What's the Sitch? The Great Disney D-Tour! (12/19 Lego Tribute)

Wow! I'm actually 2 updates behind now. I'll remedy that now.

I was very, very curious as to how the KP adventures REALLY worked- so thanks for that detailed run-down. Since my next trip is "all about the details", I'm for sure going to do one!

Le Cellier has never really called out to me; I guess not being a steaky kind of person, I'd still rather try a lot of the other restaurants I haven't yet. Maybe someday? Do love those gardens in Canada though. Gorgeous!! Nice waterfall shot!
 
Enjoying the updates. We were really hoping to try the mission in Mexico, but we weren't given it as an option. Hoping to try it next time along with a few others.
 
We did our first KP adventure this trip. Kids would have liked to do more, but we were tired and dealing with weather, not to mention NINE kids between ours and my SIL, and it was too much hassle. Maybe sometime in the future???

We did have two, a boys and a girls team, which is probably why we are still sane. LOL


LOVE Le Cellier!!! I had the filet, with the mashed potatoes. Lick my plate good!!!

Thanks for sharing!
 
Holy Moley Moo Moo Cows! I was behind four installments! You have some absolutely fantastic pictures of the Flower & Garden Festival. Love them all.
 

Thanks for describing the KP mission so well and with pictures . Yours is the first TR that I've read that gave details everyone else is afraid of giving away all fun of the mission ! Yours really helped to tell me if we would want to do it next time were in WDW .

The Canada pictures are just beautiful ! I was trying to figure out myself what Bambi had to do w/ Canada , it was one of our favorite topiaries . The moose ear pictures are too funny , it's always good to be a little silly :)
 
Well, I did it. I am caught up on both trips! I love your family. My kids are almost seven (dd) and almost five (ds,) so close in age to you older two. They have made 18 and 10 WDW trips respectively, so we are BIG fans. Annika had. A two headwound day when she was about 13 months. I thought the second would require a hospital, but acall to my pediatrician with instruction about what to look out for in terms of concussion turned out to be enough, thank goodness!! I felt for you all reading that story!

I am going to be at the world from the 29th to the 2nd all by myself. It's a mommy mental health trip to see Food and Wine and MNSSHP (twice!). I can't wait!!

Then on the 20th dd, ds and I start a 9 night stay at the world, joined by DH on thanksgiving day. Then we all go on our first Disney Cruise. I'm jumping out of my skin excited for both trips!!

If you see a 40 something womantraveling the world alone with a huge grin on her face and looking very relaxed, please stop me and say "hi!" I'll surely recognize all of you if I see you so I'll do the same! What night will you be at the party? I'm going the 29th and 1st.

I can't wait to read more!!

Stacey
 
Wow! I'm actually 2 updates behind now. I'll remedy that now.

I was very, very curious as to how the KP adventures REALLY worked- so thanks for that detailed run-down. Since my next trip is "all about the details", I'm for sure going to do one!

Le Cellier has never really called out to me; I guess not being a steaky kind of person, I'd still rather try a lot of the other restaurants I haven't yet. Maybe someday? Do love those gardens in Canada though. Gorgeous!! Nice waterfall shot!

Kim Possible is definitely worth it!
It's alot of fun as you'll seen on our upcoming missions.
Sorry about Le Cellier - it's definitely one of our favorites.
But if you're not a steak fan, I can understand the resistance.
Canada is still fun to visit though just to enjoy the scenery!

Enjoying the updates. We were really hoping to try the mission in Mexico, but we weren't given it as an option. Hoping to try it next time along with a few others.

The CM's were pretty good about allowing us to choose which mission to start with.
Hopefully you'll have better luck next time!

We did have two, a boys and a girls team, which is probably why we are still sane. LOL

LOVE Le Cellier!!! I had the filet, with the mashed potatoes. Lick my plate good!!!

Thanks for sharing!

Yeah, I drool about Le Cellier! I can't wait to head back on the upcoming trip!
And we plan to do boys v. girls at KP next time around as well! :goodvibes

Thanks for describing the KP mission so well and with pictures . Yours is the first TR that I've read that gave details everyone else is afraid of giving away all fun of the mission ! Yours really helped to tell me if we would want to do it next time were in WDW .

The Canada pictures are just beautiful ! I was trying to figure out myself what Bambi had to do w/ Canada , it was one of our favorite topiaries . The moose ear pictures are too funny , it's always good to be a little silly :)

You've been reading long enough to know we are very silly (or at least I am).
And I'm all about the details.
If people don't want to know about something, they can skip a particular post. ;)
I'm glad to hear that people are enjoying the details though.
I know I learned alot by reading others' TR's and I wanted to give back to the DIS by explaining as much as I can.
Hopefully some newbie will stumble across this and learn alot!

Holy Moley Moo Moo Cows! I was behind four installments! You have some absolutely fantastic pictures of the Flower & Garden Festival. Love them all.

Thanks! Glad you liked them.
Our model made sure we took each and every topiary! :cutie:
 
Well, I did it. I am caught up on both trips! I love your family. My kids are almost seven (dd) and almost five (ds,) so close in age to you older two. They have made 18 and 10 WDW trips respectively, so we are BIG fans. Annika had. A two headwound day when she was about 13 months. I thought the second would require a hospital, but acall to my pediatrician with instruction about what to look out for in terms of concussion turned out to be enough, thank goodness!! I felt for you all reading that story!

I am going to be at the world from the 29th to the 2nd all by myself. It's a mommy mental health trip to see Food and Wine and MNSSHP (twice!). I can't wait!!

Then on the 20th dd, ds and I start a 9 night stay at the world, joined by DH on thanksgiving day. Then we all go on our first Disney Cruise. I'm jumping out of my skin excited for both trips!!

If you see a 40 something womantraveling the world alone with a huge grin on her face and looking very relaxed, please stop me and say "hi!" I'll surely recognize all of you if I see you so I'll do the same! What night will you be at the party? I'm going the 29th and 1st.

I can't wait to read more!!

Stacey

Very cool Kanga!
Sounds like you guys are doing Disney up this fall!
As for your solo adventure, definitely look out for us - we'll be there from 10/30-11/4.
And we'll be at the MNSSHP on 11/1 as well dressed as the Pirates of the Caribbean! pirate:
 
After Canada, there was still a couple of Future World attractions we wanted to hit before heading back to the World Showcase.
So we headed back towards the Fountain of Nations Plaza and finally saw our friends – the Photopass photographers!!
I’m not sure why we hadn’t seen them all day yet but we definitely were going to take advantage now.
Surprisingly, our model turned down the offer of some more pictures (I think the morning burned her out) but DS was willing.
And I even was able to add 2 borders I hadn’t seen before!
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They also took the Soarin’ Magic shot and then they asked us to pose while pretending to hold something.
I later found out that this was the new Celebration Balloons Magic shot.
However, neither appeared on our Photopass and they couldn’t be found when I called and had them search. :sad2:

From there, we headed back to Innoventions to the secret Disney VISA Photo Session.
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The line wasn’t too bad and we weren’t coming back again so we waited.
DS & DD ran over to the wall of video games across from the Segways.
Mom stayed in line, and I pushed X in the stroller who was starting to fade.
I started circling the “Where’s the Fire” exhibit when DD ran over and wanted to play in the house.
I said “sure” and off she went.
She was back in picture mode and wanted some shots in here so I happily obliged as I circled around.
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And this bed was jussssst right! Good thing the Three Bears weren’t around.
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X finally fell asleep so I wandered back to stand in line and relieve Mom.
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We were getting ready to go in so we gathered the troops.
I was pretty excited since we dressed DD up in her Minnie outfit hoping for adorable DD & Minnie pics.
Last time we were here, we managed Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy and it was a blast.
However, this time it was not to be.
Waiting inside were Mickey and Pluto.
No worries – instead of meeting Minnie, we’d apparently be providing Minnie!!
We started off with a big hug for Pluto
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And then a nice shot of the kids with Mickey and his best pal
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I like the new Flower & Garden borders so I tried one of them as well:
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Next up, Mom and Dad joined in!
Mom even tried to pose like Pluto
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And even though X was sleeping, we got him in the picture too!
Even Minnie made a cameo in this one!
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On the way out, DD couldn’t resist one more hug with the Mouse himself
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It was a lot of fun as usual – definitely a nice little perk for Disney VISA cardholders and something we make sure to do every trip.
If I had more time, I’d go back more than once (you can get one free 5x7 per day).
But now it was time to take flight.
I navigated my way through Innoventions West, out across Innoventions Plaza, and through Innoventions East with the kids following behind.
Finally, the doors slid open and we headed out into the sunlight for DD’s next surprise!
Can anyone guess what is was?
 
Very cool Kanga!
Sounds like you guys are doing Disney up this fall!
As for your solo adventure, definitely look out for us - we'll be there from 10/30-11/4.
And we'll be at the MNSSHP on 11/1 as well dressed as the Pirates of the Caribbean! pirate:

I'll keep my eyes open! As I'm traveling, people watching is big on my agenda for the weekend! I haven't decided if I am going to wear a costume. I am trying to avoid having go check bags, and then there is the issue of temperature. If the forcast looks reasonable for my MNSSHP nights I might bring. My Elizabeth Swann dress. We'll see. Otherwise I'll be wearing Mickey ears or some such accoutrement!

Are you staying at Pop again or giving another try at the All Stars?
 
The Visa photo session looks like fun! All the pics are great but that last one with your daughter and Mickey is just precious!:goodvibes
 
All the pictures turned out soo good ! Those are def. some prints to be put in frames .:thumbsup2 You all are such a photogenic bunch !

I can't for the life of me think what DD's surprise would be ? I'm gonna guess though and say it either has to do w/ Minnie or the Princess ?
 
I'll keep my eyes open! As I'm traveling, people watching is big on my agenda for the weekend! I haven't decided if I am going to wear a costume. I am trying to avoid having go check bags, and then there is the issue of temperature. If the forcast looks reasonable for my MNSSHP nights I might bring. My Elizabeth Swann dress. We'll see. Otherwise I'll be wearing Mickey ears or some such accoutrement!

Are you staying at Pop again or giving another try at the All Stars?

DD is wearing Elizabth Swan and we're all Pirates so you'd fit right in with us!!
As for hotel, since this is our big Pirate Adventure, we're splurging for the Pirate Rooms at CBR. pirate:
We can't wait!!!

The Visa photo session looks like fun! All the pics are great but that last one with your daughter and Mickey is just precious!:goodvibes

Who can't resist one last hug from the Mouse? :love:

All the pictures turned out soo good ! Those are def. some prints to be put in frames .:thumbsup2 You all are such a photogenic bunch !

I can't for the life of me think what DD's surprise would be ? I'm gonna guess though and say it either has to do w/ Minnie or the Princess ?

Wrong on both accounts. :scratchin
But I won't keep you in suspense much longer...
 
We stepped outside into the sunlight.
There were lush greens surrounding us and music which inspired visions of fairies. :tink:
Yes, we had arrived at Pixie Hollow.
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And guess who lit up brighter than Iridessa herself?
Yup, DD was literally flying on air towards the entrance!
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There, in front was the famous fairy herself, Tinker Bell
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Tink was even standing near her house:
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DD could barely contain herself and she skipped to the next fairy and demanded a picture
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Fawn was standing with her animal friends
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Next, DD ran over to Iridessa
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Iridessa was flanked by sunflowers.
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DD then caught site of the “pink” fairy which is her second favorite next to Tink.
I’ve tried explaining that’s she’s more red but it doesn’t work.
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Rosetta had a little garden next to her
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Including a pretty little Tink fountain around the corner
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Lastly, was the water fairy Silvermist
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I thought this display was done the best.
From the mist in the water
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To the way they designed this alcove, it was just really neat
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But Pixie Hollow was not just devoted to the fairies themselves.
There was a section advertising the new movie: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure with props including a type of hot-air balloon
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In addition, there were some replicas of props from the first Tinker Bell movie. First was a comb that the fairies used as a musical instrument.
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There was also an abacus that the head Tinker fairy used to keep track of things
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Next to the topiary displays was a small playground designed more for toddlers.
I thought I had a picture but apparently not.
DS and DD ran through it pretty quickly and then had enough.
It was pretty hot and they were getting bored.
 
Next to Pixie Hollow was the Tinkers' Nook Workshop so we met Mom and X over there:
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It was designed as a “workshop” for the little ones to sit a spell and color some fairies
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The walls were covered in fairy drawings and it was a pretty cute place to sit
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Besides a little coloring page
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We were given some seeds for our own Pixie Hollow garden:
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Lastly, we got a sheet of Pixie Hollow stickers:
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All in all, Pixie Hollow was a fun place and I hear they are expanding it for next year since it was such a success.
I know DD had a blast running around with the fairies :tinker: despite the heat.
DS suffered through it but was definitely starting to get grumpy.
Despite the grumpiness, we had one more “girly” spot to explore.
Spread your wings and join us for Minnie’s Butterfly Garden! :butterfly
 
Great photos of Pixie Hollow:thumbsup2 That was a really beautiful area and you captured it nicely :)
 
What beautiful pictures!! You made my five year old peek over my shoulder and want to know why we didn't go there last week. I had to try and explain the Flower Festival to her! Now she's decided that's when we have to go again. :lmao:
 
Beautiful pictures of Pixie Hollow and what neat stuff they had to do ! We somehow missed this on our trip at the end of April , beginning of May and every time I see it in someones trip report , I could kick myself in the butt for never finding it . Oh well maybe next time !

Can't wait to see the pictures from Minnie's Butterfly garden , we also skipped this on our last trip but on purpose , because it's such a pain getting the strollers through the chains they use to keep the butterfly's in . LOL
 
DD is wearing Elizabth Swan and we're all Pirates so you'd fit right in with us!!
As for hotel, since this is our big Pirate Adventure, we're splurging for the Pirate Rooms at CBR. pirate:
We can't wait!!!...

well, there's no way i can be Elizabeth Swann now!! I couldn't compete with the poratey loveliness of Rayna!!

Enjoy the pirate room. I may try it for DS's sake one day.
 
Great photos of Pixie Hollow:thumbsup2 That was a really beautiful area and you captured it nicely :)

Thanks!
We had alot of fun in Pixie Hollow and it really was nicely done.
Like I said, I hear they are expanding it next year...

What beautiful pictures!! You made my five year old peek over my shoulder and want to know why we didn't go there last week. I had to try and explain the Flower Festival to her! Now she's decided that's when we have to go again. :lmao:

Gotta love it when the little ones take over and make all the decisions! ;)

Beautiful pictures of Pixie Hollow and what neat stuff they had to do ! We somehow missed this on our trip at the end of April , beginning of May and every time I see it in someones trip report , I could kick myself in the butt for never finding it . Oh well maybe next time !

Can't wait to see the pictures from Minnie's Butterfly garden , we also skipped this on our last trip but on purpose , because it's such a pain getting the strollers through the chains they use to keep the butterfly's in . LOL

The stroller was indeed a pain.
I had to push it through with Mom holding back the chains to get inside and I didn't stay long since it's a small area.

well, there's no way i can be Elizabeth Swann now!! I couldn't compete with the poratey loveliness of Rayna!!

Enjoy the pirate room. I may try it for DS's sake one day.

Ah matey, you're welcome to join our crew of scalywags! pirate:
 












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