Shake and Bake! TR link up FINALLY!!!!

[AZMickeyfans]

To Do List

This list will ebb and flow like the seas.

1. Order Photopass

2. Cancel Reservation at AsSports

3. Call and request upper level floor lakeview at POP (with private Jacuzzi and Butler of course.

4. Cancel BBB.

5. Change Sci-Fi.

6. Collect pre 1982 pennies for penny press. Thanks to Kathleen for the tip about the pre 1982 pennies who has a report here Kathleens pre-trippie and her son Jacob has one here Jacob's pre-trippie here. I need to put them in M&M containers too.

7. Get change for the laundry machine and buy and measure dry detergent into snack size ziplock bags for easy laundry.

8. Sew outfits!

9. Sew costumes! More on this to come.

10. Make photocopies and pictures of all ticket media.

11. Get more memory sticks for my camera and get mini-DV's for video camera.

12. Buy another pair of Reef sandals for the kids and I.



Thats all I can think of now. Feel free to add to my list for me!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Your plans are looking great and I am loving all your old Disney stories, too funny, especially the one about TOT.

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Your plans are looking great and I am loving all your old Disney stories, too funny, especially the one about TOT.

Thank you! That was a crazy experience. I'm sure they were kidding about the sand bags. Right? They had to have been? I think I still get a little nervous feeling when I go on ToT just because of what that guy said.

 

[tinkermell]

Hey Shawna!

Just caught up on everything.

Morgan's party was so cute. What a great idea!! I'm sure it will be one that most of the girls will always remember! And Morgan's concern for Sally was so sweet. You're are raising a very special girl!

The sago palm pictures..................................uh hum! Your yard is gorgeous by the way. Why am I not surprised?

Geesh I'm trying to remember everything.

I went on Mission to Mars! And that was only a few years ago. So if I can do it, so can you. And at the time I did it, there wasn't a mamby pamby alternate choice!! But........................I got my 24 year old son on it, and it made him sick. I felt so bad afterwards. So all teasing aside, do whatever makes you comfortable.

Is Morgan going to be Jasmine with blonde hair? Or are you going to get her a wig? What is Jake's final decision for a costume? Did you tell us already, and I forgot? How about you and Jeff? I think my whole family are going as Super Heroes to DL. This should be good. But not Dave and I. We are good to go with a light up hat or something. I know.............that makes us party poopers, but at our age.........whatever. Our enjoyment will be watching everyone else!

I know there was something else I wanted to say. Oh well.

Keep up the the great report.

 

[tinkermell]

I remember now.

You should check out if they still do the Mickey glitter and confetti haircuts on Main Street for Jake. Somewhere on the DIS, there were even pictures of grown men getting their haircuts with it.

When we were at DL last June, they had the perfect headbands for Jasmine for sale near Adventure Land. I'm not sure how you could get one before you leave, if they still have them. Or maybe they sell the same ones at WDW, if you are willing to wait. Good luck!

I love all of the old pictures. I'm certainly not an authority, but you will see alot of changes on this trip. Especially in the growth of the trees and shrubs.

 

[kathleen27]

I decided to post some old school WDW photos mingled in with my plans to make things more interesting. They really have nothing to do with our current vacation but they are fun to look at!

I have said before that we arrive just prior to 4pm and have ME booked. I am hoping we are not rushed to get changed and get to dinner by 8pm that night at Chef Mickey's. I want that to be the kids first experience at WDW since we are not going into the parks that night. shhhh its a surprise.

I'm planning on making Morgan a Minnie Dot dress for dinner that night. I have the fabric. I just need a cute dress pattern so that is on the to do list this weekend. I'm deciding on making a shirt for Jake or finding a cool Mickey one to wear. Probably buy that one.

Let me put in a disclaimer that should run for the entire length of this PTR. I just learned to sew. I've checked the Disboutique awesome thread and I was inspired. Its fun. I'm intimidated a little though. I have big plans but they dont always work out the way I want to so in my head I might think I want a cute minnie dress but she might end up in t-shirt and shorts. Chances right now are 50/50.

(speaking of outfits check out this beauty. Ok so I just put the hat on for pictures but I had so many of these 1 piece ensembles in the early 90's. Give a shout out if you had some too! Pic taken at the WL)

I want the kids to ride the monorail to the Contemporary that night so we might jump on from the MK instead of walking. They would think that is cool to stop inside the hotel.

The old photos are great.
I had a few of those outfits too.
I hadn't thought of them in ages.

I still haven't decided on costumes yet, but we had a long talk about it this morning. One possiblility is Minnie. I have been looking for a Minnie dress or preferrably a skirt, but I haven't seen anything I like. I thought about making one, but that might be a disaster.

Riding the monorail is a great idea, as a kid I alway wanted to get off the monorail when we passed through. Chef Mickey's will be a really nice surprise, and a great start to the trip!

Mission Space. sigh. I've never done this. I'm nervous. Is the orange team the tame side? I dont like spinning as I get older and I would hate to scare the heck out of my kids so I would like to do the tamer version and if Jeff and Morgan want to try the wild side they can. Usually I am a try everything once kind of gal but in this case I'm a little worried. I get that ill feeling when I experience G-forces.

Mission Space
I did not feel right after that ride. Back before there was a choice.
I think green side is the tame one , but there are big signs explaining the differences and you are actually handed a "ticket" with your color so there is no chance of getting on the wrong one.
Last trip we went on the tame side. Jacob was so mad at me.
He thought it was lame. We are discussing who will go on which side next time.

This picture was taken on CM preview day for ToT. the guy in front of us kept saying how sand bags exploded the day before. I asked the Imagineer if that was true and he replied "Yes, why do you think we test you guys first" Then he gave me the evil ToT laugh My stomach was rolling, I think I called my mom, I think I tried to use the chicken exit which they block during CM tests (this might be an exaggeration )Once you are in you cannot get out. To say the least I was SCARED WITLESS. And i didnt mean Witless.

Yeah I also learned how to make a Table of contents in my first post!!!

Yeah!

To Do List

This list will ebb and flow like the seas.

6. Collect pre 1982 pennies for penny press. Thanks to Kathleen for the tip about the pre 1982 pennies who has a report here Kathleens pre-trippie and her son Jacob has one here Jacob's pre-trippie here. I need to put them in M&M containers too.

9. Sew costumes! More on this to come.

10. Make photocopies and pictures of all ticket media.

Thats all I can think of now. Feel free to add to my list for me!!

Thanks for the mention.

OK you just added to my list. I kept thinking I should photocopy my MNSSHP tickets but it hasn't even made it on the list, but now its done. Thanks!

I can't wait to hear about your costumes! Good Luck with the sewing.


And the plans sound good! It really is tough to make those decisions though.

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Hey Shawna!

Just caught up on everything.

Morgan's party was so cute. What a great idea!! I'm sure it will be one that most of the girls will always remember! And Morgan's concern for Sally was so sweet. You're are raising a very special girl!

The sago palm pictures..................................uh hum! Your yard is gorgeous by the way. Why am I not surprised?

Geesh I'm trying to remember everything.

I went on Mission to Mars! And that was only a few years ago. So if I can do it, so can you. And at the time I did it, there wasn't a mamby pamby alternate choice!! But........................I got my 24 year old son on it, and it made him sick. I felt so bad afterwards. So all teasing aside, do whatever makes you comfortable.

Is Morgan going to be Jasmine with blonde hair? Or are you going to get her a wig? What is Jake's final decision for a costume? Did you tell us already, and I forgot? How about you and Jeff? I think my whole family are going as Super Heroes to DL. This should be good. But not Dave and I. We are good to go with a light up hat or something. I know.............that makes us party poopers, but at our age.........whatever. Our enjoyment will be watching everyone else!

I know there was something else I wanted to say. Oh well.

Keep up the the great report.

I'll have to decide on the wig. Honestly, I see her getting very hot and irritated in that wig but she said she wanted me to dye her hair black. I believe a wig would be easier!

I need your help on my costume. I am about to post the MNSSHP day and our costume decisions. I wanted to talk to you about mine first since i have to make it.

I believe I am with your son on Mission Space. I might get brave but maybe I should wait til the end of the night so if i do get sick I can head straight to the hotel.

I remember now.

You should check out if they still do the Mickey glitter and confetti haircuts on Main Street for Jake. Somewhere on the DIS, there were even pictures of grown men getting their haircuts with it.

When we were at DL last June, they had the perfect headbands for Jasmine for sale near Adventure Land. I'm not sure how you could get one before you leave, if they still have them. Or maybe they sell the same ones at WDW, if you are willing to wait. Good luck!

I love all of the old pictures. I'm certainly not an authority, but you will see alot of changes on this trip. Especially in the growth of the trees and shrubs.

I'm back and forth between canceling BBB altogether for Morgan and Jake or just moving it to another day. I'm leaning more toward canceling it. I asked Morgan in a round about way and she was like "eh". I hate to pay that money for "eh"

Of course it could have been her mood at the time.


Thanks for the headband tip. I might make one but if we will be on the lookout ahead of time too in Adventure land. Seems like they all have the same merchandise now don't they?

 

[AZMickeyfans]

The old photos are great.
I had a few of those outfits too.
I hadn't thought of them in ages.

Yeah! An acknowledgement of the outfits! They were sexy weren't they? I believe the earlier Aladdin breakfast outfit is a one piece but a "dress up" outfit.

I still haven't decided on costumes yet, but we had a long talk about it this morning. One possiblility is Minnie. I have been looking for a Minnie dress or preferrably a skirt, but I haven't seen anything I like. I thought about making one, but that might be a disaster.

I am starting on the dress today. I am using a Lizzie McGuire pattern to make a cute halter dress out of Minnie dot fabric with a yellow bow in the middle and black trip around the bottom. Wish me luck.

Riding the monorail is a great idea, as a kid I alway wanted to get off the monorail when we passed through. Chef Mickey's will be a really nice surprise, and a great start to the trip!

My kids always want to ride the monorail at DL but we rarely do. I would love to have time to hop a bus to EPCOT and take the monorail all the way to the contemporary. They would freak out with excitement knowing there is a "station" where we have to switch monorails. Its like Monorail heaven.



Mission Space
I did not feel right after that ride. Back before there was a choice.
I think green side is the tame one , but there are big signs explaining the differences and you are actually handed a "ticket" with your color so there is no chance of getting on the wrong one.
Last trip we went on the tame side. Jacob was so mad at me.
He thought it was lame. We are discussing who will go on which side next time.

Ok this totally flashed me back to a movie sceen where they were unclear which ripcord to pull in a parachute and it was funny. I cant remember the movie or who was in it but I promise I had a flashback of faceless actors arguing as they fell from the sky. This will be me in line. Is the green one tame? Or the orange one? Which one man? As I grab the poor CM by the shrit collar and lift him off the floor in my fright!







Yeah!



Thanks for the mention.

No problem!

OK you just added to my list. I kept thinking I should photocopy my MNSSHP tickets but it hasn't even made it on the list, but now its done. Thanks!

I can't wait to hear about your costumes! Good Luck with the sewing.


And the plans sound good! It really is tough to make those decisions though.

We need to just go around looking at To Do lists so we cover our tracks huh?

I told Jeff that he needs to help me make some of the plans, afterall he did work there too. He said he trusts me. For some reason I see him getting up and questioning why we are going here or why didnt we eat enough in the TS restaurants etc. I warned him he has no right to complain if he doesnt participate now!!!

 

[The Marsons]

I did the tame version of Mission Space and felt ok, although while in line we were told that someone had been ill during the ride and it would be 10mins before we would get on

Leave it till later on in the day if you suffer with motion sickness, it's not worth feeling ill all day for, especially during the heat!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Day 5

This is a sleep in day because we have MNSSHP tickets that night!!! I cannot tell you how excited I am for the party. We LOVE Halloween.

I'll post some old Halloween costumes from years past.

This was Morgan's first walking costume. I made it for her. You see why I should be worried. I had to pin construction paper words on her that say BOO because no one could tell she was a ghost. It was also the first and only non-Disney costume we had. Look how frightened she is of me.

So we plan on sleeping in and taking it easy. I'm on the fence about booking an Ohana breakfast this morning. Might defeat the sleeping in purpose. Jake and I are morning people. Morgan and Jeff are not. If Jake and I get up early we can head to breakfast at POP and hang at the pool. Thats why I dont want anything set in stone so I dont have to wake up the beasties (Jeff and Morgan) because we plan on staying up late for the party.

However after they get up I would like to take this day to do some touring of the resorts and recreation. We'll go check out the Poly first most likely.

the reason for this is simple. Jeff worked there, nope thats not it. Its cupcakes people. Cupcakes.

See, I dream about the Humongous Cupcakes! They had one of those popcorn type carts selling them back in Toon Town years ago. They also had them in EPCOT. I sent out some friends in the past few years to do some recon work and they all come back with the same results. The cupcakes are at the POLY. Captain Cooks to be exact and no where else.

Now if you are privy to any other information, lurkers included in this, please let me know of any other locations of these fabulous treats of delight.

Everytime I see this I think of my beloved cupcakes

Lazy Sunday skit



I'm not sure I can hold out til Day 5 for my cupcakes but even if I'd had 10 by now this is deemed a cupcake day.

What was I thinking on the makeup???? Oh, thats right she wanted more and I figured its Halloween, WHY NOT????!!!!

We will also hit the Sea Racers. I always love riding in the boats. Its like being in a jet ski with a little more security. Not that I dont mind jet skis, Jeff does, but that is another story.


I have also thought about parasailing today too. Time might get away from us because I would like to get back to POP, change and be at the MK dressed in costume at 4pm. I dont want to hurry through any of it so parasailing may have to wait.

COSTUME THEME

Drum Roll please.......




ALADDIN!!!!

Yes, after much speculation, arguing, moving in and out of the house by children, Jerry Springer type family meetings with chairs thrown to decide on a theme (ok another exaggeration) the two kids finally agreed!

We had been going round and round on this. I was starting to feel like that ride at the fair.

So Morgan will be Jasmine

Jake will be Aladdin

Jeff was going to be Jafar but we decided that might be too hot so I believe we are going with a palace guard.

I might be carpet or find a belly dancing outfit (minus the belly) and be one of Jasmine's ladies in waiting. There really are no other girls in Aladdin. The kids want me to be Raja. Not sure how I will pull that off. I'm going to consult with a sewing and costume making expert, Tinkermell, on the Carpet costume she did. I have an idea on how it might work.

Here was a costume picture of me in 1993.

Other family halloween pictures.

So if Carpet doesnt work out I'll need other Aladdin suggestions for myself. Throw them out there if you have any!!!

Between 4 and 7 we are planning on eating and hitting a few rides. We will be in our costumes then and I'm hoping others will too. I dont want to change in the parks. I've heard at 4pm you should start seeing adults in costume so that is what I'm going by. If not who cares I wont see any of them again!!

As soon as the party starts we plan on doing everything party related and not worrying about the rides at this point. I have heard the River Boat is spectacular during the party though. We want to do party specific activities. I cannot wait!!!!

I forgot about the Thomas and the Superman costumes not being Disney. Oh well. Cute enough anyway, check out Morgan's facial expressions as she portrays the White Witch from Chronicals of Narnia

If anyone has some not to be missed things to do at MNSSHP please let me know! I cannot wait!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

I did the tame version of Mission Space and felt ok, although while in line we were told that someone had been ill during the ride and it would be 10mins before we would get on

Leave it till later on in the day if you suffer with motion sickness, it's not worth feeling ill all day for, especially during the heat!

and thanks for popping over!

 

[mrsksomeday]

Thanks for saying something about the riverboat during MNSSHP, I had never heard anything about it. We might have to check it out. You sound like you have great plans!! I can't wait to see the costumes, you had some great ones in years past!

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Thanks for saying something about the riverboat during MNSSHP, I had never heard anything about it. We might have to check it out. You sound like you have great plans!! I can't wait to see the costumes, you had some great ones in years past!

I read somewhere that its "spooky". I'm assuming not really spooky but a halloween themed ride. Maybe a review on the web somewhere. Anyway, it sounded really cool. These are the neat things I want to look for too when I'm at the party. Something different.

Thanks for the compliments on the pictures. I need to go get some more memory cards so I have basically unlimited amount of pictures at WDW. I bought 2 2GB memory cards from Costco the other day but I'm thinking I want to get another 2 pack from there. They were only $27!! I love Costco.

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Day 6

This was to be Blizzard Beach day but now has been changed to Typhoon Lagoon. If we are not too wiped out we will head to AK for EMH in the evening. I've heard that is a good one!

Jeff is deathly afraid of water parks. he got stuck in the YC water slide one time and does not want to go into any ever again. Forcing will be in order. Morgan and I are water park thrill seekers! I cannot wait.

I've been talking nonstop about us all going in Shark Reef. How its tame and no sharks can actually eat you (A big worry for Jake) I remember that as being a great experience and I would love for them to do it too. I also want to do that Ummmm I cant remember what its called but where you get to swim with the sharks for a longer period of time.

I'm too lazy to look it up now. I believe its $20. Has anyone done this? I know I'll be the only one in my family to enjoy this adventure but it looked like fun. Sort of snorkeling, sort of scuba diving.

Ohh, add to list, waterproof camera purchase.

Day 7

We've changed this to a lazy day at Downtown Disney and rescheduled the Pirate Cruise for a later date and location. I think some mid trip shopping is in order here.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

Fun trip report!!! You guys are really into Halloween huh??? That's so fun!!! I'm very curious as to what is going on on the Riverboat during MNSSHP. As always, the Riverboat will be rehabed again during our trip this year (they rehab it the same week every year).

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Fun trip report!!! You guys are really into Halloween huh??? That's so fun!!! I'm very curious as to what is going on on the Riverboat during MNSSHP. As always, the Riverboat will be rehabed again during our trip this year (they rehab it the same week every year).

Yep, we really get into the spirit here. We have a neighborhood party in our driveway each year with Chili and Soups and Halloween desserts and tons of decorations. Its so much fun.

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Oh, Prayers and hugs to anyone reading who is in the path of Gustav. Please stay safe!

I know its not a fun holiday for the people in the path of the storm.

 

[AZMickeyfans]

Happy Labor Day and Happy September which means

NEXT MONTH WE GO TO DISNEY!!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I love all your past costumes, it is so fun that the entire family dresses up. MNSSHP always sounds like a lot of fun, I bet you will have a blast.

 

[tmkinney]

Hey, I'm here & caught up and loving your PTR!!! So neat that you put all the pics from the past in there and how cool that you have worked at Disney!!

Love the kids backpacks. And great minds think alike, Rachel & I have the same minnie shirts you got!

The birthday party looked awesome! Your children are ADORABLE!!!

You should absolutely be able to make the 8pm CM ressie if your flight gets in at 4:00. Last year we got in at 1:00pm and was at MK by 3:30. We didn't rush either so you should be fine.

As far as MNSSHP, make sure not to miss the Cinderella carriage that you can get your pic made in front of. (We didn't go to this last year, but I did a photopass share and saw some really cute pics with it). My sister-in-law went last year though and they had some awesome face painting done there at the Halloween party. My niece went as Jasmine and they did a really cute painting on her face to go with the costume. I wish we were going to the party but since we only have 5 days we are trying to get everything in. I'm so jealous you are going for 13 days!!!