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

[ArmyWife3-4]

My favorite I think!

Phew! That was a lot of photos!

 

[scottny]

great pics.

I have yet to see that parade and hopefully this time i will.

thnaks for posting.

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

Glad to hear DH enjoyed his Disney care package. I'm sure his buddies begged for some of those treats.
Your pics are beautiful of Epcot. What kind of camera do you use? I need to replace mine and I can't decide.
Grand Marnier slush, Yummy!!!
You captured the parade very well, I feel like I am right there.

 

[xoktenox]

its late and i know i wont read the whole thing tonight so im subscribing so i dont lose this one!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

Glad to hear DH enjoyed his Disney care package. I'm sure his buddies begged for some of those treats.
Your pics are beautiful of Epcot. What kind of camera do you use? I need to replace mine and I can't decide.
Grand Marnier slush, Yummy!!!
You captured the parade very well, I feel like I am right there.

I had to replace my camera right before our trip so I did a LOT of research before purchasing the one I did. I wanted to be able to take good photos of the trip as well as good everyday photos for DH since I am constantly taking photos to send him!

I ended up getting a Canon PowerShot SD 750. I got a great deal on Amazon, and then I got a 4GB memory stick for it.

I would HIGHLY recommend it! I love, love, love it!!!!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

its late and i know i wont read the whole thing tonight so im subscribing so i dont lose this one!

Welcome!!! Glad you're here...even if it is a little late in the game!

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

After a much later afternoon than usual, we were all ready for a NAP!!!! The kids were worn out after staying up late the previous two night. Knowing that they would be tired, we planned to have this be out DTD night. We headed back to POFQ for a bit of relaxing before hopping the boat to DTD. I love that ride. It's so peaceful, and the boat captains are usually very talkative and informative.

We had a great woman driving our boat, and since we were sitting at the front she noticed my anniversary pin. We got to talking about DH, and I honestly thought she was going to cry. What a wonderfully sweet woman. She promised to keep DH and I in her prayers. It was so nice of her.

She also told us about the plans to replace the tree houses along the river. They were not handicap accessible so they were torn down, and they are planning to replace them with new more accessible models. She had heard that they will be part of DVC, but they didn't say which resort they would be part of or if they would be their own.

She also talked about PI, and how they were closing it to make it more family friendly. She mentioned plans to put in a type of hot air balloon ride that goes several hundred feet in the air. No thanks! You won't see me up there!!! DH is the one that jumps out of planes, I like to keep my feet firmly in the ground!

Once we got to DTD, I wanted to try Earl of Sandwich. I had seen so many great photos on the DIs, and I was anxious to try it out. I was shocked at how great their prices were! The food was great too!

S2 and I waited outside while the others went inside to wait in line and order. S2 was entralled by the DJ getting people dancing. She was eager to get out and dance, and she was HILARIOUS!!!

The food came quickly, and it was great! Mom had a salad to save room for ice cream later, and the rest of us had sandwiches.

Mom's Greek Salad

I had the grilled cheese with bacon and tomato! Yum!

Dad had something with chicken and spinach. It was very good too!

After dinner, it was time to hit up Goofy's Candy Company! I think I was drooling! Lol!

Love them!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

I have never been to the Goofy Candy Co. Everything looks sooo good. I will have to try Earl of Sandwich too, its very popular on the DIS. Thanks for the camera tip.

 

[scottny]

great update and pics

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

Thanks to our Dream FPs at MK, we had a free morning since we had already hit up the biggies we had planned at MK for this day. This was perfect since we weren't sure when we'd be able to fit TSM into our schedule. Not being big intense ride people, there wasn't much we wanted to do at DHS so we hadn't made it a priority.

We, of course, arrived at DHS for rope drop and planned to head directly to TSM! I was so excited to try it out after reading all of the hype on the DIS.

Once we got past the turnstiles, we each handed Tony our tickets so he could run ahead and get FPs for TSM so we could ride again later in the morning. We hopped in line and walked almost straight onto the ride. We definitely didn't wait more than 5 minutes to ride.

Once we got closer to the load area, I knew things were NOT going to be good for my dad. He has the worst motion sickness of anyone I know. I think he was getting green just watching the cars spin, but I knew there was no way he would walk out of line. Needless to say, Dad didn't enjoy the ride nearly as much as the rest of us did. I have to admit, by the end of the ride, even I was a little tummy tied from all the flopping around. All in all though, the rest of us LOVED the ride! Too bad poor Dad was green for a few hours afterwards!

As we were walking out of TSM, the Green Army Guy was doing a character greeting!! YAHOO!!! I was so excited! How fitting since DH is in the Army!

After the Green Army Guy, we headed over to walk through One Man's Dream. I know this wasn't too exciting for the kids, but I am fascinated with Walt Disney so I enjoyed it as did Mom and Dad. Next, we headed over to Voyage of the Littler Mermaid. We wanted to make sure the kids got to see one show and since this was just started we hopped right in. I thought this show could really use some updating. The vocals were not up to Disney par IMO, and the set was just alright.

We also caught Muppets 3-D and used our TSM FPs before heading out, and we saw Donald as we passed the hat. S1 and D2 were so excited!. It was a great morning at DHS since we were able to get in and out quickly!

Next it's off to a wonderful evening at MK!!!

 

[CanadianWDWfan]

I hope my DMom doesn't get queezy on TSM. I can't wait to try it next year. I'm sure my kids will love it. The army man is cute.

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

I cannot wait to ride that.

 

[xoktenox]

I also can not wait to ride TSM. S1 and S2 are so adorable and I think it's so cute that you have the cut out of your DH with you! I had to also say that I went and bought a VB hipster after seeing yours and the posts about them, i even got one of the retiring patterns thanks to your info. So thank you!

 

[dolfinjuls]

Loved your day at DHS! And your S2 was too cute dancing at DTD!!!

 

[bayoumama2]

I've been MIA since those two hurricanes. I've really enjoyed catching up on your TR. Great pics.

 

[ArmyWife3-4]

Sorry for the hiatus! With DH gone I just get so overhelmed with life as a whole. There's always soooo much to do that I tend to run out of time for the things I enjoy, like the DIS! Regardless, I'm back now and ready to wrap up the trip!

We headed directly to MK from DHS for lunch and a few rides. Since we snacked in the morning, we put off lunch until we got to MK. NOT such a good idea. Mom is diabetic, and she has to really watch when she eats. When her blood sugar starts to drop, she needs to eat right away! Well, we decided to go to Cosmic Ray's since Mom wanted their roasted chicken....NEVER AGAIN! Not only were the lines ridiculious, but overall, it was so confusing. Sure enough, Mom waited in two lines which turned out to be one too many. THankfully, I went to find her, and I could tell she was getting low. She went to sit down and wait until I brought the food back. Nothing bad happened, thankfully, but it was such a hassle to eat there. I don't plan to ever go back there again....The food wasn't too bad.

While we waited to lunch, Tony ran over to grab FPs for Space Mountain since we were right around the corner. The timing was perfect so that we could come back later in the evening to use the FPs.

Here's a crowd pic of MK in the mid-afternoon. YIKES! Not my fav time to be in the parks!

We hit up a few quickie rides before heading back to POFQ for beignets, a quick swim, and a nap....

Mmmm....beignets!

 

[bayoumama2]

Yummmm beignets and cafe au lait. Had some from Cafe Dumonde in New Orleans just the other day. Hope yours were as good.

 

[scottny]

great update.

crowds don't look too bad. I have seen them so much worse.

I found the wait at Cosmic Ray's long also.

 

[luvfigment]

Just got all up to date on the Trippie. Hope things are going well and can't wait to read more!

 

[jjk]

Just catching up after returning from our own trip, great pictures