Where's My Free Cake? No Lines in August and Magical Dreams Come True *All Done!*

[Aaron'smom]

Sounds like you are having a great time. I am sorry your DH could not be there.

 

[scottny]

Just came upon your report and must say it is really good. Love the pics.

I read about your surprise and that is so nice of them to do that for you.

looking forward to more.

 

[reelmom]

Great report! Looking forward to reading more.

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

Great report! Looking forward to reading more.

Just came upon your report and must say it is really good. Love the pics.

I read about your surprise and that is so nice of them to do that for you.

looking forward to more.

Yes, that was definitely a nice surprise! I am still in shock!

Sounds like you are having a great time. I am sorry your DH could not be there.

Thankfully, my wonderful family was able to be ther so it was the next best thing to DH! And he was there, didn't you see him in the photos???

I am enjoying your TR !

Happy Anniversary to the both of you !

Thank you!

 

[Wingedheart]

OMG - okay, I too love your bags, but I have my trusty Jack Skellington backpack for our upcoming trip.

Where are you from in Michigan? I'm a Michigander myself - from outside Flint.

I LOVED your food pictures from Boma - we want to stay at AKL for my 40th birthday in 2010 and I really want to eat there, so very exciting! Makes me hungry! Did you eat that whole plate of delicious desserts? (I would have - you're on vacation and you're celebrating!!)

Anyway, enjoying every installment!

 

[MEK]

Welcomw back. Your castle pics are great! Really great! Plus the park looks so empty! Congrats on your dream fast pass - gotta get me one of those!

 

[tofubeast]

Loving the pics. I think it is so great you have a pic of you hubbie with you! Can't wait for more!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

OMG - okay, I too love your bags, but I have my trusty Jack Skellington backpack for our upcoming trip.

Where are you from in Michigan? I'm a Michigander myself - from outside Flint.

I LOVED your food pictures from Boma - we want to stay at AKL for my 40th birthday in 2010 and I really want to eat there, so very exciting! Makes me hungry! Did you eat that whole plate of delicious desserts? (I would have - you're on vacation and you're celebrating!!)

Anyway, enjoying every installment!

I am originally from Grand Rapids, and I miss it soooo much! The South is just an entirely different world. I miss the Midwest! Thankfully, living on an Army post, there are people from all over the world so it keeps things interesting and there's always someone around who's like you are!

I ate SO much at Boma!!! We all did! The food was wonderful, and the desserts were totally to die for!!! I was really nervous going into it because Tony and the kids (and someyimes my Mom too) can be picky eaters, but it was great for everyone!

Welcomw back. Your castle pics are great! Really great! Plus the park looks so empty! Congrats on your dream fast pass - gotta get me one of those!

Thanks and welcome! I love to take photos of the castle. Many of them were taken early in the morning before everyone even made it up there. The vintage car ride gave us an advantage getting up there while it was still empty!

Loving the pics. I think it is so great you have a pic of you hubbie with you! Can't wait for more!

Lol! We had SO much fun getting him out. S2 thought it was the funniest thing ever and was constantly taking him out. Fireworks, parades, meals, rides with 3-D glasses...all over!

 

[ProudMommyof2]

Really enjoying your TR! Can't wait to hear more. Bless you and your DH for your sacrifice!

 

[vdarrell]

Glad to hear you and your family(hubby included) are having a great trip.

It was nice to know you got a much deserved "wish" FP's that is awesome.
Boma looked delicious, I would love to check it out when we go in Dec. but my hubby is your basic eater...hamburger,pizza meat and pototo's.

Waiting to read more.

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

After dinner at Boma, I stopped at the lobby shop to pick up a Safari postcard to send DH. He'll love it! It showed the entire route on a map. Then we headed outside to check out the animals outside of AKL. S1 and S2 thought it was quite cool that you could see them from your hotel room.

After walking off some of our dinner, we headed to the bus stop at AKL to trek over to MK to use our Dream FPs and see Wishes and Spectro (two of my all time favorite Disney things!).

S2 had to get Andrew out for a little fresh air after such a big dinner while we waited for our bus.

She's such a goofball! DH is going to love these photos!

Once we got to MK, it was time to hit up some rides!!!

I had to snap a few shots coming down Main Street because I just love it so much. I'm no expert photographer, but it's such a great place to take photos!

In case I didn't have enough photos of the Castle, here's another for good measure!

We headed to Frontierland to catch the ever popular and incredibly cheesy Jungle Cruise.

Since it was getting dark, I didn't get many more photos but we also rode BTMRR, Splash, and a few others. While the Peg, S1, S2 and my mom rode Spalsh (I was just not up for it after that huge dinner! ), Dad, Tony and I staked out our spot for Spectro in Frontierland near the Riverboat. I had read that it was much less crowded, and we had a great spot for the parade with out hundreds of people pushing and shoving.

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

I was so pumped because the Main Street Electrical Parade fascinated me as a child, and I just Spectro! It was so fun to watch S2's face. She was just in awe!

Of course, DH had to share in the magic too!

Here are some photos of Spectro. My camera wasn't too happy with the dark night and lighted floats:

I thought this one was rather cool:

And a few videos:



(I can't get this one to flip, but at least you can hear the music! )

 

[lake721]

Having a blast reading your trip report! Sounds like you had a fabulous time.....I am sure you will have an even better time when DH is with you! Thank you for you and your DH's sacrafice!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

After Spectro we headed closer to the castle to catch Wishes. I knew Main Street would be crazy so we headed over to the 'under construction' bridge next to the castle. I didn't realize we would miss so much of the show. I figured being that close we would be able to see everything, but I was a bit wrong. The kiddos were just happy to see the fireworks though whether they were complete or not.

More castle shots from another perspective for good measure...

Wishes
This was my favorite photo for this night's Wishes viewing:

Another sideways video, but you can hear the music and see the 'star' shoot over the castle!


Rather than fighting the crowds to get to the buses to wait in line, we decided we'd rather wait in line for a ride so we headed to Tomorrowland to catch Peter Pan and another ride, but I can't recall what it was now. This was definitely a good call because we only waited a few minutes for a bus by the time we got out of the park.

Dad and Tony were each holding one of the kiddos hands walking out, and I thought it was just too cute. The photo didn't turn out too well but, I'm posting it anyways!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

Really enjoying your TR! Can't wait to hear more. Bless you and your DH for your sacrifice!

Thank you! I truly believe it's the prayers from friends, family and others alike that keep DH and his troops safe over there each and every day!

Glad to hear you and your family(hubby included) are having a great trip.

It was nice to know you got a much deserved "wish" FP's that is awesome.
Boma looked delicious, I would love to check it out when we go in Dec. but my hubby is your basic eater...hamburger,pizza meat and pototo's.

Waiting to read more.

I was nervous because DCousins can be picky eaters too but there was everything from very exotic to much more tame options. The ribs, chicken, salmon, and prime rib were all excellent and not 'exotic' so to speak. I think your DH would be pleasantly surprised. I know my cousin Tony was!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

I love Wishes. one of my favorite things there.

 

[Wingedheart]

I lived in Virginia for awhile - it's definitely different for us Northerners who try to move south, so I know what you mean!

I'm glad you mention that Boma is great for everyone and has good kid choices - my kids are pretty picky, so we had stayed away, but now I know we can go and everyone will get plenty to eat!

Thanks for posting those Spectro pics - the parade is not going to be running when we're there because of bridge construction, so at least I got to see some pics of it!

10 days

Did you send the Dream Care Package to your DH yet? How long will it take to get to him? Hopefully someone will take a picture of his face when he opens it! Did you tell him about it or will it be a surprise?

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

I lived in Virginia for awhile - it's definitely different for us Northerners who try to move south, so I know what you mean!

I'm glad you mention that Boma is great for everyone and has good kid choices - my kids are pretty picky, so we had stayed away, but now I know we can go and everyone will get plenty to eat!

Thanks for posting those Spectro pics - the parade is not going to be running when we're there because of bridge construction, so at least I got to see some pics of it!

10 days

Did you send the Dream Care Package to your DH yet? How long will it take to get to him? Hopefully someone will take a picture of his face when he opens it! Did you tell him about it or will it be a surprise?

DH knows about the package but not what's inside. I sent it out today, and it usually takes 7 days to ge there. I printed about 100 wallet sized photos from our trip and collaged the entire inside of the pacakge too. He's going to LOVE it!!!! I cannot wait for it to get there!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

I contacted the manager I met in Epcot about getting a copy of the photo, and she sent it this morning. Aside from the poncho , it's a great photo! Such wonderful people! What a blessing to have met them! I am still riding high off the excitement of our trip!

 

[luvfigment]

What a great update! Congrats on the dream FP...that so neat and a great park to get them in. I also love Boma and is always on my must do list.

The picture of you with the DT is great...congrats on it all again.

Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the trip went.