TCKK Family August 2008 Trip Report Part 2

[TCKK]

After we left Toy Story Mania, we decided to head to “Lights, Action, Motors” We’d never seen this show before. Just a warning to everyone, it’s really hot at this theater, but the show is really fun. We enjoyed it a lot.

On the way over we saw some of the Power Rangers.

Next we head out to get something to eat. We ate at the Studio Catering Company.

No food pictures, but the food wasn’t bad if I remember right. While we were there we met a family from our hometown. Kelli noticed one of the kids was wearing a shirt from our Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. Just goes to show you it’s definitely “A Small World After All”

After lunch we went to meet Prince Caspian and to see the Narnia display.

Waiting in line to see the Prince.

I could see this while waiting in line

Prince Caspian with 2 of the cutest girls in his kingdom

What a cutie! Gotta love those dimples!

Next we saw “One Man’s Dream.” We’d never seen this before either. I really enjoyed it, plus it was really nice and cool in here.

“One Man’s Dream” is really worth taking the time to do, in my opinion.

Next we went here

I love doing this. The girls and I are the only ones that do this. DH won’t try it.
Kelli doesn’t know where her pictures are, but here are mine from the 2 different times we did this.

 

[TCKK]

Next we went and watched Kelli’s favorite

Here’s Ursula

This is from the shop outside the show

Then it was back for a 2nd round of Toy Story Mania

The girls in their Charlie’s Angels pose.

Unfortunately I was player number 2. As you can see, I didn’t win this time. But my first score beat everyone. I have no proof other than I wrote it down so I’d remember and it was 122,700 pts. You see, I never win these things, but I did once so I can’t ever let them forget it!!!


On the way out we saw a bit of this

I love pictures of the balloon guys.

We headed back to POP for some rest and relaxation in the pool and room.

Next up: Late night EMH at Magic Kingdom and a meet with some special DIS friends.

Cathy

 

[pooksma]

Great update. the girls look so "sick" at TSM. Almost like Bond girls or Charlie's Angels. (Just so you know, I have recently learned from my seventh graders that "sick" is the new awesome or cool. I'm not being mean)


Hmmm....a DISmeet huh?

 

[TCKK]

After taking a break at POP, the girls and I headed back to Magic Kingdom for late night EMH. DH stayed at POP and rested. He had gotten several blisters and needed some time off. We hopped a bus around 9pm and back we went for an evening of fun. We had an important DISmeet at 10:00pm. We arrived a little early so we looked around for a couple of minutes in the shops on Main Street.

We saw this – which I think is beautiful.

Then we headed over to POTC for our DISmeet. We waited out front and Declansdad and Pooksma came up first and then Nicole and David showed up. It was so much fun talking to them. We found a cast member and got them to take a picture of us. Just before the picture was taken, Nicole called Memom and we all shouted hello to her. So here we are in the photo below. From left to right: me (Cathy), Kelli, Kerri, Nicole, David, Pooksma, and Declansdad and Memom on the phone.

Next we all went for a ride on the POTC together. Then we stood around in the store and talked for awhile. It was so fun meeting you guys. I hope you enjoyed it too. If any of you other DIS’ers get a chance to meet these people, jump at it. They are great people!

After this fun time, we parted ways and the girls and I headed out for some more fun. We rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad which is a lot of fun in the dark and then we headed over to the Haunted Mansion area. On the way we realized they had the ropes up like there was going to be a parade. I had no idea they had parades during EMH. We had never seen this parade and there was no crowd where we were so we decided to stop and watch it. We just sat down on the pavement behind the rope and waited for it to start. (This was a bit of a mistake. It was great for watching the parade, but I’m not that young anymore and my legs went to sleep and when I tried to stand up when it was over I almost fell. Thank goodness there was a closed snack cart behind us and I grabbed that and didn’t actually fall. The girls just cracked up at me. Isn’t it great how concerned they are for their dear mother? Anyway, the parade was awesome and I’m so glad we had the chance to see it. I took some pictures, but they really don’t do the parade justice. But here they are anyway.

Here are the girls waiting

continued in next post.

 

[TCKK]

Kelli’s favorite – Ariel

After the parade we went and saw Mickey’s Philharmagic

Then the girls had to try to pull the sword out of the stone. No luck!

After this we rode Snow White and then ate ice cream from Mrs. Pott’s and then rode Buzz Lightyear and left around 1am. This was a great day!

Cathy

 

[Nicole786]

I had a great time meeting you guys that night!! You can see the phone in my hand, but I think theres a picture floating around somewhere where i am actually on the phone with MeMom! lol

Cathy, do you have this original photo? We didn't use my camera to take one, although I think Pooksma & Declansdad have one

 

[TCKK]

I had a great time meeting you guys that night!! You can see the phone in my hand, but I think theres a picture floating around somewhere where i am actually on the phone with MeMom! lol

Cathy, do you have this original photo? We didn't use my camera to take one, although I think Pooksma & Declansdad have one

Sorry Nicole, this is the only picture I got of the meet. I'm pretty sure you're right though, I think Pooksma and Declansdad took at least one picture.

 

[MeMom]

Then we headed over to POTC for our DISmeet. We waited out front and Declansdad and Pooksma came up first and then Nicole and David showed up. It was so much fun talking to them. We found a cast member and got them to take a picture of us. Just before the picture was taken, Nicole called Memom and we all shouted hello to her. So here we are in the photo below. From left to right: me (Cathy), Kelli, Kerri, Nicole, David, Pooksma, and Declansdad and Memom on the phone.

Next we all went for a ride on the POTC together. Then we stood around in the store and talked for awhile. It was so fun meeting you guys. I hope you enjoyed it too. If any of you other DIS’ers get a chance to meet these people, jump at it. They are great people!

I had a great time meeting you guys that night!! You can see the phone in my hand, but I think theres a picture floating around somewhere where i am actually on the phone with MeMom! lol

Cathy, do you have this original photo? We didn't use my camera to take one, although I think Pooksma & Declansdad have one

What a nice bunch of people! Can't wait until I get to meet you all in person someday.

I hope declansdad says "Yo, homie!" to me, too, like he did to Nicole and David.

Definitely find the picture where I'm on the phone with Nicole, because you know how I love being in pictures!

Great Spectro pictures, TCKK! All I need is a Casey's hot dog and a nice hard concrete curb to sit on while I scroll through them again!

Did you guys recognize each other right away, or did you stare for a minute and say, "Is that them? I think that's them. Yeah, that's them."

It's neat to meet people you have befriended on the Disboards. I'm so glad we've been able to meet Erica and Dawn, and in November, we're supposed to be meeting Julie (SwansLoveDisney) and Kerry (snowbell), if we can get our schedules to work out.

Thanks for sharing your picture. Did David talk to Kelli and Kerri, or did they just stand around and listen to you guys?

 

[TCKK]

Great update. the girls look so "sick" at TSM. Almost like Bond girls or Charlie's Angels. (Just so you know, I have recently learned from my seventh graders that "sick" is the new awesome or cool. I'm not being mean)


Hmmm....a DISmeet huh?

They were acting like Charlie's Angels, I guess. Anyway, I think it's a "sick" picture too.

I had a great time meeting you guys that night!! You can see the phone in my hand, but I think theres a picture floating around somewhere where i am actually on the phone with MeMom! lol

Cathy, do you have this original photo? We didn't use my camera to take one, although I think Pooksma & Declansdad have one

I thought we had taken the picture while you were on the phone, but that's the only picture I took. Hopefully Pooksma and Declansdad will have it. You guys were fun and my girls liked talking to you and David.

What a nice bunch of people! Can't wait until I get to meet you all in person someday.

I hope declansdad says "Yo, homie!" to me, too, like he did to Nicole and David.

Definitely find the picture where I'm on the phone with Nicole, because you know how I love being in pictures!

Great Spectro pictures, TCKK! All I need is a Casey's hot dog and a nice hard concrete curb to sit on while I scroll through them again!

Did you guys recognize each other right away, or did you stare for a minute and say, "Is that them? I think that's them. Yeah, that's them."

It's neat to meet people you have befriended on the Disboards. I'm so glad we've been able to meet Erica and Dawn, and in November, we're supposed to be meeting Julie (SwansLoveDisney) and Kerry (snowbell), if we can get our schedules to work out.

Thanks for sharing your picture. Did David talk to Kelli and Kerri, or did they just stand around and listen to you guys?

We're looking forward to meeting you in person too some day.

I hope Declansdad can find that picture. I think that's up next on their thread, so we'll watch there. I guess you could call that the "Ultimate Hidden Memom"

Thanks for the compliment on the pictures. I really enjoyed that parade and am so glad we got to watch it. DH is not much for parades (actually usually I'm not either) but that one was so cool. Actually maybe if I'd have sat on a curb I wouldn't have had so much trouble getting up because my legs had fallen asleep. I must've looked so graceful!

It was so much fun meeting them. We saw Pooksma and Declansdad walking towards us and I thought it was them but wasn't sure. I think they may have felt the same about us. I'm not sure. But it didn't long for us to figure it out.

I hope to get to meet more DIS'ers on a future trip. I'm just not sure when that will be. We may sneak a couple days in during 2009, but if not both of our girls will be attending International Youth Convention in Orlando in 2010 and DH and I are definitely planning to go down too. Of course we'll be at WDW Also, Kelli is planning to attend college in Lake Wales, Florida which is only about an hour drive from Disney World. She'll start in 2010. So surely we can work a trip or two out of that.

I think everyone participated in the conversation. And the girls and Nicole and David rode together on the POTC and seemed to be having fun. I think everyone really enjoyed themselves.

Cathy

 

[declansdad]

I had to chuckle when reading your last installment. I think we must have followed you after we split up. I may be able to copy and paste from your report to do that section of ours, right down to the pictures.

 

[KayLuvsMickey]

great reporting! I just love reading TRs, it makes the days go by so much faster until our return "home".

OH, I'm Karen by the way!

 

[jjjh'smom]

I just wanted you to know that I started reading our report before
our first family trip to Disney. We used a lot of your ideas for our
trip. Well now back and we are still reading your trip report. The
pictures are great. Here is my question you have some pictures
that I would like to have for my scrapbook. Do you ever share
pictures with fellow Diser's?
Thanks......

 

[TCKK]

I had to chuckle when reading your last installment. I think we must have followed you after we split up. I may be able to copy and paste from your report to do that section of ours, right down to the pictures.

That is too funny!! Were you stalking us or were we stalking you?

great reporting! I just love reading TRs, it makes the days go by so much faster until our return "home".

OH, I'm Karen by the way!

Hi Karen, Nice to "meet" you. Thanks for reading. I'm glad you are enjoying it. I agree reading TR's do help.

I just wanted you to know that I started reading our report before
our first family trip to Disney. We used a lot of your ideas for our
trip. Well now back and we are still reading your trip report. The
pictures are great. Here is my question you have some pictures
that I would like to have for my scrapbook. Do you ever share
pictures with fellow Diser's?
Thanks......

Welcome. I'm glad some of our ideas helped you. You are more than welcome to use the pictures for your scrapbooking project.

Cathy

 

[pooksma]

We are all so famous now

I will have a look tonight for our pics from the meet. i think we are just about there in our reporting.

Love the Spectro pics-especially Mary Poppins and the butterfly

 

[TCKK]

We are all so famous now

I will have a look tonight for our pics from the meet. i think we are just about there in our reporting.

Love the Spectro pics-especially Mary Poppins and the butterfly

Can't wait to see your version of the meet and your pic. I loved that parade and hope to see it again someday!!

Cathy

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

MeMom needs your prayers.
Great update, loved all the pics. Especially the Spectromagic ones.

 

[havinfun]

Hi,

I am catching up with your report. You saw so much and the girls look like they are having so much fun. I am dissapointed. I was at the Magic Kingdom on Aug. 10th that night and I missed all of you. I am happy that all of you and I had a good time that night. I am enjoying your trip report.

Peggy

 

[TCKK]

MeMom needs your prayers.
Great update, loved all the pics. Especially the Spectromagic ones.

Thank you for letting me know about MeMom's son. Also, thank you for the compliments on the report and pics. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Hi,

I am catching up with your report. You saw so much and the girls look like they are having so much fun. I am dissapointed. I was at the Magic Kingdom on Aug. 10th that night and I missed all of you. I am happy that all of you and I had a good time that night. I am enjoying your trip report.

Peggy

I'm sorry we missed you too. Maybe next time we can meet.

I promise, I'll try to get back to this report sometime this week. Life is pretty hectic in our home right now. Nothing bad, just very, very busy. Stay safe everyone.

Cathy

 

[TCKK]

August 11

We slept in this day until around 8:00am and then took our time getting ready. We hopped a bus and headed to MK. At MK we caught a boat to Wilderness Lodge. We had 11:00am reservations for lunch at Whispering Canyon. I have to be honest, by now my notes are getting less and less each day, so I’ll have to tell the story from the pictures.

Pictures from the dock at MK

Passing the Grand Floridian

More pictures from the boat

Getting close to Wilderness Lodge. I think this is so pretty and would love to stay there some day.

Walking up to the lodge. The girls in the bottom left corner.

Lobby

Isn’t this a cool light?

 

[TCKK]

This is in the waiting area for WC. I would love to have something like this in my home.

Another light

Here’s a picture of the lobby from our table in the restaurant. I loved how this was all open.

DH got the skillet lunch and here’s the cornbread (I sure would love to have a piece of that right now)

Here’s 3 of our endless shakes. They were very very good.

The girls waiting on their food. Don’t you just love the little western dudes carved into the back of the seat?

Here’s a chicken sandwich.

DH’s skillet

Here’s another sandwich. I can’t remember who ordered this or what it was exactly.

Kelli dropped her silverware and was awarded this.

Kelli then dropped Kerri’s silverware so we made Kerri take a picture with the fork too

Kelli pretending to eat with the fork

Lunch was very good and we had good service too. Our waitress was not as playful as some of the other staff there, but it was still a lot of fun and we’d highly recommend Wilderness Lodge.
Totem pole in the lobby

Fireplace

Of course we had to go here next

This is such a beautiful place. I can’t believe how tall the ceilings area.

Heading towards the pool area of WL

We then took the boat back to MK and hopped a bus back to POP where we swam and rested for the rest of the afternoon.