Wilderness Lodge, Here We Come!!! Updated - Final Thoughts, Page 10

[jcc0621]

Great! Lot's of time for planning and readiing Dis!

 

[Renee1061]

Day 6, Part 3

Of course, we had to finish our trip at Magic Kingdom. We rode the bus because it was faster than the boat. We ate pizza at Pinocchio Village Haus and waved to the people on It’s a Small World. This was fun. If you wave, someone will always wave back.

I had promised Lindsay earlier in the week that if she would ride Tower of Terror with me, I would ride the teacups with her. Now, as you may recall, I am not a fan of spinning. Well, now I had to make good on my promise. I spent most of the ride taking pictures so that hopefully I wouldn’t realize I was spinning.

Lindsay wanted Splash Mountain to be our last ride, so off we went. The wait was 60 minutes. Did I mention that MK was very crowded that night? I knew it would be because there were two Spectros and the next night was Grad Nite, but MK has to be our last park…no negotiating. Since the park was open until 11:00, we decided to come back after Wishes and try again. The wait for BTMRR was much shorter (20 minutes), so we rode that instead. It is fun to ride this after dark. It’s like a totally different ride.

Speaking of dark, has anyone else noticed how dark it is walking around at MK at night? I haven’t noticed this so much at MGM or Epcot (although I haven’t walked around much after dark at Epcot), but it is so dark at MK, I was afraid I was going to trip over something or run into someone.

On our way back to the hub for Wishes, we stopped to watch Spectromagic. Spectro is just all right for me, dawg (that was my Randy Jackson impersonation). We really had no plans to see it this time, but we either had to stop and watch it, or push our way through the crowds.

Lindsay and I gave each other our sad puppy dog faces all through Wishes. In retrospect, maybe it is not such a good idea to do Wishes on our last night. It is supposed to make us happy, and here it was making us sad.

After Wishes, we headed back toward Splash Mountain. The wait was shorter this time, so we rode it.

And suddenly, that was it. It was time to leave. We walked through the park and out the gate slowly, trying to soak up enough magic to last until our next visit. We rode the boat back to WL, trying to prolong the magic just a little longer. As the boat pulled away from the dock, I looked back as Cinderella’s Castle faded in the distance and began to dream about “the next time.”

I don’t want to end with details about packing and going back to the “real” world, so this is where my report will end. I will have one more installment with some final, random thoughts. Then it will be time to start keeping notes for my next pre-trip report (Lindsay’s Sweet Sixteen).

Thanks to all of you who have joined me & Lindsay in reliving our journey to our new home away from home, Wilderness Lodge.

 

[Jillnkids]

Thanks for sharing your trip with us! It makes me very anxious to visit the WL in 4 months!!! Happy planning Lindsey's sweet sixteen!

 

[disneymoon_0307]

No...it can't be over. Now I have to find something else to read for the next 4 months. Good luck with her Sweet Sixteen.

 

[Blueyed Girl]

As the boat pulled away from the dock, I looked back as Cinderella’s Castle faded in the distance and began to dream about “the next time.”

Oh gosh, I'm all teary eyed over here. I know exactly what you mean! I can seem to shake the thoughts about next time. We are going again in Feb 2008. I can NOT wait until the packages/pricing comes out for 2008!

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your TR and I am looking forward to the "final thoughts" installment.

 

[Renee1061]

Thanks for sharing your trip with us! It makes me very anxious to visit the WL in 4 months!!! Happy planning Lindsey's sweet sixteen!

No...it can't be over. Now I have to find something else to read for the next 4 months. Good luck with her Sweet Sixteen.

Thanks! I hope both of you have as much fun as we did!!

Oh gosh, I'm all teary eyed over here. I know exactly what you mean! I can seem to shake the thoughts about next time. We are going again in Feb 2008. I can NOT wait until the packages/pricing comes out for 2008!

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your TR and I am looking forward to the "final thoughts" installment.

Thanks for reading!! Do you know when they will announce the package prices for 2008? I'd like to get ours booked as soon as possible so I can start paying on it.

 

[momofdbsdc]

Renee-I am so sad that your trip report is over!!! I have enjoyed it soo much!!! I lokk forward to reading about next years trip!!!

 

[zdad]

Outstanding trip Report! Seemed like a home run all the way around. So glad we were there for Captain Lindsay's Great Adventure. (Thank goodness she didn't sink the boat !!!)

Best "Wishes" to you. We'll be in WDW sometime next year too. No telling when at this point, but I have a mental note to check and see if any of my Focker Watcher friends will be there too !

Peace,
Z

 

[jcc0621]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I t can't be over
Oh, well get planning and start your pre-trippie for the next one


We always do MK on our last night too. We didn't plan it that way the first couple of trips, it just happened. Now we must spend our last night there. I think it is becasue it has the most magic about it, but you are correct when you say it makes us sad too.

 

[CampbellScot]

I have SO enjoyed reading your TR!! I'm very sorry about the loss of your husband. You and your daughter are very obviously bright spirits and it's great to see you both enjoying the magic of Disney together. It's a healing place. I truly believe that!! Lindsay is SUCH a beautiful girl!!! Just like her Mom!! I LOVE her pirate ears!! I've never seen Pirate ears that SOPHISTICATED!!! I've only ever seen the red stripey ones!! I'm going to have to find me a pair of those this August!!! VERY COOL!!!

I love LOVE your pics of Wishes!! They were GREAT!! Wishes is my favorite thing at Disney, hands down! When I was on my honeymoon last year, my husband and I managed to make it back to MK for Wishes every single night we were there! I love it. I always cry when I watch it. It's just SO Disney and magical!!

I was so excited to see pics of Wilderness Lodge!! We arrive "home" in August. I love it there. It's my favorite resort!! I finally convinced my husband to go DVC at Wilderness Lodge Villas!!!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us. It's too bad that Lindsay and her boyfriend broke up so soon after your return. But that is teen-aged love...intense and fleeting!

Hope you are both doing well and finding joy in each day!!

 

[Blueyed Girl]

Thanks! I hope both of you have as much fun as we did!!



Thanks for reading!! Do you know when they will announce the package prices for 2008? I'd like to get ours booked as soon as possible so I can start paying on it.

I keep reading on here that they should come out around June/July or maybe even August/September I hope it's June/July. I'm so anxious!!

 

[kaysmommie]

Since I am nearing the end of my report , I thought I would post one of my favorite pictures from our first trip, in 1997.

That picture is so adorable! Sad to see your trip report ending but happy your planning another trip. Planning another makes the PDD a bit better doesn't it? My DD and DS are sooo ready for our trip, but we have 4 month to go .

 

[tnkr_bell]

Then we made our way to Jungle Cruise. When we got there, we discovered that the ride didn’t open until 10:00, so we stood around getting acquainted a little more.

Let me get this straight...this is a DIS group meeting and nobody knew that Jungle Cruise didn't open until 10:00. I thought DIS'ers knew everything, OMG what has the world come to.

I'm loving your TR by the way, and your daughter is just adorable. I'm glad you both had a great time.

 

[Renee1061]

Renee-I am so sad that your trip report is over!!! I have enjoyed it soo much!!! I lokk forward to reading about next years trip!!!

Thanks! I've been catching up on your report, too. Hope you enjoy the movie today. Watch out for that ending. It's a doozie!!

 

[Renee1061]

Outstanding trip Report! Seemed like a home run all the way around. So glad we were there for Captain Lindsay's Great Adventure. (Thank goodness she didn't sink the boat !!!)

Best "Wishes" to you. We'll be in WDW sometime next year too. No telling when at this point, but I have a mental note to check and see if any of my Focker Watcher friends will be there too !

Peace,
Z

Thanks for reading!! Can't wait to read the rest of your report!!

 

[Renee1061]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I t can't be over
Oh, well get planning and start your pre-trippie for the next one


We always do MK on our last night too. We didn't plan it that way the first couple of trips, it just happened. Now we must spend our last night there. I think it is becasue it has the most magic about it, but you are correct when you say it makes us sad too.

Believe it or not, I have already started taking notes for my next pre-trip report. Nothing detailed, just little thoughts here & there.

 

[Renee1061]

I have SO enjoyed reading your TR!! I'm very sorry about the loss of your husband. You and your daughter are very obviously bright spirits and it's great to see you both enjoying the magic of Disney together. It's a healing place. I truly believe that!! Lindsay is SUCH a beautiful girl!!! Just like her Mom!! I LOVE her pirate ears!! I've never seen Pirate ears that SOPHISTICATED!!! I've only ever seen the red stripey ones!! I'm going to have to find me a pair of those this August!!! VERY COOL!!!

I love LOVE your pics of Wishes!! They were GREAT!! Wishes is my favorite thing at Disney, hands down! When I was on my honeymoon last year, my husband and I managed to make it back to MK for Wishes every single night we were there! I love it. I always cry when I watch it. It's just SO Disney and magical!!

I was so excited to see pics of Wilderness Lodge!! We arrive "home" in August. I love it there. It's my favorite resort!! I finally convinced my husband to go DVC at Wilderness Lodge Villas!!!

Thanks for sharing your trip with us. It's too bad that Lindsay and her boyfriend broke up so soon after your return. But that is teen-aged love...intense and fleeting!

Hope you are both doing well and finding joy in each day!!

Thanks for the kind words and compliments! I'm glad you enjoyed reading my report. Have fun in August and rub Humphrey's nose for us!

 

[Renee1061]

That picture is so adorable! Sad to see your trip report ending but happy your planning another trip. Planning another makes the PDD a bit better doesn't it? My DD and DS are sooo ready for our trip, but we have 4 month to go .

Those 4 months will fly by before you know it! That's how long we had from the time we scheduled our trip until we went. I'm really jealous, though. My sister & her family are going next week!

 

[Renee1061]

Let me get this straight...this is a DIS group meeting and nobody knew that Jungle Cruise didn't open until 10:00. I thought DIS'ers knew everything, OMG what has the world come to.

I'm loving your TR by the way, and your daughter is just adorable. I'm glad you both had a great time.

LOL!! Well, some of the others may have known, but I didn't. Remember, this was only my second all-out Disney adventure.

 

[Renee1061]

Well, with end of the year stuff going on at school, it has been a busy, busy week, so I have not gotten around to posting my final thoughts yet. Hopefully, I will get to that this weekend and be able to wrap this up.