We're Home From the Road!! 17 Days of Travel with Tons of Pics~COMPLETE!!

[kelmac284]

Nice update. Glad you are getting some answers with Michayla and she is gaining some weight. That is great news!

Yay finally into Disney. Glad you were able to get the DAS pass without too many hassles. I know mom has to use a scooter and sometimes it works well and other times it seems to be more of a pain. Like we wanted to ride jungle cruise and the wait time was 30 mins so they gave us the pass to come back in 30 mins but then we had to get in line with all the other people that had the passes and wait much longer than the orig 30. So it is def not a front of the line deal anymore. Doesn't bother me because we never tried that or wanted that we just wanted to have an easy way for mom to do stuff without having to walk or stand for too long and get the same wait times we would have normally gotten. So it is def a process that's for sure.

As always looking forward to more updates!! Have fun in Portland today too!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Nice update. Glad you are getting some answers with Michayla and she is gaining some weight. That is great news!

Yay finally into Disney. Glad you were able to get the DAS pass without too many hassles. I know mom has to use a scooter and sometimes it works well and other times it seems to be more of a pain. Like we wanted to ride jungle cruise and the wait time was 30 mins so they gave us the pass to come back in 30 mins but then we had to get in line with all the other people that had the passes and wait much longer than the orig 30. So it is def not a front of the line deal anymore. Doesn't bother me because we never tried that or wanted that we just wanted to have an easy way for mom to do stuff without having to walk or stand for too long and get the same wait times we would have normally gotten. So it is def a process that's for sure.

As always looking forward to more updates!! Have fun in Portland today too!

We really didn't have long waits for mid-summer. Our longest waits came with BTMRR, IASW and Radiator Springs Racers....oh and POTC. Other than that, coming back at the assigned time went pretty smooth. I think the system works and once people get used to it & know how to do it....they will find it really can work. You can also get regular fastpasses so you have 2 rides lined up. We didn't get 1 fastpass this trip. In fact we didn't use all the passes we were given in the mornings either.

****Portland is tomorrow****

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Woohoo!! I'm so glad you guys finally made it to Disney!! I have gotten the DAS before but never the 2 passes that were good for immediate entry to any attraction At WDW, you have to go to every ride to get the time, not a kiosk. I will explain this in my TR.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Woohoo!! I'm so glad you guys finally made it to Disney!! I have gotten the DAS before but never the 2 passes that were good for immediate entry to any attraction At WDW, you have to go to every ride to get the time, not a kiosk. I will explain this in my TR.

I think they try to figure out if the person has the possibility of having a meltdown if not able to get on their favorite ride immediately. Since we have that possibility, more with Shy than Michayla.......they issued us those so we'd have them. Each person's experience and what they get will be different and based on what you share with the CM and which CM you get. They all are different.

They do need more Kiosk's because that is the only issue we had with this program. Unfortunately, it would take a whole bunch more people and I guess Disney doesn't want to do that....at least not yet.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Oh I see. At WDW, it was different because when we tried to get a time for Test Track, the girl told us that we needed to head to the ride itself : Now keep in mind, this was my first trip to WDW since 2010 so we were new to the change there.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Oh I see. At WDW, it was different because when we tried to get a time for Test Track, the girl told us that we needed to head to the ride itself : Now keep in mind, this was my first trip to WDW since 2010 so we were new to the change there.

I imagine the WDW & DL do things differently......which doesn't help if you have someone that's used to going to one of those parks & then visits the other one. I think Disney is still trying to figure out the best way to handle everything.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I'm glad to hear you guys made it to Disneyland okay.

 

[DizNee Luver]

I'm glad to hear you guys made it to Disneyland okay.

We did....thank you Kaitlin!! We did run into some bad drivers, but we made it home with no problems!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 6, Part 2:​

As we left BTMRR, we passed by the Rivers of America.





We passed by Pirates, but it was temporarily down, so we headed up towards the Haunted Mansion. There was a pretty long line (probably because Pirates was down), so we went to the kiosk and added the Haunted Mansion and continued into Critter Country. We were able to almost walk on the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.















Michayla LOVED this ride!!! She was all smiles on it....yay!!

We popped into Pooh's Corner to see all the goodies!!









As we were getting ready to leave this area, we saw Pooh, Tigger & Eeyore come out and so we got in line to do the meet-n-greet with them.

First up was Tigger (one of my favorites)!!









Then we met with Eeyore.





Next up was Pooh!!



Michayla was in heaven!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 6, Part 3:​

We gathered back together.





Our next ride was on the Haunted Mansion. The twins weren't a fan of the dark rides this time.















After the HM, we went back to the kiosk to get a time for Splash Mountain....or as Shy calls it~~"Waterfall". We walked back up to Critter Country and Mike, Tyler, Anthony, Addy & Shy went and got in line to ride it.





Betty, Derek, Michayla & I went and found a table in the lower section of the Hungry Bear to wait for them. We watched the canoes, ducks & the Mark Twain Riverboat go by and I fed Michayla.



Mike actually got some pictures on Splash.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 6, Part 4:​

This was the kids as we waited for the rest of the family to show up after their ride on Splash.









We got our lunch at Hungry Bear (since we were already here).....super good!!! I just love their Fried Green Tomato Sandwich!!



The Cheeseburgers & Chili Cheeseburger.







Addy had the Chicken Nuggets and Shy had the Cheeseburger (no bun).





More of the waterway.









We headed to the Mark Twain next!!





We got on the Mark Twain Riverboat right before they closed the gates.







More Mark Twain coming up in the next post.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Day 6, Part 5:​

These pictures were from our ride on the Mark Twain. I think they've added things on their last refurb.......or I've been missing this stuff every trip I've taken.









































Betty enjoys riding on this and it's a good ride to do after eating.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Woohoo!! I love the update. How awesome that you guys went to see Pooh

 

[DizNee Luver]

Woohoo!! I love the update. How awesome that you guys went to see Pooh

I love seeing the Winnie the Pooh characters.

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

Me too. In fact, at WDW, there is a restaurant where you can meet Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore.

 

[kelmac284]

Nice update. Looks like fun so far. It's nice to see character pics because my kids are way past that. We do get a few pics every so often with "unique" characters but anything that you have to stand in line for they won't do LOL. (unless like I said it is something unique like capt america )

Lunch looked good and we like that place as well although it seems the last few times we have gone we haven't eaten there. Looked yummy though!

I love the Mark Twain as well and when we are on longer trips and have time I always enjoy doing stuff like that. In fact we liked going over to the island although again now that the girls are older can't see them wanting to do that but I like those things you don't do that often.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Me too. In fact, at WDW, there is a restaurant where you can meet Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore.

The Crystal Palace!! We were going to eat there but ended up getting a reservation at Cinderella's Royal Table 2 weeks before our trip.

Nice update. Looks like fun so far. It's nice to see character pics because my kids are way past that. We do get a few pics every so often with "unique" characters but anything that you have to stand in line for they won't do LOL. (unless like I said it is something unique like capt america )

Lunch looked good and we like that place as well although it seems the last few times we have gone we haven't eaten there. Looked yummy though!

I love the Mark Twain as well and when we are on longer trips and have time I always enjoy doing stuff like that. In fact we liked going over to the island although again now that the girls are older can't see them wanting to do that but I like those things you don't do that often.

We don't tend to do the line things for characters either....that's why we usually do the character meals. Timing was right for these.....they walked out & we were probably about the 5th family in line.

I've had Hungry Bear on my radar for the last few trips and never got up there to eat. I'm not a huge fan of Splash and usually only do the Pooh ride when we have the kids......so HM is usually as far over as I get, so we kept missing it. Glad we stopped......it was very good!

Mark Twain is always a nice transition from a meal to going on rides. It's relaxing and gave my lunch time to settle. I do believe they've added to the scenery or cleaned it up enough to catch my attention this time. I swear there were new things. **If someone knows for sure......let me know!!**

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

I like how you guys do the Mark Twain

 

[WDWJonasGirl]

The Mark Twain sounds like fun

 

[maryr1oz]

Really enjoying your report!!