We "shipped" off our parents and we stayed in Disney! updated 7/18! The final chapter

[Grybo]

David really enjoyed Pecos Bills because he could put shredded cheese on his burger (they have taco salads there).

The only thing I don't like at Disney CS is that for any burger, no matter how big or how many burger patties there are, they only put one thin piece of cheese on the burger. That's why I really liked Peco's Bill.

 

[teruterubouzu]

Woo hoo, you're at Disney World. It's fun to read a report that overlaps the same dates I was there. That was such a hot day! I was at DHS and AK earlier that day and then at MK for a couple of rides and Wishes.

 

[Sleeping*Beauty]

I am so excited to read another one of your trip reports. I love your parade pictures. I can't wait to see it in person.

 

[dddisrunner]

WOW Nicole, I am LOVING your report!! I just watched the video reveal!!! AWESOME!! Your parents are too cute for words!! Awesome writing about the arrival at the WL Sorry it was so hot, but loving this report!

 

[Nicole786]

That's a bummer you didn't get to do the flag raise thing. I always get a rush when I first check in at WL.

Can't wait to hear more.

I know the rush you are talking about, it is one of a kind!!

now that you have stayed at both wl and BC...which one do you like the best. I am torn btwn the two for our feb trip...i am thinking we will like BC..its nice...its close to EPCOT and world showcase and the boys will love stormalong bay....but the WL is sooo cool looking and the boys will love that...its a boat ride to MK...and its cheaper than BC...

That is why we will be going to WDW next in Feb...the weather should be just right and definitely better than the Ohio winter we will be coming from. I've been to WDW in late April before its HOT! My husband does not do heat and crowds well and with a small toddler it will be the best time for us! I soo can't wait!

We didn't end up staying at the BC last year, we stayed at AKL. The reason I didn't like the BC was for 2 reasons, 1 the awful sharing bus service, and the fact they didnt have a traditional quick service restaurant. I'd also question you were going in February because I think one of the biggest pulls to the BC is Stormalong Bay but how often would you get to use it in the February weather? I do love how close it is to epcot, I don't think you can go wrong either way but I would say WL!! You will have an awesome time no matter what the weather is great walk around weather! Never doing May again lol

great start. I can't wait to see your room! And i think its the NYer in you that makes you not let those kids through on spite- I am the same way. I can be nice but when you push me and force your way its all over. lol.

Haha it must be the new york attitude thing lol. Room coming up soon!

Yeay for being at Disney!!! Ben was super sweet to change your room! Can't wait to see where it is located! I wonder what the new Wilderness Lodge logo is going to look like -- I like the one they have right now. Magic Kingdom is a great sight to see -- even if it is just in pictures!!! Two weeks from today we will be there, and I am so looking forward to a Dole Whip and riding POTC.

Ben was awesome, he comes back in the trip later on too! Room is coming up! They showed us the logo in the gift shop because its on some tees. Basically its the words "Disney's Wilderness Lodge" in a certain font. There's nothing real special about it, kind of reminds me of hte Port Orleans logo. It's not terrible but i'll miss the old logo.

If I had only known, I could have gotten him a hat from there, too. Maybe you should get a hat from every resort now before they do away with them! I know that Pop doesn't have any resort specific merchandise any more, and I wish I would have stocked up on a few more Pop t-shirts before they became extinct!

David is stylin' in the sheriff's hat, though!

I can imagine the great feeling you had on that first boat ride over to Magic Kingdom!

I'm glad you got a special flower. In our family, we just go ahead and celebrate all the girls on Mother's Day and all the guys on Father's Day instead of just singling out the moms and dads only.

Looking forward to more pictures of Wilderness Lodge.

Thats nice that you celebrate everyone on Mothers/Fathers day! I wish my family would do that haha. We need to pile on the resort merchandise while it lasts before even that stuff becomes generic like the mugs!

Nicole,
I'm just loving this!!! I got goosebumps when you were talking about checking into WL for the first time,ahhhhhhhhhh what a magical place!!! Just LOVE it there (as you aleady know : ) Looks like you had an awesome MK morning despite the heat, so glad you found your lanyard. Great luck about the room, can't wait to see your view pics from the balcony, we've always had good luck with room requests at WL, they always are willing to work with you. Sorry about Flag Family, that is so hard to get. Can't WAIT for more!!!
Lesley

I wasn't that upset about flag family because at least I had done it once before, but its still awesome!! The room chapter is coming up, i'm hoping to get some video up also! Thanks for reading

Yay, you're in Disney!! I can't wait until we check into the Wilderness Lodge. So glad you were able to find your lanyard!

I love checking in anywhere but theres something about the wilderness lodge....

The marshall hat made me think of WC and our server Marshall Law. Then that made me think of running in to you and David.

Good times!

Looks like more good times were had.

Haha those were good times!!

The only thing I don't like at Disney CS is that for any burger, no matter how big or how many burger patties there are, they only put one thin piece of cheese on the burger. That's why I really liked Peco's Bill.

Yeah yeah...

Woo hoo, you're at Disney World. It's fun to read a report that overlaps the same dates I was there. That was such a hot day! I was at DHS and AK earlier that day and then at MK for a couple of rides and Wishes.

The whole week was so hot, we were begging for rain!! We actually had better weather last August, but I think thats because there was rain to cool it off.

I am so excited to read another one of your trip reports. I love your parade pictures. I can't wait to see it in person.

Thanks! That parade is AWESOME

WOW Nicole, I am LOVING your report!! I just watched the video reveal!!! AWESOME!! Your parents are too cute for words!! Awesome writing about the arrival at the WL Sorry it was so hot, but loving this report!

Hey!! Thanks for reading, Im just about to head over to your TR! You've never done the Nemo show?? It's too cute!

 

[Nicole786]

Meanwhile....

Mom's Thoughts: After being dropped off at the airport, we went to the ME counter. Everybody was really nice, I was so excited about the glass slipper on the counter.

Everything was Disney like the counter numbers and the signs, it just made us more excited! We were number three to board the ship. But than we lost the card and ended up being number 2 to go on the ship, which is really number 1 because the only people number 1 are the family of the day.

The bus ride was an absolute pleasure! We were just excited to finally get there already. I was amazed at how smooth check in was everything was done at MCO so we got to relax in the port for a bit before heading on to the ship.

When we first got on we asked about Palo but nothing was opened yet so we would have to come back later. We went to Parrot Cay for lunch which was great. Than we headed to the adult only area of the ship and look who we ran into!

 

[Leleluvsdis]

Loving you TR!!! We were there may 7-16th, and I hear ya on the melting heat!!!! It definetly was!!!

 

[Nicole786]

Loving you TR!!! We were there may 7-16th, and I hear ya on the melting heat!!!! It definetly was!!!

The heat was brutal, and the crowds were very unexpected but its disney so of course we made the best of it!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

I am beyond excitted to read about the cruise!
Thanks DMOM

I would love to lay in one of those deck chairs and sip a cocktail...Heaven!!

Glad to have you join us on the DIS!

 

[Charleston Princess]

The cruise looks so relaxing, and your parents look like they are having the time of their lives!

 

[teruterubouzu]

Your parents looks so happy in their cruise photos! What a sweet present you guys gave them.

 

[java]

I loved the reveal video! Brought tears to my eyes. The when you wish music did me in!

That was a wonderful gift to give your parents. I'm going to have to show this to my kids.

And can I guess where you're all from? Is that Jersey or NY? Sounds familiar to me!

 

[Nicole786]

I am beyond excitted to read about the cruise!
Thanks DMOM

I would love to lay in one of those deck chairs and sip a cocktail...Heaven!!

Glad to have you join us on the DIS!

You'll hear more from mom, she was on this thread reading earlier today!

The cruise looks so relaxing, and your parents look like they are having the time of their lives!

I just remembered I took a picture of something for you (well chelsea) im headed to your thread in a second to post it! And they were having a great time!!

Your parents looks so happy in their cruise photos! What a sweet present you guys gave them.

Thanks, they had a great time!!

I loved the reveal video! Brought tears to my eyes. The when you wish music did me in!

That was a wonderful gift to give your parents. I'm going to have to show this to my kids.

And can I guess where you're all from? Is that Jersey or NY? Sounds familiar to me!

I think music added to anything will make you cry thats what usually does me in! Thats sweet you were so touched by it. You guessed right we are from NY!

 

[Nicole786]

We took the relaxing boat back to the WL because finally our room was ready!! I love this part of getting a room and not knowing where it could be or if it was good. Well boy we were in for a treat!! We took the elevators up to the fifth floor and followed the signs to our room, but not for long! We were right around the corner from the elevators off of the lobby!

I took a panoramic image that would otherwise be too large for the DIS and put it on a personal website so you can see, just click here!

Here is the room, and David ecstatic over the location!

Of course the downside to all of this was the view. Since david and I aren't much of sit out on the balcony kind of people, it didn't bother us. We much prefer the convenient location after a long day in the parks! But I could see where this would bother some people because it a smaller balcony and the view is of the roof!

We layed down in the bed and watched Top 7 because of course this just seals the deal you are in Disney. But they changed it!! It is still our friend Stacey but it is totally different, gotta say, did not like it! Usually we'll watch Top 7 a few times on the vacation, but we just did not like the new format at all! Thats okay, we switched it to my guilty pleasure Disney Channel! And relaxed for a bit before heading out for dinner at Boma!!

I made these Boma reservations before we were staying at the AKL and although it felt kind of weird because it would have been so much easier to switch the Boma for later in the trip, we kept them and had a good dinner. I wouldn't say great, because I've had Boma better before, but for anyone who hasn't tried this it is such a great restaurant! There is genuinely something for everyone!

To get over there this was genuinely the bus ride from you know where!! We decided to hop on the first bus there was which was Epcot. We had to stop at Ft. Wilderness which took forever for some reason, than switch to AKL from Epcot. When we finally got on the AKL bus, the driver sat there for 10 minutes and i'm still not sure why. Since we had 2 minutes until our ADR I used the time to call Boma and let them know we would be late. They said it would be no problem, thankfully!

The WL lobby as we left

The bus line at Ft Wilderness (aka what took so long)

We walked over towards the public overlook near the pool while we waited to be seated but when we got over there we got buzzed! We weren't upset, we would have plenty of animal viewing when we'd check in later in the week!

I don't know what this picture is, I think I was testing lighting lol!

I go up to get my food and when I come back David has a plate of this:

Oh and chicken nuggets/macaroni & cheese. He questions who decided to put dessert after dinner instead of during?

Service wasn't up to par with the last time I was here but it was prime dinner time and they were busy so I understand

We headed straight to MK from AKL, and used up the Splash FP we had snagged earlier! It was still hot but you could see that crowds had tamed regardless of it being Sunday/Mothers Day/EMH.

While waiting for Wishes we went in to the gift shop (David trying to pull the gift shop leash but failed) and showed them the broken lanyard piece from the earlier incident on BTMR! Without hesitation they allowed me to exchange it, whoopee!

And than it was time for Wishes!!

This is my absolute favorite part when they paint the sky with gold!!

Our original intention was to maximize EMH and go on a few attractions, but we were EXHAUSTED!! We headed over to Liberty Square for some funnel cake to go

Than to the main street bakery for a proper to go box...

...and headed back home for some hot chocolate at the wilderness lodge!! Man there is just nothing like that place!

 

[Leleluvsdis]

I LOVED LOVED LOVED your parent's reaction when they finally realized they were going on a cruise!!!

Can't wait to read more about WL! DH wants to stay their something bad!!!

 

[MeMom]

We layed down in the bed and watched Top 7 because of course this just seals the deal you are in Disney. But they changed it!! It is still our friend Stacey but it is totally different, gotta say, did not like it! Usually we'll watch Top 7 a few times on the vacation, but we just did not like the new format at all! Thats okay, we switched it to my guilty pleasure Disney Channel! And relaxed for a bit before heading out for dinner at Boma!!


I go up to get my food and when I come back David has a plate of this:

Our original intention was to maximize EMH and go on a few attractions, but we were EXHAUSTED!! We headed over to Liberty Square for some funnel cake to go



Than to the main street bakery for a proper to go box...

...and headed back home for some hot chocolate at the wilderness lodge!! Man there is just nothing like that place!

You can youtube the new Top 7. It is a little milder than the old one, isn't it. Doesn't get you quite as pumped up!

I hope David remembered to eat one of those zebra domes for me and one for Charleston Princess, as we had requested.

I'm sure he did. I know he wasn't too caught up in the excitement of being in Disney World, staying at the Wilderness Lodge, eating at Boma, and getting ready to go hang out at the Magic Kingdom. I just know he was thinking of us as he ate those domes!

We often plan more in our heads for arrival day than our bodies will let us do, too. In our heads, we want to go on about fifty rides and stay until the last second and walk out to empty streets, but our exhausted travel-worn bodies carry us back to the resort to crash every time!

Mom and Dad look like they are having a wonderful time! I know it makes you feel so good to see them relaxing. That's one of my favorite feelings of our trips, when I look around and see everyone relaxing at the pool or wherever and just having no thoughts of work or school or bills or deadlines and such.

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

love how we are getting two differnet parts of the trip at once, cant wait to see more of hte cruise.

 

[karajeboo]

Nicole - I just watched your reveal video and I cried!!!! Love love LOVE that you did that for your parents!!!! Would you be my daughter????

Loving the report but hurry up with more cruise TR - Jeff is all set to go now so I've gotta get it booked before he changes his mind!!!!

 

[LMO429]

Great TR! Subscribing!

We were on the same exact cruise as Mom & Dad. It was our first disney cruise and we loved it especially that the adult only areas were truly "adult only" we must have been by the adult pool at the same exact time on the first day we headed to the pool as soon as we got on the ship as well.

Looking forward to reading more about the trip!

 

[Nicole786]

I LOVED LOVED LOVED your parent's reaction when they finally realized they were going on a cruise!!!

Can't wait to read more about WL! DH wants to stay their something bad!!!

I have so many pictures to share of the WL! I love that place, I hope you get to stay there some day!

You can youtube the new Top 7. It is a little milder than the old one, isn't it. Doesn't get you quite as pumped up!

I hope David remembered to eat one of those zebra domes for me and one for Charleston Princess, as we had requested.

I'm sure he did. I know he wasn't too caught up in the excitement of being in Disney World, staying at the Wilderness Lodge, eating at Boma, and getting ready to go hang out at the Magic Kingdom. I just know he was thinking of us as he ate those domes!

We often plan more in our heads for arrival day than our bodies will let us do, too. In our heads, we want to go on about fifty rides and stay until the last second and walk out to empty streets, but our exhausted travel-worn bodies carry us back to the resort to crash every time!

Mom and Dad look like they are having a wonderful time! I know it makes you feel so good to see them relaxing. That's one of my favorite feelings of our trips, when I look around and see everyone relaxing at the pool or wherever and just having no thoughts of work or school or bills or deadlines and such.

I agree about the planning thing, You can plan and plan and plan but it never seems to work out the same way on paper! I'll ask David if he ate the zebra domes and thought of you guys, I wouldn't be surprised if he remembered, you guys came up in more than one conversation!

love how we are getting two differnet parts of the trip at once, cant wait to see more of hte cruise.

I'll be sure to keep posting pictures but not sure if I can get mom or dads thoughts our schedules keep conflicting!

Nicole - I just watched your reveal video and I cried!!!! Love love LOVE that you did that for your parents!!!! Would you be my daughter????

Loving the report but hurry up with more cruise TR - Jeff is all set to go now so I've gotta get it booked before he changes his mind!!!!

Haha! I think my parents would wonder where I went if I put myself up for adoption, or they would cry for joy I'm not sure which one

I have plenty more pics of the cruise I cant wait to share (its all new to me also!)

Great TR! Subscribing!

We were on the same exact cruise as Mom & Dad. It was our first disney cruise and we loved it especially that the adult only areas were truly "adult only" we must have been by the adult pool at the same exact time on the first day we headed to the pool as soon as we got on the ship as well.

Looking forward to reading more about the trip!

Thats so cool! Lots of disers on that cruise, did you see them? They spent the entire time in the adults area, they loved it!