What's in a title anyway? How about 1300 pictures? 4/15/11-> Bonus Section pt1 & 2

[NateNLogansDad]

Woohoo a birthday in WDW! It really is the best feeling, when you waje up and remember where you are. Really puts a smile on your face doesn't it? Tshirt is awesome!! Very Ron Burgundy/Anchorman - "I'm kind of a big deal"

When I read this, my eyes were pretty red from a weeks worth of minimum sleep. I dam near fell out of my chair. Ron Burgundy was great! I even heard his voice when I read you say "I'm kind of a big deal." I need to get that T-shirt for a night at the bar

But yea, there really isn't anything like being there for your birthday! I could have sat around the hotel all day and just being there would have been great. I even liked random strangers walking up and wishing me a Happy Birthday. It really adds a bit of magic to your day! You would know! Your Birthday looked awesome! She really did a good job with all of those surprises.

Great Test Track pics. It is one of my favourite rides in WDW. I think they changed the hot and cold temps though because it wasn't as hot/cold as it used to be in my opinion. My mission this year is to ride it in the dark!

I thought the same thing about it being not as hot. I didn't notice the cold to be honest. Being in the dark it pretty cool but it's harder to get pictures Maybe if I left the camera at the hotel that day.....


We have never been on or near Figment now that I think about it. Is it worth doing or can you skip it?

I'd say either or. It's definitely not a must do for adults but my kids LOVE it. There are some pretty cool things to see. Personally, I like it. I've never seen any wait time so if you're in the area, I say give it a try

Great shots of the Mexico and France areas, especially the France oes from across the bridge. Did you use over 8000 ISO? How did you keep steady for that?!
Honestly? I have no idea how I kept still. I was a little tipsy already and it was taken handheld. at ISO 1600 for 1/4 of a second. I know I leaned on the bridge to keep my body from swaying and I'm sure I had a few that didn't come out. I'm telling you....I just get luck sometimes


I'm not a huge fan of the muppets to be honest, though we love Muppets Christmas Carol and 3D shows, so I can enjoy this attraction. One Mans Dream was down for rehab when we last visited so we will be checking it out this trip for sure. I'm the same as you in that I read books and facts and stories but I had to skip all of your photos so I don't spoil it for myself. I want to see it for the first time in person.

Muppets is fun! The waiting area has sooo much stuff in there that if you pay attention to the details, you'll find something to make everybody laugh.

As for One Man's Dream, take your time in the museum part and go see the movie at the end. That's all I'll say so I don't spoil anything.

I did like the Artsy Fartsy shot in Beauty & The Beast, came out very well. It's a really good show but it's also the best place to catch someones bugs though
Thanks. I was sitting in the crowd and saw that person taking several pictures like that and I thought it would be kind of cool. I was pretty pleased when I saw how it came out!

Those kids are much braver than I am! I HATE HATE TOT! Never again will I go on it lol. The suspense & build up combined with my hatred for that type of drop? I left white as a ghost

I heard there was a guy on there at the same time you were riding it that screamed like a little girl. Hmmm, maybe you didn't notice
Honestly that's the one ride I HATE more than anything in any of the parks. I hate that ride more than I hate it when the plane leaves Orlando. BUT, I'm doing it again because I know I can get that picture from the top window overseeing the whole park

Honestly, I'm sweating just thinking about it.

Rocking Rollercoaster is great ride. We like this version much better than the one at Disneyland Paris. I will scan and send/post our ride photo from there. You will love it especially if you like people pulling silly faces + we have some special guests on board with us

Definitely want to see it! Feel free to post it here if you want!

Special Guests? hmmmm

Marshmallow in white chocolate? That's now on the list of must have snacks so thanks for that!

That was a little too sweet for me, and I love sweet stuff especially white chocolate. Maybe I shouldn't have had them roll it arounf in sugar and cinnamon honestly, I couldn't finish the whole thing. 2 marshmallows and I was done. The third went in the trash. I felt bad about wasting it, but I would have felt worse if I finished it!

Back to AK? Woohoo! Nice poncho lol, I can't wear them personally but I will be buying one and wrapping the camera bag in it for Kali. If I get wet that's fine but if the camera does?

Don't make fun of my poncho

It comes in handy on Kali if you have sit down reservations after it. For the camera, grab a plastic bag from one of the souvenir stands. When you think you're about to get wet, drop it in and hold the top closed. It's so much easier!

I do enjoy It's tough to be a bug but that's because it's really gimicky 3D, in your face you know? I think that's how 3D movies should be in the cinema, not just for depth perception. Also I did the same as you, went crazy taking pics of the Tree of life. So many animals and it's fun trying to spot them all.


I really want to get some at night someday. It that an oxymoron? I think the lighting over the cutouts would look way cool. The bug show is great. I don't want to spoil too much but Tracy SCREAMED during the show. I think everybody else in the audience had seen it but her.

Absolutely HATE dinosaur! Stef wants to drag me back on it

I promise they won't bite....unless they mess up on the refurb. It should open the first day you go back to the park....

j/k there's no refurb.

Just do like Logan did and close your eyes through the whole thing and tell everybody how brave you were when you get off

I'm sorry. I'm just cracking myself up over here. It's a great ride! Give it another chance

Glad you went into Innoventions and had fun, it is a very overlooked place but there is so much to do and so much fun to be had! Can't wait to build my own coaster again.

I need to give that one another chance. I thought it was going to be more than what it was. 1 more shot and I'll give it my honest opinion.

Again thanks for sharing this trip with us, I can see how much your family means to you hope that in the future, i'll be taking the exact same shots you were

Oh please, I'm sure yours will outdo mine by far. I'm really looking forward to your guys next TR. Good luck with the wedding plans, it's all looking perfect so far

As for my family, they are the reason I do anything and everything that I can. There used to be many ways i would define myself....computer geek, truck driver, crabber, whatever. For now and forever I am Nate and Logan's dad. There's no spare moments anymore. There's little free time to sit and breath right now, there's just ALWAYS something to do. The one hour or so I get on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday when Logan is in school is pretty much just dedicated to sleep, which brings my total to 4 hrs for the day. Believe it or not, this is just an average day. Here and there we get a wrench thrown into the mix so when I say things get crazy, things are INSANE But make no mistake about it, I wouldn't trade my life for anyone else's. If things were any different at all, I wouldn't go home every morning to the same woman I love or the kids that I'd give everything for. The old saying goes "When it all comes down to it, family is all we have." I consider myself to be by far the luckiest guy I know to have one as perfect as they are to me.

I can't say you didn't warn me that this was going to be a long one! I couldn’t put it all into one post because of all the smiley’s!!!

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Great pictures! Sounds like it was an awesome trip, thank you for sharing. I hope your next trip isn't to far away.

We always have an amazing time in Disney. I guess that's why I'm driving a 10 yr old jeep instead of a brand new truck This time next month I can say that we've been there 5 times in 3 years. In October it will be 6 Is it cheap? Not even close. Is the look that stays on my kids faces all week worth it? You betcha.

WOW, I just spent hours hooked on this, came over from Stefy's "Wedding and Disneymoon" PTR. I admit, I mostly looked at the pics since I am a photo nut, but I did read a lot of it too. Amazing trip and I was tearing up there at the end, about your thanking your mom for converting you into DIS'ers.

I'll be keeping an eye out for another Photographic journey TR from you! I think I may just jump in and do one of my own after we get back in August.

There's nothing to admit to People don't join in for my writing style, it's the pictures that are the money maker Either way, thanks for coming over! I hope you had a good time. It's funny you should mention my mom, I was just talking to her today on the phone and told her I'm really going to miss her on our next 2 trips. When we were there in January last year, my heart was breaking walking down Main Street without her. I'm such a mama's boy I will be following Stefy and Dave's PTR and TR when that starts and will put it in my signature if I do a May trip report. If not, I'm sure there will be on for October.

Gorgeous pictures, the BC really is a beautiful resort. Maybe we will stay there one of these days

The art photos are v cool, gotta love some Disney art

Oh well, at least October isn't too far away, you be back home before you know it

October is way too far away!!! C'mon Stefy! you know I can't....I mean my kids can't wait that long! 15 days from now I'll be watching Fantasmic!!!

The Beach Club really is so nice. It was the first Disney resort I ever stayed in and has sincerely spoiled us. When we stayed at the All Star Movies, the first thing out of the boys mouths were "This tub isn't as big as the one at the blue hotel!" Poor kids...they got upset that it wasn't a whirlpool tub I know that one day we will try to branch out and do other vacations with the boys, but I have the feeling that the Beach Club will ALWAYS be my favorite place in the world. It's absolutely our Home Away From Home!

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Awesome trip report . You took some great photos. I hope you keep doing reports after your future trips.

We'll be at the BC next month, and I can't wait. You totally got me psyched up and ready to go!

I am so jealous! I really love it there. I tell everybody I could spend a week there and never go into a park. Take some time to just enjoy it. It's such a relaxing place to be and the views are more than beautiful. I've looked back over my pictures while doing the bonus section and it just makes me so homesick. Not only that, but when you get there you'll see that the pictures I took are no where near how nice it really is there. Have a perfect trip and make sure you breath in that air from the main lobby. It's just the most perfect smell

Hey there! I am about 1/2 way thru your TR and loving it. You crack me up!

FYI, in case you didn't know (this goes back to a mention of FPs clear at the beginning), you can use your FP after it expires too... if you miss your window of time you can still use it. Did you know that? I didn't until our last trip, and it worked for us!

Looking forward to reading the rest! Have a great day!

I have heard that before but never tried it and totally forgot about it. I will definitely keep that in mind for this next trip, thank you!

I hope you make it through the second 1/2 of the report. It's not as long as it seems, I think there was about 13 pages in the middle where I was bashed for taking too long Just kidden. I do how you enjoy it though!

Rob!!! By far one of the BEST trip reports that I have read in a LONG time!!! thank yoy for sharing all your wonderful family memories! Make sure you let mek now when you start your May TR! But honestly I am REALLY looking forward to our Oct trip report since I know a good amount of the people going! Enjoy your upcoming trip!

PS thank you for the extra pictures of the Beach Club at the end there! We may only be getting to spend 2 nights there before our Disney Cruise, but I am sure looking forward to it!

The May trip is going to fun but not as long as the October trip. With crabbing, fishing, and camping season starting, I'm not promising a report right away. I can't see any reason why there wouldn't be an October TR though. And with the Doc's going, you know it's going to be a lot of fun.

I was thinking of you after I posted those BC pictures. I hope it helps get the excitement up a little bit

Thanks for sticking around, and for the kind words, I really had a great time. Isn't it funny though how no one in the family ever wants to look at vacation pictures but you can meet strangers on the web who look forward to the next time you post? (Or poke fun when they are looking for a wordless trip report....)

God, I can't wait to get back down there!

Alright, I finally got thru the whole thing!! Great job!

We are DVC owners over at Bay Lake Tower and you have definately solidified our desire to try Beach Club out sometime! Looks great!

We've been to WDW 3 times since having kids, in May we are going on our
3rd Disney cruise. (We have DD7 and DD3). There are some things in your TR that we still HAVE NOT done (like FotLK, and Nemo, if you can believe it!). now since reading your TR I'm looking at hubby and saying "When are we doing WDW again?!?!" We kept telling ourselves that our 2012 vaca needs to be somewhere else, but I don't really want to go anywhere else right now! And we don't have the vacation time or $$$ for airline tickets for TWO trips in one year!

Did you ever figure out the name of your lifeboat on the jungle cruise?
How's your foray into looking into moving down there going? We've tossed the idea around ourselves, actually!

I've got six weeks till our trip and I've got so much to do, but hopefully I can catch up with you more on some other threads, etc!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

I can't say enough about out Beach House. You won't be disappointed. If you are fans of Nemo or the Lion King, you really will like those shows. I was blown away by how good they were. I really never expected it. We keep saying the same thing about next years vacation. We want to try new things and show the boys that there's more out there than just WDW but things have been known to change at a moments notice around my house

The lifeboat...notta. I'm going to try to remember to head over there on the next trip and ask one of the CM's working there. I'm glad you brought it up because it totally slipped my mind!

Yea, we are still gung ho about moving down there. It's ridiculously scary when it comes down to it, but it's something we are really looking forward to. Right now we are looking to move about 2 hrs from Disney. That way, it can still be a vacation if we want it to be, or just a day trip when we have nothing going on.

That, my friend is the dream....or the wish my heart makes

 

[tractortippin]

Hi!!!! so I read your last beach club trip report way back when and was very entertained! Somewhere in the last several months I had to stop reading reports because I kept getting sucked in and well........ All the other life stuff.....um.....

So no more tr

But as i was scrolling down the main page I saw your user name and the 1300 pictures......that was that! So lets just say the last few days were not my most productive!

Anyway, love the pictures!!!

about the waterproof camera.....so i need to have a camera in my hand at all times, wet rides and water parks included! I had been using those kodak 1 time use waterproof cameras...I love kodak so dont get me wrong and I think those cameras do the best any 1 time use waterproof is going to do....but not good enough for me. Id spend a bunch of $ on the cameras, then they are film so you have to get them developed and only 1/2 the pictures were any good (if your lucky). So last yr before Disney I got a "real" waterproof!!! Now I dont know how fancy your thinking of going....its not a dslr waterproof but i totally love it!! I got the cannon D10. Now I know your a nikon guy but I have to tell you...this camera is awesome! I wish I got it yrs ago! Got it from b&h. Again not sure what you had in mind but if you have any questions let me know. (i'll stop rambling on about it now)

I wish i had taken notes like the other diser! So theres a ton I wanted to comment on but the ones that stick out.....

Walts One Mans Dream! I so feel the same way! I cant believe that movie isnt more full. Brings a tear to my eye everytime!

photoshop auto....totally agree! i thought it was just me


I call the walk to Magical Express on the last day the walk of shame! ugh So sad!

I know theres more but its late and I require a little (actually a lot) more sleep than you (haha) !!!!!!

Again love all the pictures! Thanks to you and your family for taking us along!

Oh and you should totally dress for MNSSHP!!! We went last yr and I told my son he could dress so he said he would be genie and I would be Jasmine and dad would be Aladdin! uhhh no no, mom and dad arent dressing just you. Well he explained how we all needed to dress and so we gave in and dressed. We had such a fun time!! We're actually considering dressing up again this yr! So I say go for it! Its like you said.....everyone can be 5 yrs old in Disney!

 

[abcangie87]

Rob,
So this irrawaddy irma thing has been driving me nuts! I finally cheated and GOOGLED it and got a list of the names of all the boats, and most of them are tied to actual rivers or places in various tropical locations. The Irrawaddy is a river in Burma!!!

I thought for sure it would be like a personalized licensed plate you'd spend forever trying to interpret, but maybe not! After I sat there and tried to figure out how the beginning could fit with the end being YIR MA (yer ma), I gave up and did the search!

that's what we get for thinking too hard!

have a great day!

 

[cyndiloveswalt]

Rob- The bonus pics were great. We are also DVC (@Saratoga Springs) and have stayed at both Beach Club and Boardwalk- LOVE the location. Your night time pics were so good, love the way the light reflects. And I'm sure you enjoyed how peaceful it must have been at 2:00 in the morning.
Thanks for the friend request, I don't feel like such a dis-loser now!!!
I'll look for your last bonus, but make sure you let me know when you start the next TR.Thanks- Cyndi

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Hi!!!! so I read your last beach club trip report way back when and was very entertained! Somewhere in the last several months I had to stop reading reports because I kept getting sucked in and well........ All the other life stuff.....um.....

So no more tr

But as i was scrolling down the main page I saw your user name and the 1300 pictures......that was that! So lets just say the last few days were not my most productive!

Anyway, love the pictures!!!

about the waterproof camera.....so i need to have a camera in my hand at all times, wet rides and water parks included! I had been using those kodak 1 time use waterproof cameras...I love kodak so dont get me wrong and I think those cameras do the best any 1 time use waterproof is going to do....but not good enough for me. Id spend a bunch of $ on the cameras, then they are film so you have to get them developed and only 1/2 the pictures were any good (if your lucky). So last yr before Disney I got a "real" waterproof!!! Now I dont know how fancy your thinking of going....its not a dslr waterproof but i totally love it!! I got the cannon D10. Now I know your a nikon guy but I have to tell you...this camera is awesome! I wish I got it yrs ago! Got it from b&h. Again not sure what you had in mind but if you have any questions let me know. (i'll stop rambling on about it now)

I wish i had taken notes like the other diser! So theres a ton I wanted to comment on but the ones that stick out.....

Walts One Mans Dream! I so feel the same way! I cant believe that movie isnt more full. Brings a tear to my eye everytime!

photoshop auto....totally agree! i thought it was just me


I call the walk to Magical Express on the last day the walk of shame! ugh So sad!

I know theres more but its late and I require a little (actually a lot) more sleep than you (haha) !!!!!!

Again love all the pictures! Thanks to you and your family for taking us along!

Oh and you should totally dress for MNSSHP!!! We went last yr and I told my son he could dress so he said he would be genie and I would be Jasmine and dad would be Aladdin! uhhh no no, mom and dad arent dressing just you. Well he explained how we all needed to dress and so we gave in and dressed. We had such a fun time!! We're actually considering dressing up again this yr! So I say go for it! Its like you said.....everyone can be 5 yrs old in Disney!

I gotta say, that's one of the best ways to wake up in the morning... next to a cup of coffee Not that I'd want anybody to be less productive or anything, but to be the reason for it.....well, now I'm going to go get a different hat because my head just got a little bigger

About that waterproof camera, I actually have looked at that one. I stopped into best buy a few weeks ago and looked at their selection just to see what they had. The guy there said that really if I want the best, to hop online and pick that one up. I have to say I've really like what I read about it but I just can't justify it for the amount of time I will need it for.
If it were going to be my primary camera, absolutely I would get it but this will only be used here and there so the value to me doesn't need to be that high. I did see pictures taken by that one both underwater and on land and I was really impressed! I have a few ideas rolling around but I'm just not sure what I'm going to do.

I do want to dress up for October and I think I can get one or two more people to do it with me. There's going to be about 25 people or so all on my wife's side of the family going. I have a feeling most of them will worry too much about what everybody else thinks to dress up. As much as I do respect their opinions and don't want to feel foolish around them when we get together at Christmas, I think I still might do it. I'm there to have fun too right??? Plus it makes good material for a Trip Report!!!

Hope Today is being a little more productive for ya!

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Rob,
So this irrawaddy irma thing has been driving me nuts! I finally cheated and GOOGLED it and got a list of the names of all the boats, and most of them are tied to actual rivers or places in various tropical locations. The Irrawaddy is a river in Burma!!!

I thought for sure it would be like a personalized licensed plate you'd spend forever trying to interpret, but maybe not! After I sat there and tried to figure out how the beginning could fit with the end being YIR MA (yer ma), I gave up and did the search!

that's what we get for thinking too hard!

have a great day!

Now that is just too funny. Very rarely to I ever get accused of thinking too hard, and I spent some brain juice on that one!!! I was going to print that picture out as a reminder for the May trip and go ask a CM what it meant. You just saved me $0.30 and a weird look from a Cast Member who has probably never been asked that before

I really thought just like you that was something like a personalized license plate. I guess Disney isn't always just fun.....it's educational too!!!

Rob- The bonus pics were great. We are also DVC (@Saratoga Springs) and have stayed at both Beach Club and Boardwalk- LOVE the location. Your night time pics were so good, love the way the light reflects. And I'm sure you enjoyed how peaceful it must have been at 2:00 in the morning.
Thanks for the friend request, I don't feel like such a dis-loser now!!!
I'll look for your last bonus, but make sure you let me know when you start the next TR.Thanks- Cyndi

Thanks Cyndi! That was nice at 2am but a little weird at the same time. There was the occasional couple that walked by but it was just too quiet. I'm not sure, but there was either a really large fish or a mid sized gator under the pier when I was taking pictures of Storm Along Bay from next to the lighthouse. There was this loud splash no too far from where I was standing that shook me up a little. I know gators have been seen around there so I took that as my queue to leave!

Dis Loser! Heck no! Stick with me kid and I'll get ya places! I'm up to 4 friends now!

Mr. Popular over here

 

[lizzyshakuntala]

What a wonderful family you have there... and all these pictures are making me anxious about our own trip! *Patience, patience...*

I especially love the pictures you took of Wishes... I wish December is here already

 

[NJdadof2]

Great report. Not sure what to do now that it's done. I spent the last week eating breakfast reading looking at all the pics.

Big Phillies fans here too. In fact, before my wife an I were married we lived in Ridley Park, and she taught at Academy Park HS. Not too far from you guys.

We are staying at the BW in August. Wilderness Lodge has been our favorite so far, but we'll see what it's like in the Epcot area. Yes it is crowded in August and yes it is hot, but being teachers it's the best time for us to go right now. Beats the shore though.
Anxiously awaiting your next report.

 

[NateNLogansDad]

What a wonderful family you have there... and all these pictures are making me anxious about our own trip! *Patience, patience...*

I especially love the pictures you took of Wishes... I wish December is here already

So here's my question... If someone from Indonesia likes some of my pictures, does that then make me an internationally acclaimed photographer Sorry, I always think I'm funny when just I'm just waking up and right before my first cup of coffee.

Seriously, December is going to be here before you know it!!!!! Patience is supposed to be a virtue but it is so hard when it comes to vacation isn't it?

I will say one thing about going to Disney toward the end of the year- Usually we go in May or June, which is great don't get me wrong, but a trip at the end of the year gives you something to look forward to after the summers over. Before last year, when summer was over, all we had to look forward to was Spring. Disney was a great distraction since none of us are big fans of the cold weather here.

Great report. Not sure what to do now that it's done. I spent the last week eating breakfast reading looking at all the pics.

Big Phillies fans here too. In fact, before my wife an I were married we lived in Ridley Park, and she taught at Academy Park HS. Not too far from you guys.

We are staying at the BW in August. Wilderness Lodge has been our favorite so far, but we'll see what it's like in the Epcot area. Yes it is crowded in August and yes it is hot, but being teachers it's the best time for us to go right now. Beats the shore though.
Anxiously awaiting your next report.

Thanks for having us over for breakfast! As far as what to do next......I like to hop up on youtube and look up anything and everything Disney It's just a thought

Glad to have another Phillies fan on board! Supposed to be some robot throwing out the first ball to tonight's game. Hopefully we can step it up a little bit, last night was just brutal!!!

I always feel bad for the teachers trying to go on vacation. I hope it's not to unbearably hot for you guys. The Boardwalk is absolutely beautiful especially at night and there is just so much to do around there. Just think, you won't have to take a bus to 2 out of the 4 parks Going to Epcot or Hollywood is just a leisurely stroll right around the corner

As for beating the shore....without a doubt!!!! I remember when the shore was all we ever did because we didn't know anything else. When all is said and done, it really is almost the same price too if you do it right. I think last year we rode down to Wildwood and walked the boards for less than an hr before we hopped back in the car and drove home. This year we already promised each other that we will spend at least one whole day on the beach doing nothing at all. Ever since we contracted the Disney bug, the shore has been put on the back burner

 

[lizzyshakuntala]

So here's my question... If someone from Indonesia likes some of my pictures, does that then make me an internationally acclaimed photographer Sorry, I always think I'm funny when just I'm just waking up and right before my first cup of coffee.

Seriously, December is going to be here before you know it!!!!! Patience is supposed to be a virtue but it is so hard when it comes to vacation isn't it?

I will say one thing about going to Disney toward the end of the year- Usually we go in May or June, which is great don't get me wrong, but a trip at the end of the year gives you something to look forward to after the summers over. Before last year, when summer was over, all we had to look forward to was Spring. Disney was a great distraction since none of us are big fans of the cold weather here.

Technically I guess

December will roll eventually, but I couldn't wait! So we took the babies to Hong Kong Disneyland last month. Nothing much compared to WDW Im sure, but it gave me just the right amount of Disney fix I had needed

I've only been to WDW once and I was 6 years old then. The only thing I remember about the whole experience is sitting right beside my dad on the monorail. Period.

Wishing you & your family another great WDW days next time... and another awesome TR to follow!!

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Technically I guess

December will roll eventually, but I couldn't wait! So we took the babies to Hong Kong Disneyland last month. Nothing much compared to WDW Im sure, but it gave me just the right amount of Disney fix I had needed

I've only been to WDW once and I was 6 years old then. The only thing I remember about the whole experience is sitting right beside my dad on the monorail. Period.

Wishing you & your family another great WDW days next time... and another awesome TR to follow!!

Thank you very much! It just kind of clicked that we are heading to WDW next weekend!!!!! For whatever reason, both Tina and i thought that there was just more time If you decide to post some pics from Hong Kong Disney, please send me a link. I'd love to see them!

I hope time flies by for you from now till December but in all the right ways. I hope you share plenty of smiles with your little guys till then and double it when you head to "The World."

Take plenty of pictures, even if you don't ever plan on doing a trip report. Maybe one day, years from now, you'll show some of them to your kids and it may spark a memory or two that they had totally forgotten about. I hope that when they have kids of their own, they will remember more than just being on the monorail.

It really is magical when you get to share it all with your kids. I try to tell people that it's not just another amusement park but it's hard when their kids are older and just don't believe in magic anymore. Our time in WDW is always going to special to me, not because of the rides we went on but because of the memories I'll always have of my kids smiles that week.

Don't watch your family on vacation through a lens the whole time, but capture plenty of memories while you are there. I wish you the very best vacation and the best memories that you guys are going to make

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Still not sure how life is going to play out in the next few months so I'm still on the fence about a May trip report.

BUT, I will throw out a few details about our upcoming trip.

Way back in the beginning of this trip report, we had Kyle with us remember? Kyle is Nate and Logan's cousin. His parents weren't feeling to great so we took him to the parks with us. Ring a bell at all? I know, it's been a while.

Well, a few months ago we had asked if Kyle could come with us on this trip and his parents said........

wait for it........

YES!!!!!

Kyle's mom was a little jealous that he was going and after a while she decided to book also Her mom will be coming also so it'll be our own little mini grand gathering

ALSO......

Our dates will be from April 30 to May 5th. What does that mean to most people? Not too much probably. But to me, there is one day in there that is really special for personal reasons. 8 years ago, on May 3rd 2003 I married my best friend. Since that day just about everything in life has changed several times over, sometimes it was easy and other times felt nearly impossible. It's nice to know that when everything hits the fan at the same time and when life changes sometimes from day to day, that she is always there for me through thick and thin no matter what. There's been several times where I just didn't know how we were going to get through it all, but she would try manage a smile, wrap her arms around me, and assured me that we would get through it all and I knew she was right. So far we've been able to take everything life has thrown at us and then some. I'm a little nervous to see what the next 8 years has to offer but I am so glad to not have to do it alone.

 

[amandaw]

ALSO......

Our dates will be from April 30 to May 5th. What does that mean to most people? Not too much probably. But to me, there is one day in there that is really special for personal reasons. 8 years ago, on May 3rd 2003 I married my best friend. Since that day just about everything in life has changed several times over, sometimes it was easy and other times felt nearly impossible. It's nice to know that when everything hits the fan at the same time and when life changes sometimes from day to day, that she is always there for me through thick and thin no matter what. There's been several times where I just didn't know how we were going to get through it all, but she would try manage a smile, wrap her arms around me, and assured me that we would get through it all and I knew she was right. So far we've been able to take everything life has thrown at us and then some. I'm a little nervous to see what the next 8 years has to offer but I am so glad to not have to do it alone.

First of all.....HAPPY (early) ANNIVERSARY to the both of you! We are going to be there for the exact same dates. I can't believe we only have 8 days left! I've taken my photography class & bought a new lens & flash, so I am excited to REALLY use my camera on this trip. Hopefully, I'll have lots of good pics to put into my 1st ever trip report when we get back. I hope you are able to do a trip report, as well. Hope both of our families have safe, magical trips!

 

[lizzyshakuntala]

Thank you very much! It just kind of clicked that we are heading to WDW next weekend!!!!! For whatever reason, both Tina and i thought that there was just more time If you decide to post some pics from Hong Kong Disney, please send me a link. I'd love to see them!

I hope time flies by for you from now till December but in all the right ways. I hope you share plenty of smiles with your little guys till then and double it when you head to "The World."

Take plenty of pictures, even if you don't ever plan on doing a trip report. Maybe one day, years from now, you'll show some of them to your kids and it may spark a memory or two that they had totally forgotten about. I hope that when they have kids of their own, they will remember more than just being on the monorail.

It really is magical when you get to share it all with your kids. I try to tell people that it's not just another amusement park but it's hard when their kids are older and just don't believe in magic anymore. Our time in WDW is always going to special to me, not because of the rides we went on but because of the memories I'll always have of my kids smiles that week.

Don't watch your family on vacation through a lens the whole time, but capture plenty of memories while you are there. I wish you the very best vacation and the best memories that you guys are going to make

I'm excited for your family's another WDW trip!

I've always enjoy anything Disney and hope my boys will enjoy them as much as I do. My last DL trip was in 2008 where I went with my best friend.. and we still enjoyed it as much as I did when I was a grade schooler.

I'll give you a link if I ever get around to uploading my HKDL pics... IF being the magic word here

 

[NateNLogansDad]

First of all.....HAPPY (early) ANNIVERSARY to the both of you! We are going to be there for the exact same dates. I can't believe we only have 8 days left! I've taken my photography class & bought a new lens & flash, so I am excited to REALLY use my camera on this trip. Hopefully, I'll have lots of good pics to put into my 1st ever trip report when we get back. I hope you are able to do a trip report, as well. Hope both of our families have safe, magical trips!

It seems like there is so much to do over here that the next 8 days is going to FLY BY SO FAST I'm sweating just thinking about it all. 8 DAYS!!!!

I hope you guys are all just as excited! When you start your TR, please let me know. I'd love to follow along to see what another family was doing on the days we were there. I can't wait!!!! Have a safe trip!

(I think I get just as excited for other families as I do for when we go so this is a double whammy! )

 

[tractortippin]

I gotta say, that's one of the best ways to wake up in the morning... next to a cup of coffee Not that I'd want anybody to be less productive or anything, but to be the reason for it.....well, now I'm going to go get a different hat because my head just got a little bigger

About that waterproof camera, I actually have looked at that one. I stopped into best buy a few weeks ago and looked at their selection just to see what they had. The guy there said that really if I want the best, to hop online and pick that one up. I have to say I've really like what I read about it but I just can't justify it for the amount of time I will need it for.
If it were going to be my primary camera, absolutely I would get it but this will only be used here and there so the value to me doesn't need to be that high. I did see pictures taken by that one both underwater and on land and I was really impressed! I have a few ideas rolling around but I'm just not sure what I'm going to do.

I do want to dress up for October and I think I can get one or two more people to do it with me. There's going to be about 25 people or so all on my wife's side of the family going. I have a feeling most of them will worry too much about what everybody else thinks to dress up. As much as I do respect their opinions and don't want to feel foolish around them when we get together at Christmas, I think I still might do it. I'm there to have fun too right??? Plus it makes good material for a Trip Report!!!

Hope Today is being a little more productive for ya!

I know what you mean about the camera....i justified it to myself (& DH) by saying how much id be saving on the one time use waterproof cameras

I do have to say this.....the pictures its take around water make it so worth it. I have a video of my son at blizzard beach last yr and its one of the best things we've ever seen. I'd share it but have no idea how to go about doing that.
I also find it useful when I just need take a camera "in case". easier than taking dslr.
not that Im trying to talk you into it or anything!

So I have to say I can see why you might not want to do another trip report.....I know they are time consuming...but hopefully you'll at least post your pictures!

I'll sacrafice productivity for that one
And happy anniversary!

 

[amandaw]

It seems like there is so much to do over here that the next 8 days is going to FLY BY SO FAST I'm sweating just thinking about it all. 8 DAYS!!!!

I hope you guys are all just as excited! When you start your TR, please let me know. I'd love to follow along to see what another family was doing on the days we were there. I can't wait!!!! Have a safe trip!

(I think I get just as excited for other families as I do for when we go so this is a double whammy! )

I sure hope these next 8 days fly by! Of course, it will be the actual vacation that flies by the quickest. I'm starting to worry about how much I'm bringing, especially for carry-on bags. I'm about to begin revising my packing lists for all 3 of us to make sure nothing gets left behind.

I will definitely let you know when I begin my TR. I sent you a friend request, so that I could send you a message when I start it. But I don't know if I did it right or not, because I've never done that on this site.

 

[NateNLogansDad]

I sure hope these next 8 days fly by! Of course, it will be the actual vacation that flies by the quickest. I'm starting to worry about how much I'm bringing, especially for carry-on bags. I'm about to begin revising my packing lists for all 3 of us to make sure nothing gets left behind.

I will definitely let you know when I begin my TR. I sent you a friend request, so that I could send you a message when I start it. But I don't know if I did it right or not, because I've never done that on this site.

Friend request accepted!

I think I'm up to 6 friends now!

This weekend is going to be our shopping and packing weekend. I downloaded something called the Ultimate Packing List and plan on reading through it and customize it to fit our family. If you want it, I can either email it to you or send you the link as a PM, just let me know. 7 1/2 days left!!!!