DIS Dads The DIS Dad's Club VIII - The Online Mancave

[theduck619]

Your son = AWESOME. Nice job dad!



You noticed that too, huh? I agree - there should be much more distance between the van and police car.

Barry, I think the distance is short because you are in low gear. Just kick it up and the police car won't even be in the picture.

AM Ownage

 

[theduck619]

Thanks everone for your input on my disney gift card question. It really helps us in planning this trip around their birthdays.

 

[unclescrooge_0707]

What about 3? You didn't way how 3 was...

Dave will hit 50 with his next trip. I hit 52 last week. I can't speak for Dave... but yes, it's still magical - just in different ways than it was the first 10, or even 20, 30, or 40. There's always something to do... and believe it or not - even after 52 trips to WDW - there are STILL things that have not been done... restaurants not yet eaten in... resorts not yet stayed at... experiences not yet enjoyed... tours not yet taken... yet. And the nice thing about DVC - is that there is always another trip on the horizon to find a way to enjoy yet another of those "not yet done" items.

The kids grow up and their interests change. We too get older, and find ourselves looking for different things... but there are still magical moments to be found in many different ways. It won't always be about the princess or jedi magic that the kids enjoy while they are younger - or the character magic... or even in the attractions... but often times it's in the unexpected moments. On this last trip last week our DD was treated like a queen by the server at BOMA, and even whisked off to help "ring in the bill" - then - for "helping" him ring it in, he presented her with a little light-up Tinker Bell... now THAT was magical for us and just made her trip super special, even though it was on the final morning, prior to us departing the World to head home. THAT is what she has talked about all day and evening today.

It will ALWAYS be about Jedi Magic in our family....

But trip 3? It was June of 06, and my first trip with kids. I saw a "Making of Expedition Everest" on the travel channel in May of 06, and we were in WDW that June. I went for the sole purpose of riding that one ride. I got off, found the DW, and said, "The WHOLE trip was worth it!" THEN, we saw Fantasmic! for the first time.... so, Trip 3 was a great trip.
If I could go to WDW every 4 years during the opening rounds of the World Cup, THAT'S when I'd go. Waiting in line, you could talk to every international family about their football team and "yesterday's games" and they cared!

 

[DisDadDoc]

It will ALWAYS be about Jedi Magic in our family....

Gotta get there for Star Wars Weekends in June one year!



Happy Birthday to Mipatn! (i.e. Greg)

 

[afwdwfan]

Barry, I think the distance is short because you are in low gear. Just kick it up and the police car won't even be in the picture.

AM Ownage

And he hasn't even hit the nitrous yet.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

‘Morning all, and ain’t it a lovely day…

They have not told Jacob yet that he has died. When he asked for his Dad the other day they told him he was on a higher floor. I just hope that he handles it ok when they do tell him. He was Daddies boy! I forgot to mention that while we waited in line...it began to storm and pour the rain. No one left...we all stood there withour umbrellas. They had a bake sale today at school. They raised 3k During the Car Washes that they had on Sunday they raised 6K I am sure that the spaghetti dinner on Friday will do as well or better! I am very proud of this community!!! I also foudn out this evening that since neither Dale or Richard was able to have health insurance through work that they were able to qualify for an Ohio Medicaid card for the kids. That is a blessing to know that the medical bills for them will not be a lifelong burden for Dale.

Glad to here that things are progressing and that there is some additional help on the way.
But they do need to figure out how to talk to their son. Soon.
Prayers continuing.

The kids grow up and their interests change. We too get older, and find ourselves looking for different things... but there are still magical moments to be found in many different ways. It won't always be about the princess or jedi magic that the kids enjoy while they are younger - or the character magic... or even in the attractions... but often times it's in the unexpected moments. On this last trip last week our DD was treated like a queen by the server at BOMA, and even whisked off to help "ring in the bill" - then - for "helping" him ring it in, he presented her with a little light-up Tinker Bell... now THAT was magical for us and just made her trip super special, even though it was on the final morning, prior to us departing the World to head home. THAT is what she has talked about all day and evening today.

Great story Stopher.
Wait a minute… Isn’t that a redundant statement?

You noticed that too, huh? I agree - there should be much more distance between the van and police car.

Wake up Barry....time to go to work, no more dreaming tonight

It may just be time to update our nemesis list.

 

[afwdwfan]

Happy Birthday to Mipatn! (i.e. Greg)

Yes, Happy Birthday!

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Gotta get there for Star Wars Weekends in June one year!



Happy Birthday to Mipatn! (i.e. Greg)

Thanks for the reminder Chris.

Have a great B. D. Greg.



I need to remember to check that list more often.


Actually, I should probably act like a regular member and add my name to it one of these here first days…
Don, if you have spare time, that would be May 12th (never mind the year, that's ancient history)

 

[DisneyFed]

Lots of wishful thinking in this thread....

 

[theduck619]

Gotta get there for Star Wars Weekends in June one year!



Happy Birthday to Mipatn! (i.e. Greg)

Happy Birthday Greg

 

[theduck619]

And he hasn't even hit the nitrous yet.

He was probably messing with the radio, you know not paying attention.

 

[prattpak]

Leave in 4 days. Just joining Dis Dad's club.

Welcome Yo!!!! Dont let the smell scare you away!!

 

[dvczerfs]

Sounds like my house!

Hey Fed...I hope you and your son took baths after sitting in that 18 car!!!

Stopher...Welcome Back!


Got to spend lunch today in the emergency room. My oldest took an elbow to the nose at recess and was bleeding all over the place. The nurse frantically called my wife telling her his nose is fractured and we needed to get him to the doctor ASAP. We rushed out of work got to the emergency room and saw the doctor within 10 mins of getting to the hospital. . The doctor examined him and said he looked fine. Thank god! Great way to start the week.

gym class with mark messier?? glad to hear hes ok kevin.

 

[theduck619]

Welcome Yo!!!! Dont let the smell scare you away!!

To quote the great Stopher "that is the smell of excellence"

 

[stopher1]

It will ALWAYS be about Jedi Magic in our family....

I hope that the force is always with you

For us, I'll say that after 5 different Star Wars themed birthdays, and a massive obsession with collecting every lightsaber imaginable, action figures and vehicles galore, getting through every possible level on Lego Star Wars and other Star Wars based video games, and even making their own SW based movie in our neighborhood park...I thought it would never die out, but sadly my boys are now mostly beyond it now. They'll always like the movies I'm sure - but even the viewings have diminshed greatly...what once was an every week kind of thing, now is once every few months. Their interests in the parks have changed a bunch too - kind of like someone came along and robbed them of the identities they had just a year or so ago They truly were obsessed... but not much any longer. But my DD has picked up their interest and that's cool. Despite that though, I will say that we're ALL definitely waiting for those 54 new adventures that Star Tours 2.0 will provide... and that will put an extension on their interest I'm sure, but for how long? I just don't know. I know the one thing that would totally reignite their interest would be if Disney were to build the long rumored Star Wars themed park with actual lands & attractions based on the various planet settings of the films - instead of just hosting Star Wars Weekends each year. If they actually were able to do something like that, it would go lightyears in extending the Jedi Magic for my kids - but if they were going to do that, they wouldn't have dumped all kinds of money in to rehabbing the existing Star Tours attraction at DHS but would have only done DL and left WDW alone until something else were done... so that rumor just remains a pipedream for the foreseeable future. Something like that definitely would take on the Harry Potter addtions over at the park that shall not be named better than a little princess world addition will in the Magic Kingdom.

Gotta get there for Star Wars Weekends in June one year!

I agree with this. These weekends are good opportunities to expand on the Jedi Magic for you and your kids. The parade alone is really cool to see so many characters from the films. The 501st alone is pretty neat to see. You could check out the TR I did from my Father/Sons weekend getaway that we took a couple of years ago specifically for Star Wars Weekends.



Happy Birthday Mipatn!

 

[dvczerfs]

What about 3? You didn't way how 3 was...

Dave will hit 50 with his next trip. I hit 52 last week. I can't speak for Dave... but yes, it's still magical - just in different ways than it was the first 10, or even 20, 30, or 40. There's always something to do... and believe it or not - even after 52 trips to WDW - there are STILL things that have not been done... restaurants not yet eaten in... resorts not yet stayed at... experiences not yet enjoyed... tours not yet taken... yet. And the nice thing about DVC - is that there is always another trip on the horizon to find a way to enjoy yet another of those "not yet done" items.

The kids grow up and their interests change. We too get older, and find ourselves looking for different things... but there are still magical moments to be found in many different ways. It won't always be about the princess or jedi magic that the kids enjoy while they are younger - or the character magic... or even in the attractions... but often times it's in the unexpected moments. On this last trip last week our DD was treated like a queen by the server at BOMA, and even whisked off to help "ring in the bill" - then - for "helping" him ring it in, he presented her with a little light-up Tinker Bell... now THAT was magical for us and just made her trip super special, even though it was on the final morning, prior to us departing the World to head home. THAT is what she has talked about all day and evening today.

this june will be dd last trip for awhile. sept. will just be the two of us again, like it was in the 80s. we have alot of non park things plan. most of it just hanging out at dtd and hotel hopping. things we like to do but with kids and another family with kids with you, just dont get done. we are also having our 1day steak dinner in the room again.

Well we just got back from the funeral home. The line for Richard's viewing was 2 hours long and still wrapped around the block when we left at 830. That speaks volumes for his character I think! He is great missed. Allison was allowed to eat some ice cream today. She still has some tingling in her leg but no movement. The have put the boot on her so help with the dropping of the feet. She is scheduled to have surgery again on Wednesday so keep her in prayers. Jacob is doing much better today and was able to have this IV removed. Things for him are coming along. Tomorrow is the funeral. I truly appreciate evryone praying for them!

thanks for the update steve.

 

[dvczerfs]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIPATN!!!

 

[dvczerfs]

did anyone hear of the haunted mansion being closed till sept. or is someone just messing with???? i didnt see or hear a thing about it and a guy from work is telling me its closed till sept.

 

[theduck619]

did anyone hear of the haunted mansion being closed till sept. or is someone just messing with???? i didnt see or hear a thing about it and a guy from work is telling me its closed till sept.

I ahven't heard anything. I hope not, I was planning on riding it in about a month

 

[DisDadDoc]

I hope that the force is always with you

For us, I'll say that after 5 different Star Wars themed birthdays, and a massive obsession with collecting every lightsaber imaginable, action figures and vehicles galore, getting through every possible level on Lego Star Wars and other Star Wars based video games, and even making their own SW based movie in our neighborhood park...I thought it would never die out, but sadly my boys are now mostly beyond it now. They'll always like the movies I'm sure - but even the viewings have diminshed greatly...what once was an every week kind of thing, now is once every few months. Their interests in the parks have changed a bunch too - kind of like someone came along and robbed them of the identities they had just a year or so ago They truly were obsessed... but not much any longer. But my DD has picked up their interest and that's cool. Despite that though, I will say that we're ALL definitely waiting for those 54 new adventures that Star Tours 2.0 will provide... and that will put an extension on their interest I'm sure, but for how long? I just don't know. I know the one thing that would totally reignite their interest would be if Disney were to build the long rumored Star Wars themed park with actual lands & attractions based on the various planet settings of the films - instead of just hosting Star Wars Weekends each year. If they actually were able to do something like that, it would go lightyears in extending the Jedi Magic for my kids - but if they were going to do that, they wouldn't have dumped all kinds of money in to rehabbing the existing Star Tours attraction at DHS but would have only done DL and left WDW alone until something else were done... so that rumor just remains a pipedream for the foreseeable future. Something like that definitely would take on the Harry Potter addtions over at the park that shall not be named better than a little princess world addition will in the Magic Kingdom.

Agree. Unfortunately, Disney seems happy to have this as a "niche" for part of the year.

But the Star Wars brand is still going strong. Clone Wars might be the best version of Star Wars ever and has really gotten into a grove the last season or two. I don't see any end to my kids Jedi obsession...

But has anyone played Lego Star Wars 3? I must say (although my kids would never admit this), that I've been a little dissappointed. The graphics are not as good as previous games and the game playing is clumsy and poorly laid out. Too bad, we've really enjoyed playing these games as a family and I was looking forward to the new lego game. Hope they do a better job with Lego Pirates of the Caribbean.

did anyone hear of the haunted mansion being closed till sept. or is someone just messing with???? i didnt see or hear a thing about it and a guy from work is telling me its closed till sept.

I think this is just a rumor. I've seen nothing on the interwebs. Will let you know on Sunday when we're at the MK