That's the Second Biggest Double Stroller I've Ever Seen- A Dec 2010 TR

[999ghostslover]

I can't figure out why Disney won't build a park in Brazil or somewhere else in S.A. Asia is about to get its 3rd city and 4th park, I believe.

 

[hotmamac]

We entered the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail as grand explorers seeking adventure and discovery.

Deep in the heart of the jungle, we discovered a long black tail hanging from the tree tops.

Closer examination revealed three monkeys, hanging out and playing. Carter was very impressed with his good fortune at finding some wildlife.

We blazed on, following the trail to greater adventure. We came upon the coolest of all creatures- the okapi.

While Jeremy and I could spend quite a while studying the great okapi, Carter urged us to continue on to his favorites- the fish.

No Pangani expedition would be complete without the mighty gorilla, whom we observed from a distance, for safety reasons.

As we exited the Pangani Trail, we shed all our delusions of grandeur and returned to being run of the mill Disney guests.

We walked lazily along the pathway from Africa to Asia. I had my mind on a Frozen Chai Latte. That pretzel was making me thirsty.

We encountered a bizarre gathering of people pointing and staring and otherwise blocking the road.

"What's everybody looking at?"

And then, I saw it.

"It's DiVine!!"

"What's DiVine?"

I glanced at Jeremy to make sure he wasn't joking. "You know, DiVine...right there? I've never seen her before. Isn't it cool?"

"But what is it exactly?"

"It's pretty much what it looks like. This lady dresses up like foliage and walks around on stilts."

I guess when it's put like that, it doesn't sound quite as impressive.

"But why?"

He had me stumped there. I have no idea why.

"I don't know. Maybe just to be cool?"

"Let's go get that Chai Latte."

I took one last lingering look over my shoulder as we walked away, watching DiVine quickly fade into the trees.

LOVING the TR....and I just have to know...you must be a Seinfeld fan, right?

 

[All7OfUs]

I've never directly been assaulted by a tour group, but it irritates me just even reading about them. I'm a BIG fan of the "when in Rome" rule. Seriously... is ANYONE else doing that?!

It was a great plan to watch the show while having a snack- too bad it scared the kids!

 

[miprender]

I heard of those BTG but have never seen them in action. Thank goodness they didn't wake the baby.

So the Disney CMs don't do anything about it


What a beautiful day you had at MK. I wish we were there right now.

 

[Nermel9]

LOL, oh no, Brazilian tour groups!! I've read about them, but luckily, never encountered them in person yet! Glad they didn't wake the boys!

We never watch the castle shows either, or afternoon parades for that matter. I just can't be bothered to find a good spot an hour before it starts only to have some family stand in front of me at the last minute, like what happened with you guys!

I gotta try those corn dog nuggets on my next trip!

 

[PirateKate]

Those tour groups can be quite obnoxious can't they...our experience was no sense that there are other people around who may find your chanting at the top of your lungs on the bus (yup that's what happened to us) annoying and scary to little people One little girl told her daddy they were scaring her....I just felt annoyed

Love the pics of your sleeping babies....

Yes, chanting on the bus would be really annoying, since there's no way to get away from it. Poor little girl, I can see how that would be scary to a little kid.

Thanks! They look so sweet when they're sleeping.

I don't see why the touring group needed to chant so loudly all across the park, but I'm glad they didn't disturb your sleeping sons.


The stage show is nice to watch from far away, but I don't feel it's worth it to stand in the middle of a huge crowd just to get a good view. You didn't really miss anything after heading to the Baby Center.

I don't know what the deal is with the chanting, maybe an easy way to make sure everyone stays together, since they are audible throughout half the park?

Probably the best part of the stage show was the one firework that woke everyone up. I'm glad we didn't try to stay and watch it.

Looks like more fun at MK! I'm glad you guys finally strategized a way to use your Buzz FP's while Landon got his nap. No reason for everyone else to miss out on some fun just because he needed some sleep.

I try to just ignore the tour groups, although more often than not, they make it all but impossible to do so. I'm happy for them to be getting a chance to go on this once in a lifetime trip and make some great memories... I just wish they could do it without being so obnoxious about it.

I can't believe it took us until the last day to think of taking Carter on rides while Landon napped. It worked out great, so it's definitely a strategy we'll be using again.

It is nice to be enthusiastic about coming to Disney World. I really don't mind the tour groups too much, unless they are interfering my boys. Then it's annoying.

I can't figure out why Disney won't build a park in Brazil or somewhere else in S.A. Asia is about to get its 3rd city and 4th park, I believe.

I bet a South American Disney park would be really popular. Good weather, too, I would imagine. I've heard rumors that Disney bought a bunch of land in Texas and is planning to build a new park there, but that may or may not be true.

LOVING the TR....and I just have to know...you must be a Seinfeld fan, right?

Thanks! And yes, I am a Seinfeld fan. I wondered when I wrote that post if anyone would catch the reference.

I've never directly been assaulted by a tour group, but it irritates me just even reading about them. I'm a BIG fan of the "when in Rome" rule. Seriously... is ANYONE else doing that?!

It was a great plan to watch the show while having a snack- too bad it scared the kids!

"When in Rome" is a great rule. Everyone should follow it to the best of their ability. I always sort of wonder if people just walk around in Brazil chanting like that. Maybe there's different chants for different occasions- the going out to dinner chant, the going shopping chant, the birthday party chant...

I couldn't believe it woke them both up. It was only one measly little firework. Landon can sleep through Illuminations.

I heard of those BTG but have never seen them in action. Thank goodness they didn't wake the baby.

So the Disney CMs don't do anything about it


What a beautiful day you had at MK. I wish we were there right now.

I was really glad they didn't wake up the baby. There were several other parents with sleeping babies on benches close to me. If the tour group had woken up all the babies, they would have had to face the wrath of five or six irate mothers.

I don't think CMs do anything about it. It would be difficult to define what qualifies as a disturbing noise level.

It was so beautiful that day. I wish we were there, too. It would be nearly time for Wishes to start.

LOL, oh no, Brazilian tour groups!! I've read about them, but luckily, never encountered them in person yet! Glad they didn't wake the boys!

We never watch the castle shows either, or afternoon parades for that matter. I just can't be bothered to find a good spot an hour before it starts only to have some family stand in front of me at the last minute, like what happened with you guys!

I gotta try those corn dog nuggets on my next trip!

That was our first experience with Brazilian tour groups. I can honestly say that they don't make a great first impression. At least they didn't wake up the boys. That's something.

We almost never watch the afternoon parade, either. Sometimes we'll watch it, if we forget it's parade time and run into it by accident. I wonder if that will change as the boys get older. Probably not. Even if they liked parades, the nighttime parade is so much cooler.

Carter loved those corn dog nuggets. We'll have to get him some next time for sure. And Landon will be big enough to try them, too. He'll like that.

 

[PirateKate]

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[RachelNinja]

How funny that you got your best score in Buzz because of Carter! He probably knew how to help his mommy hit the best targets. He just hid his knowledge behind his cute baby exterior!

 

[PirateKate]

How funny that you got your best score in Buzz because of Carter! He probably knew how to help his mommy hit the best targets. He just hid his knowledge behind his cute baby exterior!

Carter hides all sorts of knowledge behind his cute baby exterior. He's really a genius in disguise.

 

[CandleontheWater]

Awesome that you are sneaking in a quick trip! My DH goes to Jacksonville at least once a month for work, but he never offers to take me. Maybe next time I should insist! Its too bad we'll be missing you by just a few days, we could have met up and let the boys run around one of the playgrounds. I have a feeling they'd be kindred spirits.

I agree that Brazilian tour groups can be really frustrating. I'm glad they didn't wake Landon, I would have been one mad Mama right along with you. I've run into the tour groups many times, especially in July. One trip I was waiting in the single rider line for Rockin' Rollercoaster and the WHOLE tourgroup joined me in the single rider line. There must have been 100 of them! The cast members made them get out of line and back into the standby line, but they were not happy about it!

Sounds like you guys had a great evening in the MK! I'm glad to hear that the boys weren't scared in the Tiki Room. I haven't taken Everett in there yet because I'm afraid that it is too loud. Maybe we'll try it this next trip and see how it goes.

Last time we went we also had trouble finding things to do when Everett was sleeping in the stroller. Its great to walk around the parks and all, but after about an hour I'm always itching to ride something.

 

[DisneyStoryMania]

What a Great looking family, seems to be a great trip....sorta funny too....lol I can not wait till our next trip I will post our adventures here as well.....thanks for the thread awesome!!!

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

I am certain that Sawyer's going to pull the standing thing on us. He loves to stand on our laps...sitting, not so much. Should make things interesting, right?

Oh, and an extra trip is awesome!

 

[RachelNinja]

Wow, I'm amazed that Landon and Carter made it through the Tiki Room with no problems! I admit that there are parts that frighten ME a little ...

 

[PirateKate]

Awesome that you are sneaking in a quick trip! My DH goes to Jacksonville at least once a month for work, but he never offers to take me. Maybe next time I should insist! Its too bad we'll be missing you by just a few days, we could have met up and let the boys run around one of the playgrounds. I have a feeling they'd be kindred spirits.

I agree that Brazilian tour groups can be really frustrating. I'm glad they didn't wake Landon, I would have been one mad Mama right along with you. I've run into the tour groups many times, especially in July. One trip I was waiting in the single rider line for Rockin' Rollercoaster and the WHOLE tourgroup joined me in the single rider line. There must have been 100 of them! The cast members made them get out of line and back into the standby line, but they were not happy about it!

Sounds like you guys had a great evening in the MK! I'm glad to hear that the boys weren't scared in the Tiki Room. I haven't taken Everett in there yet because I'm afraid that it is too loud. Maybe we'll try it this next trip and see how it goes.

Last time we went we also had trouble finding things to do when Everett was sleeping in the stroller. Its great to walk around the parks and all, but after about an hour I'm always itching to ride something.

Jacksonville's only a couple hours away from Disney World. Once I started thinking about it, I just couldn't resist. I didn't realize you all had a trip coming up in May. Do you have a PTR somewhere? It is too bad we'll be miss each other. I would have liked to meet up and let the boys play together.

I think the Brazilian tour group would have made problems anywhere waiting for Rock N Roller Coaster. I'd almost think single rider would be a better place for them, since they would be through faster. But I can see how if you were in the single rider line at the time, you'd be happy to see them going to stand by.

I didn't really think about any of the scary parts of the Tiki Room before we went. I just thought about the happy singing bird parts. I guess it could have been scary, but it seemed like a reasonable risk.

I think Magic Kingdom is one of the worst parks for finding something to do while the boys are sleeping. At Epcot, World Showcase is right there and Animal Kingdom has the trails to walk through. Magic Kingdom doesn't really have many attractions that are made to walk through with strollers.

What a Great looking family, seems to be a great trip....sorta funny too....lol I can not wait till our next trip I will post our adventures here as well.....thanks for the thread awesome!!!

Was my thread your first post? Wow, I'm honored. Thanks! TRs are a lot of fun to write.

I am certain that Sawyer's going to pull the standing thing on us. He loves to stand on our laps...sitting, not so much. Should make things interesting, right?

Oh, and an extra trip is awesome!

Landon did ride standing for several rides and no one ever said anything about it, so you all might be okay with Sawyer standing on a lap. I could see Landon's point, he had done an awful lot of sitting already that day.

Thanks, I can't believe we're only thirty days out already. So much to do...

Wow, I'm amazed that Landon and Carter made it through the Tiki Room with no problems! I admit that there are parts that frighten ME a little ...

I don't think Landon or Carter is old enough to get scared by anything that most people would consider scary. They would be more likely to be scared of a friendly stranger trying to talk to them or of all the cookies being gone than any show or ride.

 

[amazingact21]

Yikes, wet socks and cold weather don't mix very well. Glad you had extras and could swap to some dry clothes easily enough. Can't wait to hear how your final Disney night went!

 

[999ghostslover]

my kids love the tiki birds but we play the song all of the time in the car. Abby knows it will be broken next month (next month!!) but Brady does not. I'm sure he won't remember and will be too busy with other stuff. When the floor and seats of pirates are wet it grosses me out because you really don;t get that wet and you can't really see. I picture the water to be filthy. Lovely, huh? As I get older more and more things skeeve me out. Sorry!

 

[RachelNinja]

I don't think Landon or Carter is old enough to get scared by anything that most people would consider scary. They would be more likely to be scared of a friendly stranger trying to talk to them or of all the cookies being gone than any show or ride.

That's a legitimate fear! They have their priorities in order

 

[Nermel9]

I haven't done the Tiki room in a looooong time, so I can barely remember it, but it sounds kind of weird! I'm glad you all had a good time on the Jungle Cruise, again, something I haven't done since I was like, 7, so I don't really remember it! POTC is always fun! Glad you found a way to compromise with Landon on the sitting/standing issue!

 

[PirateKate]

Yikes, wet socks and cold weather don't mix very well. Glad you had extras and could swap to some dry clothes easily enough. Can't wait to hear how your final Disney night went!

We'd been carrying a spare outfit around for Landon all week and that was the first time he had needed it. If we hadn't had it, I guess we would have had to leave. Or buy him a new outfit.

my kids love the tiki birds but we play the song all of the time in the car. Abby knows it will be broken next month (next month!!) but Brady does not. I'm sure he won't remember and will be too busy with other stuff. When the floor and seats of pirates are wet it grosses me out because you really don;t get that wet and you can't really see. I picture the water to be filthy. Lovely, huh? As I get older more and more things skeeve me out. Sorry!

My boys get their share of the song, too. It comes on Live365 frequently and singing the line with all the tikis is usually good for a smile from Carter or a laugh from Landon.

I didn't know the Tiki room will be broken next month. I hope they get it looking good.

I admit, there was a fair amount of dirt mixed into Landon's wet socks and wet pants. I don't know, maybe dirt from people's shoes or something? Anyway, I'll know next time that he should wear shoes if he has to stand.

That's a legitimate fear! They have their priorities in order

Definitely a legitimate fear! During the Tiki Room, I was a little concerned about all Carter's cookies being gone, too.

I haven't done the Tiki room in a looooong time, so I can barely remember it, but it sounds kind of weird! I'm glad you all had a good time on the Jungle Cruise, again, something I haven't done since I was like, 7, so I don't really remember it! POTC is always fun! Glad you found a way to compromise with Landon on the sitting/standing issue!

I would say the Tiki Room is pretty weird. It's a classic, as well as a air conditioned/heated respite from the elements. You should try the Jungle Cruise again sometime! It's extra cool at night. All the animatronic jungle animals look slightly less unrealistic.

Poor Landon always seemed to be violating one rule or another, between no shoes in the Digsite and standing on POTC.

 

[999ghostslover]

Yeah there was a big fire a little while after you were there and the birds got damaged. I think the building is totally fine. I think the rumor is that they will bring it back without the "under new management" which is fine by me!
http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/Theme_Parks_Attractions/Fire_at_Disney_World_s_Enchanted_Tiki_Room.htm