keep hearing how wonderful they are, but they always look over cooked!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

See now I would LOVE the burned looking corn dog!

Awful that your daughter is soooo sick! Hoping to hear that it is a 24 hour thing and she will be better by the next installment!

 

[kaoden39]

So sorry about your daughter being sick, I so know how being sick on a trip happens.

By the way I love, love, love, the Beiber pictures and I will bet he thinks twice before he picks on her again.

 

[VallCopen]

Wow how sad am I...... So much for a LIVE report huh????

So we are home now, as of last night at about 11:30 pm, but I still am not sure where my camera is for my pictures. I will find it tomorrow so that I can finish my Trip report. My daughter did not get better until Thursday and my hubby came down with the bug on Wednesday, but so far neither me or the baby has got it, but atleast we are home now so if we get sick it will be better.

We never made the Ariels dinner, since the family was sick and because the night before they cancelled all shows due to the earthquake, so I was afraid to spend the money on dinner and then not even get to see a show. Sorry!!!! My hubby was funny though because he freaked out and hid in the closet with the baby during the earthquake, and it really wasn't even much of anything. But it was his first experience with a quake and he said he didn't know what to expect so he was playing it safe. Maybe I should have been more concerned.
But if anyone knows about the dinner and show please let me know, because we already have our next visit booked in November for 6 days in a 2 bedroom and we might try it then.

My daughter and I did a last minute dinner at Napa on Thursday night at 9:00 pm, since she missed 3 of our special dinners we had planned, and as soon as I get my camera gathered up I will post those pictures and our Goofy dinner pictures too. Other than that we just kept doing the parks in little spurts, especially since my daughter and husband were sick. It ended up just being me and the baby going in the parks together but it was fun, especially our two 10:30 pm runs to the park at the last minute. That was probably the most fun we had. No one in the parks, a 3 year old very happy and running on overdrive, beautiful evening weather, and a park all lit up. I just love the park at night all lit up. She was such a trooper and she loved running from ride to ride so that we could get as much as possible in before midnight. We got between 7-9 rides in on both nights we did this. I just loved watching all the little ones crashed out in their strollers on their way out while my little one rode on my shoulders with her arms in the air, screaming, like she was on a coaster, while we were going down main street heading into the park.

Well I will get pics posted soon and fill you in on any other last details. Thanks for hanging in there on my first trip report, although I have to admit I might leave the reports to those that are more experienced in the future.

Oh yeah and in case anyone has a Disney Visa and doesn't know about the private Meet and Greet, it is great.... Chip, Dale and Goofy all danced with my daughter for like 5 minutes the other morning and treated her like a little princess. (No other people showed up for about 5-6 minutes) She just loved the attention and time she got alone. I only wish they would put different characters in their from time to time but hey she loves it anyway, everytime we go.

 

[kaoden39]

Oh I am so sorry that you had the problems with being sick on the trip. How awful. It does look like you got a chance to have special time with your little one in the park and that is great. It is a good thing you have another trip planned this year. I look forward to reading about and seeing the rest of your trip.

 

[jwwi]

Sorry that your family was sick for part of the vacation. Not all vacations go as planned, but it sounds like you had a lot of fun in spite of everything. I would love to see your pictures when you do finally post them.

I just returned from DL tonight, wow is GCH amazing! I was in heaven. We were upgraded to a view room, in the Vacation Club section., a great king room with couch. I watched WOC every night from our 3rd floor balcony. While I was watching the DL fireworks toward the end of our trip I met a nice couple, they offered to show me the view from the 6th floor viewing area. I also found out that I was able to access the area with my key. I never went back to watch the show, it was just too easy to watch from my balcony in my pj's.

I really enjoyed reading your live TR, it helped to build the excitement for my trip. Thank you for taking the time to write while you were there. We did not do the dinner package for WOC, but did do early entry for FP for resort guests, I do have a few tips if you are interested for your future trip. Just let me know.

 

[VallCopen]

jwwi, I am so glad you got an upgrade and a WOC view to top it off, how cool..... We sat and watched WOC almost every night from our balconey and loved it..... Any secrets or tips you might have would be greatly appreciated.

Here are some random shots from Goofy's kitchen and around the park.

 

[VallCopen]

Our last dinner out at Napa Rose.........

I again had the Ravioli and the mushroom bisque soup. I know how boring am I but I just can't mess with a good thing..............

My daughter had the filet............

Random shots.....................

Well all in all we had a great trip, sick or not, ofcourse I wasn't the one sick so that is easy to say. With being DVC members now I feel like we will always have another chance to go back and do what we missed, God willing, so if we miss something there is always next time. Thanks for sticking with me through this. I am amazed at how much time goes into these trip reports that you all do so for now on I will not take them for granted. Thanks again for tuning in. God bless you all and may you all be blessed with a little magic too.

 

[kaoden39]

That was my thought with the AP. Oh well if I missed anything I will be back. I like the no stress trip.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Thank you for sharing your trip with us!!! I enjoyed reading it & seeing the pics!!! I'm in single digits now & just can't wait to get there.....in person!!