THE MURPHYS are LIVE from the GF!!! (1/1/12-1/8/12)

[TigrLvsPooh]

Love our room in Boca Chica overlooking the pool!!!! Now headed to MK!!! Yay!!!!!

 

[dvc at last !]

Happy New Year ! Thanks for inviting us on your vacation.
Love the GF, too ! Enjoy your trip and keep us posted !

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

View from our room!

 

[goofybabe]

we will be at Poly on 8th .Thanks for all your help with coffee maker pictures from your previous visit.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

I didnt know the castle dream lights were still going on!! I started crying I was so happy!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

ThesE are just my iPhone. Better pics coming.

 

[lala3291]

Wow, the castle looks beautiful! We saw the Castle Dream Lights for the first time this past November and were blown away.
Enjoy your time at WDW!

 

[dvc at last !]

We do love the iPhone pics, too ! Thanks for taking the time to
post the pics for us !

 

[sjs314]

Lovely view from your room... The Castle dream lights are so breath taking But wow look at the crowds

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Back to the room now... we didn't make it to the EMHs from 12-3 AM

Surprisingly the park really wasn't that bad. We checked in around 3:00ish, love our room!!!!! I didn't even make one request and we have a great view of the pool and the main building. After seeing our room we went down to Gasparilla's to buy a mug, walked around the GF lobby to see the xmas tree and gingerbread house, then by the time we got back to the room our luggage was here. We refreshed ourselves and headed to MK! We ate dinner at Columbia Harbor House, rode Haunted Mansion, the teacups, Peoplemover, then went to Main St ice cream for a sundae. HEAVEN!! When we came out the "magic, memories, and you" show was playing on the castle, SOOOO AWESOME with the xmas stuff added to it, loved Santa at the end. Then Wishes was right after, we stood right in the middle of main street. What a perfect night. After that my Mom and I went thru the shops while DH took the kids to ride Jungle Cruise and Pirates (both walk ons) they stayed for the parade and we left.

I've got digital camera pics to upload in the morning... hopefully these iPhone pics will tide you over. This is the direct link to the album: http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/ekmurphy12/WDW JANUARY 2012/

Here are a few more:

scary crowd shot LOL :

 

[shellbelle]

I didnt know the castle dream lights were still going on!! I started crying I was so happy!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I am so happy for you. I want to see the castle lite up so bad! It looks so beautiful in pictures. I can only imagine how amazing it is in person.

 

[scanne]

Erika,
As I prepare to go back to work tomorrow, I will closely follow your live TR to keep in mind that my next Disney trip isn't THAT far away! Thank you for sharing! (Um, is it fair to say that I am seriously considering upgrading to the GF after seeing your picture?) LOL!

Have a magical vacation!!!!

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Oh, I am so happy for you. I want to see the castle lite up so bad! It looks so beautiful in pictures. I can only imagine how amazing it is in person.

Rarely do I have surprises here, because I read so much on the DIS, but when we rounded the corner by Goofy's and I saw it I was BLOWN AWAY!!! The only other time I've ever seen them was one night when we were staying at the CR and they did a test of them. This has completely made the trip worthwhile for me, anything else at this point is gravy.

We slept in this morning, Ahhhhhhhhhh, then I woke first and went down to Gasparillas to grab breakfast for everyone (cinnamon rolls and blueberry muffins). I was so happy they have REAL COFFEE for the refillable mugs, that was my one huge issue with Poly concierge in October. I hate that darn NesCRAPe.

Not sure what we are doing today, just playing it by ear. Probably Epcot because we have dinner at Coral Reef tonight.

Good pictures coming!!!!

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

At Epcot, pretty crowded. You know it's bad when they are using both cue sides of spaceship earth! Lol
We went shopping at mousegears, got a FP for mission space, now headed to Mexico for some nachos!!

 

[wdwnut61]

I love the view from your room so glad the Castle Dream Lights were still up. DD and I saw them for the first time during Thanksgiving week. Just took our breath away so beautiful

Looking forward to more pictures enjoy your dinner at Coral Reef. We had lunch there on our last trip and it was great. We had a 170 year old sea turtle keep us company during our meal

 

[figmentfan0724]

Didu happen to see how long the gingerbread house is goingto be up to?

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Just back to the room from Epcot... going to rest and then head back out later. I was confused on our dining, tonight is Teppen Edo, thursday night is Coral Reef.

Here come some pictures finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!