'Twas the Week Before Christmas... Done & where to find us next!

[annmarieda]

I really enjoyed your update! too funny on all the JP stuff.

So would you say the difference between WDW and Universal is that Disney creates an environment that is more subtle while Universal's kinda is in your face?

looking forward to your MK morning!

 

[glennbo123]

Nice update V!

So the whole Trixie thing made you smirk huh? Too funny.

Thanks for the comparison of Universal and Disney and I'm glad to see which one comes out as "Home".

 

[jcc0621]

Boooooo. I know. Sorry, but we barely have the gumption to get soaked in the heat of summer – we’re not water rides folks, I’m afraid. And the thought of doing so in chilly weather? Nope; not gonna happen.

Wimp

Just wait – there’s going to be a LOT more eye-rolling and quotation mark making from me here...

It’s a huge space and it’s a shame they didn’t do more with it.

ITA!

No one asked me, so I asked, “Doesn’t anyone want to know what I thought?” To which Gramma replied, “No need. You couldn’t wipe the smirk off your face the entire time.”

Gramma is awesome

Yeah, I was visibly unimpressed. But, I came away with a whole new appreciation for the Magic the Disney Imagineers are able to conjure; .

Boo! We got there and found a two-hour wait.

Spiderman is something you need to hit first thing in the am

Gramma, she said she’s good – no desire to go back. Ever.

Tell us how she really felt

doing laundry! One of my favorite vacation activities.

It's a sickness

I never understood, in the past, why people tended to pit the two resorts against each other. Living in FL, you often hear that people are either “Disney people” or Universal people”. I never understood why one would need to choose. I think I get it now. It’s not really an opinion as to which is better, but a realization that a certain theme park resort “fits” better. We can still partake of the other resort and enjoy what it has to offer, but we’ll always know where “Home” is.

Exactly

 

[DisneyJo]

Aww bless Leo for thinking the dinosaur was real, he obviously thought it was lifelike unlike you

I'm also glad you managed to get your laundry fix

 

[princessjv]

I'm glad you were able to reaffirm where your "home" is. I'm glad you enjoyed it though!

 

[PrincessV]

So would you say the difference between WDW and Universal is that Disney creates an environment that is more subtle while Universal's kinda is in your face?

That's it exactly! I kept thinking, "Universal is just trying to hard, and it shows."

So the whole Trixie thing made you smirk huh?

Yup - still does, lol!

Thanks for the comparison of Universal and Disney and I'm glad to see which one comes out as "Home".

My pleasure! IOA really is fun and worth visiting, but it won't be replacing WDW any time soon for us.

Wimp

Gramma is awesome

She has her moments.

Spiderman is something you need to hit first thing in the am

The weird thing was that for weeks, I'd been reading that the rest of IOA was nearly empty, despite crazy crowds at WWOHP. So we weren't at all worried about waits in the rest of the park. Lesson learned.

Aww bless Leo for thinking the dinosaur was real, he obviously thought it was lifelike unlike you

But, being me, I pulled him out of that nonsense right quick, lol!

I'm also glad you managed to get your laundry fix

Me too - it was great!

I'm glad you were able to reaffirm where your "home" is. I'm glad you enjoyed it though!

Just wait, though - later in the trip I was able to drill-down just where "home" might be even further!

 

[scrap4u]

Happy New Year V! So nice to see another one of your reports. I've been away from the boards for months due to craziness at work at health issues/surgery for me.

Looks like no trip to Disney for us this year--first time in 8 years that we will miss it. So I'll just have to get my magic thrill from your trip! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful trip with us again!

Leo is getting so big and still handsome as ever! Love all the pictures so far and can't wait to see more. I can't believe that we've still never made it there during the holidays! One year we will. Keep up the excellent work!

 

[PrincessV]

Happy New Year V!

Hi there, and happy new year to you, too!

Looks like no trip to Disney for us this year--first time in 8 years that we will miss it.

I'm so sorry! And I hope you're recovering well.

Thanks for reading along again!

 

[PrincessV]

Right. So all that rain and drizzliness of the previous two days meant only one thing: a cold front had come through Central Florida. By morning of our third full day, the sun was out, the air was dry, and it was freaking COLD. Not nearly as cold as last January’s marathon weekend, when we actually witnessed snow at Disney World, but cold enough to dress in layers and pull out the winter jackets, hats and gloves.

(No Janet, it was not 70*.)

In case you’re wondering what “dressing for cold weather” comprises for Floridians, I must tell you that it runs the gamut and is endlessly entertaining for this former Buffalonion. See, I know how to dress for hours spent outdoors in the cold, but lots of Floridians either never learned or forgot when they moved down here from more northern climes. I’ve seen everything ranging from multiple hoodies loaded onto an elementary student, to tube socks with flip-flops, to beach towels worn as capes. We also see more than a few decades-old winter coats, usually on the retired crowd, who brought everything with them when they made the permanent move to FL and haven’t thrown out a single thing since. Not that I’m mocking them – a 1982 leather bomber jacket’s got to be better than a beach towel, right?

Anyway, I did the opposite when I first moved to FL; I ditched every cold weather article of clothing I owned. And froze my hiney off when winter came around. I’ve been down here nearly 20 years now, and at some point accepted that we actually DO receive some cold spells and have invested wisely in a smattering of winter apparel that will (hopefully) stay in style for many years. And so it was that I donned that morning: cotton tights; wool socks; jeans; a long-sleeve T-shirt; wool sweater; down jacket; scarf; wool beret; leather gloves; and cheap, but oh-so-warm-and-comfy, fake Uggs. I felt silly for all of 5 minutes… until I stepped outside and felt the first stiff breeze go right through every layer on my bottom half as if Mr. Freeze himself had laid into me with his cryogenic gun.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


So began our all-day trek to the Magic Kingdom and beyond. Not with a bang but a whimper. That sounded a lot like, “I’m cooooold!”

Once again, our drive from Reunion was easy and quick – apparently rush hour traffic doesn’t extend as far back as WDW from downtown Orlando. The Magic Kingdom (MK) had an 8am opening that day, and we made it through the Ticket and Transportation Center and over the monorail with plenty of time before the park opened.

We watched the opening show, in which every character was made twice their normal size by multiple layers under their costumes. I don’t think a one-time, or even several-time, visitor would notice, but given that we see this show frequently and in all different types of weather, it was quite obvious to us. Perhaps that explains these expressions?

I utilized Ridemax for this trip and we followed the Plan it proposed for our MK tour that day. I am pleased to report that Ridemax came through with flying colors once again… by lunchtime, we’d easily enjoyed:

Buzz Lightyear
Pirates
Winnie the Pooh
Haunted Mansion
Jungle Cruise
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
It’s a Small World
and Peter Pan.

Oh, and Space Mountain.

Yes, Space Mountain. Leo’s first time ever. More on that in a bit.


First, I must report on the changes in Fantasyland. The crane is still there, behind a fence, and it now has friends. Friends like dump trucks. And bulldozers. And riveters. There’s no hiding the construction back there, folks; it couldn’t be more evident.

But, happily, there’s a new source of distraction in the form of Pooh’s new queue.

If you’re going soon, and prefer to be surprised, scroll on down past this part…




The new Pooh queue is FABULOUS! Remember the big honey tree that used to reside in Pooh’s playground across the way? Well, they dug it up and moved it over to the Pooh ride.

Kids can still go in it and ring the bell outside.

From there, the queue winds back and forth a bit through Rabbit’s gardens. That’s where the fun lives! There are so many opportunities for simplistic interactive fun. You can make some music with garden items, work out some puzzles and step on a bunch of pads that cause gophers to come hopping up out of the earth!

As the queue heads toward the building, a new wall offers “liquid” honey screens, where you can finger “paint” in honey as you wait. From there, it’s pretty much a regular line, save for the replacement of metal chains with stick fences.

There was no wait when we were there, so we all three got out of the line to play with the interactive elements and then just got back in the line's path when we were done. Were there a real line, I’d think parents would need to stake their claim in the line path while the kids go play in the interactive areas next to the line's path.

And that’s where I foresee problems. If you’ve got two adults, no sweat; one stays in line while the other supervises and/or brings the kids back to the line when it moves forward. But what happens if you’re a solo parent? How likely is the line to let you back into your spot when you have to go physically retrieve Little Johnny because he won’t come when called? Call me a cynic, but this just may be the next place a smack-down between guests takes place. (NO TeaCups)

Still, we were very impressed with the new queue and agreed that it made the rest of the ride (which is unchanged) feel new again. Yay!



Back to Space Mountain.

Leo’s been tall enough to ride for a while, but has been far too afraid to give it a try. He’s been told ad nauseum that it’s no worse than Big Thunder and he’s not afraid of the dark… but he was very, very leery of riding something that required him to sit apart from me.

But I’d finally convinced him to give a try, so we left Gramma to grab a snack while we flew through the galaxy. Leo was pretty impressed with the queue winding through the dark tunnel – he liked seeing the space-y, hologram-y images. But he was eerily quiet.

We had a short delay when we got to the section where the line splits into two sides (someone had lost his wallet), and I asked if he was okay. He just looked at me, his eyes substantially larger than usual, and began chattering his teeth.



Good grief.

We finally got up to our rocket and boarded, Leo in front of me, per his choice. We whizzed through the dark, dodging meteorites and rocking out to the new soundtrack, laugh-screaming our way through the cosmos!

Or so I thought.

When we got off, Leo’s back was still facing me, so I got around in front of him, and asked - big, silly grin plastered to my face like good ‘ol Cheshire himself - “Well, did you love it?!”

No. Leo did not “love” it. In fact, his exact reply, issued in a snarl that could strike fear into the bravest of men, and accompanied by much quivering, trembling and chattering of teeth, was, “That was the WORST, SCARIEST ride I’ve ever been on, and I’m NEVER going on it again!”

Oooooohhh.

Also, “I. Almost. DIED!”




Truly, it was an Oscar-worthy performance. No excessive weight loss or gain required.

Quite frankly, it was ridiculous. And I told him that, as we walked over to Gramma, who was waiting at an outdoor table with muffins and hot cocoa. Gramma, being Gramma, tried to coddle him a bit and acknowledged that his fear was probably justified…

Yeah, I cut that one off at the pass. I may not be taking back that Parent of the Year Award any time soon, but I’d had it with this kind of silliness. I pointed out that Leo’d had similar reactions to almost every new attraction he’d tried, and, yet, now counts several of those among his very favorites. So, said I, I wasn’t buying his story of imminent death and if he just plain didn’t like Space Mountain, he could simply say, “I didn’t like it and I’d prefer not to ride it again.” Case closed.


On that uplifting note, we grabbed some lunch at Columbia Harbor House (CHH) and Leo spent some time refusing to speak to me.

I’d heard tales of Disney's counter service crowd management during busy periods, but hadn’t actually seen it first-hand until that day.

Meh.

It sure didn’t hold a candle to the measures undertaken by the Three Broomsticks, I tell ya. What I experienced was this:

A Cast Member (CM) pointed to the corral they’d set up to keep newcomers steadily moving toward the registers. Another CM at the end of the corral pointed to the longest line and said I could go there.




I ignored her and went three registers down to get into a much shorter line. There, I placed our order – two Magical Tuna sandwiches and a kid’s order of nuggets – and waited for our food. When our food was delivered to me, it consisted of one Magical Tuna Sandwich and an order of kid’s nuggets. I quickly looked at my receipt and saw that only one sandwich had been entered.

I said all of this out loud. Which turned out to be a good thing, because the kind soul putting orders together said, “Wait right here…” and came back with a second sandwich, saying “I’m not about to make you get back in that line!” Wasn’t that nice? I really appreciated it and promised to spend at least $8 in merchandise later.

As we exited the line area with our tray full of food, we saw two CMs manning the stairs to the upper seating area. They stood before a rope, blocking access to the stairs. We always sit upstairs, so I inquired, “Is there seating available upstairs?” To which was met, “Oh, I don’t know. You can try. If you want. We’re pretty busy.” And the rope was lifted for us to pass.

Um, Disney? That was pretty much the height of unmagical experiences. I mean, why even have not one, but TWO CM’s standing there with a rope if they’re not directing traffic? Ugh.

We got upstairs and, while busy, found plenty of open seating available. I thought about going back down to tell the CM’s, but decided to let it go. Only to later complain here.


After lunch, we did a little shopping on Main St., where I held to my lunch promise and secretly bought Leo a Space Mountain pin. He gets a pin for every new attraction he conquers. And I was sure he’d come around on the whole Space Mountain debacle. While I did my shopping, Leo took Gramma across the street to find a little sump’n I’d mentioned I might like as a Christmas gift. I’d first mentioned it last summer, and had subsequently taken a photo of it in Oct. to give to Gramma. That’s how we roll. And I’m happy to report that it was a success –

Xmas morning, 2010: my Mickey-head necklace from Leo!


The MK was getting busier – the day had warmed up nicely and those who maybe chose to sleep in and avoid the cold were arriving en masse. It was also an Extra Magic Hours night, so we knew it was time to scat.

But to where? Stay tuned.

Next: “I think I died and went to Mexican heaven!”

 

[jcc0621]

(No Janet, it was not 70*.) [/QUOTE

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Anyway, I did the opposite when I first moved to FL; I ditched every cold weather article of clothing I owned.

That was my parents when they first moved down. I remember they came home for Thanksgiving and I had to take them shoping for coats

I utilized Ridemax for this trip and we followed the Plan it proposed for our MK tour that day. I am pleased to report that Ridemax came through with flying colors once again… by lunchtime, we’d easily enjoyed:

Buzz Lightyear
Pirates
Winnie the Pooh
Haunted Mansion
Jungle Cruise
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
It’s a Small World
and Peter Pan.

Oh, and Space Mountain.

Awesome!

The new Pooh queue is FABULOUS! [/QUOT]
Good to know!

began chattering his teeth.

Jimmy doesthe same thing

:

Also, “I. Almost. DIED!”

Poor Leo!

I may not be taking back that Parent of the Year Award any time soon,

That is apparently going to Jo today

I said all of this out loud. Which turned out to be a good thing, because the kind soul putting orders together said, “Wait right here…” and came back with a second sandwich, saying “I’m not about to make you get back in that line!” Wasn’t that nice? I really appreciated it and promised to spend at least $8 in merchandise later.

Awesome!

After lunch, we did a little shopping on Main St., where I held to my lunch promise and secretly bought Leo a Space Mountain pin. He gets a pin for every new attraction he conquers.

I took this idea from you and do the same for Jimmy!

Next: “I think I died and went to Mexican heaven!”
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[sharkB8HooHaHa]

Right. So all that rain and drizzliness of the previous two days meant only one thing: a cold front had come through Central Florida. By morning of our third full day, the sun was out, the air was dry, and it was freaking COLD. Not nearly as cold as last January’s marathon weekend, when we actually witnessed snow at Disney World, but cold enough to dress in layers and pull out the winter jackets, hats and gloves.

Uh, yeah....let's not revisit that, shall we. I think I'm still trying to thaw.

That, my friend, is a classic.

But, happily, there’s a new source of distraction in the form of Pooh’s new queue.

How great is that We had a blast!!

No. Leo did not “love” it. In fact, his exact reply, issued in a snarl that could strike fear into the bravest of men, and accompanied by much quivering, trembling and chattering of teeth, was, “That was the WORST, SCARIEST ride I’ve ever been on, and I’m NEVER going on it again!”

Oooooohhh.

Also, “I. Almost. DIED!”

Quite frankly, it was ridiculous. And I told him that, as we walked over to Gramma, who was waiting at an outdoor table with muffins and hot cocoa. Gramma, being Gramma, tried to coddle him a bit and acknowledged that his fear was probably justified…

Yeah, I cut that one off at the pass. I may not be taking back that Parent of the Year Award any time soon, but I’d had it with this kind of silliness. I pointed out that Leo’d had similar reactions to almost every new attraction he’d tried, and, yet, now counts several of those among his very favorites. So, said I, I wasn’t buying his story of imminent death and if he just plain didn’t like Space Mountain, he could simply say, “I didn’t like it and I’d prefer not to ride it again.” Case closed.

Nicely done.


That whole seating thing at CHH? We experienced the same thing at Pecos Bill's...with a party of 12. Yeah. Debacle. I'm not sure what they're thinking but I don't think it's working.

 

[annmarieda]

OMG! What an awesome update. Well written!

Love the SM story. Sounds like reaction my youngest son would have. Actually...he had a similar one when sledding with me once. We flew off the trail. Me.. laughing, getting up to brush myself ofr was met with a scowling "THAT was NOT FUN!!!!" by my son.

Love that ridemax worked well for you. We use it and are always amazed at what can be accomplished by staying on "the plan".

The queue of Pooh sounds interesting. Both times we were there last year it was under construction. Glad to hear the renovation is moving along.

Congrats on getting the necklace you wanted. Very nice!!!

 

[princessjv]

I can honestly say that you were my night night read. I fell asleep last night, computer open and on me... I was out!
{might have something to do with the cold medicine I so graciously took prior}. But I just re-read this peice of fine literature.

and what I have to say to you is...

From one born and raised northern girl to another...

COMMON- Puffy coats and UGGs in FL?

REALLY?

What was the temp?

I think those FLoridians HAVE Brain washed my girl V!


Girlfriend, our current temp is...




wait for it.







-21* and there is sun today!

{I kid you not.}


I'm on my way to stay with you V. Get the couch ready!

BESTILL my heart. I had to take a double... Tripple look at the guest behind you.

OMy I thought that was our girl T. {Granted I KNOW our girl might not own gloves...er even Khakis for that matter. but still.

Next: “I think I died and went to Mexican heaven!”

Oh, Now give me some Mexican food and this girls in heaven! (good thing that 2 weeks from today I WILL be in MX scarfing down as much as I can humanly fit into my chubby self.)

 

[Practically_Perfect]

Good grief.

We finally got up to our rocket and boarded, Leo in front of me, per his choice. We whizzed through the dark, dodging meteorites and rocking out to the new soundtrack, laugh-screaming our way through the cosmos!

Or so I thought.

When we got off, Leo’s back was still facing me, so I got around in front of him, and asked - big, silly grin plastered to my face like good ‘ol Cheshire himself - “Well, did you love it?!”

No. Leo did not “love” it. In fact, his exact reply, issued in a snarl that could strike fear into the bravest of men, and accompanied by much quivering, trembling and chattering of teeth, was, “That was the WORST, SCARIEST ride I’ve ever been on, and I’m NEVER going on it again!”

Oooooohhh.

Also, “I. Almost. DIED!”




Truly, it was an Oscar-worthy performance. No excessive weight loss or gain required.

OMG - Love it!!!

When my little brother (8 years old at the time) tried it, he had a similar, though slightly milder, reaction. He reserved the dramatic one for RNR. Face white as a ghost, holding onto the wall to walk, then promptly declaring "I am NEVER!! going. on. that. thing. AGAIN!!".

 

[PrincessV]

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That was my parents when they first moved down. I remember they came home for Thanksgiving and I had to take them shoping for coats

I think that's a lot of us! And back then, no one sold coats, etc. down here. Nowadays, Target carries lots of cold weather gear.

I took this idea from you and do the same for Jimmy!

I'm pretty sure I stole it from someone else on the DIS, too!

Uh, yeah....let's not revisit that, shall we. I think I'm still trying to thaw.

Yeah, and this Dec. certainly hasn't helped, has it?! OMG, I just got my electric bill for Dec.

That whole seating thing at CHH? We experienced the same thing at Pecos Bill's...with a party of 12. Yeah. Debacle. I'm not sure what they're thinking but I don't think it's working.

Just wait - we get another taste of it...

OMG! What an awesome update. Well written!

Thank you!

Love the SM story. Sounds like reaction my youngest son would have. Actually...he had a similar one when sledding with me once. We flew off the trail. Me.. laughing, getting up to brush myself ofr was met with a scowling "THAT was NOT FUN!!!!" by my son.

I can totally picture it!

Love that ridemax worked well for you. We use it and are always amazed at what can be accomplished by staying on "the plan".

I love playing "Beat the Clock" with the Ridemax plans - trying to get ahead of its estimated times of arrival, lol!

I can honestly say that you were my night night read.

Oh no, my writing put you to sleep?!?!

From one born and raised northern girl to another...

COMMON- Puffy coats and UGGs in FL?

REALLY?

What was the temp?

Okay, first of all, it was in the 30s, contrary to what Janet would have you think! Second of all, I think Buffalonians wound up with their climate by accident - we aren't from hearty stock like up in Minnesota, lol! We hibernate through the winter and pull out those down jackets when the temp. dips below 50.

Girlfriend, our current temp is...




wait for it.







-21* and there is sun today!

See now, tha'ts not "cold"... that's freaking INSANE!

OMy I thought that was our girl T. {Granted I KNOW our girl might not own gloves...er even Khakis for that matter. but still.

T DOES own gloves, though - check my signature!
ETA: Never mind - you can't see her hands. But she does!

When my little brother (8 years old at the time) tried it, he had a similar, though slightly milder, reaction. He reserved the dramatic one for RNR. Face white as a ghost, holding onto the wall to walk, then promptly declaring "I am NEVER!! going. on. that. thing. AGAIN!!".

What is it with these boys and their theatrics?!

 

[glennbo123]

And so it was that I donned that morning: cotton tights; wool socks; jeans; a long-sleeve T-shirt; wool sweater; down jacket; scarf; wool beret; leather gloves; and cheap, but oh-so-warm-and-comfy, fake Uggs.

I thought you were going to look like the Michelin Man after that description, but no, you still look good.

Perhaps that explains these expressions?

I think you put this in just because last time I said that Leo looks "as cute as he can be" in every picture. Well, he still looks cute even though he could be working on the "Monsters Inc" Scare Floor.

And that’s where I foresee problems. If you’ve got two adults, no sweat; one stays in line while the other supervises and/or brings the kids back to the line when it moves forward. But what happens if you’re a solo parent? How likely is the line to let you back into your spot when you have to go physically retrieve Little Johnny because he won’t come when called? Call me a cynic, but this just may be the next place a smack-down between guests takes place. (NO TeaCups)

You may be right. I hope it doesn't come to fisticuffs, or however you spell that.

But I’d finally convinced him to give a try, so we left Gramma to grab a snack while we flew through the galaxy. Leo was pretty impressed with the queue winding through the dark tunnel – he liked seeing the space-y, hologram-y images. But he was eerily quiet.

That's how James gets. And his stomach starts hurting.

No. Leo did not “love” it. In fact, his exact reply, issued in a snarl that could strike fear into the bravest of men, and accompanied by much quivering, trembling and chattering of teeth, was, “That was the WORST, SCARIEST ride I’ve ever been on, and I’m NEVER going on it again!”

Oooooohhh.

Also, “I. Almost. DIED!”

Oh, I thought for sure you were going to say that he loved it and wanted to go again!

Only to later complain here.

If they knew what was good for 'em, they'd look here for advice.

That’s how we roll. And I’m happy to report that it was a success –

Xmas morning, 2010: my Mickey-head necklace from Leo!

In addition to the necklace, you also got another great facial expression.

 

[scrap4u]

Great update V! Thanks for the chuckle on an otherwise humorless Friday!

I love Leo's reaction to SM. So funnny. Can't wait to read some more of the goodness that is your trip report. Keep up the excellent job woman!

 

[Wonders10]

In case you’re wondering what “dressing for cold weather” comprises for Floridians, I must tell you that it runs the gamut and is endlessly entertaining for this former Buffalonion. See, I know how to dress for hours spent outdoors in the cold, but lots of Floridians either never learned or forgot when they moved down here from more northern climes. I’ve seen everything ranging from multiple hoodies loaded onto an elementary student, to tube socks with flip-flops, to beach towels worn as capes. We also see more than a few decades-old winter coats, usually on the retired crowd, who brought everything with them when they made the permanent move to FL and haven’t thrown out a single thing since. Not that I’m mocking them – a 1982 leather bomber jacket’s got to be better than a beach towel, right?

Perhaps that explains these expressions?

And that’s where I foresee problems. If you’ve got two adults, no sweat; one stays in line while the other supervises and/or brings the kids back to the line when it moves forward. But what happens if you’re a solo parent? How likely is the line to let you back into your spot when you have to go physically retrieve Little Johnny because he won’t come when called? Call me a cynic, but this just may be the next place a smack-down between guests takes place. (NO TeaCups)

I ignored her and went three registers down to get into a much shorter line. There, I placed our order – two Magical Tuna sandwiches and a kid’s order of nuggets – and waited for our food. When our food was delivered to me, it consisted of one Magical Tuna Sandwich and an order of kid’s nuggets. I quickly looked at my receipt and saw that only one sandwich had been entered.

Xmas morning, 2010: my Mickey-head necklace from Leo!

Next: “I think I died and went to Mexican heaven!”

I'm a Florida native and I LOVE the cold weather. I actually have some decent warm weather apparel leftover from my 4 years in Indiana for college, but I never feel feel like I do the cold weather look "right". And Uggs! Oh precious Uggs! I bought a real pair of Ugg slippers last year for at home use. And fell in love. And so did my dog, who promptly made them his favorite toy and pulled every bit of $90 wool out of them. I've since bought a pair of $12 Target Ugg slippers that he hasn't touched. Go figure.

That is the funniest picture ever! And I especially love it because my face speaks a thousand words as well. Its very hard for me to hide what I'm thinking.

At Pooh, I completely see the same problems plus the back log the line is going to have when mommy is yelling at daddy to "hurry up, the line is moving" but he can't hear her and she just stands there yelling and pointing and then waiting for the actual moment when he does hear her and has to walk all the way to their spot in line.

Because of you, I have tried the Tuna sandwich and it is YUM! Haven't had one in awhile actually...

Love the necklace!

So, I was in the very early planning stages of doing a disney long weekend during my school's spring break. Then I just decided that I wasn't sure if I really wanted to Disney or if I just wanted to go to some hotel on the beach and chill out for a couple days. And then I just read this update and I am reminded why I wanted to go to Disney (not including the lunch crowd control part) so I am now back to square one. Another great update...can't wait til the next one!

 

[Wonders10]

Another question for you! Have you done Tour Guide Mike? How did it compare with RideMax? If you just did RM, would you recommend it for shorter trips that include a Sunday (I've read they don't give a "plan" for Sundays).

 

[Disfan3]

Another adventure with V, Leo and Gramma!!! YAY!!

Thanks for your insightful report...love the HP segment...and the US segment. Very insightful.

Iowan here...traveling to Florida in a week. I am freaked over what to pack but rest assured...I will NOT be one of those people buying sweats in the Disney store, looking for the last pair of black stretchy gloves in the World. No sir...


Leo is growing and is so very handsome!

Update soon!! I cannot wait!