SWW, BCR & Technically, we were literally on Mars! New - 8/31 - Final Update

[lsenquiz]

Glad I was able to help your day be a little more simple!

Your site is awesome. Now if I could just figure out how to get the character locator app on my iPhone

 

[lsenquiz]

Ahh, I finally made it back, and just in time for the end! Shew. I thought I was going to miss everything. lol.

I know what you mean. I actually scheduled time for tomorrow to catch up on your! It has been so crazy lately.

I have to agree with you on LMA. Just too hot and uncomfortable for me. I didn't miss it at all on this trip.

I hope, hope, hope we do not have to see it again this trip.

I love that magic shot. That's the first time I've seen that one. Too cute!

One I will definitely be pulling out whe Gabriel is older

Happy B-Day to your mom. Make sure you include lots of mom stories in your next TR!

I definitely will. I have so many to share.

I can't believe your next trip is getting so close! You are finishing this TR out just in time!

I know. I just have a few more summary updates on this one and then I will be starting my next one.

 

[lsenquiz]

This was by far our best trip ever. Below is a summary of our big Pixie Dust Moments:

Seeing the double rainbow on our first night
Gabriel being picked as the Rebel Spy on several of our Star Tours rides
The fastpass for TSM that was given to us by the friends we made while waiting to sign up for Jedi Training
Gabriel getting picked to participate in the Royal Majesty Maker's show and pulling the sword from the stone
Being in the right place at the right time to see the Dolphin experiment
Gabriel getting picked to talk with Crush
Our private meeting with Mickey and Minnie at SWW
The awesome CM who gave Gabriel the R2D2 light spinner
Gabriel being picked to be the Beast in Enchanted Tales with Belle
Gabriel's chat with Crush the Trash Can
13 character pictures in less than 15 minutes at Characterpalozza
Being choosen as the Family of the Day while we were at Liberty Inn having lunch
Gabriels awesome interaction with A CM after the animation class

I also created a summary of our accomplishments with Character meet and Greets and for each park.

First SWW. As you can see I did not quite meet my goal of seeing every character but I think I came as close as a person can without being there for every minute of all 4 SWW.


m&g sww by Disneyalwaysn4ever, on Flickr

Our regular Meet and Greets. We will pick up the ones we missed during out trip that is coming up in less than 2 weeks.


character M&G by Disneyalwaysn4ever, on Flickr

Our Accomplishments in the parks:


Magic Kingdom by Disneyalwaysn4ever, on Flickr


hollywood studios by Disneyalwaysn4ever, on Flickr


EPCOT by Disneyalwaysn4ever, on Flickr


Animal Kingdom by Disneyalwaysn4ever, on Flickr

This final update closes out this TR. I have really enjoyed creating it and look forward to starting a new one when we return from our next 2 week trip at the end of September.

 

[natebenma]

Great wrap up to a fantastic report! How exciting that you will be returning so soon. No matter how often you visit the World, there is always something more to do or see!

 

[lvcourtneyy]

It's funny because looking at your character lists, I can tell you were traveling with a son not a daughter because most of the not seen list were princesses!

I seriously love all the pixie dust moments you guys had and I'm glad it was a great trip.

I really like the lists you made for each park! It's such a fun way to look back on all of the things you did on your trip and what priorities you have for next time!

Can't wait for our trips! I hope we get to meet up with you guys!

 

[indimom]

Nice wrap-up! And, wow, you really did get a lot pixie dust on this trip! I hope your next trip is just as magical!!!

 

[wiigirl]

Awesome TR!

 

[momabbate]

Hi Lisa, I'm Sandy.
Wow, this is the first tr I have finished reading in three straight days. I very much enjoyed reading your tr, I only wish you would have warn to keep tissues near by. I teared up so much. They were all happy tears. I took notes but this being the end I will keep them to myself. You had an awesome trip, I am now thinking of going sometime during SWW.
I am planing using some of your generic pics for my ptr if you don't mind. I only kept three. The bc sign and two Walt quotes. We only go every three years or so and always the end of Sept, so I can't wait to to hear about your next trip.

 

[lsenquiz]

Hi Lisa, I'm Sandy.
Wow, this is the first tr I have finished reading in three straight days. I very much enjoyed reading your tr, I only wish you would have warn to keep tissues near by. I teared up so much. They were all happy tears. I took notes but this being the end I will keep them to myself. You had an awesome trip, I am now thinking of going sometime during SWW.
I am planing using some of your generic pics for my ptr if you don't mind. I only kept three. The bc sign and two Walt quotes. We only go every three years or so and always the end of Sept, so I can't wait to to hear about your next trip.

It really was the best trip ever. I still can not tell anyone the story about the CM who gave Gabriel the light spinner or the CM who drew the Perry for him without crying.

Please feel free to use any of my pictures (even the non generic ones).

 

[lsenquiz]

Great wrap up to a fantastic report! How exciting that you will be returning so soon. No matter how often you visit the World, there is always something more to do or see!

Thanks. I could not agree more. As you can see even after all our trips there are still things we have never done.

 

[lsenquiz]

It's funny because looking at your character lists, I can tell you were traveling with a son not a daughter because most of the not seen list were princesses!

So true. That will all change the second half of our September trip when I have my niece

I seriously love all the pixie dust moments you guys had and I'm glad it was a great trip.

I definitely think we got more than our fair share. It was amazing but also taught me a good lesson on what can happen when you slow down a little bit.

I really like the lists you made for each park! It's such a fun way to look back on all of the things you did on your trip and what priorities you have for next time!

It has really helped with my planning for our upcoming trip.

Can't wait for our trips! I hope we get to meet up with you guys!

We will definitely work something out. I will PM you my cell and we can text while we are there and see what works out.

 

[lsenquiz]

It's funny because looking at your character lists, I can tell you were traveling with a son not a daughter because most of the not seen list were princesses!

So try. That will all change the second half of our September trip when I have my niece

I seriously love all the pixie dust moments you guys had and I'm glad it was a great trip.

I definitely think we got more than our fair share. It was amazing but also taught me a good lesson on what can happen when you slow down a little bit.

I really like the lists you made for each park! It's such a fun way to look back on all of the things you did on your trip and what priorities you have for next time!

It has really helped with my planning for our upcoming trip.

Can't wait for our trips! I hope we get to meet up with you guys!

We will definitely work something out. I will PM you my cell and we can text while we are there and see what works out.

 

[gracer9977]

Whew!!!!! I did it. I read your entire PTR today, now I can finally start reading your TR. Have to be tomorrow since the kids will be home from school in a few minutes and then chaos reigns. So looking forward to seeing how your trip went.

 

[lsenquiz]

Nice wrap-up! And, wow, you really did get a lot pixie dust on this trip! I hope your next trip is just as magical!!!

Me too

Awesome TR!

Thanks.

 

[lsenquiz]

Whew!!!!! I did it. I read your entire PTR today, now I can finally start reading your TR. Have to be tomorrow since the kids will be home from school in a few minutes and then chaos reigns. So looking forward to seeing how your trip went.

I promise the TR is much more exciting than the PTR

 

[lvcourtneyy]

We will definitely work something out. I will PM you my cell and we can text while we are there and see what works out.

Yay! I'm so excited that it's so close!

 

[RachelleBeaney]

Kenny and I both looked at each other and wondered how the CMs do it? Do they go to a special class? Take a special medication? Honestly, how do they keep from just killing some guests? We commented that the postal service has nothing on the CMs from Disney!​

Speaking from experience where I work in a job where I often have to tell people things they don't want to hear, I have to give extra credit to the Disney CM's! Sometimes it's hard to be professional when someone is being so rude to you (and I actually deal with professionals who should be acting professional, not people on holidays!) At the end of the day you do learn how not to take it personally, and then generally have a whinge to your co-workers about how stupid that person was later! - I reckon the CM's probably do the same thing - beware selfish entitled disney traveller's! I've admired a lot of your stories that have shown your ability to follow the rules and rise above the drama - it's sad that not everyone is like that as I think it would make for a much better vacation for us all!

Really enjoying your trip report ​

 

[lsenquiz]

Speaking from experience where I work in a job where I often have to tell people things they don't want to hear, I have to give extra credit to the Disney CM's! Sometimes it's hard to be professional when someone is being so rude to you (and I actually deal with professionals who should be acting professional, not people on holidays!) At the end of the day you do learn how not to take it personally, and then generally have a whinge to your co-workers about how stupid that person was later! - I reckon the CM's probably do the same thing - beware selfish entitled disney traveller's! I've admired a lot of your stories that have shown your ability to follow the rules and rise above the drama - it's sad that not everyone is like that as I think it would make for a much better vacation for us all!

Completely agree!!!

Really enjoying your trip report

 

[lovethattink]

What a great SWW update. Glad you got to see the droids.

I love the charts you made. You sure got some awesome pixie dust on your trip, saw a ton of characters. Did you use KTP's app or the website?

The drawing session was very similar to ours. JJ had the same sentiments which also brought on tears. I think Gabriel did a great job on his Dopey. I had no problems telling it was Dopey. How sweet of the cm to go the extra mile to make him feel better.

I look forward to reading your September TR.

 

[lsenquiz]

What a great SWW update. Glad you got to see the droids.

They are so much fun.

I love the charts you made. You sure got some awesome pixie dust on your trip, saw a ton of characters. Did you use KTP's app or the website?

I used his website but only because I have an iPhone and you can not get the character locator app on there yet. I just booked marked the app on the home screen of my phone so it was very easy to us. However, I will be the first to purchase the character locator as soon as it is available for the iPhone.

The drawing session was very similar to ours. JJ had the same sentiments which also brought on tears. I think Gabriel did a great job on his Dopey. I had no problems telling it was Dopey. How sweet of the cm to go the extra mile to make him feel better.

The CM was awesome!

I look forward to reading your September TR.

I plan to start the minute we get back. Now that I have one under my belt I think I have a plan for making the next one go smoother.