aw, reading about Mickey singing Happy Birthday to her on her birthday is just about the sweetest thing! I think it is a little dusty in here too
Looks like a lot of fun at Blizzard Beach - we've always liked that park when we went - lots of fun slides and just different things to do
Such a great story about that CM who helped you in the check out line - you are right that that is a really thankless job and must be one of the more challenging ones to stay upbeat with.
Those are great birthday pictures of Allie - they do grow so fast!
As surprised as we were when Mickey talked the first time, we were blown away when he sang to her. It was neat.
Blizzard Beach is neat, but wasn't our favorite before because of crowds, so going when it was less crowded worked out perfectly. I think we'll try a late afternoon there again sometime, especially if we can do it after morning rain.
Happy Birthday from Mickey Mouse? It doesn't get better than that!
I've never been to Tom Sawyer Island - I may have to make more of an effort this time as we'll have a longer trip. It looks like fun!
Blizzard Beach! We went there for the first time in 2013 and thought it was great! I love Allie's plan to stay dry on the lazy river - I may have to try it myself!
As I haven't seen many Boatwright's reviews, I look forward to seeing what you thought of it!
Yes, it was great to hear Happy Birthday from the head mouse.
You really should take a trip over to explore Tom Sawyer Island. It is just neat how many different paths and tunnels and stuff they have, which makes it the coolest place for a fort ever... You can also just walk around the regular walkways and get everywhere too, so it lets you decide how adventurous to be.
We all might hide under a tube the next time we see a waterfall coming.
We really enjoyed Boatwrights, and it worked out perfectly for her birthday dinner. We would eat there no matter where we were staying.
Mickey was our first stop on my DD 5th birthday this year too. I cried when Mickey sang to her too! She had always had a problem with Mickey & Minnie not being able to talk to her. I hope they make Minnie talk soon.
I really admire how much you guys accomplish by hopping around. I'm taking note because I just got my first AP and I can finally park hop.
They do grow up fast don't they? Happy Birthday Allie!!
We hadn't really planned on seeing Mickey on that day, but Allie decided she wanted to and it worked out great. It will be neat once Minnie talks too.
We do enjoy park hopping, but planning is key to avoid too much wasted time. One thing that amazes us about WDW is how far apart stuff is, so spending an hour to get somewhere can be common. In the past we actually hit all four parks and four resorts in one day, but it was rushed. It is still cool to have done it, but this year we did a little more focused park hopping. Enjoy the APs, that should be great.
I bet Allie was very happy to tell Aurora that it was her birthday.
That is interesting that she wanted to go to Blizzard Beach for her birthday. That just proves how much kids like swimming and often prefer it to spending more time in the parks. You were lucky that it didn't rain that afternoon.
I can understand why you'd prefer to go to Trail's End that night, but as we found out when staying at the Beach Club, it is very tricky to get over there if you aren't staying at the WL or FW. The Hoop Dee Doo crowd get in the way.
Yeah, going to a water park was always high on Allie's birthday wishlist, so we were glad the weather worked out for it. She was willing to change plans if it kept raining, but as soon as the sun came out she wanted to go swim.
I wasn't too set on Trail's End for the birthday dinner, I just wanted to make sure we got there sometime during the trip, and that didn't leave a good spot or TS credit for Boatwrights. Once we decided to do Via Napoli OOP we had a credit for Boatwrights, and staying close to the room on her birthday made sense.
What a great birthday for Allie so far! That's a great idea to let her make all the decisions for the day. I'm gonna have to steal that one ; )
How sweet of Mickey to sing Happy Birthday to her. I'd never heard him say more than a few stock things, so that is truly special.
Mmm your burger sounds delicious. I love pimento cheese on a burger, but you are right its definitely a very southern thing.
Blizzard beach looks like a fun day. What great luck that it was so empty.
Allie's birthday pics are beautiful.
Can't wait for more!
Thanks. We really enjoyed having it be her day, and it's not like she could have picked anything bad to do, so we went with it. The adults kind of questioned waiting for Mickey at that point in the day, but Allie knew best and it worked out.
I want a Pimento burger now, but that is tougher in CA. Oh well, something to look forward to, and another reason to visit WDW.
Thanks for the compliment on the pictures. Everything came together since we had time, light, and a willing subject so we took advantage of it.
Great photos! And how special to have Mickey sing for her Bday - love all of it
Thanks, we took a lot of pictures, but these were some of our favorites.
Soggy morning is an understatement
. But almost all storms at WDW pass fairly quickly, although this one was in the morning rather than the usual afternoon. You guys were up so early - you didn't waste a minute of the BIG DAY. Allie's a trooper and so is her family. Did Allie notice the sign on the door as soon as she awoke?
Larry did a great job with the photos. One of my favorite Photopass photos of us is in 2012 during a tropical storm at MK. The park was deserted because of the August storm. But, the photographers were still able to take photos from beneath the awnings on Main Street. They took photos of us practically alone on Main Street holding our umbrellas and wearing our matching WDW rain slickers - those were fun and unique photos.
Pooh and friends saved the rainy day and Allie looked very alert, unlike Akershus
. Love the autographs.
No question that MM singing HB is a precious memory - he's the best!
It looks like Gaston met his match with DGM! And, no line for Aurora?! WOW. I bet Allie got some extra time with her to discuss her outfit.
The Mill looks just terrific and I recall it was our favorite QS. Did Allie sit by the TV each time?
I can't believe all you did in one day! You really make great use of your time and your planning is key. I love the photos of the CMs smiling with Allie on the inner tube at
Lizzard Beach
We were surprised at how long this storm lasted (and how hard it rained that morning), but it cleared up just in time and we had a nice afternoon. Usually we don't worry about the weather at WDW because it will change soon, but this was one of the longer periods of rain we've seen there. It is great that the PP photographers venture out in it, and the unique results are fun to see.
Allie did love visiting the TV at the Mill, although we usually used it as leverage to get her to finish her lunch first. This time we snagged a picture of her seemingly captivated by broccoli:
The smiling CM pic from the slide was great because we didn't notice it until we were home.
What a great Birthday day!!
That family photo of you all with Mickey is wonderful.
And I love the shots of Allie at Blizzard Beach, particularly the one of her hitting the water at the end of the slide.
Her Birthday photo session was fantastic, she is such a pretty child. I love the photo of her spinning.
Excited to hear about Boatwrights. I've heard such good things!
It was a fun day. We are glad we took the waterproof camera, it resulted in some fun shots.
The birthday pics turned out great too. Thanks for complimenting them.
Aww that is so sweet that Mickey sang to her... <3
Love the birthday pics of her, they turned out really good.
Interested to hear about Boatwrights!
It was so neat to have Mickey sing. We thought the pics turned out neat too, thanks.
We'll continue with the Boatwrights pics and update soon. It was a nice meal though.
. Our sincere condolences to your family.
You guys looked like troopers though.
