Ohhh the pressure. I guess I need get a move on.
Yes you do!
We are doing the same thing as tiggerbaby. I plan to give the boys their ornaments when they are all grown up and settled for their tree.
All of your plans sound great. Never been to Mickey's Panty but I want to check it out now.
I am the one that told you about the sandbox thing at Trex. Henry will LOVE it! My boys were in heaven. Can't wait to to then to dig in the Boneyard which I learned about through you.
I really like the ornament idea! My grandma gave me my first ornaments and I was so thankful that they had some meaning and history to them.
Mickey's Pantry is a great store! We have only dipped in there a couple times, but you can find almost ANYTHING kitchen related and Mickey/Disney themed.
Yes! That sandbox in T-Rex has been on my mind, and in my notes, since you mentioned it! Thank you so much for that tip! It will be really handy if Joe or I want to do a bit more shopping but Henry is getting bored.
hahahaha....
Your plans sound great to me. I live in FL and have never been to KSC. I should check it out. I'll wait for your TR to read all about it! Looks like a cool place though. I can't wait to shop at DD. Gosh, it's been almost 5 years since I was last at Disney. I just can't wait to go.
If we lived in FL Joe would probably be an AP holder at KSC!
It really is very cool. It's a BIG complex with a ton to do. It can easily be a 2 day trip too.
I'm excited for your trip! Your little one is going to just loooooove it, watching the magic light up in their eyes is the BEST.
After the last week I've had, I am just too far behind to comment on everything or I'd not be able to check in all my threads. I continue to read your plans and they sound great. I do love Mickey's Pantry and just ask Mark...the Christmas store at Downtown Disney--my FAVORITE store.
No worries about catching up Kathy.
about asking Mark about the Christmas store. You spend a lot of time there with Mark being ready to go after about 5 minutes??? LOL That's how Joe gets in some stores.
Hi! Just wanted to let you know that you can find Vinylmations in D-Street and World of Disney at DTD!!! D-Street is actually an ENTIRE store just of Vinylmations! They sell other things too like magnets, tshirts, pins, etc. but its mainly Vinylmation related! They also have Vinylmation trading boxes at Pin Traders. World of Disney sells Vinylmations & I know they have at least 1 trading box (its located right by the Mr. Potato Head stuff!)
Hope this helps!
Ah, yes! You know that store well!
I have a great tip for you if you're looking for Disney ornaments at a discounted price!
On our Disney trip in June, I looked at the Christmas store at DTD but I was afraid of buying any of the ornaments that I liked...I thought they would break on the plane ride home. My mom actually purchased a few ornaments on her Disney trip later that year & the CM's packed the ornaments soooo well plus put them in their own box, so I think they would be safe on the plane! I have to remember that for next trip!
Anyway, after we got home, I still really wanted Disney ornaments so I just kept watching the website. I'm pretty sure it was a few weeks before Thanksgiving...all the Disney ornaments on DS.com were $4 a piece! It was mostly the resin ones but those are the ones I wanted so it worked out perfectly!!! I immediately thought of that when you mentioned buying $5 ornaments at
Walmart! Why not buy yourself some great Disney ornaments instead!
I got Minnie shopping, Goofy, Pluto, Stitch/Lilo, Belle/Beast, Toy Story, and a bunch of others! I will double check on the date I purchased them & let you know. I do remember it being before Black Friday though because I almost waited to see if I'd get a better deal, but luckily I bought them when I did...because I checked on Black Friday & the after Christmas sale...and they were mostly sold out!!! (The after Christmas sale was actually more expensive than when I purchased them too.)
Wow! $4 is a STEAL! Nice buy!!! I'll have to keep that in mind for a future Disney ornament purchase too! Makes sense that they clear out some of the designs before the big shopping Black Friday. I bet most people would expect a better deal on Black Friday or after Christmas so they don't even look!
Count me in on that DIS meet. Can't wait.
YAY!!!!
I had thought about not going to DTD this trip. Our main store there is the
Lego store and I know that it is being updated, so kinda wanted to wait for that. But coconut head patties sounds like a great souvenir for my DM who is kinda sad that she isn't going with us on this trip. Is there any other place in the world to get them?
My DS never seemed interested in the potty chair. So we went straight to him using the big boy toilet standing up. And this happened for us, maybe 2 months after he turned 3. So just a thought. Maybe if you tell him how special Mickey toilets are and that you know that Mickey would leave him a present if he used them for the whole trip. You never know what will work. With mine it was clearly a case that he just waited until he wanted to do it.
My DH really likes Tron and we had the hardest time finding Tron stuff when we were last there. I wish you better luck.
Do tell more about this coupon?
Hmmm....I think the coconut head patties are available other places. The only place I can think of off hand is the Poly though. I imagine they are in the candy shop on Main Street too, but I'm not certain.
I think Henry is just like your DS - we have to wait until he wants to do it.
A bit stubborn. I have NO IDEA where he got that from.
We have literally tried everything from bribing with candy to a
Disney cruise. No joke. We have done sticker charts, treat charts, no chart, stand up, sit down, big potty, little potty, taking privileges away unless he tries, training pants, straight to underwear, "Mommy isn't buying anymore diapers." and more. Nothing is working. So, we are giving up until June when we will have to do a boot camp type potty training for pre-school in September. Hopefully between now and then he'll decide he wants to. He has been showing more and more signs of "big boy" "I can do that!" lately. He zips his own coat even!
I've heard much of the Tron stuff is sold out. I'm hoping they re-stocked, or we find something! He's looked at the
Disney store and wasn't excited over any of it. Not sure what he wants. lol
The coupon! At some CS locations a coupon prints on the bottom of the receipt good for 20% off at various stores during certain hours (morning hours). I know the Emporium is included in the list of shops that you can use the coupon at.
Hey Brook!!! My favorite DTD stores??? That's a terrible question to ask me because I think I'd pick the majority of them!!!
I definitely love World of Disney because of their huge variety of items & of course Mr. Potato Head parts! Luke loved that last trip & we will definitely do it again on our next trip. I also like how WoD is broken up into different sections...but you are right, its always crowded in there!!!
I really want to try the "make your own treat" at Goofys because we passed it up last time. Although I've never been there, sooo many people here have told me how good it is!!!
I agree with your choice too...Ghiardelli's has excellent ice cream!!! YUM! I definitely recommend going there! The only thing I would suggest here is to share. We got 3 separate things & spent over $20. I know none of us finished ours & the entire time I kept asking myself "why didn't I just share with Luke?"
Mickey's Pantry is such a neat store! I didn't get a chance to spent much time in there last trip but I really liked all the different styles of kitchen accessories they had!
Tren-D is a really neat shop! I thought they had alot of different things that you don't see at the parks...I noticed that with some of the shirts anyway! I do remember seeing Mickey scarfs there so definitely check it out!! I do believe they have a jewelry counter as well but I'm not 100% on that. I think its by the Dooney purses when you first walk in the furthest door to the left (or the first door if you're entering DTD beside EoS).
Do you know about the Build a Dino inside T-Rex? (I probably told you a million times already...
) It looked really cute but Luke was not interested last trip! They have alot of really neat stuff inside the gift shop! Luke got 2 little dinosaurs that I thought were pretty cute & I believe they cost under $4 for both of them. He still plays with them almost everyday. The one was a dinosaur on a skateboard & the other was just a green dinosaur with yellow spots...they're more like cartoons than actual dinosaurs.
Ridemakerz is definitely neat to see! I thought Luke would throw a fit & want a car, but we just walked through, looked at the cars, watched the kids "test drive" their cars, and walked to the other side to look at more cars. He didn't ask to buy one so it worked out!
My absolute favorite store is D-Street because thats the Vinylmation store! They sell some really neat tshirts in there too & Vinylmation pins and magnets!
I used to collect magnets so I was really excited to go to the magnet store. My mom told me about it & explained how there were tons & tons of magnets everywhere. I always buy a WDW magnet but waited to buy one until our DTD day...we get to that store & there wasn't a single Disney related magnet there! They had tons of cute food magnets, frogs, animals, etc. but nothing Disney. I think they had a few different Florida or Orlando magnets but that was as close as it got. I'm like you...I used to always buy resort-related merchandise & am disappointed that its gone! I've only found AKL magnets but can't find any other resort! :-(
I think that's my list of favorite stores for now!!! Basically every single shop at the Marketplace section of DTD is my favorite!!!
I love the pretzel rods at Goofy's! Sooooo good, salty and sweet! I might try a gingerbread man this time though - but not with a ton of toppings. Maybe I'll just get one of those that are dipped a little bit. Not sure yet!
Joe isn't big on ice cream, he prefers baked goods. So Giradehlli isn't very interesting to him....but it IS to me! Ice cream is one of the few desserts I like! (that and chocolate lava cake, creme brulee, tiramisu and a few select others!) So, I might just drag him in there and let him have a few bites and share with Henry - even though he will want his own.
I think I will check out Tren-D again. We went in for a few minutes last trip, but I didn't look around too much. Maybe if Joe and Henry are busy at the Lego store or something I will take more time to look. It's such a fun store to even look into with all their decoration!
I did know about the build a Dino, it sounds so cute! I've never told Henry about it - in hopes to avoid it.
I'm certain if we go in there he will want to look at everything, so we will see what catches his attention....
Ridemakerz sounds like a lot of fun! I'm thinking Henry won't really want to leave. He BEGS for a Mater/McQueen one from our Disney store and that's all he wants to do when we are there. It's so funny. You'd think it would get him to go in the toilet though!!!
Isn't it so weird that the magnet store doesn't have Disney ones? We too collect magnets from wherever we visit, so I remember going in here a few trips back thinking they would have a great selection and....nothing. It was cute, but I didn't buy a thing!
Once I get in there I'm usually just depressed that I don't have enough money for fine art. 
I probably looked like an idiot. "Huuhh?" 
? Then I read the actual report of it and oh my Brook, I felt your pain! When you NEED a bathroom and changing table, it doesn't matter if it's ghetto or not. But it's much more helpful if it has an actual changing table! We stopped at the worst, most dirty bathroom in the world a couple of summers ago when DD7 was little. She had to go immediately and we were in the middle of nowhere. We found a gas station and the bathroom was disgusting. I can still see it in my mind, it's forever burned into my memory! The ceiling was stained brown and falling down in the corners. The toilet was stained, the sink was grimy and the best part was there was a straw basket on the toilet with hair brushes and lotion! I pretty sure I gagged the whole time we were in there, I couldn't get out of there fast enough. Thank God for wet wipes, right!!!
OKW looks so beautiful and relaxing. The more I read and look at that resort, the more appealing it becomes to me. I hope we cross paths during the trip, be sure to say HEY! if you see me! 
Thank you! And yep! H is already 40.5" in bare feet. Joe and I are both really tall, so it wouldn't surprise me if he got that gene too. Though, my sister is only 5'2" so he might take after that side of the family! 
