Team Renfroe's 2nd Trip Report - 1,500 pictures, dining reviews, and DISmeets!

[alan_renfroe]

Hi everyone! Just stopping by to apologize for the delay on the next chapter. I had written the entire next chapter, got called away from my computer, accidentally came back and hit the "back" button, and erased all of it. I have an event to attend tonight out of town, but I will get back to you all very very soon to continue.

Alan

 

[mickeystoontown]

Hi everyone! Just stopping by to apologize for the delay on the next chapter. I had written the entire next chapter, got called away from my computer, accidentally came back and hit the "back" button, and erased all of it. I have an event to attend tonight out of town, but I will get back to you all very very soon to continue.

Alan

I'll just be waitin' around. don't worry about me.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Hi everyone! Just stopping by to apologize for the delay on the next chapter. I had written the entire next chapter, got called away from my computer, accidentally came back and hit the "back" button, and erased all of it. I have an event to attend tonight out of town, but I will get back to you all very very soon to continue.

Alan

Doh!

I have done that more than once!

 

[3lilpiggies]

I am jumping out of my seat reading your tr. I am so excited and cannot wait to get there. We are even staying at CSR. Great job!!

 

[englishrose47]

Hey Alan I am gonna use that line ""Sorry about the delay I hit the back button !!Come on Ellen you are not gonna let him off with that areyou!

 

[CRdisMom]

im just waiting for ellen to post the MMM photos. I can't wait to put names with all of the faces.

 

[podsnel]

Hi everyone! Just stopping by to apologize for the delay on the next chapter. I had written the entire next chapter, got called away from my computer, accidentally came back and hit the "back" button, and erased all of it. I have an event to attend tonight out of town, but I will get back to you all very very soon to continue.

Alan

UGH!!!!! I HATE when that happens!!

I don't think I have ever done the morning EMH- well, maybe when the kids were little- but now I'm out of bed like a shot in the morning (at WDW ONLY, of course!) and everyone else is sound asleep..... Very nice though to get all those rides in and then relax, huh? But we're also spoiled as a family- when we all go, we have the GAP pass with Sean, so we can always bypass the lines. That pass helps so much, I don't think we could go to WDW without it (with Sean).

And FWIW, the posted wait time for TSM was 40 minutes when Loni and I went on, and we waited about 20.

 

[podsnel]

im just waiting for ellen to post the MMM photos. I can't wait to put names with all of the faces.

Alan will have them, too- they'll be on our photopass share cd! Coming soon!! If you want to see them, pm me your email address and I'll send you a link!

 

[vicb]

Hi Alan, enjoying your trip report very much. Have a ? for you... was your room in the casitas a standard view? Thanks.

 

[alan_renfroe]

I can't wait to read more of your trip report.... however that is going to have to wait because we leave in less than 12 hours for Pensacola and we will be in Disney in 5 days!!!!!

Hi Michelle! Hope you all have a WONDERFUL and safe trip.

I am really enjoying your report, thanks for sharing

Thanks very much! I promise to get back on it today.

love your report thanks for sharing

Cool! Thanks!

looking forward to your Sci Fi review...this is one of our choices for xmas trip, but am kind of worried how my 3 1/2 year old will be!! can't wait to read all about it!!!!

I would think the 3 1/2 should be okay. It's not really scary or anything....just corny.

Amen to that! Den can attest to my serious dislike of mornings. At Disney though I have no problems with them. Of course we didn't have to be there for EMH since we weren't on site. We did the avoid the emh but hit the big attractions first plan.

Great plan. Of our 7 days, we only did AM EMH twice....but both times were successful. On the other days, we still got started early and still had success for the most part.

I love ToT and RnRC!!!! We have never made RD at DHS but every time we are there in the morning, the wait shows about 30 minutes and it's usually a walk on. So don't be fooled by the wait times posted - especially anytime before about 1pm.

Looking forward to your take on Sci Fi - we were there in March.......

ME TOO! Love those rides. Anyway, Sci Fi will be coming up soon.

That half sentence alone I think is going to make getting up early worth it. We always have to squeeze pool time in at night (or on a non-parks day), and Joe is always wishing we had more of it-and had time to explore the resort more/take advantage of what they offer.

And the bonus of having already ridden everything!

I hope this method holds out true during Premier Week!!!!

I'm telling ya - early mornings, knock out the park by lunch, then enjoy a relaxing afternoon away from the crowds. It works for us FOR SURE! I am not a big fan of mornings, but I can't stand to be hot all day.

I'll just be waitin' around. don't worry about me.

(darn computer)

Doh!

I have done that more than once!

Don't you HATE it when that happens?

 

[alan_renfroe]

I am jumping out of my seat reading your tr. I am so excited and cannot wait to get there. We are even staying at CSR. Great job!!

I'll bet you are excited! CSR is wonderful. Hope you all have a great trip.

Hey Alan I am gonna use that line ""Sorry about the delay I hit the back button !!Come on Ellen you are not gonna let him off with that areyou!

Leave it to my DEAR FRIENDS to give me a hard time. Thanks a lot, Rosie!

im just waiting for ellen to post the MMM photos. I can't wait to put names with all of the faces.

Ellen & I are both in the same PhotoPass share, so we should be getting our picture disc soon.

UGH!!!!! I HATE when that happens!!

I don't think I have ever done the morning EMH- well, maybe when the kids were little- but now I'm out of bed like a shot in the morning (at WDW ONLY, of course!) and everyone else is sound asleep..... Very nice though to get all those rides in and then relax, huh? But we're also spoiled as a family- when we all go, we have the GAP pass with Sean, so we can always bypass the lines. That pass helps so much, I don't think we could go to WDW without it (with Sean).

And FWIW, the posted wait time for TSM was 40 minutes when Loni and I went on, and we waited about 20.

Oh, I love getting to the parks early. It almost feels like you are cheating! You get to ride everything, and when everyone starts getting to the parks, you are pretty much ready to leave.

I think it's great that you guys can do the GAP pass with Sean. That certainly helps families with special needs children, and I would take full advantage of it if I were you.

Alan will have them, too- they'll be on our photopass share cd! Coming soon!! If you want to see them, pm me your email address and I'll send you a link!

Yep! I think we should have them by early next week.

Hi Alan, enjoying your trip report very much. Have a ? for you... was your room in the casitas a standard view? Thanks.

Yes, our room was a standard view. We both commented that we would not pay extra for a water view simply because you don't have time to enjoy it. I mean, I never did see anyone sitting outside of their rooms enjoying a view or anything. Everyone is either at the parks or at the pool. If we are at the beach, we are all about having the view...but for WDW and CSR, I don't think the extra price for a view is really worth it.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey Alan! Just wanted to let you know that I just posted about the MMM in my trip report. I think I posted near 100 pictures, my own candids that I took during the meet and all the photopass pictures. Make sure to stop by and check it out!

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32070433#post32070433

 

[alan_renfroe]

So we are at Disney's Hollywood Studio for rope drop and the Extra Magic Hour. The guys went in one direction and the girls went in another. The girls' plan was to get FastPasses for all four of us for Toy Story Mania and then get in the standby line.

Uh....they got a little distracted along the way! Juliana saw her very favorite character....EEYORE!

Then they saw Donald:

While visiting with Donald, Juliana saw Minnie but just missed her:

After meeting the characters, Elizabeth and Juliana headed over to Toy Story Mania. They took a more leisurely pace and stopped to smell the roses along the way:

They successfully got our FastPasses then got in the standby line to ride Toy Story Mania. These are pictures Juliana made:

They LOVED Toy Story Mania!

Since they had taken their time, they were only able to ride one ride while Wil and I had already ridden four rides! It was about 9:30am and it was getting close to time for all of us to meet back up.

Coming up next, we all meet up and ride Toy Story Mania together, Star Tours, Muppets 3D, and lunch at Sci Fi.

 

[NWOhioAngela]

I'm not positive, but I think stopping for character photos during TSM Madness is grounds for divorce in a couple states!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm not positive, but I think stopping for character photos during TSM Madness is grounds for divorce in a couple states!

What return time did the fastpasses end up being?

 

[2xcited2sleep]

I'm with Juliana... love Eeyore and TSM rocks! Can't wait to hear about your afternoon -- what a line up: TSM, Star Tours, Muppets and Sci Fi!

 

[pmama]

Oh, I'm so glad Juliana got some time to meet up with some characters. I love that my girls still enjoy meeting the characters but no that thrill won't always be there.

 

[englishrose47]

My guess is the FP were for after 9:30am as they don't start till 9:15!(FP's that is ) I did just that and was in line so long it was FP time when I got off !I too loved TSM !! Buzz is now 2nd rate to TSM!!!
In Sept at least someone can get in line hile I get Fps !!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I'm not positive, but I think stopping for character photos during TSM Madness is grounds for divorce in a couple states!

What return time did the fastpasses end up being?

I was thinking the same thing!!! I almost said aloud at my computer screen "WHAT?! THEY STOPPED?!" I would have gone bezerk.

I am so curious to know what time they got. 9:00 PM?

The pics of Julianna with Eeoyre ARE very cute though.

 

[alan_renfroe]

I'm not positive, but I think stopping for character photos during TSM Madness is grounds for divorce in a couple states!

THANK YOU!!! At least someone agrees with me! Well, to each their own. Wil & I had fun in our way, and the girls had fun in their own way. That's why spliting up can be a good thing sometimes.

What return time did the fastpasses end up being?

We were very lucky. Because it was Extra Magic Hours, they were able to get our FastPasses for around 9:45, I think.

I'm with Juliana... love Eeyore and TSM rocks! Can't wait to hear about your afternoon -- what a line up: TSM, Star Tours, Muppets and Sci Fi!

Yeah, I can't blame her. For months, she had been talking about wanting to meet Eeyore, because he is so cute. So when she got the chance, she took it!

Oh, I'm so glad Juliana got some time to meet up with some characters. I love that my girls still enjoy meeting the characters but no that thrill won't always be there.

Wil could care less about the characters, but Juliana likes meeting them and getting her picture made with them....especially Eeyore and Stitch!

My guess is the FP were for after 9:30am as they don't start till 9:15!(FP's that is ) I did just that and was in line so long it was FP time when I got off !I too loved TSM !! Buzz is now 2nd rate to TSM!!!
In Sept at least someone can get in line hile I get Fps !!!!

Oh, I totally agree. Buzz is a great ride, but Toy Story Mania is waayyyy better! It is really a very clever ride, and one of those rides that almost anyone of any age would enjoy.

I was thinking the same thing!!! I almost said aloud at my computer screen "WHAT?! THEY STOPPED?!" I would have gone bezerk.

I am so curious to know what time they got. 9:00 PM?

The pics of Julianna with Eeoyre ARE very cute though.

Yeah, when they texted me and told me they were stopping to meet characters, I freaked a little. What? Get those FastPasses first!! Oh well, it worked out just fine...and Juliana was very happy to meet her favorite character.