These Kids Make Me Wish You Could Curse on the DISBoards (May '11 Trip) - DONE 9/14

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I also would like to say that this further supports the theory that if you just stand around and wait for something to happen, it may happen. Notice that I did not offer the FPs to the Mom, who was talking to the CM. She was showing too much initiative. That won't get you anything, even if it IS Mothers' Day.

That was really nice of you to give the family your fastpasses, even though the mom was showing initiative.

 

[mimiecp]

Finally have had chance to catch up. I'm actually in PA this week, visiting my parents in Lititz in Lancaster County. Enjoying reading about your day in the Studios. We attended the Festival of Lights in 2009 and I would recommend it. Giving your fastpasses to that family was a very nice thing to do. Look forward to reading more.

 

[feyrerm]

My family and I go to Disney about every year, sometimes more than once for at least a week at a time. It never ceases to amaze me how much we still have not seen that you guys enjoy in your TL. It is a testament to how huge these parks are. I love reading about your experiences. I only wish my kids were still young like yours.

 

[kmrein]

Hi, there! Just wanted to sub, a bit late, because your title made me LOL.

I can't wait to go back and read. Nice to "meet" you!

 

[nilla]

hand raised-- I've been debating on whether to go to CMC for dinner(loved breakfast). You have picky eaters like me so please do tell!

There was enough "non-seafood" to make them happy. Plus, the kids can draw on the tablecloth (legally). It's an all-around win for us.

I get way too lazy when I get obsessed with Disney OH well! Keep it coming. You make me laugh

Thanks! My countdown is somewhere around 310 days. This is still a good time for me, but the time between when I finish the TR and we can make our ADRs is the worst. Especially if there's no NFL this year

That was really nice of you to give the family your fastpasses, even though the mom was showing initiative.

It may appear at first that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but then later, when the grease man is inexplicably missing, you have to wonder...

Finally have had chance to catch up. I'm actually in PA this week, visiting my parents in Lititz in Lancaster County.

Lancaster has a good brewpub, if it's still there

My family and I go to Disney about every year, sometimes more than once for at least a week at a time. It never ceases to amaze me how much we still have not seen that you guys enjoy in your TL. It is a testament to how huge these parks are. I love reading about your experiences. I only wish my kids were still young like yours.

There is still a lot we haven't done, and a lot that we are able to put off until the next year because we know we'll be back.

The age of our kids is a mixed bag

Hi, there! Just wanted to sub, a bit late, because your title made me LOL.

There's been a bit of controversy surrounding the title, but I will do my best to expand on that in updates to come. Stay tuned!

 

[nilla]

Oh, and one more thing:

When I update, I write them out in Notepad, 2 or 3 at a time, then paste them all into the Reply. So last night, after having finished the first two parts of this update and part of the third, Kristin comes in and says, "ok, I'll do the dinner update."

Ummmmm....NO!!! Too late! That ship has sailed

I'll give her another chance at a later date, though I'm not sure what date that will be.

 

[rndmr2]

Hadn't been on here in a couple days but I got caught up on your TR just now. Sounds like you had a good day so far at DHS. I have wanted to try both of those restaurants but it hasn't happened yet. I told DH that we have to try All new places next time we go, which unfortunately probably won't be until 2014 but don't feel too bad because we have cruises planned for 2012 and 2013 (this one will be our 10th anniv)

 

[DisneyFanDC]

I have now read both of your TRs start-to-finish and adore your writing style and family. Thanks for sharing your vacation with us!

 

[princessoftea]

Have just ready your whole TR in one sitting, thanks it's really interesting. I'm a bit worried that our first trip to WDW will be too 'Disney' for my other half but you give a really positive male perspective, I might persuade him to read this.

 

[vleeth]

So the Disney fans/water misters are better than the Walmart ones? We always try to avoid summer, but will be there in 357 days with our family that lives in Ohio. I was going to buy some Walmart fans, but I don't want to if the Disney ones are so much better than we'll end up buying them when we get there.

So please....tell me all about it.

Also I want to say that I am shockedthat you dw didn't want to give us an update. Okay, I've recovered....now please give her a second chance.

 

[MEK]

Tell Kristin that drinking a bottle of wine is no excuse for not writing her guest update! But yours was pretty good, too!

How nice of you to give away those FP's. You are alright there Nilla, old boy!

Great pix of the kids (as always) and those crab legs looked pretty darn good. Hmmmmm......I might have to rethink a dinner visit to CMC. Haven't been there in years for dinner.

 

[nilla]

Tell Kristin that drinking a bottle of wine is no excuse for not writing her guest update! But yours was pretty good, too!

If I used drinking as an excuse to not update, there would probably be no trip report.

So the Disney fans/water misters are better than the Walmart ones? We always try to avoid summer, but will be there in 357 days with our family that lives in Ohio. I was going to buy some Walmart fans, but I don't want to if the Disney ones are so much better than we'll end up buying them when we get there.

There are probably varying degrees of quality in the Wal-Mart ones, but the Disney ones are pretty solid. They fill easily, too. More expensive, though. But they do have Disney characters on them, and that has to be worth something

Also I want to say that I am shockedthat you dw didn't want to give us an update. Okay, I've recovered....now please give her a second chance.

She was intimidated by the whole TR process, I think. I know, it can be overwhelming

I'm a bit worried that our first trip to WDW will be too 'Disney' for my other half but you give a really positive male perspective, I might persuade him to read this.

Point out the stuff that would be cool to guys. The attention to detail. The technology. Gorillas. There's something for everyone there, truly.

I have now read both of your TRs start-to-finish and adore your writing style and family. Thanks for sharing your vacation with us!

Thanks, and you're welcome! I love reliving it.

I told DH that we have to try All new places next time we go...

I would have a very hard time giving up the Biergarten and Kona. Other than that, I love trying new places.

Updates next!

 

[nilla]

After Woody and Buzz, we looked at the time - Extra Magic Hours. EMH is a rarity for us, and this year, it seems like it's also a signal for us to start worrying that maybe we're pushing these kids too hard, and we should go back to the resort. Who are we kidding - OF COURSE we're pushing them too hard! We've pushed them hard since they were born. Emily has never taken a mid-day nap in a WDW resort room, and she's been coming since she was 8 months old. We are creating a small army of Disney touring machines, and they'll thank us when they get older.

We go into Walt Disney: One Man's Dream, which we saw for the first time last year and LOVED. We can hear the Walt story over and over again and never get tired of it.

Kristin runs ahead to check when the movie is starting, as the kids and I check out the displays. She comes back and says the movie starts in 5 minutes, so we really don't have a lot of time to look around. This is a shame; I would've like t-AAAAAAGHH!! What is that???

Oh my...that's...that's the separatist's worst nightmare...









***************CYBORG LINCOLN!!!!!!***************

"Four score and seven years ago, I kicked your-"

Coming soon, to theaters near you. We look around some more, though more quickly than we would've liked. Got a shot of this:

Really fun game. Great story and theming, though the camera controls can get a bit aggravating at times.

We enter the theater, and the kids want to sit "front and center". Kristin says know, but they persist...and we finally agree. We have to be careful not to make this trip too much about us, as we tend to do

Love that movie. Afterwards, we ride the Great Movie Ride. The alien in the ceiling is being shy tonight.

Extra Magic Hours tonight is bizarre, because this park really wasn't that crowded even in the afternoon. It's sort of empty.

Voyage of the Little Mermaid is next, and just in time, because Emily has made up a song that goes, "Little Mermaid...glaaaaaaaahhhhhds in the sea...". She won't stop singing it. Dylan won't stop singing it. I won't stop singing it.

Great show, btw. Dylan, apparently, was expecting to get soaked. I'm not sure what he remembered from last year

With TOT FPs burning up my wallet, we head over that way, but Emily has stated that she is not riding. Kristin lets me ride with Dylan, which was great. On the way, I tried to photograph this:

Love that store window! We ride, but first, I grab a shot of a refurb sign that I could definitely post at work:

I never rode this at night, but it's really fun. Even when you can see outside, you really can't see much of anything. We go up and down a TON of times, and I point out the family from the story during the drop, which Dylan FINALLY sees. I was the only one to see them for at least two years!

And that's how we close out Hollywood Studios this year. We head back to the bus, after a full day where we (voluntarily) skipped a good bit of this park. This is definitely my least favorite of the four, but I love that there are things here I can do every other year without missing them. We had a great day here today.

Back to CSR and right to bed. Epcot tomorrow, and my first trip to Le Chefs de France. See you Sunday!

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[krhst25]

We really loved DHS the first time but by our second visit we were like eh... My DD7's favorite ride is TOT tied with Haunted Mansion (you see a pattern). So maybe Emily will grow to like it...

Looking forward to more of your TR!

 

[KatMark]

Great updates, Jon and great character photos. So glad you enjoyed doing the Animation thing (we did it for the first time last year and loved it).

Thanks for the photos of Cape May Clambake. We've not been in several years and I just got a ressie two days ago for our last night of stay in September and can't wait.

Nice job on the pixie dust with passing out the Fast Passes again. And I know in my heart because you are such a GOOD guy that you did let Kristin win.

I'm with you...the Studios is our least favorite park and we can get everything we want to do done during the a.m.

What happened? You mentioned that when you decide to upgrade from CSR, Boardwalk and Poly were at the top of the list. I thought you were thinking AKL next year?

 

[PirateKate]

I love ToT at night. Couldn't ask for a better ending to the day. I think it's fun to see that family on the ride, too.

I didn't realize there were so many photo ops when meeting Buzz and Woody. You got some cool pictures of Emily and Dylan.

 

[KatMark]

Happy Fathers Day, Jon. Hope you have a great day with the family.

 

[nilla]

We really loved DHS the first time but by our second visit we were like eh...

There's enough that I do like about it, but it's by far my least favorite of the four.

What happened? You mentioned that when you decide to upgrade from CSR, Boardwalk and Poly were at the top of the list. I thought you were thinking AKL next year?

We were not that impressed with AKL when we ate at Boma, but will welcome hearing otherwise!

I love ToT at night. Couldn't ask for a better ending to the day. I think it's fun to see that family on the ride, too.

The should have Talky Tina sitting on one of the levels. And she should talk.

Happy Fathers Day, Jon. Hope you have a great day with the family.

Thanks! I actually spent part of it without the family, but was still unable to write any updates

Tonight's a different story, though. Updates soon!

 

[nilla]

 

[nilla]

TRIP REPORT BREAKING NEWS!!!


The Photopass CD has arrived. I will be posting the pics from days 2-5 in the near future, but not tonight, because it's Epcot time!!