Tropical Storm Ernesto and I are going to WDW for my B-day! Complete! Posted 10/8

[ampc3]

I am enjoying your TR could you please tell me what a "fairy godmailer" is??
Thanks

 

[tictoc]

I woke up to the sound of Stitch at 6 a.m. I showered and got dressed. Net I dressed the boys and Rachel. Hmmm. No suitcase for my husband yet. I knew he would not want to go to the park until he had his clothing accounted for. I walked down toward the luggage room to see if it was there. Luckily it was.

I came back to the room and woke him up to get showered. I woke up the boys and they got dressed. Then Malcolm, having not been on one of these trips in a while did something that almost made me drop my teeth! He actually woke Rachel up! I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs “No! You do not wake her up until we are getting on something fun. Obviously he has never stood in line with her! I kept my cool though and said nothing. Besides as soon as I placed her in the stroller she drifted back to lalalalalala land.

Also because Malcolm was with us, we decided to take the bus today. This will be the first time that I have stepped foot on a Disney bus this trip. It will be only the second time this year I have stepped onto one of those busses. I am grateful to Disney for having the transportation option, I just prefer to take my Sleeping Princess Rachel Beauty in a car. So now Malcolm was really throwing off my groove. But I must remember I am not the Emperor and must be flexible.

Today was Magical Beginnings, one of the Extra Magic Hour Mornings for preschoolers. I had not done much studying of these mornings so I did not know what to expect. It was a lot like any other a.m. EMH but the only rides that were open were the Fantasyland rides. The one distinct difference was the characters. There were characters everywhere. Peter Pan and Wendy were playing near Peter Pan’s Flight. The Fab Five were running around and the Hundred Acres Woods gang was hanging out in that Pooh themed used to be some leagues under the sea play area. Well, Rachel found Alice and the Mad Hatter. They skipped, ran, played ball, and just frolicked with Rachel, Steven and Drew. They played in Pooh’s playground and they hop scotched by the teacups. They even rode the teacups a couple of times with the kids.

There was one little girl playing ball with the group that got an eye injury! She cried a lot. I am not sure Mad Hatter and Alice knew what to do. They never broke character; Mad Hatter’s voice became real shrill! I am sorry the little girl got bumped, but it was hilarious to watch the reaction of the characters. Alice kept talking about how she cried herself an ocean when she got hurt. The girl’s mother said it was okay, but they left!

Now I enjoyed playing with Alice and the green hat guy but after about 45 minutes I wanted to go see Peter Pan and Wendy. Rachel, however, did not. Rachel wanted to stay with Alice. Mad Hatter even commented on how attached she seemed to be! Malcolm took Steven to play with Peter Pan and Wendy and I was so envious. I forgot to send the camera though so I did not get any pictures. Steven came back to report that he played Mickey Says with Mickey Mouse and Pluto as well.

I had thought we were getting there early to get as many rides done as possible. That is not what happened though. Instead we spent a wonderful hour playing with the characters. Even Drew commented on how lucky we were. It was as if the rain clouds had separated and the Pixie Dust Clouds opened up and poured that magic all over us.

Just as we were about to leave Alice and MH saw a squirrel on the tree. They were mesmerized by that rodent. Kinda like all of us when we see a certain 5 fott Mickey Mouse!

After the play date we started on the rides. There was no one in the park. We managed to get everything done in Fantasyland in no time.


We flew on Dumbo

We saw my favorite princess Tiger Lily

We rode around the world with all of the singing dolls and then went to see my personal favortie princes. . . Princess Tiger Lilly

The weather was a little warm and pretty humid but dry. We walked right onto the Tomorrowland Racers. Well, should I say the guys did? Rachel decided that she did not want to ride. She and I waited on the bridge and took pictures of the boys.

Next we hit Tomorrowland. Again, absolutely no wait. Space Mountain and Buzz Lightyear was five minute waits.

Notice that perfect score? That was my score. I know the secrets!

and it did not hurt that the car stopped for several minutes!

We managed to ride everything in Tomorrowland, saw Stitch, rode Stitch, took a picture of the Stitch topiary

and headed across the hub.

Johnnyjack was next on our list. We made a beeline straight to Pirates of the Caribbean. During the walk over the grey clouds filled the sky. The changes to Pirates of the Caribbean were great additions. I loved the beginning as did the boys. Leaving PoC we realized the sky had opened up. It was a major downpour. So we donned those ponchos and headed out into the storm.

Jungle Cruise and Aladdin’s Carpet Ride was closed. We went in to the Enchanted Tiki Room to see Jose, Michael, Pierre and Fritz. Even though I think thise new set up with Zazu and Iago is weird, you still have to go see it cause if you mess with Polynesia, the tiki gods will squeeze ya.

Afterwards, off to Frontierland where Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Rail Road were closed. So Country Bears here we come. Perfect timing. The next show was beginning in five minutes. We could not have asked for better. We parked the strollers inside Pecos Bills so that they would not get wet and headed to the theater. We walked one step inside and Rachel announced “I have to go potty!” Okay we have five minutes to get there and back. Everyone decided they needed to go. I had Rachel there in seconds. Malcolm and the boys were l a g g i n g way behind. I mean it took them forever to get those few yards to the restroom in the tunnel between Adventureland and Frontierland. We missed the show and now the next one did not start for 17 minutes. I think that family of mine must be too hungry to go any further. The problem was that our Crystal Palace reservation was not until 3:30.

We thought we would try and get in early. The rain stopped shortly after it started but a lot of people had left and there were very few people there anyway. We did manage to get in early. The restaurant was nearly empty. I ran a few errands while the family ate. No buffets for me ya know. This lunch was really uneventful. The food and characters at Crystal Palace are always great. At one point I saw a character approaching and I wanted to make sure all of the kids were ready. You know how those character meals are done in xommando style. I am not really sure why I would rush today though sicne less than a third of the tables actually had people at them!

Me-“Drew be ready Tigger is coming.”
Drew—“I was born ready”
Me-“What?”
Drew—“I have been raised here mom, I can get in photo mode in mere seconds.”
Me—Hmmm, maybe too many trips!

After lunch we were heading toward some more rides when we crossed the bridge from to Liberty Square. The portrait people were there and Malcolm suggested we get a portrait of Rachel. The boys suggested we get portraits of all three. It was not that Malcolm did not want portraits of all of the kids it was just that we had portraits made of the boys but never had Rachel’s done. We left with a portrait of all three!

Now I have been to Disney World many times and I have seen many battles on that property. Just yesterday I saw two couples in heated arguments throwing some wild remarks at one another, I saw two teenaged sisters arguing and I saw many a baby and child protesting against the inhumanity of a twelve hour day in the sun. I saw a match yesterday however unlike any other. There were two cast members in a very obvious, very heated debate. Apparently one (a guy with no name tag, but the other cast members had called him Mark) had assigned another (a lady with a nametag that read Marie, but Mark kept calling her Ann) too many jobs. Ann/Marie was working too hard and was not happy about it. She continually picked up the log that was on a clipboard and dropped it to the counter. He apologized. He apologized again. He even apologized a third time but overworked Ann/Marie was having none of that. No siree.

Finally she kept pushing those buttons and poor Mark went right over the edge. Mark turned away from her but right towards us and muttered some pretty strong word. Words that would probably make Minnie blush and Mickey’s tail stand on end. There were four words in that phrase and the only one I can put here is the second one *stupid*. The others were for those websites where you have to give a credit card to get on.

Now remember my husband is not a Disney fan. He does not want to be here and I am really worried that this is going to taint the magic that Alice and Mad Hatter had worked so hard that morning to create. They were obviously not going to stop. She was painting a portrait of another guest and they were still at it. Finally our artist said “excuse me guys” and they got the message. For a minute anyway. So I still needed a charger. I asked Malcolm if he would mind if I ran to the Kodak Expo while he stayed with our three models. While I was on Main Street I felt I should mention the behavior to Guest Relations. I was really disturbed that this was going on and I was really upset that Malcolm had witnessed all of this. After the report I went and got the charger. They had one! Yeah. Our vacation was saved. Watch out Ernesto, those pixie dust clouds are taking over.

I returned to the portrait area to find those two cast members at it again. I sat through it for a second and finally approached.

Me—“I hat to get involved, but I must ask that the two of you do this somewhere else. It took me a lot to convince my husband to come here and you are kinda ruining it. I told him stuff like this never happens here.
Ann/Marie and Mark—apologized profusely and stopped fighting. I wish I had done that in the beginning. I wish I had never mentioned this to Guest Relations. We all have our moments and they just needed to be brought to reality. Within a few minutes a lead approached.
Lead—“I need tot talk to you two.”
Rhonda—Feeling like a really bad guy. Like a villain. Like the Evil Queen even.
Ann/Marie—“Is it about our nametag?”
Lead-“A guest actually complained about you.”
Mark—“I guess we got out of hand.”
Ann/Marie—“At least it is the only mark against me.”

I felt so uncomfortable with this conversation taking place within feet of me! I thought the lead should have taken this to a back room somewhere. I thought it was just as inappropriate for him to reprimand them as it was for them to argue in front of guests. I just hoped Malcolm did not realize that it was me who complained. He would hate that. He would hate that more than watching them argue.

Our artist was really great with the kids. He played with Rachel and had her giggling throughout the entire experience.

I was gad when the portrait session was over. I was ready to move on. So now onto Toontown to ride the Winnie the Pooh Ride. I love this ride, I really do. I love Winnie the Pooh and gang. I just feel a little sad every time I go through there and realize the only thing left of Mr. Toad and his wild ride is a picture of him. I love all of the new Disney stuff. I love all of the movies and I really like the Pixar stuff. I do however feel really sad when the old guys are kicked to the curb to make room for the more popular guys. I work in Marketing so I understand the need to fill the requests of the majority. It just makes me kind of sad. Kind of like when Iago and Zazu take over Jose’s room.

The park was getting busy now and I was glad I had grabbed fastpasses this morning while Rachel played with Alice and Mad Hatter. Something grand happened in that line for Pooh. Malcolm had not had much to say to me that entire day. The only thing I can really remember him saying is “Do you have any Advil.” But in this very short fastpass line, he kissed me. Not a strong Public display of affection, just a peck. It was enough to let me know that he did not like being at Disney, but he was not miserable!

After Pooh we headed to Toon Town. It was the only land that we had not visited. So we stopped by Pete’s Gas Station because the littlest traveler had to go POTTY again. Then it was time to storm the barn with Goofy. This ride is so meaningful to me. My sons loved this ride as kids. I can remember Steven in a full run heading down the street to get to that ride. I love any memory of Steven running. He had some trouble as an infant and we were told he would not walk until he was much older. He beat the odds. He had a great physical therapist and made a remarkable progress. Very lucky we are.

So anyway back to the ride. There are anmatronic chickens on this ride. They were always there but there used to be live chickens too. One time when Drew was two we rode this. The cast member told Drew as he got in not to scare his chickens. From that day forward as we get on that ride, even if the kids are in a full blown fight, they will stop and say “Don’t scare the chickens”!

We had some popcorn to pop and some baking to do next at Minnie’s then we had to hit the characters. We decided to wait to see Daisy but skip the princesses since we would eat breakfast with them on Monday. While we were waiting in line Rachel was really tempted to write in her autograph book. The problem with that is the book she has claimed is actually Steven’s.

Rachel—“Mom, can I just write Daisy’s name for her?”
Me—“No Rachel”
Rachel—“Why not?”
Me—“Because that would not be an autograph, that would just be a name.”
Rachel—“An autograph is a name.”
Me—“But it has to be written by the person of that name to be an autograph.”
Rachel—can I just write it anyway?”
Cast Member—“Okay it is your turn. Daisy is waiting.”
Me—“Thank Goodness!”

Now everyone was in a great mood. The kids had hit their stride. Rachel was giggly and the boys were very happy. Malcolm had relaxed a lot and was even holding my hand. Man life was good. It was about 45 minutes before Spectro and I really did want to stay and watch it. I was afraid though that the luck would run out. The kids would get hungry and bored waiting. More than Spectro I wanted to see Wishes with Malcolm. I decided though that we better go while everyone was still happy.

Just as the bus pulled away form the parking lot Malcolm remembered we had forgotten to return and get our portrait. So I volunteered to ride the bus back and pick up the portrait while he took the kids to eat. I was very tired, but thought I should do this. He readily agreed.

So I stayed on the bus with Sean. Sean was really cool and a big Disney fanatic. There was only one other couple on the bus heading back to Magic Kingdom. Sean and the couple all knew lots about Disney. We had a great conversation and Sean hosted a trivia contest between me and the man. The man told me he had the advantage because he was so much older than me. Ha!! Let it go Sean. Let’s see who is in charge! I beat the guy hands down. I knew much more than him and even gave Sean a few new things for future guests. Who’s da man now?

So I ran to the portrait place to pick up the photo. Who should be there but Mark?
Mark—“I am really glad I was here when you pocked this up. I wanted to apologize for that argument earlier.”
Me—“That is okay. We all have our moments.” Besides, I wanted to say that lady pushed way too hard. I wanted to tell her off!
Mark—“I would hate to think I had caused your family to lose some of the magic of their vacation.”
Me-“It really is okay. I understand that sometimes it is tough to stay on while in front of customers. Thanks for apologizing and have a good night.”
Mark—“Goodnight.”

Boy, now I really felt like garbage for complaining earlier. So, I stopped back by Guest Relations and completed a Fantastic Customer Service Compliment card!

When I got back to the room it was empty. Where was that family of mine? In the pool? Still eating? Hmmmmm. Maybe I would have some time by myself to. . . The all bounded through the door. Oh well!

They had brought me food. I realized that I had not eaten all day. I had some water and two bites of a turkey leg earlier. That is often the case for me at Disney though. I am too excited to eat! I was hungry then though.

I will say I have never gotten a blister at Disney but on this day my feet were covered. Six separate blisters had popped up on the bottom of my feet. I am sure from walking in wet shoes. So I covered them in moleskin while Rachel colored a picture for Cinderella. It was nearing midnight and Malcolm’s tee time was for 8:03. Everyone get to bed. We have Donald’s breakfast in the morning!

No Power Rangers, no television at all. Lights out! Get to sleep!

 

[ReneeA]

I think we were following you around!!

We were also at MGM on 8/31 and MK on 9/1.

I thought lines both days were very low and manageable.

Glad to read your trip reports!!

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

Great post!
I just loved the photos of Little One's Magic Hour. Looking forward to doing that as well.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[Boo99]

Hi Rhonda,

Your trip report is wonderful so far, love all the pictures. And we finally get to see Malcolm. He seems like a happy guy in those pics bet he's liking disney more then he wants to admit. LOL

Waiting for the rest of your TR.

See you in chat!!!

Sue

 

[GOOFYsince71]

What would happen if someone woke Rachel up!!????

 

[MomPlanner22]

I read your entire last report (loved it!) and am loving this one as well. My DH thinks I am nuts though. When I saw your pictures of The Wiggles I said, "There's a new Greg!" Now that I have read your explanation, I am worried about him too. I hope Rachel loved the show. We saw them last year in a local theatre and the show was amazing. Greg and Anthony kept cracking each other up and it seemed like they were having a really fun time with performing.

Glad Alberto didn't get you down and looking forward to more!

 

[tictoc]

What would happen if someone woke Rachel up!!????

Pure havoc. She picks on the boys the entire time we are waiting to get into the park THEN the fight is on and I am allergic to the kids fighting so I start cussing. Fighting causes me to have Turrets!

It is not a pretty sight. Did any of you see our family? They were fighting and I was cussing my way down Main Street!

 

[Torjohnson]

hey, malcolm is real!!!!!
He doesn"t look at all like I imagined him

 

[GOOFYsince71]

Pure havoc. She picks on the boys the entire time we are waiting to get into the park THEN the fight is on and I am allergic to the kids fighting so I start cussing. Fighting causes me to have Turrets!

It is not a pretty sight. Did any of you see our family? They were fighting and I was cussing my way down Main Street!

Spunky little chick!!!Good for her. Early Childhood training is Smart!!
The Allergic thing........hysterical..........

 

[Tinker*Shell*Bell]

hey, malcolm is real!!!!!
He doesn"t look at all like I imagined him

See, it's funny tor...he looks just like I imagined him. I got it all right except for the goatee. Beautiful family Rhonda!

I am so glad Malcolm is having fun. Call me pathetic but I was worried about it all week.

See you in Chat tonight!

 

[tictoc]

I am enjoying your TR could you please tell me what a "fairy godmailer" is??
Thanks

I will be happy to explain what a fairy godmailer is. It is when you send a postcard or small souvinier to a child that has recently been or may be going or just likes Disney. For example my friend from home will be going soon for their first trip so I sent them nametags, Epcot passports and a post card that read Can't wait to see you!" Several other kids got postcards anticipating thier arrival and one kid got some Stitch stuff. I will be going back in November if you need a Fairy Godmailer just let me know. I also think there is a Fairy Godmailer thread on the trip planning baord.

 

[tictoc]

Malcolm got up to go play golf and I got up and worked on this report. I had a little while before I had to get the kids up and ready and I wanted to let them sleep as long as possible. So I just took a little time relaxing after my shower and worked on this trip report.

I woke the kids up with just enough time to get dressed and go to the bus. Again, I was to find myself on a bus. This time heading to the Animal Kingdom. I got everyone up and Drew woke Rachel. I started to dress Rachel and she revolted against the outfit I had chosen for her to wear. No purple shorts she said. So by the time I got her dressed and got everyone to the bus station we were leaving very late. We had a reservation for Donald Duck’s Breakfastsaurus at 8:40. The bus got there almost immediately. We might make our reservation yet. To my surprise the bus headed to the Blizzard Beach. That was an unexpected delay in the plans. I had not accounted for that in the time plan! So, needless to say we missed our breakfast. We arrived at Animal Kingdom right at 9 and the gate was just opened.

We grabbed a double stroller so Stevie and Drew could take turns resting and pushing today. Of course we followed the crowd and headed to Expedition Everest first. There was only a 10 minute wait in the standby line. The boys rode twice and we got two switch tickets to use when Daddy arrived later. I also got four fast passes that we could use later. I love that ride and wanted to get on there right then. I had to wait until Malcolm arrived though. For the sake of the children!

After Expedition Everest we all went to ride what Rachel calls the circle boats where you get all wet. It was already hot and we could not wait to ride. The kids love to watch and see who gets the wettest. The other family on the boat was from Europe. One of the ladies in that party was wearing a very white t-shirt. You know what happens when women in white t-shirts get wet!

Notice the bruise on Rachel'sforehead. That was from jumping from one bed to the other two nights before!

So after the river ride through the rain forest we headed to Hester and Chester’s Dinorama.

The boys rode Primeval Whirl and Rachel and I went to try our luck at the carnival games.

Rachel won a complimentary small purple dinosaur. I say complimentary because the ball never really made it into one of the colored circles. The cast member gave Rachel the prize and she said “Hey Mommy, I get the dinosaur and I lost!” That is the problem as to why she is so spoiled. People are always giving her things like that. When the boys got off of their ride they wanted to plays some games too. I have an attic full of the stuffed dinosaurs. They opened these carnival games in 2000 and we have taken several home on each trip.

Drew won a large blue dinosaur.

Now blue is Rachel’s favorite color. We had gone all day without fussing, fighting, whining or crying. In fact, we had gone two days. There was very little to no strife yesterday as well. I knew luck would not last. I want that blue dinosaur; Drew can have my purple one. She snatched the dinosaur from his hands. I took it from her and said no way! The irony is Drew had actually won an orange dinosaur but had traded for blue so he could give it to her. Now there was no way she was getting it. Drew had been so good all day. Drew had pushed his brother around in the stroller. Drew had helped me carry things. Drew had acted like an adult. The problem was Drew is not an adult. Drew is only eleven. I was not going to let Rachel take advantage of him.

While we were in Dinoland I suffered yet another technical difficulty. This one was not with the camera. This one was with my Blackberry. I turned it off and when I did it said it would not power back up until the next day. I suddenly had no timepiece, no phone and no way for Malcolm to reach me when he arrived. It was right at eleven and I have no idea how long it takes to play a round of golf. So I headed to Guest Relations to call him. While I was there I also picked up a Birthday Button for myself. I know my birthday is not for two days, but I wanted a button from each park! Please don’t flame me!

I found out that we had about an hour before Malcolm would arrive and it was oh so hot! So we were in search of shelter. We headed to “It’s Tough to be a Bug.”

We took our time going up the trail and looking at all of the animals carved in the tree.

It was another perfectly timed arrival. I am so glad that we took our time looking at the tree and not waiting inside for the show. The doors were just opening as we entered the room. We managed to get on the front row. Now I know most people would not love the front row, but we all do. We can get such a great view of Hopper.

Drew has always been scared of bugs. Trust me he gets it honestly. I am very afraid of bugs myself. He normally does not react to this show but today he was very sensitive to everything. He sat on the edge of his seat so that he would not feel the stinger. He also buried his head in my shoulder during the majority of the show. Another advantage to being in the front row is being able to stay and take a picture!

After the show we took a few more pics!

We had twenty minutes until Daddy arrived and I wanted to see what characters might be out. We managed to get photos and autographs with Koda and Kenai.

After the bear hunt we took pictures of those Disney Scouts and fishermen.

We met Malcolm at the front and as soon as Drew saw him he started crying. We had a great day I just think sometimes he takes on so much responsibility when Malcolm is not with us. I put him in the back of the stroller and Steven in the front. We made our way to Pizzafari and had lunch. I hate pizza and I do not eat sandwiches but Steven wanted to eat here so I adjusted my groove one more time.

On the way through Africa we stopped for some music time.

We did manage to ride Expedition Everest. First Malcolm and the boys rode using the fastpasses from this morning. My kids always do crazy things in the photos. When they disembarked the photo was the three of them doing “Hear no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” Now it was my turn to ride with them and I had to figure a way to top that photo. So in our photo Drew was nail biting. Stevie was holding his head and I was praying. This woman from the single rider line was beside me and I had to get her into the picture as well. So I urged her to pray with me and she joined in the fun!

I took some pictures during the ride.

We then went on three more expeditions. The kids and I did. Malcolm and the boys went on one more as well. So that makes seven total times for each of the boys hmmm.

While leaving our expedition we had this conversation:

Steven—“Momma, did you know we bought a lot of land for Napoleon?”
Me—“No, not really.”
Steven—“Do you know what he wanted the money for?”
Me—“No not really.”
Steven—“To use against us in a war.”

See I told you Disney is a learning experience. Skipping school is no problem. It is these conversations with the kids that I treasure so much.

After our expedition it was time for a safari. It was jumping hot but we still managed to see quite a few animals.

Okay we are all hot and tired. We have had a blast and Drew just hit Steven. It was time to quit while we were ahead.

Animal Kingdom is a great place to take pictures of the scenery.

We got to the tram. I had to take a bus to get here but Malcolm brought the car to pick us up. Yay!!! When we got on the tram, Malcolm showed me a blister on his finger. I diagnosed it as a flesh eating disease and put a Bandaid on it. Of course it was his middle finger so I spent the rest of the ride getting flipped off! “See my finger?” He is such a kid! But he is at Disney and he is having fun. Life is as it should be!

When we got to the van we decided that since the rental had Massachusetts plates we would pretend to be the family from Mass!

I took this picture of Malcolm and Drew walking into the hotel after we got back.

Of course the kids wanted to hit the pool as soon as we got to the hotel. I wanted some lemonade. I told Malcolm to go ahead and head to the pool and I would meet him there in a bit. I took my laptop with me so I could work on this poolside. When I got to the pool the rest of my clan was nowhere to be found. I took this as a divine sign that I needed a break! I headed back to the room and moved my photos from the camera to the computer.

When Steven got dressed after his shower, I noticed his underwear and socks looked a little odd.

Me—“Steven?”
Steven—“Yes Mom?”
Me-“Are you wearing your Dad’s underwear and socks?”
Steven—“I don’t know”
Me—“Well, do they seem to big?”
Steven—“Yes.”
Me—“Then change into your own.”
Steven—“Okay.”

The family is back, we have all showered and we are heading out to the Hoop de Doo Revue. I love that show. Malcolm loved Hee Haw. I am hoping it is a match made in Heaven!

I get lost everywhere I go. Even if it is somewhere I have been before. I am still gonna get lost. I do know my way around every park, but I have been there so many times! I can follow most signs and get to most of the parks and resorts. So, luckily I knew just how to get to Fort Wilderness for the Hoopty Dee Doo Musical Revue. So why did we end up in the Contemporary parking lot? He followed my every direction. So, the security officer at the CR gave us a map. Malcolm handed me the map to follow. Hmmmm. We have been married almost fourteen years. What part of directionally challenged does he not understand? So we both started laughing and he took the map.

Malcolm—“It says to turn right here.”
Me—“yes”
Malcolm—“I asked you if we were supposed to turn here when we first went through the gate.”
Me—“yes.”
Malcolm—“and you said no.”
Me—“I just wanted to see the Contemporary all lit up. It is so pretty at night.”
Malcolm—“Hmmmmm”

Somewhere on that trip to the Hoop Dee Doo Revue that night we also ended up in the parking area for the Wilderness Lodge.

Once we got there and parked we had to take a bus to the back. All of the kids as well as us were in really good moods. We were ready to go Hoop Dee Doo! When we got there it started feeling like rain. It has rained every day, but only for a little while. We got our photo made before the rain started. We sat under cover for the twenty minutes we needed to wait to go in.

Pixie dust was still spreading. We got the front row table. We were seated right up against the stage. As soon as we sat down I knew there would be a problem. It was freezing in that Pioneer Hall. I do not mean cold, I mean freezing. Rachel immediately said she would like to leave. I was shivering and so was the rest of the family!

When our server Bill came over I mentioned it was very cold. He brought us a ll out table cloths to cover up with. I thought that was so fantastic. We may have looked silly but at least we were comfortable!

This show is always funny. We all love this show. It was Malcolm’s first time to see it and I think he really liked it to.

When it was time to leave, we pulled out of the parking lot and followed the signs out. We took a left and then a right and we were back at the Port Orleans!

Malcolm--One left, one right and we are back at the hotel.”
Me—“Wow that was fast.”
Malcolm—“You had us driving around for thirty minutes on the way there and it was only one left and one right. Less than five minutes to get back.”
Me—“But we did not get to see the Contemporary all lit up.”
Malcolm—“Hmmmmm”

So it was beddy by time. We went to the 9:30 show so it was after 1:30 when we got back into the room. Lights out. MGM is tomorrow!

 

[sharonW]

Still really enjoying the report. Its Great!!
Wish it would never end!

 

[Tinker*Shell*Bell]

Me—“Steven?”
Steven—“Yes Mom?”
Me-“Are you wearing your Dad’s underwear and socks?”
Steven—“I don’t know”
Me—“Well, do they seem to big?”
Steven—“Yes.”
Me—“Then change into your own.”
Steven—“Okay.”

I think your son and my son may be related by confusion. This is a normal everyday conversation around here.

 

[kimwim8]

Another great installment!

So....when are you going BACK to WDW?? It's been so nice to read 2 trip reports in a row from you!!

 

[tictoc]

Another great installment!

So....when are you going BACK to WDW?? It's been so nice to read 2 trip reports in a row from you!!

I will be back in November for a conference staying off property. I will find time to get to the parks though. I already have bought tickest for MVMCP and the Luau!

I also hope to go in December with my daughter and one of her friends! I will be sure and report back. Thanks for reading. I will update very soon.

 

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I think your son and my son may be related by confusion. This is a normal everyday conversation around here.

Sheli--You crack me up! Kindred Cousins those boys are from our kindred sisterhood.

 

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Still really enjoying the report. Its Great!!
Wish it would never end!

Sharon, sometimes I think it never will! I have been writing trip reports for 4 months! But I guess the bright side of that is I have been to Disney World twice in four months!

 

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Sheli--You crack me up! Kindred Cousins those boys are from our kindred sisterhood.

It's feeling a bit like 'Ohana around here Cousin Rhonda