Returning to the Magic for birthday fun -

[~Fisharefriends~]

I did forget that fact that you usually stay a few weeks. If that's the case next year. There's an outside chance that we'll see each other....

Yeah i dont do short trips, it has to make the 10hr flight with toddlers and the jetlag worthwhile

 

[jordanyosh]

Yeah i dont do short trips, it has to make the 10hr flight with toddlers and the jetlag worthwhile

That makes complete sense.

 

[KayleeUK]

Great pictures

We took DS when he was 10 months and brought him a seat and I know they had his DOB right, so Virgin do know how to do it.

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

just a quick note to say im not going to be around for a few days as dh nan has sadly passed away, so wew are going to go spend some time with his family and help with funeral arrangements.

 

[micandminforever]

Thoughts are with you, and your dh family.

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

we are back, everything went well with the funeral, will take a few days for me to get back organised but then i will have a very interesting update for you after receiving some great memories in the post.

 

[jordanyosh]

just a quick note to say im not going to be around for a few days as dh nan has sadly passed away, so wew are going to go spend some time with his family and help with funeral arrangements.

Prayers with your family.....You know I can relate...

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

Prayers with your family.....You know I can relate...

thank you that meant a lot

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

after a tough week i got home to a lovely surprise from my parents and grandparents. I had asked them for some photos from my first few trips to disney but i got so much more than that!!

My nan decided she had got fed up of dusting these so they now have pride of place on my shelves want to see??

they were brought late 70's along with a book also sent to me by my grandad which was published to commerate the building of wdw. the pictures in it are fantastic, i wont post then all will be here all week but here is a selection, the writing is also really interesting with lots of facts and figures and makes a great keepsake.

sorry some are a bit blurry,

original map of magic kingdom resort

up next 1985 embarrasing photos

 

[jordanyosh]

Those are great pix....

I love the ones from above..so pristine...

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

My first ever trip to disney was in 1985 and what a trip it was, we spent 2 weeks in California, visitng anaheim san diego santa barbara etc, we then heaed across to wdw for 10days it was a great trip and my first real memories. I was 3 1/2 at the time. Along with the photos sent to me i also got these,

disneyland park guide

map inside

my epcot passport

univeral studios map

disneylands promotion at the time to celebrate 30yrs on the back it says a one day adult pass costs $16.50 and an annual pass $99!

guide to walt disney world village now downtown disney

also included was a wdw commerative guide from 1985, so werid seeing pictures of rides that no longer exist, i few pictures for you:

the maint street electrical parade, we have the music from this on vinyl!

the long gone cable cars

from epcot

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

me and my dad though my head has been cut off!!

epcot

check out those strollers!! my mum and sis.

20,000 leagues under the sea, i hated this ride and threw a tantrum the entire time!

me my sis and my nan

ME!!

me my sis and grandparents outside the castle

me, my nan my sis and my mum

at downtown disney by the Empress Lily riverboat now fultons

main street

a ride over fantasyland on the cablecars

the 30 yr parade

up next 1991

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

the next time we got back to orlando was in 1991, i was 9 at the time and flourescent bemuda shorts were in fashion. we stayed for 2 weeks staying at a Howard Johnson at lake beuna vista. I have such fond memories of this trip, it was also where i learnt to waterski, and still have my framed certificate to prove it!!

me my dad and my sis

this was universal studios before citywalk and islands of adventure.

spaceman Mickey at epcot

the parade at that time

we didnt get back to a disney park until 1998 aged 16 my mum and dad took me on a road trip trhough califonia. we started in san francisco and drove down the costal road to LA, it was fantastic, we just found best westerns to stop at along the way. once in LA we headed to Anaheim were we spent a few days going to disney and Knotts Berry Farm. after that we headed out to haiwaii for a week staying on the beach at waikiki, i will always thannk my mum and dad for taking me on that trip. i have great parents

me and my dad on splash mountain

mum dad and I meeting the main man

so thats my disney history. I love disney partly beciase it reminds me of so many happy times with family, we traveled so much aside from disney through my childhood and that love of adventure and discovery is still alive and ready for more, and i hope that i am giving those same memories, experiences and desire to see and learn more to my two boys.

 

[jordanyosh]

thanks for sharing those memories of DL and WDW. I was also there in 1991......I wonder if we were there at the same time....

Of course, back then I wasn't nearly as wacko as I am now.

 

[micandminforever]

Thanks for sharing your memories. Seeing the old pictures of Disney brought back great memories for me also. My husband and I went to DisneyWorld in 1985 on our Honeymoon.

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

thanks for sharing those memories of DL and WDW. I was also there in 1991......I wonder if we were there at the same time....

Of course, back then I wasn't nearly as wacko as I am now.

cant remember anyone giving asian power signs

Thanks for sharing your memories. Seeing the old pictures of Disney brought back great memories for me also. My husband and I went to DisneyWorld in 1985 on our Honeymoon.

thanks, it was so nice to go through them and have all the memories come flooding back.

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

before we go into disney news, i just have to share soemthing fantastic with you all. My sister got engaged last night He did it all properly, asking my parents first, and then got the graden all dressed up with candles, and an outside fire before getting down on one knee apperently it was very romantic and as you can imagine she is on I am just so so happy for her, and she has already asked me to help plan it as i love planning, so thats Nov 2009 booked up!!!


so onto disney news:

we are now into May, and why is that so important i hear you cry??

Its ADR month

Yes in exactly 11 days i can ring up and make the first few of my ADRs, obviously as we are going for two weeks we can't make them all at once, but that just means having to speak to a nice CM twice!!

everything is worked out however i am anxiously still wanting for the opening hours to be posted on the disney website, to make sure everything works with my itinerary. Also we are going to go to the MVMCP on the 20th Nov luckily it worked out to be a nonpremuim night, wow that has got expensive, but this will be the last time we do it.

Havent ordered my tickets yet, as want to get ADR's and opening hours sorted yet to make sure it does fit in.

My itinerary book is now legendary all my family talk about it. It started as just a free notbook from dh;s work, but i have cut colured and glued and turned it into soemthing rather magical if i do say so myself!!

My mum and dad are off to Haiwaii today for 3 weeks as its my mums 50th and she said i should have done an itinerary book for her, though i think i may be a bit too commando for her. Her idea of exhaustion is watching my dad swim from the beach not eaxctly binder/book worthy imo!!!

 

[jordanyosh]

I would like to see pictures of the Binder.....

Can you imagine an itinerary for 3 weeks in Hawaii...

11am Get up
1pm Lay by the beach
3pm Nap
5pm Food
7pm Drink
11pm Pass out


Next day:

See above....

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

I would like to see pictures of the Binder.....

Can you imagine an itinerary for 3 weeks in Hawaii...

11am Get up
1pm Lay by the beach
3pm Nap
5pm Food
7pm Drink
11pm Pass out


Next day:

See above....

that just about sums thier trip up!! I will take some pictures of the binder next week just for you!!

 

[micandminforever]

Congratulations to your sister, I know you will have fun helping her to plan the wedding. You need to start a Wedding Binder for her.