What a trip! Oct 19th to the 22nd! COMPLETED 10/30

[MickeyNicki]

Our first trip with kids!

The Cast:

Me: Turning 34 years old on this trip! Planner, doer, go getter, early bird, out going, loud and funny

DH: 34, wonderful, patient, hard working, quiet (helps calm down a hyper wife) loves WDW as much as I do, strong arms to carry a 3 year old when she is too tired to move, will do anything for his DW

DNiece #1: Adrianna, 10 years old, never been to WDW, loves her little sister more than anything in the world (proved to be very helpful to me on this trip…she is like a little mother), favorite characters are the Princesses and Tinkerbell.

DNiece #2: Kayla, will turn 4 this New Year’s Eve, never been to WDW, very well behaved, loves anything her big sister loves, can bat her huge brown eyes and pout her lips and DH will cave every time, favorite character is Ariel from Little Mermaid, Donald Duck and Minnie Mouse.

DH and I go to WDW all the time since we are fortunate to live 3 hours south of the most wonderful place on earth. We have never gone with small children as we do not have any of our own…don’t know why this blessed event has not happened for us yet and the only thing I can say to this to make myself feel better is that I need to be patient and wait and see what comes our way. Maybe parenthood will be in the future for us or maybe we will just be the best aunt and uncle any kid could ever ask for.

I always wondered what it would be like to experience WDW through the eyes of a young child. I love seeing families having a great time, I love talking to the kids in line for a ride, busses or monorails . This past Christmas the monorails were packed and this little girl, about 5, asked to sit on my lap (I was going to give her my seat but she said she wanted to be higher up to see out the window). I looked at her mom and she nodded her ok. The little girl struck up a conversation with me and before you know it her family got off the monorail and she was on her way. I had this empty feeling, looked at DH and said “Do you think the girls are old enough yet??”

The “girls” are my sister’s 2 daughters. Adrianna is 10 and Kayla is almost 4. I’ve been wanting to take them with us for a while now but my sister wanted to wait until Kayla was older and I would never take one niece without the other. My sister is a hard working single mother and I do not know how she does it on her own, I am so proud of her. The only thing I do not like about her is SHE DOESN’T LIKE WDW!! I know what you are thinking, are you sure we are even related?? We went as kids with our aunt and uncle and she was miserable with a capital “M”! Now, she loves the Disney Store and the movies, her house has a lot of Disney stuff and her Christmas tree has a ton of Disney ornaments but she doesn’t like the World itself….she says it is the heat, the crowds and the walking . We decided in December of 2005 that we would bring the girls for our October trip. We told my sister and she said that would be fine but please let’s keep it a secret so the girls don’t drive me up a wall for the next 10 months!! (Now remember, it was her idea to keep it a secret!)

Once she gave me the go ahead I went into planning overload. I knew we would go to the MNSSHP, the girls have a lot of costumes from the Disney store so I knew I would not have to purchase a costume for them. I spent countless hours on this board getting hints and suggestions and just asking many questions (thanks for everyone’s help). Since the girls are picky eaters (pizza, chicken fingers etc) we decided not to do any character dinners but decided on the breakfast instead since they are big bacon and pancake eaters. Ok…what character meals to choose? I went round and round on this and must have changed my plans a million times. I wanted to have everything set when I called on my 180 days in advance date. We settled in on Chef Mickey’s for my birthday dinner, Crystal Palace at 8:05 am and PSB at 8:35 am. I booked the ASMO because I thought they would get a big kick out of the décor and themeing but later changed to the POR because the AP rate was cheaper than the ASMO and we got a refrigerator to boot! Since the kids like to eat the minute their little eyes open we though this would work out well, bring some cereal and milk to tide them over until we went out for our real breakfast.

So resort is booked, dining reservations are made, MNSSHP tickets are purchased as soon as they went on sale and the tickets are purchased. We are ready to go! But wait, we have to wait until my birthday! Bummer, I want to go now. I talk about our plans non stop to anyone that will listen, I lurk on the boards, I watch the planning video once a week…I want to go NOW! You would think that after going so often I would not be this excited but I am taking kids this time!! This is going to ROCK!

I see the kids all the time, they come over on the weekend, sometimes they sleep over. We meet at the mall or hook up for a pizza. All the time I am asking them questions in code like what is your favorite movie, character, etc etc. Wouldn’t you like to go to WDW one day? Maybe your mom will take you etc etc. I am ready to burst, I want to tell them so bad but one look from my sister tells me to zip it!

So August rolls around and then the worst thing happens, you cannot believe it…my sister opened her big mouth and blabbed that we were going to take the girls for my birthday! Now remember, she is the one who said we need to keep this a secret! Here is how it happened:

When my aunt and uncle took us in 1984/85 we were 14 and 10 years old (I am the oldest) and my aunt taped our vacation. My mom found the VHS tape and had it transferred to a DVD. She mailed one to me and one to my sister. Well DS played it with the kids and they had a great time making fun of us with our white sunglasses, high top neon Reeboxs, Jams shorts etc….…the girls said they wanted to go to Disney and DS blurted out the big secret that I have been keeping for 8 months now! If you knew me you would understand that keeping a secret is not something I am good at…well I am if it is one of “those” secrets but an exciting secret is hard!! I was ready to strangler her. The girls call me to confirm the truth, yes we are taking you to WDW in October! They scream, they laugh and they ask a skazillion questions!

The next weekend is their mother’s birthday so we agree to watch them for the weekend while she goes out with friends. We watch the planning videos over and over again (boy am I glad I saved them throughout the years) and they loved it. They are super excited about the MNSSHP and cannot decide which costume to bring…they want to bring them all! This becomes a trend over the next few months…they come to my house and watch the planning video and other Disney videos to refresh our memory about the characters and such. We discuss the pressed penny machines, the pin trading craze, the charm bracelets, EVERYTHING! They love going on the computer and looking at the websites…the little one wants to see pictures of all the characters and tells me which ones she will hug and which ones she will kiss (hug the boys and kiss the girls) etc etc. The little one is so cute, everyone she talks to she has to tell them that “Uncle Todd is taking me to see Mickey Mouse!” She tells her day care teacher, her neighbors, my neighbors, her grandfather and the guy at the gas station (basically anyone that says hi to her will have to hear how she is going to see Mickey Mouse. The older one is concerned that she will want too much stuff and it will not fit in my car ha ha!

Next up:

ITS MY BIRTHDAY AND WE ARE ON OUR WAY!!!

 

[OhMari]

Wow, what a great aunt and uncle. Sorry your sister blew your surprise, but I think it sounds like you guys are having a great time pre-planning. Thanks for sharing your TR with us.

 

[pumba]

I know......I want to go now too........thanks for the pre trip report and anxious for your birthday to arrive

 

[emh1129]

I agree~ what a cool aunt & uncle!

 

[winniethepoohsmom]

Sounds great! I can't wait to hear more!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

Ok so it is the morning of my birthday and we are going to Disney! We are supposed to pick the kids up at my sister's house at 7 am. I am up at 5 am , call mu sister at 6 am and she is getting the kids up and ready. DH is dragging his feet so we do not leave my house until 6:45 am. At 7am on the dot we are 5 minutes away from my sister's house and my cell phone rings. It is the 3 year old, Kayla. She is getting very impatient and wants to know when I will get there....hurry up already she says!

We get there, open the door and both kids are giddy with excitement! They are ready to roll, they are in such a hurry they forget to kiss their mom goodbye! My sister lends me her digital camera and makes me swear to take a ton of pictures. She gives me a quick lesson on how to use it, a back up chip and more batteries. So we give out kisses and hugs, load the car and we are on the interstate by 7:20 am. Within minutes the little one is sound asleep and the older one is playing with her gameboy. After a pit stop for gas we roll into DTD at 11 am. OMIGOD I am back in WDW!

We get a great parking spot and Kayla is so excited, she is seeing all the sculptured characters in the window and screaming out their names. We head to guest relations, get the stroller, renew our annual passes and the CM noticed my birthday from my drivers license. Well, I got my Bday pin and all 3 CM's sang to me. The girls got 1st time visitors pins too.

We went to Wolfgang Pucks Express for lunch, we were the first customers of the day! The kids had the pizza which was good, DH had the Margahrita Pizza which was awesome and I had the BBQ chicken quesadilla which was great but too large for one person. The mango ice tea was so good!

We shopped alot, the kids went nuts for the pin trading store. We blew $110 in 5 minutes! They rode the carousel and the train, bought the pressed pennies books, autograph books and stuffed animals. Kayla had to have all the stuffed princesses with the baby face. They each received a free piece of candy from Goofy's because the CM noticed their pins. That was so nice!

It was so hot out, no breeze and too much sun. Where was this heat wave coming from? I hope it goes away before the MNSSHP tonight.

We head over to POR and check in. By now the kids are super hyper and the movie in the lobby helped calm them down. The CM was wonderful and put us in Oak Manor on the second floor and no one was on either side of us.

The room was not clean at all. There was hair on the floor, the carpet was never vacuumed, the tub was dirty and had hair in it, the toilet paper was almost gone and there was only one roll as a spare. Not enough towels but I called for more. There was a rusty old safety pin on the floor under the sink and a razor blade cover on the ledge in the shower. I did not complained, just cleaned it up myself. This is the first time I ever had a so so clean in any resort.

We relaxed for a few hours, then we had to head to Chef Mickey's for my birthday dinner.

NEXT UP:

MNSSHP, MAGICAL MOMENTS AND FOOD POISONING???

 

[MickeyNicki]

So off we go to dinner at Chef Mickeys. We have never been there before but the girls wanted to have dinner with the characters. The girls are dressed in their Minnie Mouse costumes and look adorable. We head over to the bus stop and the people there tell us they have been waiting 45 minutes for a bus to MK. Just as we sit on a bench the bus pulls up, great timing.

The girls loved riding on the monorail, we went one extra lap and then got off at CR. We did not have any wait, we were seated right away to the small dining room off on the right side. Donald was there to greet us, got great pics with him. They were not busy at all, plenty of empty tables. The girls ate one slice of cheese pizza and a few shrimp and that was it. DH said the food was so-so, he was not impressed but he did like the prime rib and mashed potatoes. I did not get to eat too much, I did like the prime rib and mashed potatoes but thought the rest of the food was blech, we would not go there for dinner again. I did try 2 things that DH did not, the chicken pot pie and this pasta dish with mushrooms and peas, one of these dishes gave me food poisoning later that night. The characters spent alot of time with the girls, they got their autographs, hugs and kisses and many pictures. When DH took Kayla up to the buffet Goofy came up next to her and tapped her on the shoulder, scared her to death! She scolded him and told him he was not nice and she would not hug him..he pretended to act all hurt and pretended to cry but she said no, no hugs for you, too cute! DH went up to get some desserts but they were not great, the rice squares were stale and the oreo cookie thing was too sweet. We had ordered a cake and it was very good. Around this time my sisters digital camera died. We replaced the chip and the batteries but it would not work so DH ran to the gift shop to get a few disposable cameras.

Back on the monorail to MK and the MNSSHP. I think the park was very busy but somewhat manageable. It was very hot and humid. THere was an hour wait for face painting so we skipped that although Adrianna was bummed and started to get moody. On to POTC, a fav of mine. The girls loved it. THey would not go on HM so I did not push it. The girls are getting antsy and cranky and I am tired too so I tell DH that this may have been a bad idea, I am crying a bit because the older niece does not seem to want to be here and the younger one is complaining that she is too hot. Neither one of them wanted to get the free candy. THey did not smile in any of the pictures, by this point I was ready to leave. We were waiting to get into COuntry Bears and a CM, Rodney, came up to Adrianna and asked her to help him out, would she like to wake up the bears? She needed to say, "Hey bears, wake up!" over the loud speaker, ring the triangle bell. Of course she is over the moon and dancing all over the place. He says we can sit in the front row. So now I am crying because I am so happy because she is so happy. He gave her a certificate and asked us if we would be spending another day at MK, I said yes, the 21st. He then presented us with 4 fast passes for our family to be used on that day. I could not thank him enough. I changed after that, everything was so much better. The girls had a change of attitude too....now they wanted to ride every thing and get the free candy....maybe they were just overwhelmed with it all.

When we got out of CB the parade was just starting. We stood on the stoop and a very kind woman said the girls could sit next to her, there was plenty of room. She told me they were adorable and she even took a picture of the girls! They talked with her the entire time! Kayla loved the headless horseman, they were in awe of the parade and Adrianna thought Capt Jack was a "hottie" in her own words ha ha. They got lots of candy from the parade people too.

We went on all the rides in Fantasyland with a 5 minute wait or less and they loved all of them. We made it over to the race car ride and had a great view of the fire works. Then it was time to go, we were all too tired.

On the bus back to POR I started feeling sick, I though I was just tired and hot. As soon as we got back to the room I started getting the shakes and sweats although I was freezing to death. My teeth were chattering so hard I had to put a washcloth in my mouth so I didnt break a tooth....and then I was very sick. I did not get any sleep the entire night. It was not the way I imagined my first day at WDW.

NEXT UP: Maybe tomorrow will be a better day, we are going to AK, or are we??

 

[MickeyNicki]

So after a terrible night without any sleep I get in the shower. DH is feeding the girls their cereal and we are supposed to hit AK today. By the time we get a move on and make it to the park it is 9:30. It is super hot and we are all sweating to death. There were people EVERYWHERE! DH waited 20 minutes for a stroller while I had to carry Kayla because she said "my legs won't hold me anymore". We finally plop her in her stroller and head over to the Safari Trek.

DH wants to get some coffee and food so we stop at the pastry shop by the Tusker House. This is when I get so sick I can barely stand. They ate and I went to the ladies room to try and get myself together. By the time I get back to them, the girls are bored and hot, they are both complaining up a storm. DH asks Adrianna if it is ok to hop over to Epcot since there are a lot of inside rides and attractions and we can all cool off in the ac. She says sure as long as we can try and get back to AK...and can she look in some of the gift shops first? Ok, deal. We walk into this wonderfully cool gift shop and I feel a bit better....I am drying to drink alot of cold water to stay hydrated but the sun is so strong the water is warm in no time. A CM asks Adrianna if she would like to play a game with her and she received a certificate which was very nice.

Since so many people are at AK we had the crazy idea that Epcot might not be too busy...HOW WRONG WERE WE!! The place was packed! There was a line for Spaceship Earth, there never has been a line for this ride in all the years we have been going to Epcot. So we ride that and I get to rest and cool off. We went on the new Nemo ride and Kayla was so excited! She was screaming "Nemo" every time she saw him. The girls loved being in the aquarium and seeing all the fish, sharks and manatees. The wait was only 25 minutes and it went by quickly, we were always moving so that was good. Turtle Talk with Crush had a very long line so we skipped that. They loved the Figment ride and the Land ride...Adrianna was very impressed with the growing veggies and fruits.

DH and the girls were getting hungry and I thought I should try and eat something so we headed to the countries. The lines for the F&W were so long, DH said forget it, we can do that before we leave on Sunday. The girls wanted fries so I got in line at the McDonald's stand to get fries and chicken nuggets. The sun was blazing on us and we were miserable...took 20 minutes to get my order placed. The ducks were attacking us for the fries and Kayla was having so much fun feeding them. When we started to leave the ducks were still following us.

I was feeling horrible again so DH suggested that we go back to the resort and rest for a while...we would go out again later. Back at the resort I tried to lay down and get some rest but the 2 natives were getting restless so DH took them away...didnt know where at the time and I really was too out of it to ask. I was able to sleep for a few hours and when I woke up, no DH and no girls...hmmm...where are they at? I called DH and he took them to the gift shop, fed them dinner and they were having a blast at arcade in the resort!

When they finally came back Kayla was asking me if I felt better and do I want her to take me to the doctor, he will make me feel all better. She is too cute and loves to go to see her doctor...I know weird huh? I did feel better and DH brought me tea and crackers, what a guy. Adrianna announced that Uncle Todd has started her on the pressed quarters now...I shot him a look because we decided not to do both pennies and quarters because it is too expensive and we would have to get them for Kayla too. He said, hey I told her if she ate all her dinner she could get some. Then he says, do you know how hard it is to keep up with the two of them, carry the food trays, pay for it, get the drinks and find a seat when the food court is crawling with people? Too funny! The girls loved the arcade, DH dropped $80 there but it was worth it to keep them occupied while I rested.

I was so glad the girls had a fun night because I felt like I ruined their day. We were all going to bed because we had 8:05 breakfast reservations at CP the next morning. It was our day at MK! We were all excited.

NEXT: OUR MK DAY!!!

 

[pumba]

SOrry you were ill on your trip. We had some people from different resorts on the busses talking about the bug they all had.......lasted 24 hours at least.....
Your "girls" sounded like they were pretty grown up about taking you to the doctors to make you feel better.
Thanks for your report

 

[averill94]

Wow looking forward to more- I hope this is the end of your illness.
On the plane ride home during the last 10 minutes my DS9 got VERY sick! DS3 caught it 2 days later she even had a 105.2!

An I agree that WDW can be very overwhelming for the litlle ones - its just so much. The rides, characters and I think the gift shops is what really puts it over the edge. It takes a little getting used to.

 

[MickeyNicki]

We were supposed to be at Crystal Palace at 8:05 but we all slept right through it. I was really bummed about this because I wanted to get to the park bright and early... oh well!

We settled for breakfast at our resort. The girls shared the pancakes with bacon, DH and I each had the adult platter. All was good except the bisuits were awful, they had a heavy lard taste to them. We caught the bus and headed over to MK. Kayla laid down across my lap and napped, uh oh she better not be cranky when we get there. Since the bus was full DH stood towards the front and me and the girls took the last seats in the back. When the bus stopped DH got right off and while the girls and I waited our turn to get off. Well Kayla woke up and saw DH outside the window, I guess she thought we were leaving without him. She got upset and yelled...wait for me Uncle Todd and tried to get off the bus, falling out of her seat and onto the ground. So here are the tears and I am carrying her off the bus...great way to start the morning. Tears until we get through the gates and she sees the horse drawn cable car and there are characters just waiting for her! Now she is excited and forgot about her fall and boo boos. Once the girls spied the large balloons DH had to get them...one Mickey/Minnie for Kayla and one Princess for Adrianna. DH hands them to the girls and they do not want to hold them! We tied them to the stroller but the wind was not working with us and they balloons kept hitting us in the head. The balloons did make it easy for us to spot the stroller though!

We head over to Tommorwland and ride the "people mover", did this twice in a row as the girls loved it. Got fast passes to Buzz Lightyear, did COP, rode the race cars, no line for Stitch and the 2 girls were dying to see it. Although we think it is a lame attraction Kayla loved it! She was dying to see Stitch the rest of our time at WDW. TIme for our fast passes at Buzz and they liked it so much we used one of our Golden Fast passes to ride it again. The natives were getting hungry so we had root beer floats with chocolate ice cream and popcorn. Man was it ever hot out this day.

Over to Toon Town. DH and I never go over here but the girls liked it. We went through the little houses and then over to the big tent for character time. I promised my sister alot of pictures. I never went in the tent before so when I saw the three lines I just assumed they all went to the same place so I got in the shortest line. Dumb me...the lines lead to different characters. The first line was for Minnie, Pluto and Chip and Dale. Kayla was in heaven when Minnie came to her...they had this huge conversation, one sided of course and I dont know what Minnie "said" to Kayla but I guess it was funny because she was laughing to death! The second was for Donald Duck, Aurora and her Prince and Goofy. When Kayla saw Goofy she said to him "I am not hugging you, you scared me at dinner the other night so I am not hugging you" Goofy pretented to be upset but Kayla would not go near him...he did a number on her I tell ya. She was in love with Donald...she was carrying around a Daisy Duck stuffed animal that day so she earned extra points with him. Adrianna loved Aurora but Kayla became shy around the face characters. We were going to get in line for the Princesses but it was the longest line of all and the girls said they were hungry...Adrianna said she did not want to wait in line anymore and she would see the Princesses later.

Ok, what do you guys want to eat? Pizza! Over to Pinocchio Haus we go. One hour wait for Ariel. Fantasy Land was slammed! We used a fast pass for Winnie the Pooh and then went to get the food. The restaurant was packed. I got the cold cut sandwich, it was good. The girls shared a pizza and DH got the pizza, none of them liked the pizza at all. We all shared the figaro fries which were very good.

We finished Fantasy Land, that took forever but they liked all the rides. We did COuntry Bears again and DH convinced Adrianna to ride Big Thunder Railroad...it took some doing she said ok. The girls loved it so much we used our last 2 Golden Fast Passes on it. Kayla loved it! She kept saying, faster faster!

By now the kids are in need of a break so we decided to go back to POR and get some rest. The girls want to eat dinner at the food court and play at the arcade again so that is fine with us. They have the spaghetti dinner again, I get the taco salad (great) and DH had the BBQ chicken, ribs and the fixin's (out of this world). We hang at the arcade for a while but since we have early reservations at PSB the next morning and we have to check out I think it is best to go to sleep early.

NEXT UP: PSB, are we the only ones in the park??

 

[MickeyNicki]

We had 8:35 am reservations at the Princess Storybook breakfast in Norway. I made sure to pack all of our stuff up the night before...did not want to go back to the resort and check out.

We are up at 6:30, dressed and packed the car by 7:30. We decided it would be easier to drive our car over to Epcot than take the bus so we arrived at the Epcot parking lot at 7:45. The CM told us they open at 8am so we waited a bit, we were the first in line! That has never happened to us before.

We are allowed to pass through at 8 and we got the first parking spot in front of the ball, again that is a first too. We give our name to the CM in charge of character breakfasts and she tells us we have plenty of time to make it to Norway. Kayla remembers where the stroller place is and she races to the CM and tells her "I want a big one". The CM gives both girls these cute crowns and the stroller is free since we are the first ones there...how nice!

We take our time and enjoy EPcot in the early morning, not a person in sight! We make it to Norway and we are the first in line to leave our name...the CM tells us it will be about 5 minutes. We pop into the shop across the way and purchase new Princess Pens as I packed the girls pens and they wanted to get autographs...

We are waved back over and are the first to see Belle...the girls are loving this! We are seated in the back left of the restaurant, our waiter comes right over and offers us all types of juice, tea and coffee. We are told to help ourselves to the buffet, caramel cinny buns, apple strudel, danish, biscuits, croissants, melon, pineapple, strawberries, lox, cold cuts, cheeses etc... He puts a plate of bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs and hash brown casserole on the table...the girls dont eat much but DH loved it and asked for another platter which was promptly delivered. Within 10 minutes after we were seated the restaurant starts to fill up. About 20 minutes after seated Aurora comes out the back door. The girls are in awe. Next up is Mulan and after that Kayla spies Ariel and starts waving and saying "Hi Mermaid!" The girls were good though, they waited their turns patiently and I have to say the Princesses were great, they offered hugs, autographs and spent time talking to the kids. Ariel was the highlight..the girls had on their Little Mermaid shirts and Kayla's pin strap had all Mermaid pins on it...she said to Ariel "Look, these are all you" and Ariel was impressed...Kayla said "I promise I wont trade you like Adrianna did" Boy did Adrianna's face turn red! She did have a few Mermaid pins but had traded a few of them...I would take the girls to this breakfast again! Even though they did not eat anything, they loved the Princesses so much it was worth it.

We left there a bit after 9, went over to Soarin and walked right on, the girls loved it so much we did it again, no waiting. We did Test Track where Kayla and Adrianna thought that was the coolest car ride ever and wanted to go faster. We went on the Land, The Nemo Ride again (Kayla's fav), Figment ride (Adrianna's fav, she loves when the butterfly disappears) and the girls were approached by 4 CM's with white pants and blue shirts...they gave them a pin set with a special blue and white cloud lanyard...they were so grateful!

We headed back to the countries at 11, right when they opened and DH and I sampled the stands at the F&W....not too impressed this year...small portions, overly salty food and too expensive. We shopped the gift shops, shared a kakigori and a pretzel and then it was time to head out to the car and go home.

We rode Spaceship earth one last time and walked to the parking lot, thank goodness we were right in front. We hit I-4 at 1pm so I thought we would be home in 3 hours. Everyone slept while I cruised along, traffic was non existant until we hit Port Charlotte. We were stuck on I-75 for 1 and a half hours until we were re-reouted to US 41. The girls were up by now and they were anxious to get out of the car. We finally get to my sisters around 6:30 and the girls were so excited to show their mom all the cool things they bought, the pictures we took and the stories they had to tell.

My sister called me the next day and said it was all the girls could talk about, they were up all night telling her everything, the little one remembered everything! We promised the girls we would take them next December for the MVMCP...Adrianna wants a 2007 calendar right away so she can start the count down! Kayla thinks we are going "tomorrow"!

 

[Foladar]

SOrry you were ill on your trip. We had some people from different resorts on the busses talking about the bug they all had.......lasted 24 hours at least.....
Your "girls" sounded like they were pretty grown up about taking you to the doctors to make you feel better.
Thanks for your report

Half of our family got sick during the trip, and the rest right as we returned home.
We were there the same time period too, thanks for the trip report!

 

[Daisy57b]

I was there during that time and it was incredibly hot!! NOT what I was planning!!! You would have thought it was July. Sounds like you made it a good trip despite the heat!!

 

[MickeyNicki]

Thanks to you all for reading my trip report! Despite the heat and the food poisoning (or maybe it was a bug going around) we all had a great time!

 

[kathymc]

what a great auntie you are - we have no kids so we share our trips to disney with our neices and nephews quite a bit - wish they were a little younger though - they were cuter a few years back!