"What's Your Problem?" Caught by loop and hook... (COMPLETED 4/20, post 426)

[luvdumbo]

Enjoying the report!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

I agree with the writing that is why I keep the words to a minimum and let the pics speak for themselves.

 

[thechesters420]

I have to Know if you met the fairies!!

 

[stacopp]

I read through your whole report (so far) and gotta tell you it's great! Looking forward to more!!

 

[Emma's Dad]

hi don!! great update! i try to stay away from chip and dale, they seem to have fun w/ what little hair i have. love the bakery!!!

HAHA! I love Chip and Dale. They are always getting into trouble!

I'll keep reading if you keep writing!

Well... as you can see, I hope you are not holding your breath! I promise to have another update very soon!

My DH took the kids out for some "daddy" fun and I used my "me" time to share in your vacation Thanks for sharing. I love that you got to meet Chip and Dale finally. Looking forward to your next installment!

Thank you for stopping by to read my TR. Now I feel extremely bad that I haven't even replied to your post or provided an update. I hope you'll continue reading despite my lacking

Yay, an update! My husband like the cherry turnovers at the Main Street bakery as well. Chip and Dale are always so much fun, aren't they? I am wondering how long the line for the fairies is going to be for you. I have heard many tales of LONG lines. I am glad you are continuing to write and I am sure it is a lot of work.

Thanks! You should be finding out very soon about the fairy line....

Yay for meeting Chip and Dale! I love hearing about great character interactions.

Thanks, Carissa! I can only aspire to be such a wonderful TR writer as you. At least you give updates

Thanks for the new installment, I will definitely keep reading. My younger boy really loves Chip and Dale, so that is always a "must do". There is nothing better than when characters just "appear", especially if they are on your autograph list. You looked like you all were having a great time.

I can't wait to go back.

We did! And I can't wait either!

Enjoying the report!

Welcome! Thanks for reading (what there is of it anyway)

great update and pics.

I agree with the writing that is why I keep the words to a minimum and let the pics speak for themselves.

Maybe I should just post up all my pictures and quit talking!

I have to Know if you met the fairies!!

OK... it's coming! Promise!

I read through your whole report (so far) and gotta tell you it's great! Looking forward to more!!

Wow! Thank you so much for reading along! Welcome... and I will do my best to keep trudging on. I hope I'm done by the time my next trip comes up in April!

Thanks to everyone for following along in our adventures. I told DW that I need to focus on this and get through it, so I've got her on my side pushing me along. She's my inspiration

OK... I'm getting to writing now... hope to have this updated again very soon!

 

[trennr]

 

[scottny]

I wouldn't stop talking all together.

I am doing a tr for my Europe trip and I write as little as I can.

 

[DisneyDaddy-O]

Don, I hear a rumour of a PT report......

 

[Emma's Dad]

May 1, 2009

The WDW Railroad is such a nice way to travel around the World. All you have to do is climb aboard and let the conductor drive you to your destination... no zig-zagging through Main Street. No emergency walk-stopping because someone decided in an instant to turn around and go the opposite direction. No... all you have to do is sit. And that's exactly what we did all the way to Toon Town. After a quick stop in Frontierland, we were on our way to see what the fairies were up to in Pixie Hollow. DD was getting more excited by the minute... and asked several times if Silvermist was going to be there. I assured her that it was my most important wish on this trip to see her give Sil a big hug. But I also let her know that the fairies were very busy at this time of the year because spring was in full bloom... and all the flowers needed constant attention and watering. "I sure hope Sil is there!", she says.

Once the train arrives in Toon Town, we make a beeline straight to the Hall of Fame Tent. Fortunately, our youth and long legs gives us the advantage over the remaining guests disembarking from the train and we are able to lead the pack into the tent. The sign above the entrance to the fairy line indicates about a 30 minute wait. Not bad. We waited longer for the princess line last year. There was no wait to go see the princesses. Poor things. I'm imagining one of the princesses (Snow White) sitting down with her arm propping up her head saying to the other princesses, "I wonder if those fairies like to eat apples?"

Why does it seem like those lines in the tent take FOREVER to get through? We got to the very front on the line where the red rope is and it seemed like 20 minutes went by before the CM came to let us in. Maybe they had some special dignitaries stop by... or maybe Fairy Mary blew a gasket and told the fairies to clean up the place. IDK... but we were finally walking down the hallway and becoming fairy-sized! DD really loved how everything was getting bigger... she thought she was actually shrinking

I should pause here for a moment and explain one of our traditions we started the year before. During our trip in 2008 we found a beautiful piece of art in The Art of Disney in DTD of all the princesses together. We had never seen anything like it before and came up with the idea to have all the princesses sign the artwork. Well, we managed to get everyone's autograph but Jasmine's that year. So this year we had saved up reward dollars on the Disney card specifically to get another piece of art for the fairies to sign. I suppose I forgot to mention this in the Day 2 installment... but we did manage to find and purchase a very nice poster at The Art of Disney of all the fairies together. Actually, we bought two of the same posters... one for DD and one for her friend. And I even remembered to bring them with me this morning.

So we get into the room and the first fairy we meet is Iridessa. She is so very nice and polite with DD. The first thing DD did was pull out the posters for her to sign. What happened during the signing of the posters is best left to be seen in this short video. Let's just say Tinker Bell was feeling a little frisky at about 14 seconds into the video!



And here is DD getting her picture taken with Iridessa:



Next up was Tinker Bell. She was so full of energy! I'm surprised DW didn't get a picture with Tink as well... but I guess she was a little distracted.



And lastly, there was Rosetta:



We tried to find out when Silvermist would be back in Pixie Hollow, but the fairies were not sure. They thought she was out at the babbling brook catching up on the latest gossip ... who knows. But seriously, we could not find a single CM that would divulge when/where we could find Silvermist. DD was a little disappointed, but she was still happy that she got to meet Tinker Bell!

After the meet and greet, we hang out in the shopping area for several minutes... until we got tired of saying "no" to each of DD's request of purchasing highly expensive toys. We managed to get out of there product free... this time. LOL!

The whole experience with the fairies was a good one overall. Even though we waited longer than I had hoped, DD was entertained by the TVs in the queue which were showing snippets of unseen fairy footage. And, of course, previews for the upcoming Tinker Bell movie (Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure)... which is coming out soon and is a topic of conversation lately. I believe you will find our family there again the next time we go.

From Toon Town, we make our way counter clockwise around the World. I wanted this day to be relaxing and special, so I did not take many pictures along the way. Just wanted to take it all in and not worry about whether or not I got all these fancy camera shots. We hit almost all the major attractions... except I still did not manage to get her on Splash Mountain! Not sure why she keeps fighting me on that ride, but I'm sure one day she'll do it and fall in love This year was the first time we visited Tom Sawyer Island. Even DW liked the little getaway from the normal asphalt walkways. BUT... it was getting hot... and we didn't have any water on us... so we left there to go eat at Pecos Bill's. This was also a first for us. I really like tacos... so this was good for me. DD and DW found stuff, but they weren't as enamored with the place as I was. I suppose next time I'll be on my own there.

I can't remember exactly where we found this little hideaway... but I believe it was under the train station by Splash Mountain. DD loves play areas... even if she is too big for them! This gives me and DW a chance to relax for a few minutes.





Later on in the day we manage to run into a parade on Main Street. As you can see by the crowd size, this was not a well anticipated parade. I was not very impressed by this particular parade... although I DID get to see Woody! Didn't seem to be much thought put into the parade... like someone said, "Hey! round up various characters, put them on these spare floats over here, and open the gates!"







Here are a few more photo ops:







Then, as evening is setting upon us and the hour draws closer to Wishes, I grab the following pictures while getting into position for the viewing. We like to get close to the exit for a quick getaway This looks like a typical Wishes crowd....







Sorry... no pictures of the fireworks. I was finally able to enjoy the whole show with my family. Then, just as the show ended, we bolted for the exit to get our tired, exhausted bodies back to the resort. I'm so glad CSR has the number 1 bus stop... how that happened, I don't know. But we catch the bus and get back to CSR with no problems. And as our heads hit the pillows, our thoughts and dreams drift off to wonder what is in store for the next day... at Hollywood Studios.

Day 5, Part 1: "Finally! TSM!"

 

[FreezinRafiki]

I know what you mean about the Princesses. We waited 45 minutes for the Fairies last time we were there. We could have gone through the Princess line 3 times while we waited!
Tink was a ball full or energy with us to. The second time we saw them, it was Silvermist, Tink and Fawn. DD greeting Sil, then ran right past Tink to Fawn. Tink started throwing a little fit, stomping her feet and pouting. Fawn just laughed and danced around with DD.

 

[DisneyDaddy-O]

Nice job on the highly anticipated update.

The look on Iridessa's face is priceless when Tink shows up, I guess she was just as surprised as you guys were. Your daughter's smile says it all.
We have never seen the fairies, (having 2 boys and all) but next year we are going to go with my cousin who has a little girl, which should give us a different prespective of visiting all the "girly" stuff. (as my boys would say.)

We actually do the opposite of you at the end of the Wishes fireworks, we get up close and slowly walk around until the crowd leaves, that's how I got that pic in my sig. Then we walk to the buses and no crowds.

Look forward to the next installment in December. just kidding.....

I am really setting myself up for some serious ribbing if I do a TR for my next trip.

 

[Emma's Dad]

I know what you mean about the Princesses. We waited 45 minutes for the Fairies last time we were there. We could have gone through the Princess line 3 times while we waited!
Tink was a ball full or energy with us to. The second time we saw them, it was Silvermist, Tink and Fawn. DD greeting Sil, then ran right past Tink to Fawn. Tink started throwing a little fit, stomping her feet and pouting. Fawn just laughed and danced around with DD.

Oh my! I can see that causing Tink having a fit! That would have been interesting to watch!

 

[Emma's Dad]

Nice job on the highly anticipated update.

The look on Iridessa's face is priceless when Tink shows up, I guess she was just as surprised as you guys were. Your daughter's smile says it all.
We have never seen the fairies, (having 2 boys and all) but next year we are going to go with my cousin who has a little girl, which should give us a different prespective of visiting all the "girly" stuff. (as my boys would say.)

We actually do the opposite of you at the end of the Wishes fireworks, we get up close and slowly walk around until the crowd leaves, that's how I got that pic in my sig. Then we walk to the buses and no crowds.

Look forward to the next installment in December. just kidding.....

I am really setting myself up for some serious ribbing if I do a TR for my next trip.

HAHA! I'm surprised I didn't jump even more when Tink did that! When I finally got to downloading all the pictures and videos, this was one of the first videos I checked... I wanted to see how much I jumped! And yes... the smile says it all... she would have wanted to stay longer if she was allowed.

Personally, I would like to hang out after the fireworks, but DD's normal bedtime is 7:30... and with all the excitement she wasn't going to last much longer.

HAHA! December! Wait... that's just around the corner...... I better get started....

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Oh my! I can see that causing Tink having a fit! That would have been interesting to watch!

As soon as I get some time, I'll upload the video. It's hilarious!

 

[carissanboys]

Too bad about not seeing Sil. But, love Tink's energy! Very cool idea about getting the posters and having them signed.

Great to see an update, Don!

 

[Emma's Dad]

As soon as I get some time, I'll upload the video. It's hilarious!

Dude! I'm sooooo watching it when you post it. I'll be looking forward to it

Too bad about not seeing Sil. But, love Tink's energy! Very cool idea about getting the posters and having them signed.

Great to see an update, Don!

Thanks, Carissa! DD's friend loved the poster... she is still waiting to get to WDW!

 

[trennr]

Great update.

Sorry y'all didn't get to see Silvermist. Gotta see your and FR's Movie when I get home.

Ya know...I almost put the e-mail update notification in the Spam folder...thought it was a hoax.

 

[MagicShell]

I hate to hear that your daughter didn't get to see her favorite fairy. I am glad that see took it well though. I enjoyed looking at your pictures as usual.

 

[dvczerfs]

great update don!! sorry dd didnt get her fav. princess. sounds like a good reason to have to come back! i allways forget to do something so that way i can tell dw,well, we have to come back!!

 

[Emma's Dad]

Great update.

Sorry y'all didn't get to see Silvermist. Gotta see your and FR's Movie when I get home.

Ya know...I almost put the e-mail update notification in the Spam folder...thought it was a hoax.

I hate to hear that your daughter didn't get to see her favorite fairy. I am glad that see took it well though. I enjoyed looking at your pictures as usual.

I'm glad she took it well, too. She's amazing

great update don!! sorry dd didnt get her fav. princess. sounds like a good reason to have to come back! i allways forget to do something so that way i can tell dw,well, we have to come back!!

Thanks, Dave. I'm getting good at leaving reasons to go back