Where have you people been? NEW! We're on a PODCAST + MNSSHP 05/20
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Ha Ha. Thanks, Lynn, I'm glad you're still here! I know you are waiting to catch a glimse of your favorite Epcot band.Epcot is up next but there were quite a few disappointments on that day
There were some points that I really enjoyed. Running to get fast passes and then running back and running to get more fast passes. Whew! I was exhausted.
However, I still found it strangely enjoyable.Test track was a blast (especially quick when I snuck in after getting fast passes as a single rider).
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Hi All!
I know I've been absent from my thread for a while. I haven't forgotten. I don't have any excuse either except that it's been hard to find a chunk of time that I can devote to the DIS. I know that's so hard to believe
Pete's comments refer to our EPCOT day. I found out later in the trip that everytime we sent him to fetch a FP, he also rode the ride. No wonder it always took him so long Actually, he was very fast considering the expanse of EPCOT. The Land may look close to Imagination but when you have 2 stroller riders and a 10yo, who wishes she was a stroller rider, it kinda takes a while.
Day 2--EPCOT Monday, Oct 8
Our EPCOT day started off uneventful. The kids were able to fix their own breakfast which speeds things up. We also did the daily clothing in a zippy bag thing. All I had to do was open up the EPCOT day bag and everything was ready to go. This really made things easy and is a must do for our next trip. Today was Lime Green Logo tees. Yes, they are very subtle
If you've forgotten how they looked, check out the link http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21008152&postcount=186
See what I mean. These shirts were my Mom's favorites. She said it was easy to spot our group and keep us together. Of course, she didn't wear one. She claims to not like t-shirts. The CMs always asked where her shirt was. I actally like lime green so I'm glad the DIS has adopted these colors. I didn't get to give anyone the "lime look" today even though I knew there were at least 2 other dis'ers in the park that I was aware of. I did get slightly burned this day because of the bare shoulder. I was much more comfy in our tie dye.
We departed OKW at 8:30 and arrived in time for the rope drop. Looks like TGM was right about today. The crowds were much lower, especially in the morning. The rope dropped and our plan was to head to Soarin, grab FP, and ride Soarin. Pete went on ahead because the crew was moving slow today. I urged them on, "Come on guys, let's hurry." I was met with the unenthused, "Why do we have to hurry?" I guess they don't understand how the queue builds up every second that we aren't there. Let's go, let's go. Finally, we make it and are able to Soar! I just love this ride
My only wish is that we get a little spray of water as we fly over the ocean. Light mist, nothing major.
After Soarin, we headed over to The Seas to catch the first Turtle Talk with Crush. Pete tore off to get a FP at Test Track. He got a FP and then he rode it. Grandma got some pictures of us by the Nemo sculpture.
Becky would not get up by the sculpture and Calvin just wanted to play in the dirt. We were holding up the "picture line" so we just snapped a few quick ones. I think I like the candid one better. When Cal got down he had a tick on him so, of course, I checked him daily for the bullseye shaped mark. Luckily, that never appeared.
Here is Becky. I took the time to do the braids so she is getting a post!
I told Pete that we he got back to head to the left of the building and enter the dark doors. He didn't
He went into the main entrance and ended up in a queue. He didn't know what queue he was in but he waited in it anyway 
and was surprised that it was for the Nemo ride. He rode it. . So funny. I kept calling him because he was about to miss the show but I couldn't get through. I guess those big tanks make it hard on cell phones
We went onto Turtle Talk without him. Awww...I'm so sad he missed it. It was cuter than I remembered. Calvin absolutely adored it and kept raising his little hand in the air. I wish I had the video camera. None of my kids got "picked on" this time but they still loved it.
We met up with Pete after the show and had to check out the gift shop. Becky's motto must be, "If I can't buy it or eat it, it doesn't interest me". Next time, I'm going to make sure she gets a set amount per day to keep her from spending her whole budget right away. I even bought a baby Squirt plush. So cute. Unfortunately, he was the only thing missing when we got home
We headed up to the Nemo ride. Most of us for the first time. It was pretty cute. We did get stopped, however, at the angler fish spot. Bleech! This was the worst part of the ride normally, but to be stuck here was really bad. It just kept circling and growly. The youngest was pretty freaked out. Why do they feel the need to scare kids? I expect scary stuff on ToT but Nemo! Here's a couple of pics. They didn't turn out real well.
I mean, really, where is that Nemo?
We'd spent 2 hours seeing 3 things and it was time to go back to The Land for our 11:20 ADRs. No one was hungry yet, but when you have an ADR you gotta go. Next up......Character meal at the Garden Grill with a frisky chipmunk.
I know I've been absent from my thread for a while. I haven't forgotten. I don't have any excuse either except that it's been hard to find a chunk of time that I can devote to the DIS. I know that's so hard to believe
Pete's comments refer to our EPCOT day. I found out later in the trip that everytime we sent him to fetch a FP, he also rode the ride. No wonder it always took him so long
Actually, he was very fast considering the expanse of EPCOT. The Land may look close to Imagination but when you have 2 stroller riders and a 10yo, who wishes she was a stroller rider, it kinda takes a while. Day 2--EPCOT Monday, Oct 8
Our EPCOT day started off uneventful. The kids were able to fix their own breakfast which speeds things up. We also did the daily clothing in a zippy bag thing. All I had to do was open up the EPCOT day bag and everything was ready to go. This really made things easy and is a must do for our next trip. Today was Lime Green Logo tees. Yes, they are very subtle
If you've forgotten how they looked, check out the link http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21008152&postcount=186See what I mean. These shirts were my Mom's favorites. She said it was easy to spot our group and keep us together. Of course, she didn't wear one. She claims to not like t-shirts. The CMs always asked where her shirt was.
I actally like lime green so I'm glad the DIS has adopted these colors. I didn't get to give anyone the "lime look" today even though I knew there were at least 2 other dis'ers in the park that I was aware of. I did get slightly burned this day because of the bare shoulder. I was much more comfy in our tie dye.We departed OKW at 8:30 and arrived in time for the rope drop. Looks like TGM was right about today. The crowds were much lower, especially in the morning. The rope dropped and our plan was to head to Soarin, grab FP, and ride Soarin. Pete went on ahead because the crew was moving slow today. I urged them on, "Come on guys, let's hurry." I was met with the unenthused, "Why do we have to hurry?" I guess they don't understand how the queue builds up every second that we aren't there. Let's go, let's go. Finally, we make it and are able to Soar! I just love this ride
My only wish is that we get a little spray of water as we fly over the ocean. Light mist, nothing major.After Soarin, we headed over to The Seas to catch the first Turtle Talk with Crush. Pete tore off to get a FP at Test Track. He got a FP and then he rode it. Grandma got some pictures of us by the Nemo sculpture.
Becky would not get up by the sculpture and Calvin just wanted to play in the dirt. We were holding up the "picture line" so we just snapped a few quick ones. I think I like the candid one better. When Cal got down he had a tick on him so, of course, I checked him daily for the bullseye shaped mark. Luckily, that never appeared.
Here is Becky. I took the time to do the braids so she is getting a post!
I told Pete that we he got back to head to the left of the building and enter the dark doors. He didn't
He went into the main entrance and ended up in a queue. He didn't know what queue he was in but he waited in it anyway and was surprised that it was for the Nemo ride. He rode it. . So funny. I kept calling him because he was about to miss the show but I couldn't get through. I guess those big tanks make it hard on cell phones We went onto Turtle Talk without him. Awww...I'm so sad he missed it. It was cuter than I remembered. Calvin absolutely adored it and kept raising his little hand in the air. I wish I had the video camera. None of my kids got "picked on" this time but they still loved it.We met up with Pete after the show and had to check out the gift shop. Becky's motto must be, "If I can't buy it or eat it, it doesn't interest me". Next time, I'm going to make sure she gets a set amount per day to keep her from spending her whole budget right away. I even bought a baby Squirt plush. So cute. Unfortunately, he was the only thing missing when we got home
We headed up to the Nemo ride. Most of us for the first time.
It was pretty cute. We did get stopped, however, at the angler fish spot. Bleech! This was the worst part of the ride normally, but to be stuck here was really bad. It just kept circling and growly. The youngest was pretty freaked out. Why do they feel the need to scare kids? I expect scary stuff on ToT but Nemo! Here's a couple of pics. They didn't turn out real well.I mean, really, where is that Nemo?
We'd spent 2 hours seeing 3 things and it was time to go back to The Land for our 11:20 ADRs. No one was hungry yet, but when you have an ADR you gotta go. Next up......Character meal at the Garden Grill with a frisky chipmunk.
I think next time you should be the fp getter!
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Lynn and Winkers, you guys are so quick to reply. Thanks so much I was afraid I would have no readers left. 
I missed so much while I was gone. Lynn finished an entire report again. Man, you really make me feel behind. I've been trying to talk the Beast into going back to Disney in May or October. I vote for May since it is sooner 2009 we had planned on going back for a long trip so we were going to skip this year, but maybe just a quick one.
I was afraid I would have no readers left. I missed so much while I was gone. Lynn finished an entire report again. Man, you really make me feel behind. I've been trying to talk the Beast into going back to Disney in May or October. I vote for May since it is sooner 2009 we had planned on going back for a long trip so we were going to skip this year, but maybe just a quick one.
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Hey, I'll be here as long as you take!
The trip this weekend will be our last for awhile (gotta save up) so try to go in May so I can live vicariously through you (and be secretly jealous!)
I have three future trips "planned": a short one this year, long one next year, and one in Oct 2019 for my 40th. My friends are like, "your kids will think that is the only place to vacation". I love it, though, and feel I'm making lasting memories. I'm glad I can come here with people who get it.
Hey! I'm still here, too. Funny, my e-mail doesn't notify me when people file new posts anymore, so I was just here checking out who was new. And there you were! Whoo hoo!
I'll keep reading till the end.
Thanks so much for checking up on me. That's weird about your email. I really envy those that can post regularly. If I get on the DIS I could be here all day
Hey, glad you're back! I know what you mean about having time to Dis! It's hard for me to DIS when we don't have a trip planned
Jill
I'm sure you are having fun planning with a friend. If you can plan for yourself, plan for others. It does help a little with the Disney fix. Whenever anyone asks me about anything I think I start to overwelm them. I had told my neighbor about FP and other tricks and showed him my Unoffical Guide. He was like, "do you really need all this stuff?" He ended up waiting over 2 hours for Splash Mountain. Crazy
Oh well, I guess those that don't know/want to listen to the tricks make it easier on the rest of us.
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Day 2, PART 2--EPCOT Monday, Oct 8
We debated using our Soarin FP before we went to the Garden Grill but decided it would be best to wait and ride the dizzying ride after we ate.
There was no line at the counter. Go figure, it was just after 11. There were only 2 families eating at the same time that I remember seeing.
We were seated within minutes in the upper tier. The restuarant rotated but just barely. Pete and I have eaten here before and I was sure that we made about 3 complete rotations but this time we didn't even make a quarter turn.
The waiter was fast and efficient. Mickey came to the table right away. He was dressed in a cute farm outfit. We had to scramble for our autograph books. Although all the kids loved seeing the characters, Calvin was especially excited. That is what is so great about the 4 and 5 age, they really feel the magic. Thank goodness Becky interacted some this time. She is still a little shy but really enjoyed getting the autograph.
This really is the best way to see the characters. However, not necessarily the best way to enjoy a meal. Autograph and picture taking every 5 minutes.
Rachel gets teased by Mickey
Becky not frowning
Calvin gets a hug and kisses Mickey's nose. Too bad those straws are in the way. It is tough to compose a picture so quickly.
Pluto tailed right behind him. nyuk, nyuk Sorry for the pun, that was for my hubby. He loves 'em.
He teases Becky and she smiles in spite of herself.
It's so funny how some characters have to sign.
I almost forgot that I was trying to take pictures of food. We were served a family platter of roast turkey, flank steak, fried catfish, cheesy potato casserole, and veggies. Kids got a platter of chicken strips, mac n cheese, and fries. The food here was VERY good, except for the turkey, which I thought was a little dry. We also got some kind of bread and butter but it wasn't memorable. The chessy potatoes were awesome and the other veggies were yummy. Calvin woofed down the fried catfish. He ate about 7 of those puppies I guess he was hungry. In case you are curious, you are able to order more of anything you want.
Kids platter minus the mac n cheese which was floating around and the catfish which is gone!
Dale comes to interupt our meal. When I was a kid I loved Chip and Dale comic books. For some reason I always thought Chip had the red nose and Dale had the black. I was quite shocked to learn it was the other way around. Doh!
That was one frisky chipmunk.
He played with the girls ears and cracked them up then moved onto grandma
That was so hilarious! I wonder where those chipmunk lips have been? We composed ourselves enough to finish. Chip came along and I finally figured that I should get a group shot.
We saw all the characters at least one more time. Whoo-hoo dessert time. The kids got to decorate their own cupcakes. I loved that little Mickey head candy confetti. How cute is that! One of the best tips I learned on the DIS was to bring zippy bags into the parks to bring leftovers home. Whatever candies they had left went in the zippy bag.
The yummy apple dessert. So good!
That was the best character meal. It was so slow that we had tons of time with the characters and the food was some good comfort food.
We headed down to use our FP for Soarin. I wanted to get more FP for later but my mom tells me she doesn't like it that much because it makes her dizzy. So we just rode 2 times that day. Awwww, shucks.
I had been hoping to get the kids autographs with Figment but no one was interested. Another bummer for me. I should have made them go anyway so I could get my picture. We rode the Figment ride and, frankly, I could skip it next time. I have a soft spot in my heart for the character but the ride is just okay. The best part used to be the touch and play stuff after the ride. It's too bad they don't have it anymore. I remember the nail bed and the computer that you could color by touching with a pen! How advanced!
Everyone was starting to slow down but I convinced them to go over to Test Track. I can't tell you how many times Pete and I have been to EPCOT and we haven't been on this ride. This was going to be the year! Of course, he already rode it so it wasn't a joint experience, but that's fine.
Sniff. I'm not bitter.
We had always been so carefull with Rachel to not let her ride anything remotely scary. Then when Becky came along I let her ride Star Tours (after much explanation of what she would experience) because they were really wanted to ride something at MGM and basically, that was it. It was her favorite ride that year. This time with Cal, if he met the height requirement, we were riding! I didn't tell him anything about Test Track except it was a fast car ride.
There is something so exciting about getting ready to ride something that you have never experienced. At Disney even the queue is exciting. We got the yellow car
I had my hand behind their heads because it was a little bumpy in the begining. I was worried about how the little ones would like it. Rachel was the one who was extremely nervous. When it was all over, everyone loved it. 
Calvin, especially liked the gift shop here. Grandma wanted the Chevy Tahoe. We joked that we should get Pete the red Saturn Sky convertable since his 40th was coming up and he would need something for his mid-life crisis. It was gorgeous, but not very practicle (that does not look right, I must have spelled it wrong but my brain is not working so I can't figure it out).
I was barely able to snag our Photopass pic. Boy, they don't give you much time to get it. I wish they did this on every ride. Look at Becky, so thrilled.
Everyone was so hot and exhausted that we decided not to dare the World Showcase. We could always come back after dinner. We zipped back to OKW relaxed and ordered some pizza. Nice! That room was such a retreat.
Next up....do we make it back to EPCOT?
We debated using our Soarin FP before we went to the Garden Grill but decided it would be best to wait and ride the dizzying ride after we ate.
There was no line at the counter. Go figure, it was just after 11. There were only 2 families eating at the same time that I remember seeing.
We were seated within minutes in the upper tier. The restuarant rotated but just barely. Pete and I have eaten here before and I was sure that we made about 3 complete rotations but this time we didn't even make a quarter turn.
The waiter was fast and efficient. Mickey came to the table right away. He was dressed in a cute farm outfit. We had to scramble for our autograph books. Although all the kids loved seeing the characters, Calvin was especially excited. That is what is so great about the 4 and 5 age, they really feel the magic. Thank goodness Becky interacted some this time. She is still a little shy but really enjoyed getting the autograph.
This really is the best way to see the characters. However, not necessarily the best way to enjoy a meal. Autograph and picture taking every 5 minutes.
Rachel gets teased by Mickey
Becky not frowning
Calvin gets a hug and kisses Mickey's nose. Too bad those straws are in the way. It is tough to compose a picture so quickly.
Pluto tailed right behind him. nyuk, nyuk
Sorry for the pun, that was for my hubby. He loves 'em. He teases Becky and she smiles in spite of herself.
It's so funny how some characters have to sign.
I almost forgot that I was trying to take pictures of food. We were served a family platter of roast turkey, flank steak, fried catfish, cheesy potato casserole, and veggies. Kids got a platter of chicken strips, mac n cheese, and fries. The food here was VERY good, except for the turkey, which I thought was a little dry. We also got some kind of bread and butter but it wasn't memorable. The chessy potatoes were awesome and the other veggies were yummy. Calvin woofed down the fried catfish. He ate about 7 of those puppies
I guess he was hungry. In case you are curious, you are able to order more of anything you want.Kids platter minus the mac n cheese which was floating around and the catfish which is gone!
Dale comes to interupt our meal. When I was a kid I loved Chip and Dale comic books. For some reason I always thought Chip had the red nose and Dale had the black. I was quite shocked to learn it was the other way around. Doh!
That was one frisky chipmunk.
He played with the girls ears and cracked them up then moved onto grandma
That was so hilarious! I wonder where those chipmunk lips have been? We composed ourselves enough to finish. Chip came along and I finally figured that I should get a group shot.
We saw all the characters at least one more time. Whoo-hoo dessert time. The kids got to decorate their own cupcakes. I loved that little Mickey head candy confetti. How cute is that! One of the best tips I learned on the DIS was to bring zippy bags into the parks to bring leftovers home. Whatever candies they had left went in the zippy bag.
The yummy apple dessert. So good!
That was the best character meal. It was so slow that we had tons of time with the characters and the food was some good comfort food.
We headed down to use our FP for Soarin. I wanted to get more FP for later but my mom tells me she doesn't like it that much because it makes her dizzy. So we just rode 2 times that day. Awwww, shucks.
I had been hoping to get the kids autographs with Figment but no one was interested. Another bummer for me. I should have made them go anyway so I could get my picture. We rode the Figment ride and, frankly, I could skip it next time. I have a soft spot in my heart for the character but the ride is just okay. The best part used to be the touch and play stuff after the ride. It's too bad they don't have it anymore. I remember the nail bed and the computer that you could color by touching with a pen! How advanced!
Everyone was starting to slow down but I convinced them to go over to Test Track. I can't tell you how many times Pete and I have been to EPCOT and we haven't been on this ride. This was going to be the year! Of course, he already rode it so it wasn't a joint experience, but that's fine.
Sniff. I'm not bitter. We had always been so carefull with Rachel to not let her ride anything remotely scary. Then when Becky came along I let her ride Star Tours (after much explanation of what she would experience) because they were really wanted to ride something at MGM and basically, that was it. It was her favorite ride that year. This time with Cal, if he met the height requirement, we were riding! I didn't tell him anything about Test Track except it was a fast car ride.
There is something so exciting about getting ready to ride something that you have never experienced. At Disney even the queue is exciting. We got the yellow car
I had my hand behind their heads because it was a little bumpy in the begining. I was worried about how the little ones would like it. Rachel was the one who was extremely nervous. When it was all over, everyone loved it. Calvin, especially liked the gift shop here. Grandma wanted the Chevy Tahoe. We joked that we should get Pete the red Saturn Sky convertable since his 40th was coming up and he would need something for his mid-life crisis. It was gorgeous, but not very practicle (that does not look right, I must have spelled it wrong but my brain is not working so I can't figure it out).I was barely able to snag our Photopass pic. Boy, they don't give you much time to get it. I wish they did this on every ride. Look at Becky, so thrilled.
Everyone was so hot and exhausted that we decided not to dare the World Showcase. We could always come back after dinner. We zipped back to OKW relaxed and ordered some pizza. Nice! That room was such a retreat.
Next up....do we make it back to EPCOT?
I really enjoyed running around to get the FP. I overdid it, but had a good time (felt it later on).We debated using our Soarin FP before we went to the Garden Grill but decided it would be best to wait and ride the dizzying ride after we ate.
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Pluto tailed right behind him. nyuk, nyuk
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The food here was VERY good, except for the turkey, which I thought was a little dry. We also got some kind of bread and butter but it wasn't memorable. The chessy potatoes were awesome and the other veggies were yummy. Calvin woofed down the fried catfish.
Thanks for the pun, Buffy!
I really enjoyed the food and atmosphere at the garden grill. This was easily my favorite character meal. I even enjoyed the vegetables!
Test Track was my favorite ride at EPCOT. If you are off by yourself, do not hesitate to jump into the single rider line. It is really quick! (time posted was 5 minutes, but it was more like 2 minutes for me and most of that was walking around).
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Wow! I am only at page 10, but am loving your trip so far. The scrap book pages and custom design clothing is a great addition!
PS- do you sell those lanyard / bag / autograph book holders? If you do... please let us less crafty inclined know! I have been searching Ebay for that exact thing!
PS- do you sell those lanyard / bag / autograph book holders? If you do... please let us less crafty inclined know! I have been searching Ebay for that exact thing!
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I love the frisky chipmunk! That is hillarious!
Yeah, it was quite surprising.
Thanks so much for checking me out and
Whoo-hoo I love comments I'm glad you liked the autograph holders. If I had more time I would make some to sell. If you check on ebay do a search for disney autograph bag. I don't sell them and I don't know the lady who does but this is where I got the idea from. Hers look nice and I think the price is very reasonable. I see she added a cover to the autograph books and they look so cute
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Day 2, PART 3--DownTown Disney Marketplace Monday, Oct 8
We ended our EPCOT day a little early and had planned to return that evening. We were going to tour the world showcase and sample some of the fare from Food & Wine festival. Yep, didn’t happen.
Don’t get me wrong, I had a great day, but there were a few disappointments: No World Showcase, only 1 photopass picture so far, didn’t see any characters. Also, no Off Kilter to check out. Of course, Lynn’s reports got me interested. I also really wanted to check out the shops. I always liked them but since listening to Julies “store tours” segment on the pod cast I had my eye on a few things. I just love WS and it’s been a looooong time since we’ve been. It must have been while we still lived in Florida, so that is at least before fall 1996.
Pete took the girls swimming and he wasn’t up to going back to Epcot. Even the F&W didn’t temp him. BTW he did take a full roll of pictures using the water camera but not one of them came out! I was so excited to pick up the roll and then, nothing.
Calvin was definitely out. He was sleeping and not waking up anytime soon. Grandma was done for the day. I thought about taking the girls back to Epcot myself, but I really wanted to experience the F&W with Pete. The girls were mainly interested in shopping at Japan for pokemon. We decided to go to DTD Marketplace and shop and Pete could get his Earl of Sandwich sandwich.
I had wanted to take the boat from OKW to the Marketplace but the bozo at the front desk was clueless. We were told that there really wasn’t a schedule for it and it goes about every 40 minutes or so.
Well, even though we were skeptical of this info, we decided we had better just drive as it was late. We found out later that it leaves every 15-20 minutes. Figures. What is with these people? It seems like there are two types of CMs at Disney Hotels, super helpful/friendly or totally clueless/indifferent.
We had so much fun at the Marketplace. We checked out the Pin Traders and got a lanyard for each of the kids and for me. We got quite a few pins and made our first couple of trades. It was so fun! I am hooked on the pin trading. Not really surprising since I’ve always loved collecting things. (Currently, it’s my scrapbook supplies.)
Becky decided she was going to collect only Mickey/Minnie stuff. Rachel and I just wanted to get whatever pin we liked. Grandma even ended up getting an Eeyore and Cinderella before the trip was done. Pete found one he liked. Go Gators!
I took the kids into the over to the World of Disney store and Rachel, along with a pack of other kids, tried to get Stitch to spit on her.
Pete took off to get his sandwich and the girls and I headed into the Once Upon a Toy Store. This store bothers me a little bit. It is so crowded and the kids really want to wander off in all directions. It is hard to keep track of them here and keep the group together. This wasn't the one to do without Pete.
Isn't the Mr Potato Head stuff here so cute? I had wanted to get some but I talked myself out of it because what would I really do with it? Sure, it’s cute, but I don’t have an office or anything. I forgot to take a picture of the display, too.
I did get one of the MLP’s. Becky has been a huge MLP fan and I thought she would go crazy here. She was very nonchalant which should have been my first clue that she is out of that stage. Sigh, my little baby is growing up and onto the more mature High School Musical.
The My Little Pony’s are still cute. A pink and purple paradise.
Next up, our full day at Magic Kingdom
We ended our EPCOT day a little early and had planned to return that evening. We were going to tour the world showcase and sample some of the fare from Food & Wine festival. Yep, didn’t happen.
Don’t get me wrong, I had a great day, but there were a few disappointments: No World Showcase, only 1 photopass picture so far, didn’t see any characters. Also, no Off Kilter to check out. Of course, Lynn’s reports got me interested. I also really wanted to check out the shops. I always liked them but since listening to Julies “store tours” segment on the pod cast I had my eye on a few things. I just love WS
and it’s been a looooong time since we’ve been. It must have been while we still lived in Florida, so that is at least before fall 1996. Pete took the girls swimming and he wasn’t up to going back to Epcot. Even the F&W didn’t temp him. BTW he did take a full roll of pictures using the water camera but not one of them came out! I was so excited to pick up the roll and then, nothing.
Calvin was definitely out. He was sleeping and not waking up anytime soon. Grandma was done for the day. I thought about taking the girls back to Epcot myself, but I really wanted to experience the F&W with Pete. The girls were mainly interested in shopping at Japan for pokemon. We decided to go to DTD Marketplace and shop and Pete could get his Earl of Sandwich sandwich.
I had wanted to take the boat from OKW to the Marketplace but the bozo at the front desk was clueless. We were told that there really wasn’t a schedule for it and it goes about every 40 minutes or so.
Well, even though we were skeptical of this info, we decided we had better just drive as it was late. We found out later that it leaves every 15-20 minutes. Figures. What is with these people? It seems like there are two types of CMs at Disney Hotels, super helpful/friendly or totally clueless/indifferent.We had so much fun at the Marketplace. We checked out the Pin Traders and got a lanyard for each of the kids and for me. We got quite a few pins and made our first couple of trades. It was so fun! I am hooked on the pin trading.
Not really surprising since I’ve always loved collecting things. (Currently, it’s my scrapbook supplies.)Becky decided she was going to collect only Mickey/Minnie stuff. Rachel and I just wanted to get whatever pin we liked. Grandma even ended up getting an Eeyore and Cinderella before the trip was done. Pete found one he liked. Go Gators!
I took the kids into the over to the World of Disney store and Rachel, along with a pack of other kids, tried to get Stitch to spit on her.
Pete took off to get his sandwich and the girls and I headed into the Once Upon a Toy Store. This store bothers me a little bit. It is so crowded and the kids really want to wander off in all directions. It is hard to keep track of them here and keep the group together. This wasn't the one to do without Pete.
Isn't the Mr Potato Head stuff here so cute? I had wanted to get some but I talked myself out of it because what would I really do with it? Sure, it’s cute, but I don’t have an office or anything. I forgot to take a picture of the display, too.
I did get one of the MLP’s. Becky has been a huge MLP fan and I thought she would go crazy here. She was very nonchalant which should have been my first clue that she is out of that stage. Sigh, my little baby is growing up and onto the more mature High School Musical.
The My Little Pony’s are still cute. A pink and purple paradise.
Next up, our full day at Magic Kingdom
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I think I would have left them all and gone to WS by myself! I could spend days wandering around there!
I was tempted by the potato head parts too! But really, what would I do with it? Make a hood ornament for my mini van?
I was tempted by the potato head parts too! But really, what would I do with it? Make a hood ornament for my mini van?
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