The BALD and the BEAUTIFUL go to DIZZY world! 4/2 epcot!

I am glad Reya eased into TRex--I hope this was not a telling sign of how your week is going to progress. Jayden's reaction is priceless. Thank you for doing the updates whilst you are on your trip--I don't think I would even consider doing it. I probably will write up my notes. :thumbsup2 There is no need to feel bad the updates are what you feel is slow--there is no need for that. :goodvibes
 
Oh my - Jayden's face when he woke up! :eek: Poor thing!

I'm glad Reya calmed down! Mmmmm.....those nachos are fabulous, aren't they? :love:


Can't wait to read more! popcorn::

Sara
 
Oh no, poor Reya! On the flip side, DS would LOVE that resturaunt. Glad she calmed down! Did your nieces like it?

The food looks good! Sorry yours wasn't, since you paid so much for it!

That look on Jayden's face is so funny. He says, "I thought the dinosaurs were EXTINCT, Mama!".

Can't wait to hear more...but get in that jacuzzi and enjoy it instead! We'll still be here when you get back!
 
What a brave little girl! Jasmine would never have gone in when she was that age! Great pictures of the restaurant and I love the one of Jayden waking up, it made me laugh out loud. Sounds like you're having a great time and now I have a crazing for nachos....go figure!!!:lmao:
 

Despite the cold temperature we all decided to check out the Marketplace area for a little while after we were finished with dinner.

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Reya got her first glimpse of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

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Our first stop was the Wonderful World of Disney Store. Reya was in DISNEY HEAVEN!! We didn’t end up buying anything, just looked around for things we might want to purchase later in the week.

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wanted to buy this hat for Jayden, but was way to big

We then made our way over to the Pin Trader’s store so the girls to pick out their lanyards. Unfortunately they didn’t have a very big selection and Reya couldn’t find one that she had liked.

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For the next ½ hour or so we just browsed through some of the stores. We wanted to stay longer but it was just too darn cold, so we all decided it was time to leave. Making our way back to the cars we stopped to take a few pictures and also went back to the Wonderful World of Disney Store to see if the girls could find any lanyards they liked in there. Reya ended up finding a Tinkerbell one, Valerie found a Nightmare Before Christmas one, and Breanna decided on a Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy lanyard. ((Cute))

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We then stopped at a Walmart which luckily is only 2 miles up the road from us. We bought a bunch of food, formula, diapers, and a new bouncer for Jayden to sleep in. I found a cute Winnie the Pooh one. The reason DH and I chose this particular one was because it looked similar to the one he has back home, plus you didn’t need to use tools to put it together. Once we brought it back to the hotel and assembled it, we realized that it doesn’t lean back and cradle him like the one he has at home. So we’ve just been putting the box it came in under the front end to remedy that problem. As of now, he’s been sleeping in it just fine.

After we were done shopping we came back to the hotel to settle in for the night. Overall it was a pretty great travel day… No BIG problems!

Up next: Disney Studios​
 
Joining in and I have to give you a kazillion kudos for posting a live report with two little ones! I loved the pic of Jayden after he just woke up at T-Rex - how cute!

I had a question - did you say you bought basic park tickets or hoppers? I was looking at your itinerary for the next couple of days and got confused when you said you may visit one park in the morning and another park later in the day. I bought basic park tickets on our last trip in 2008 and at first I thought I should have bought hoppers but I was solo for the first 4 days so one park a day worked out great for me plus when my DD and DGS (14 mos old at that time) joined me a few days later, we could only handle one park a day.

Our next trip we definitely want hoppers - it's so fun to visit AK in the morning and then hop over to MK at night to watch Wishes. You sound like you are having a great time already - both families are adorable!
 
Another great update! Jayden is too adorable with those Mickey ears!! I can't wait to hear how the next day went
 
Great TR, the family is BEAUTIFUL!! And the updates are great!!!! Glad you got to try TREX and Rhea ended up enjoying it! 'sorry the steak sandwich sucked :( But REALLY glad the flight went well!
 
I wasn't able to get an ADR for Thanksgiving lunch but the whole restaurant was empty.:confused3 I'm glad to hear Reya calmed down. Jayden's reaction is too funny.
I hope it warms up for you. I'm a Floridean and I think this is the coldest March ever. Better cold then really hot, right?

Yes, I thought it was pretty strange. However when we were leaving the restaurant was full and there was a massive line outside to get in. So I guess we got there at just the right time.

Normally I love 60 degree weather. But the 60's in Colorado and the 60's in Florida feel completely different. The weather today was perfect... Give me another day or two and I'll think it's TOO HOT out. It's supposed to be 80 on wednesday I think.

Awww that's too bad that Reya didn't like the restaurant at first, but hopefully that changed for the better. That's strange that you couldn't get a reservation and yet were able to be seated that quickly. And that's an adorable picture of Jayden, he looks so cute! Hope you guys are having a great time and that the weather warms up!

That picture cracks me up everytime I look at it. We are having a lovely time. And the weather is slowly but surely warming up. :thumbsup2

I am glad Reya eased into TRex--I hope this was not a telling sign of how your week is going to progress. Jayden's reaction is priceless. Thank you for doing the updates whilst you are on your trip--I don't think I would even consider doing it. I probably will write up my notes. :thumbsup2 There is no need to feel bad the updates are what you feel is slow--there is no need for that. :goodvibes

Well the last 5 days have been intresting as far as how Reya reacts to everything.. You'll have to wait and see how see does on the rides and with all the characters. ;)


Oh my - Jayden's face when he woke up! :eek: Poor thing!

I'm glad Reya calmed down! Mmmmm.....those nachos are fabulous, aren't they? :love:


Can't wait to read more! popcorn::

Sara

They were REALLY Yummy.... wish I had some right now!



I love that picture of Jayden..... Hilarious! :rotfl:
 
Oh no, poor Reya! On the flip side, DS would LOVE that resturaunt. Glad she calmed down! Did your nieces like it?

The food looks good! Sorry yours wasn't, since you paid so much for it!

That look on Jayden's face is so funny. He says, "I thought the dinosaurs were EXTINCT, Mama!".

Can't wait to hear more...but get in that jacuzzi and enjoy it instead! We'll still be here when you get back!

Yes, my nieces really enjoyed it. Thought it was pretty cool! :thumbsup2 Even Jayden enjoyed it after we woke up.

Still haven't had time for that Jacuzzi.... TOMORROW for sure!! no excuses. I need it so badly... Every joint and muscle hurts right now. :guilty:


What a brave little girl! Jasmine would never have gone in when she was that age! Great pictures of the restaurant and I love the one of Jayden waking up, it made me laugh out loud. Sounds like you're having a great time and now I have a crazing for nachos....go figure!!!:lmao:


Yes, she turned into a brave little girl..... throughout the trip thus far we've had a LOT of melt downs where she's been scared. But Jayden loves it... The louder and crazier the ride the better. :lmao:

We're having a great time..... Thanks! :goodvibes
 
March 5th- Day two

We were all up and getting ready around 7:00 AM. DH made everyone breakfast of sausage and eggs.

Reya was given her “Gift Bag” from Mickey Mouse right before we left.

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She loved it and was super excited to have received it. We were then off to Disney Studios, where we arrived around 30 minutes after opening. ((Not to bad!!))

Once we picked up our tickets from Will Call we headed right to Rock N’ Roller Coaster to pick up Fast Passes.

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Then it was off to ride ToT !! (( My favorite ride)) When we went up to the cast member to get a child swap pass, I was shocked to find out that Reya was actually tall enough to ride it. When I measured her a month ago she was only at 38”, so this was a very pleasant surprise because that meant she would be able to ride twice the amount of rides that we had expected. However I opted out of her riding ToT, I knew it would terrify her and I didn’t want to start out the trip scaring her so badly that she wouldn’t want to try anything else while we were there. It was only a 20 minute wait so Marsha and I took both Breanna and Valerie with us.

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We got the front row,( which was a first for me) and I absolutely LOVED it! Once we were finished taking our turn we met up with DH, DBIL, and my kids by the RnRC. Since it was about time for our fast passes, they went ahead and took Breanna and Valerie to ride , while Marsha and I stayed back with Jayden and Reya.

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After they were finished, Marsha and I took Breanna and Valerie back on for a second trip. This is another one of my favorite rides. The only thing I don’t like about it, is that it’s so jerky and gives me a little head and neck ache. Once we were finished taking our Limo ride through Hollywood, it was time for the boys to use the Child Swap pass for ToT. At this time we were all feeling a little guilty because we hadn’t done anything that Reya could do. She was being such a patient and sweet girl, so we decided to take her to see Beauty and the Beast, while the boys went to ride ToT.

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We arrived only 10 minutes before show time, so unfortunately we didn’t get the best seats. But we made due, and Reya LOVED it. Jayden slept in my arms during the entire show. I did have to have him bundled up in one of his blankets because it was REALLY cold sitting there in the shade. But it didn’t even seem to phase him. And having his warm little body up to mine, warmed me a bit. I thought the show was pretty cute and I enjoyed what I could see. I just wish it would have been a little warmer.

After the show was over we met up with the boys. At this time Jayden had finally awoken from his nap and just wanted to be placed in his stroller so he could look at all the wonderful sights. (He had slept from the moment we arrived at DHS)

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Valerie started complaining that her feet were hurting her, when she took her sandals off she had a huge blister on both her feet. So we had to go and find the poor girl some new shoes so she could make it through the rest of the day. Marsha ended up finding her a cute pair of black and white Mickey flip flops. As we were searching for shoes I found the softest, cutest, little Goofy for Jayden! He is absolutely in LOVE with it…. He loves to cuddle it and suck on his little nose.

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By the time we were finished with our shopping we only had 45 minutes to spare before our ADR’s at the Prime Time Café. Marsha and I waited over by the Big Green Dinosaur with all the kids, while we sent the boys over to Toy Story Mania to pick up FP’s.

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We got a little bored just sitting there waiting for DH and DBIL to return.. ((They were taking forever)) So we took the kids for a quick walk around the lake. When we were half way around, the High School Musical Show started, so we let the girls sit to watch for 5 minutes.

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Valerie and Breanna also had their first Pin-trading experience with a nice cast member.

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It was now 5 minutes till our ADR’s and we still hadn’t seen or heard anything from the boys. We made our way back to the restaurant and finally they called to say they were waiting for us there.

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To be continued ……….

Up next: Lunch at 50’s prime time, Reya sees her first Costumed Characters, how will she do?!?​
 
Coming out of lurkdom to say thank you so much for taking time out of your trip to post updates. I hope you are having a great time! Looking forward to more. :thumbsup2
 
Sounds like fun so far!

Sweet, patient Reya waiting for you to do all those rides! How exciting that she's 40 inches though, that's great! Can't wait to hear what she rides! DS is nowhere close at this point, he's like 36 inches at 3 years 3 months!

Glad Reya liked the beauty and the beast show! Jayden is so cute all snuggled up in his stroller!

How did Valerie and Breanna like their first pin-trading experience? Reya looks adorable with all those pins!

Can't wait to hear about lunch and the characters! Thanks for the update!
 
Hi Deanna, I hope you are having a fabulous time and that it has warmed up some. It was so cold this past weekend, well until we left on Sunday that is...then it was beautiful, just as we left :( But we had a great trip, just too short.

I'm just catching up, looks like you had a great time at DTD and DHS so far!

On Saturday, I saw your DH (carrying Jayden) and your DBIL. They were walking in the opposite direction of us as we walked toward Splash Mountain, so they were walking in frontierland. I did a double take and said to my DSis, "hey, I recognize that guy" :lmao: I took a quick look around but I didn't see you or Reya anywhere in sight?! :confused: So we almost had a Dismeet :laughing:

Looking forward to more updates popcorn::
 
Just got caught up on your trip report. We went in January 2009 and it was so COLD in January, one morning there was frost on the grass. We couldn't believe it.
Have a great trip.
 
It's so exciting you are there! Hope you are having a great time! :) When we were at Universal Islands of Adventure, we went to the Comic Strip Cafe (I think that's what it's called ) in the Toon area and it had a decent selection. Also the Jurassic Park building has a pretty good counter service place to eat. Can't wait to read more! :)
 
Hey Deanna! I'm so sorry I forgot to come over from your PTR :sad2: I'm here now, all caught up and looking forward to more! :thumbsup2
 
Great update, sounds like ya'll are having lots of fun!
That stinks that Valerie got blisters, I get that too from my shoes, so I normally weear flip flops around the parks. Glad you resolved that problem though!
 














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