slp87
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Cast of Characters
Suzanne, me 37, 12th trip to WDW
Lloyd, my husband 38, 4th trip
Lauren, daughter 9, 6th trip
Travel: American Airlines
Accommodations: studio Beach Club Villas, Standard 1 bedroom Boardwalk Villas
Dates: March 8th 18th
Friday, March 10th
Plan: Crystal Palace breakfast, Magic Kingdom, Downtown Disney
We had an 8:05 PS at Crystal Palace, and were running right on schedule. On our previous trip, 2 other family members, who shall remain nameless, were a little hard to get moving and we ran late. Well, this trip I promised them this would be the one really early morning and I knew we would get to bed at a decent hour the night before, so I didnt want any moaning or complaining. We were at the bus stop at 7:15, and the bus arrived about 10 minutes later (of course in WDW time that seems like 40 minutes). Once we got to the Magic Kingdom, we had time to take a few pictures in front of the flower Mickey and train station. When the gates opened we were on our way. We were not the first family to check in, but we were the first ones seated after they did the Chef of the Day ceremony. Piglet was the first to come around, and then we got some food. Because Lauren is 11, she was considered an adult, so it was difficult to watch her eat some bacon and a muffin, then be charged $20. But, she and I both love the Pooh characters, and I think CP is the best breakfast, so we had a good time. Eeyore, Pooh, and Tigger all made there way around and we were ready to hit the park. It was still about 8:45, so we went over to Main Street to have our picture made in front of the castle. We took a few more pictures, then decided to break tradition and start the day by going over to Splash Mountain. When the rope finally dropped, we were met at the Frontierland entrance by a CM who told us that Splash was not running. We went on around, got fastpasses for later and rode Big Thunder. Splash wasnt expected to open for a while longer, so we started making our way back around. With Pirates closed, we cut over to Aladdins Magic Carpets. Lauren and I took a spin and Lloyd sat it out due to his motion sickness problems. We moved on to the Haunted Mansion, then I forced my family to ride Its a Small World. Its one of those rides I have to do. Next, we walked right into Mickeys PhilharMagic. This show is so cute!! Its my favorite 3-D show. We wanted to go back to Splash, but didnt want to walk all the way back around there if it wasnt open. So I stopped at the film booth by Pooh and the CM called to see if it was running. It was, so we decided to catch the train at Toontown. We always enjoy a trip on the train, so this was a good excuse to ride. Before catching the train, I grabbed us FP for Space Mountain. On the way, Lauren and I stopped to get our picture made with the White Rabbit by the teacups. I was really surprised how uncrowded the park was. The FP time for Space Mountain was only about 45 minutes later. We made our trip back to Frontierland and rode Splash. Im not a big fan of getting wet so I always dread the part where you go in front of the briar patch and it makes the big splash. Thankfully, it just missed me and I could enjoy the rest of the ride. We caught the train back around to Toontown and walked the path by the train tracks to Space. After the ride, we got FP for Buzz and decided to eat at Cosmic Rays. Lloyd and I eat got a chicken Caesar salad, Lauren got vegetable soup, and we all shared a large coke. We ate out on the patio overlooking the castle. We were admiring the gold figures and there was one we couldnt figure out. It looked like a large ball with arms and from where we were sitting it didnt look like any character we knew. As we left, we walked by the castle and a photo CM was standing there. We asked him and he told us it was King Louie. Once we walked around to the front we could tell it was him. We visited with him (the CM, not King Louie) for a while, then walked on to Buzz. As we exited, I wanted to ride the Peoplemover (aka Tomorrowland Transit Authority to you newbies), but it was stopped, so we decided to go back to the hotel for a swim. We walked through some of the shops on Main Street and got a rice krispie treat from the Confectionary. This would start an evil obsession with rice krispie treats that would last the entire trip. We went for a swim at Stormalong Bay and Lauren joined in a game of water volleyball. The pool was absolutely freezing. I did get in the hot tub for a little bit and then went back to rest in my chair. Downtown Disney was on the agenda and we had the longest bus wait of the trip. It took 45 minutes for it to show up. We went over to the Earl of Sandwich. Lloyd stood in line while Lauren and I went to the Pin Trading shop. Lauren got into pins on our last trip and acquired even more on our trip to Disneyland in November. There was a pin trader outside and Lauren wanted to trade him for a Fox and Hound 20th Anniversary pin. We adopted 2 cats last summer and named them Copper and Tod. Unfortunately she had left her pins at the room, so we made a deal for him to pick out a pin, we would buy it, then trade for the Fox and the Hound pin. Pin trade complete, we met Lloyd to eat. The sandwiches were very good. Lloyd also got some potato salad, but wasnt too crazy about it. Lauren doesnt eat sandwiches, so she chose a soft pretzel from the Wetzels Pretzels stand. We also looked around the World of Disney and Once Upon a Toy store. Our last stop was in Goofys candy store. Lauren got a made to order caramel apple with chocolate and nuts. We were ready to go back and once again were in bed at 10:00.
Suzanne, me 37, 12th trip to WDW
Lloyd, my husband 38, 4th trip
Lauren, daughter 9, 6th trip
Travel: American Airlines
Accommodations: studio Beach Club Villas, Standard 1 bedroom Boardwalk Villas
Dates: March 8th 18th
Friday, March 10th
Plan: Crystal Palace breakfast, Magic Kingdom, Downtown Disney
We had an 8:05 PS at Crystal Palace, and were running right on schedule. On our previous trip, 2 other family members, who shall remain nameless, were a little hard to get moving and we ran late. Well, this trip I promised them this would be the one really early morning and I knew we would get to bed at a decent hour the night before, so I didnt want any moaning or complaining. We were at the bus stop at 7:15, and the bus arrived about 10 minutes later (of course in WDW time that seems like 40 minutes). Once we got to the Magic Kingdom, we had time to take a few pictures in front of the flower Mickey and train station. When the gates opened we were on our way. We were not the first family to check in, but we were the first ones seated after they did the Chef of the Day ceremony. Piglet was the first to come around, and then we got some food. Because Lauren is 11, she was considered an adult, so it was difficult to watch her eat some bacon and a muffin, then be charged $20. But, she and I both love the Pooh characters, and I think CP is the best breakfast, so we had a good time. Eeyore, Pooh, and Tigger all made there way around and we were ready to hit the park. It was still about 8:45, so we went over to Main Street to have our picture made in front of the castle. We took a few more pictures, then decided to break tradition and start the day by going over to Splash Mountain. When the rope finally dropped, we were met at the Frontierland entrance by a CM who told us that Splash was not running. We went on around, got fastpasses for later and rode Big Thunder. Splash wasnt expected to open for a while longer, so we started making our way back around. With Pirates closed, we cut over to Aladdins Magic Carpets. Lauren and I took a spin and Lloyd sat it out due to his motion sickness problems. We moved on to the Haunted Mansion, then I forced my family to ride Its a Small World. Its one of those rides I have to do. Next, we walked right into Mickeys PhilharMagic. This show is so cute!! Its my favorite 3-D show. We wanted to go back to Splash, but didnt want to walk all the way back around there if it wasnt open. So I stopped at the film booth by Pooh and the CM called to see if it was running. It was, so we decided to catch the train at Toontown. We always enjoy a trip on the train, so this was a good excuse to ride. Before catching the train, I grabbed us FP for Space Mountain. On the way, Lauren and I stopped to get our picture made with the White Rabbit by the teacups. I was really surprised how uncrowded the park was. The FP time for Space Mountain was only about 45 minutes later. We made our trip back to Frontierland and rode Splash. Im not a big fan of getting wet so I always dread the part where you go in front of the briar patch and it makes the big splash. Thankfully, it just missed me and I could enjoy the rest of the ride. We caught the train back around to Toontown and walked the path by the train tracks to Space. After the ride, we got FP for Buzz and decided to eat at Cosmic Rays. Lloyd and I eat got a chicken Caesar salad, Lauren got vegetable soup, and we all shared a large coke. We ate out on the patio overlooking the castle. We were admiring the gold figures and there was one we couldnt figure out. It looked like a large ball with arms and from where we were sitting it didnt look like any character we knew. As we left, we walked by the castle and a photo CM was standing there. We asked him and he told us it was King Louie. Once we walked around to the front we could tell it was him. We visited with him (the CM, not King Louie) for a while, then walked on to Buzz. As we exited, I wanted to ride the Peoplemover (aka Tomorrowland Transit Authority to you newbies), but it was stopped, so we decided to go back to the hotel for a swim. We walked through some of the shops on Main Street and got a rice krispie treat from the Confectionary. This would start an evil obsession with rice krispie treats that would last the entire trip. We went for a swim at Stormalong Bay and Lauren joined in a game of water volleyball. The pool was absolutely freezing. I did get in the hot tub for a little bit and then went back to rest in my chair. Downtown Disney was on the agenda and we had the longest bus wait of the trip. It took 45 minutes for it to show up. We went over to the Earl of Sandwich. Lloyd stood in line while Lauren and I went to the Pin Trading shop. Lauren got into pins on our last trip and acquired even more on our trip to Disneyland in November. There was a pin trader outside and Lauren wanted to trade him for a Fox and Hound 20th Anniversary pin. We adopted 2 cats last summer and named them Copper and Tod. Unfortunately she had left her pins at the room, so we made a deal for him to pick out a pin, we would buy it, then trade for the Fox and the Hound pin. Pin trade complete, we met Lloyd to eat. The sandwiches were very good. Lloyd also got some potato salad, but wasnt too crazy about it. Lauren doesnt eat sandwiches, so she chose a soft pretzel from the Wetzels Pretzels stand. We also looked around the World of Disney and Once Upon a Toy store. Our last stop was in Goofys candy store. Lauren got a made to order caramel apple with chocolate and nuts. We were ready to go back and once again were in bed at 10:00.
