The Ridemax Made Me Take That Wheelchair December 2009 Trip Report updated 4/23

[praisehisname]

I'm still here!

 

[Trentmom]

I am still here

Am glad to hear Logan is doing well in school

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Welcome back Erin - looking forward to reading your update!

Yay!!! Thanks!! I was hoping I could get you back!! You leave soon for your trip, right? I'm hope you plan to do another TR...I'll be looking for it in about 3-4 weeks!!!!

I love that So cute!!!

Thanks Jen!! It was so cute! He also gave a gumball machine ring to another girl...they are "married"!!! He is quite the ladies man!

Love that Logan story!!!!
I can just see him determined to get that tooth out!
I am glad he is doing so well. Would love to have him in my class!!!

Okay... ready for the update

LOL I thought you would appreciate that one! The tooth WAS coming out!! Report cards came out today. I have to say that I am very fortunate that my kids are so smart. The older two both made honor roll. Lexi's lowest grade was a 99...I know...how sad!!! Logan is graded on a scale of 1-3...three being the highest. He got all 3's but 2 2's. I was very happy with them!! Anyway, I know that Logan would love to be in your class...however I think you would give him special treatment!! LOL

Update to follow...

I'm still here!

Yay!!! Thanks for sticking with me!!!

I am still here

Am glad to hear Logan is doing well in school

WooHoo!!! You guys are great! Such loyal Disfriends!!!!

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

OK - back to business! I know it has been so long since we have visited this TR. So, a refresher - short & sweet. When we last left off, the family had done Akershus breakfast, Mission: Space, Spaceship Earth, Turtle Talk and Nemo. That kind of sums it all up.

So, as we came out of the Seas Pavillion, it had started raining. I got our pretty ponchos out and we all put them on. We made our way over to the land in hopes that the rain would soon pass. The line for Soarin' was of course long. So, we grabbed fast passes for later and went to Sunshine Seasons to check out the snack selection. No one really saw anything they wanted, so we just got some drinks. As we continued in the rain, the kids saw an ice cream cart and opted for Mickey bars.

While they ate them, we all stood under the monorail track in an attempt to stay dry!!!

Ice cream finished, we decided to brave the rain and head towards World Showcase. We still had a 2:00 reservation at Biergarten. On the way into World Showcase, we picked up a Kim Possible fast pass. It was for the UK. So, we went on our way toward Canada. We didn't stick around too long since we would be back. But, we did get these photos:

Then, off to the UK to pick up the Kimmunicator. Logan really wanted to do this, so we did. If the rest of us had the option, we would have passed (at least on this day). It took us maybe 20 or 30 minutes or so to complete the cold, wet mission. I got these pictures while in the UK:

I thought their holiday window display was really cute. I didn't take anymore pictures because of the rain. So, the rest of the day is sort-of lacking.

Anyway, from there, we headed over the bridge and into France. While there, I got my first ever Grand Marnier slushie. OK...YUMMMMMM!!!!! It was so good! I had to keep it inside my poncho and sip it as we booked it towards Germany, but it was great! By the time we got to Germany, we still had about 45 minutes or an hour until our ADR. But, the water was puddling all over Epcot and we were soaked even with our ponchos. So, we went and sat in the waiting area to at least be out of the rain. They would not let us check in yet, but it was dry. After about half an hour, they let us check in and we were called soon after.

As always, the food was really good, the entertainment fun and best of all...we were dry!!!! We were seated at a table with three older people that were from a town only about 1/2 an hour from ours. So, we chatted with them the whole meal. They were all very nice. During the meal, Logan participated in a little story-telling. After that, the band played.

According to the days' plans, we were supposed to meet up with a Disfriend and her husband after lunch. Unfortunately, the rain made us all want to go back to the room. So, we ran to the front of the park and got on the next bus.

When we got back to the room, we all got changed into dry clothes and turned up the heat. I propped our shoes up on the heater to dry them out and we all laid down for a nap.

After waking up refreshed, our shoes were dry and we got ready to head back to Epcot for our dinner at Garden Grill. We love this restaurant also! As the bus arrived at the park, it was still raining, but we knew we only had a short walk to the Land. We got checked in and waited maybe 5 minutes before being called. The meal was again wonderful. As we ate and rotated, the characters came around.

 

[Trentmom]

I think I Remember that day. We had reservations at Rose and Crown. Rain was awful


Grey Mariner Slushie is so good

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

First we saw:

Then:

And:

Last but not least:

I took this last picture as we were finishing because my grandmother has the same lamp! LOL

After our meal, we went downstairs and used our Soarin' fast passes from the morning. What a great ride! We thought about maybe taking advantage of the evening EMH's at Epcot, but it was still raining. So, we went back to POR so the kids could use the arcade minutes we got with our package. As luck would have it, when we got to the arcade, they were allowing everyone to play for free because some of the machines were down. With about an hour of video games behind them, the kids were ready and we filled our mugs with hot chocolate for the walk back to the room. Time to call it a night.

Up next : DHS day 1!!

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I think I Remember that day. We had reservations at Rose and Crown. Rain was awful


Grey Mariner Slushie is so good

Yeah...it was awful!!!!

I know! I can't wait to have another and try the Grey Goose one too!!!!

You are too quick! You read and responded while I was doing the second part of the update!!!! LOL

 

[Trentmom]

Yeah...it was awful!!!!

I know! I can't wait to have another and try the Grey Goose one too!!!!

You are too quick! You read and responded while I was doing the second part of the update!!!! LOL

I am ready for another one of those drinks too


I see that

 

[Trentmom]

I love Garden Grill

Their food is so fresh. I love how nice and calm it is compared to Chef Mickeys or other Character meals

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I love Garden Grill

Their food is so fresh. I love how nice and calm it is compared to Chef Mickeys or other Character meals

Yeah...it is probably the quiestest character meal you can do. And, you aren't sitting on top of each other or hovering over someone elses table while taking pictures.

I'll be in South Jersey tomorrow by the way!!! My husband's cousin is getting married near Atlantic City. Not looking forward to the drive, but should be fun.

 

[Trentmom]

Yeah...it is probably the quiestest character meal you can do. And, you aren't sitting on top of each other or hovering over someone elses table while taking pictures.

I'll be in South Jersey tomorrow by the way!!! My husband's cousin is getting married near Atlantic City. Not looking forward to the drive, but should be fun.

Yeah, I like that part too

Oh cool

That is about an hr south of me.

Wave as you drive by


Have fun

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Yeah, I like that part too

Oh cool

That is about an hr south of me.

Wave as you drive by


Have fun

Ha!!! Ok...make sure you are watching for me!!!

 

[praisehisname]

Love the update! You got some fantastic pics at Garden Grill!

 

[MEK]

Erin -

Great update and great pictures of the kids - both wet AND dry! Boy, you really had a rainy day. Makes me glad I just picked up a few extra ponchos at the dollar store. So funny - I usually buy way more than I need, but everytime I read a report about all day rain, I am glad I have the extras.

Yes - we are heading down next Sunday. I am really looking forward to it. I probably have too much planned. I am seriously considering trying out for AI and have been practicing with youtube karoke. Plus, our DVC guide called and said there are some good incentives for on site add-ons, so we might have to hook up with her, hear the incentive, and grab some fastpasses.

I am really glad you decided to resurrect your TR. You got some awesome pictures and it sounds like you had a great Epcot day despite the rainy conditions! Glad you liked Biergarten and the Garden Grill.

 

[creativeamanda]

Wow--Garden Grill has been totally under my radar. We're going to have to try it sometime!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You got some super cute character photos at dinner! It seems Garden Grill always has good character interaction, too bad the food is not my cup of tea.

 

[Panotchr]

Love the Garden Grill pictures! We liked it there too and the girls love to ride The Land, so it is fun to watch it go by as you eat.

Hope you had fun at the wedding. We have to go to a fundraiser today at our school. The weather here is cloudy, but we are expecting severe weather tonight. Guess we are going to hunker down then!

More please

 

[MadilynnsMomma]

Erin - I could just eat your kids up!!! Any time you want a break from Logan and he wants to be somebody's big brother - send him my way!!! Speaking of, any plans for a trip to the Cape this summer!?

I LOVE the pictures of the ponchos and mickey bars!!!

*GREAT idea with the hairclip attached to the sweatshirt hood and poncho hood on Lexi!

What date was this Epcot day?!

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Love the update! You got some fantastic pics at Garden Grill!

Thanks!! We had a great time there! It's good food and it was a fun way to end the wet, cold day!!

Erin -

Great update and great pictures of the kids - both wet AND dry! Boy, you really had a rainy day. Makes me glad I just picked up a few extra ponchos at the dollar store. So funny - I usually buy way more than I need, but everytime I read a report about all day rain, I am glad I have the extras.

Yes - we are heading down next Sunday. I am really looking forward to it. I probably have too much planned. I am seriously considering trying out for AI and have been practicing with youtube karoke. Plus, our DVC guide called and said there are some good incentives for on site add-ons, so we might have to hook up with her, hear the incentive, and grab some fastpasses.

I am really glad you decided to resurrect your TR. You got some awesome pictures and it sounds like you had a great Epcot day despite the rainy conditions! Glad you liked Biergarten and the Garden Grill.

Thanks!!! We made the best of the day with the rain!! The food is ALWAYS good...pretty much anywhere we have gone in Epcot. Hope your trip was good and I'll be looking for a new TR!!!

Wow--Garden Grill has been totally under my radar. We're going to have to try it sometime!

Oh....try it!! I'm sure your kids will love it! They have alternate options for the kids if they don't like what comes out also!!

You got some super cute character photos at dinner! It seems Garden Grill always has good character interaction, too bad the food is not my cup of tea.

Thank you! We really had great interaction...the restaurant was not very busy...maybe the rain made people leave and cancel ressies?? I love the food there, but everyone has different tastes!! That's what makes the world go round!

Love the Garden Grill pictures! We liked it there too and the girls love to ride The Land, so it is fun to watch it go by as you eat.

Hope you had fun at the wedding. We have to go to a fundraiser today at our school. The weather here is cloudy, but we are expecting severe weather tonight. Guess we are going to hunker down then!

More please

Thank you! We try to hit that one every trip if we can!

We had a very nice time at the wedding...been busy ever since!

I'm planning to try to get another update in by the end of the weekend!

Erin - I could just eat your kids up!!! Any time you want a break from Logan and he wants to be somebody's big brother - send him my way!!! Speaking of, any plans for a trip to the Cape this summer!?

I LOVE the pictures of the ponchos and mickey bars!!!

*GREAT idea with the hairclip attached to the sweatshirt hood and poncho hood on Lexi!

What date was this Epcot day?!

LOL thanks!!! He'd love to "mentor" Madi!!!! The Cape........we are thinking about a little weekend trip there mid-August!! I'll let you know when we have some concrete plans. Baseball scheduling has to be cleared up first!!

Thanks!! I always love ice cream pix...think they always come out funny!

Hahaha!! Iforgot about the hairclip thing! That's funny you noticed it! But, it did help keep the wind from blowing the hood of the poncho off!

I think it was December 4th...yeah...our 2nd full day.