You Best Start Believing in Ghost Stories...Halloween on the Dream | The End P40 8/15

[Poolrat]

YAY We are on a boat.

All caught and ready to cruise.

 

[jecskc]

I am all caught up, too, and I am almost on our boarding day on my Trip Report. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVED the Dream. Come on over and say hello and we can compare experiences. (Shamelss plug on my TR)

Pudge Controls the Weather - A Land and Sea TR

Congrats to you and your family on the birth of Ryder. So happy everything is alright.

Looking forward to reading more.

 

[amandaw]

Yay! Glad y'all made it to the ship! That atrium is breathtaking, isn't it? I was just in awe of it when we stepped on the ship.

I'm going to have to look into that Country Inn & Suites for our cruise next May.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Better than NO photo.

True, but not much better than painting on a cave wall with buffalo blood.

Yes, much better.

I can't take all the credit, I just pushed the button. Wait, I guess I can take all the credit then, can't I?

How exciting for the kids.

Yeah......the kids......

I don't think I even want to know.

Well, since you asked....

Just from the pictures it looks like a BIG BOAT!

We were expecting big. What we got was humongous!

Very interesting tidbit; I never knew that.

Proof positive that I do use my head for more than a hat rack! Thanks Kathy!

I hope you've washed it since then.

Nah, it just stands up in the corner by itself between wearings. You've had 2 teenage boys, I'm sure you know how that goes.

Did Bambi arrange that for you?

If by "arrange" you mean "roll her eyes when I asked the people standing there to move so I could take a picture of the floor", then yes, she totally arranged that.

Great update, Barry, and great photos.

Thanks!

Thanks to you and Bambi for the adorable announcement card on Ryder...it now holds a place of honor front and center on my fridge; and you best stop making comments about that adorable Bib!!!!

You're welcome!

Nothing like being mooned by the sun when you're trying to sleep in.

That one is almost as good as Rob's "up before the rooster s***s". Almost.

Do you own stock?

Not since I moved off the farm. We had all kinds of livestock back there.

Well, your namesake is a monkey, so I can only imagine what you might have been flinging...

Imagine away. Feel free to draw diagrams and post them here if you want.

Yeah, Disney probably has some fancy schmancy sounding technical name that makes it sound warm and fuzzy to convey the image of "we didn't really lose your kid, just temporarily misplaced them"

Lojack for kids is just telling it like it is.

"Well, ma'am, the good news is that your 9 year old son didn't fall overboard. The bad news is that according to the sensors, he's in the ladies bathroom in the nightclub district. You may want to have a little talk with him after you drag him out of there."

Are you wearing it underneath that infamous sweatshirt?

No DisDads meets, no sweatshirt.

I'm on a boat!

YAY We are on a boat.

All caught and ready to cruise.

Awesome! So am I! But I've go to finish this trip report first.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

I am all caught up, too, and I am almost on our boarding day on my Trip Report. We LOVE, LOVE, LOVED the Dream. Come on over and say hello and we can compare experiences. (Shamelss plug on my TR)

Pudge Controls the Weather - A Land and Sea TR

Shameless plugs are always welcome here! I'll head over there in a little bit to check it out!

Congrats to you and your family on the birth of Ryder. So happy everything is alright.

Looking forward to reading more.

Thank you!

Yay! Glad y'all made it to the ship! That atrium is breathtaking, isn't it? I was just in awe of it when we stepped on the ship.

It really is. There were a few events scheduled for on deck that were moved there due to weather. I was surprised at how versatile that area is!

I'm going to have to look into that Country Inn & Suites for our cruise next May.

I need to start getting a commission!

 

[elainyaeq]

so i'm a newbie....still earning ears...sigh, anyway randomly searching for 'halloween on disney dream' forums, and this is the first to appear... wow is all i can say...btw, congrats on the new baby. We're a family of three from N Tampa with DS (8yrs) we're going on our first cruise ever this year Oct 25 for 4 days to Nassau and CC....wondering if we should pack Halloween costume? was the ship deocorated with a fall theme last year? was it cold? hope it's ok i follow this post, thanks for sharing your many adventures

 

[FreezinRafiki]

so i'm a newbie....still earning ears...sigh, anyway randomly searching for 'halloween on disney dream' forums, and this is the first to appear... wow is all i can say...btw, congrats on the new baby. We're a family of three from N Tampa with DS (8yrs) we're going on our first cruise ever this year Oct 25 for 4 days to Nassau and CC....wondering if we should pack Halloween costume? was the ship deocorated with a fall theme last year? was it cold? hope it's ok i follow this post, thanks for sharing your many adventures

Well then, to the Disboards, and to my trip report! Of course you can follow the post. Feel free to ask any questions you have. If I don't know the answer, I can assure you that I'll make something up that sounds plausible.

As for Halloween costumes - YES! All the characters are wearing theirs, so go ahead and wear yours! The ship was decorated up for Halloween (purple and orange bunting, etc). I'll have plenty more pictures coming up. It wasn't too cold - during the day it would be 70s to 80s, but after sunset with the ocean breezes blowing around a sweatshirt might be required.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

After arriving on the ship and checking out the Grand Atrium, our empty stomachs reminded us that we should begin savaging for food scraps. I then reminded my stomach that we were on a cruise ship, and almost all of the food is free. We then jointly decided that we could find a restaurant and avoid digging through the dumpsters for free food.

We were told that there were two options for lunch - one of the fancy sit down restaurants was open for lunch, or the buffet up on deck 11. With 2 very hungry kids we made a beeline up the elevators to Cabanas.

A quick note regarding the elevators on the ship: they're awesome. You know that "close door" button that all elevators have that doesn't do anything? You push it and then wait 15 seconds and the door closes at the same time it was going to close anyway? NOT ON THE DREAM! You push that button, and those doors CLOSE. NOW. AND FAST. Man, I love this boat.

Oh, and the floor indicator is a Mickey hand.

So we made our way up to Deck 11, passed the pool and headed for the buffet restaurant, Cabanas. But just before we got there, we were stopped by a crew member and given sanitizing wipes. This would become quite common whenever you entered any of the restaurants. Disney wants to make sure that none of the common viruses get passed around the ship and make everyone sick. Stuff like cooties. Ewwwwwww....

We dropped our carry-on luggage at a table, grabbed plates and headed for the buffet. And with as impressive as the sheer size of this ship is, it's even more mind boggling that roughly 1/3 of it is comprised of this buffet. It stretched for as far as the eye could see, then wrapped around the back of the ship and continued on up the other side. Heck, I think I even saw the boat towing a few dinghies just so they could have a few more serving tables. And with a basically limitless supply of just about any type of food you can imagine, the kids had....

Chicken strips and mac & cheese.

As you can see, we snagged a table by the window, but the view while still in port left a little to be desired. Had we wandered over to the port side, we could have had a view of the port and another cruise ship, but like I said, we were hungry and this was close.

A few shots from around Cabanas:

Mine! Mine! Mine!

Sandcastle depictions of each of Disney's castles around the world. Really cool.

Bellies full, we changed into our swim suits (this is why you pack them in your carry on! Rooms aren't ready until 1:30, and luggage may take until 5 or so to get there.)

First stop, the Mickey pool. Mickey's is a shallow wading type pool for the littler cruisers. The ears quickly became a nice relaxing place to hang out for us bigger cruisers.

We crossed the deck to the bigger, deeper Donald pool and played there for a while, before deciding it was time to get dressed and check out some more of the ship. One of the first things we started playing with was the enchanted art that is all over the ship. They look like normal paintings, until you get closer. Then, like Frankenstein on a stormy night, they COME ALIVE! Not all freaky-monster, get-the-torches-and-pitchforks kind of alive, though. More like small woodland creatures frolicking in a bed of flowers kind of alive. Much cuter for the kids that way.

Our actual destination was up on deck 5 - the kids's clubs, also known as nirvana, utopia, Valhalla, the Disney's Oceaneer Club, Disney's Oceaneer Lab, crack for kids. (Only two of those are "official" Disney names. I'll let you guess which ones.)

They were having an open house - meaning adults were allowed in to play and explore with the kids. Otherwise, these are strictly kids-only areas. But first things first - wash your hands. In what has to be the coolest. sink. ever.

You stick your hands in, and it automatically starts spinning, spraying your hands will soapy water, then rinses for you. Grab a paper towel to dry off and you're on your way.

Our first stop, Andy's Room!

Look! My kid's have fulfilled their life-long dreams of becoming Potato Heads. Makes a daddy so proud!

Bambi is on lookout duty - monitoring the radio for any signs of grown ups around...

...nope, no grown ups around here. Just big kids that have a hard time fitting into R/C.

Behind Madison there you can see two of the Kid's Club crew members. These folks are awesome - they love kids, they love their job and it all shows. 4 days on the ship, I never saw one that didn't have a genuine (or at least a very good fake) smile on their face.

After finishing up in Andy's room, we went back to the center of the Oceaneer Club - which was a gigantic light up interactive dance floor. I have a feeling that heaven takes on a lot of different things for different people. Maybe fluffy clouds and harp music. Maybe a cornfield in Iowa. But Madison's personal heaven, without a doubt, wold be a gigantic light up interactive dance floor.

Other areas of the Club, which I appear to be sadly lacking pictures of, include a Monsters, Inc laugh factory room, Pixie Hollow (a forested area with a large tree in the middle) a yellow submarine with computer terminals for games, and a huge movie screen for watching Disney movies. (Or movies like Bride of Chucky and the Blair Witch project, but only if the crew member working the DVD player has a sick sense of humor).

The other side of the kid's club, the Oceaneer's Lab, is geared for a bit older kids. Luckily, our kids fit into both categories and could roam freely between the two.

The lab had some touch sensitive tables for playing cool games, or just making some far-out color patterns.

Stop it Man, you're making the walls talk again!

Up Next: Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with meeeeee!

 

[afwdwfan]

A quick note regarding the elevators on the ship: they're awesome. You know that "close door" button that all elevators have that doesn't do anything? You push it and then wait 15 seconds and the door closes at the same time it was going to close anyway? NOT ON THE DREAM! You push that button, and those doors CLOSE. NOW. AND FAST. Man, I love this boat.

Wow. The Dream must truly be a magical ship if the close doors buttons actually work.

And with a basically limitless supply of just about any type of food you can imagine, the kids had....

Chicken strips and mac & cheese.

Well, duh!

Sandcastle depictions of each of Disney's castles around the world. Really cool.

Our first stop, Andy's Room!

Look! My kid's have fulfilled their life-long dreams of becoming Potato Heads. Makes a daddy so proud!

But can they take their ears off and put them back on?

...nope, no grown ups around here. Just big kids that have a hard time fitting into R/C.

Poor R/C

 

[shan23877]

Sounds like one huge buffet! Of course kids would end up with chicken strips and mac and cheese. Those sandcastles look really cool!

I've told DH that if we end up on DCL I'm going to be really sad that I can't play in the kids' clubs. They look like what a kid would dream of. I think that my Madison would join yours on that light up dance floor all day long.

Can't wait to hear more!

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

We then jointly decided that we could find a restaurant and avoid digging through the dumpsters for free food.

Why not both? Calories don't count on vacation.

You know that "close door" button that all elevators have that doesn't do anything? You push it and then wait 15 seconds and the door closes at the same time it was going to close anyway? NOT ON THE DREAM! You push that button, and those doors CLOSE. NOW. AND FAST. Man, I love this boat.

Cool. Did you see anyone rushing for the elevator and do the "buh-bye" wave as the doors slammed shut?

Oh, and the floor indicator is a Mickey hand.

But just before we got there, we were stopped by a crew member and given sanitizing wipes. This would become quite common whenever you entered any of the restaurants. Disney wants to make sure that none of the common viruses get passed around the ship and make everyone sick. Stuff like cooties. Ewwwwwww....

It's either that or you have to wear a hazmat suit for the duration of the cruise. That's what they do on Carnival.

And with a basically limitless supply of just about any type of food you can imagine, the kids had....

Chicken strips and mac & cheese.

Sandcastle depictions of each of Disney's castles around the world. Really cool.

Agreed. That is really cool.

One of the first things we started playing with was the enchanted art that is all over the ship. They look like normal paintings, until you get closer. Then, like Frankenstein on a stormy night, they COME ALIVE! Not all freaky-monster, get-the-torches-and-pitchforks kind of alive, though. More like small woodland creatures frolicking in a bed of flowers kind of alive. Much cuter for the kids that way.

Ooh. That's really cool, too.

Our actual destination was up on deck 5 - the kids's clubs, also known as nirvana, utopia, Valhalla, the Disney's Oceaneer Club, Disney's Oceaneer Lab, crack for kids. (Only two of those are "official" Disney names. I'll let you guess which ones.)

Who came up with the names? The kids, or the adults who get to leave them there for hours?

Look! My kid's have fulfilled their life-long dreams of becoming Potato Heads. Makes a daddy so proud!

At least they're not couch potatoes.

...nope, no grown ups around here. Just big kids that have a hard time fitting into R/C.

I have a feeling that heaven takes on a lot of different things for different people. Maybe fluffy clouds and harp music. Maybe a cornfield in Iowa.

Only if it has a baseball diamond in the middle of it.

But Madison's personal heaven, without a doubt, wold be a gigantic light up interactive dance floor.

I find that hard to believe. Such a shy child.

The lab had some touch sensitive tables for playing cool games, or just making some far-out color patterns.

Stop it Man, you're making the walls talk again!

Dude! I can see the music!

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Wow, that kid's club looks awesome!! I want a sink like that!

 

[petals]

Love your updates. Yay you're on the ship! I wanna go on a disney cruise!

 

[amandaw]

I love the theming in Cabanas! And the kids club is just fantastic. I wish I had sinks like that at home!

 

[kaileighbug]

The ship is so pretty....too bad DH won't ever agree to a cruise. Guess it is because all the time he spent on a ship in the Navy...

The kids clubs look like so much fun.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I then reminded my stomach that we were on a cruise ship, and almost all of the food is free.

Well… it’s not free per say (as we all know), but it certainly is “unlimited”
(and that’s both a good thing, and a bad thing).

We were told that there were two options for lunch - one of the fancy sit down restaurants was open for lunch, or the buffet up on deck 11. With 2 very hungry kids we made a beeline up the elevators to Cabanas.

The grub in the fancy-schmancy location is actually a buffet too (just with slightly higher end but also a more limited number of choices). That being said, were I in the company of two young’ens beneath the all important age threshold of: dark, moody, antisocial, “this is sooooo beneath me” and “my parents are the most embarrassingly lame sub-humans in existence”…

Then I think Cabana’s would be the way to go.

By the way, enjoy this time with the young kids. That other phase I was talking about… it’s on the way and nothing can prevent it… nothing I tell you! Absolutely nothing….

Bwwwwwwaaaaahahahahahaha!!!!!



Sorry about that…
(deep breaths, take deep breaths)
Ok, I’m better know, so what was it you were saying?

A quick note regarding the elevators on the ship: they're awesome.

I particularly like the murals painted in the shafts for the glass walled elevators. Very whimsical.

Oh, and the floor indicator is a Mickey hand.

You’d expect no less of Disney (but if they were to change those out for “creepy hands” when Halloween actually rolls around, that would come under the heading of AWESOM!)

So we made our way up to Deck 11, passed the pool…

Hard to do with young kids

…and headed for the buffet restaurant, Cabanas.

Unless there’s unlimited desert in the offing.

But just before we got there, we were stopped by a crew member and given sanitizing wipes. This would become quite common whenever you entered any of the restaurants. Disney wants to make sure that none of the common viruses get passed around the ship and make everyone sick. Stuff like cooties. Ewwwwwww....

On one of our past cruses, one of the entertainers who specialized in comical music, made up a nursery rhyme type of tune about this fact and lead every one in the lounge through a rousing chorus…

”Who has the cleanest hands upon the sea…
Who has the cleanest hands upon the sea…
Mickey Mouse and all his guests…
We’re the cleanest on the sea!”

You had to be there (and a couple of adult beverages added to the festivities), but trust me, this was quite funny at the time.

And with a basically limitless supply of just about any type of food you can imagine, the kids had....

Having all raised kids as well… I bet we can all see this one coming from mile away.

…Chicken strips and mac & cheese.

Yep. Expectations fulfilled.

Bellies full, we changed into our swim suits (this is why you pack them in your carry on! Rooms aren't ready until 1:30, and luggage may take until 5 or so to get there.)

Spoken like a pro (or someone that has copiously read of other’s TRs and recommendations).

They look like normal paintings, until you get closer. Then, like Frankenstein on a stormy night, they COME ALIVE! Not all freaky-monster, get-the-torches-and-pitchforks kind of alive, though.

Awwwwww… you missed the good ones then.
Now you got’a go back and hunt for them

You did at least find the one where you get to sail the ship and attack the island… right?

Our actual destination was up on deck 5 - the kids's clubs, also known as nirvana, utopia, Valhalla, the Disney's Oceaneer Club, Disney's Oceaneer Lab, crack for kids. (Only two of those are "official" Disney names. I'll let you guess which ones.)

Looking forward to reading this… my boy was always just too old to even be interested in these (which means I never got to play in there either).

They were having an open house - meaning adults were allowed in to play and explore with the kids.

You and I both know that if no one was watching… the adults (meaning mostly the dads) would be overrunning this place in a heart beat.

Otherwise, these are strictly kids-only areas. But first things first - wash your hands. In what has to be the coolest. sink. ever.

You stick your hands in, and it automatically starts spinning, spraying your hands will soapy water, then rinses for you. Grab a paper towel to dry off and you're on your way.

”Who has the cleanest hands upon the sea…
Who has the cleanest han…”

Oh… never mind.

Our first stop, Andy's Room!

This reminds me… on a previous cruse, one the groups just ahead of us as we were initially boarding the ship had themselves introduced by the CMs as: “Andy’s Toys”. Quite funny…

“Disney Cruise Lines would like to welcome aboard the beautiful Disney Dream… Andy’s Toys!”

That has nothing to do with the kid’s clubs, but it tickled me at the time.

Look! My kid's have fulfilled their life-long dreams of becoming Potato Heads. Makes a daddy so proud!

Or you could just let them watch 24/7 cable news.
That’d have about the same effect.

I have a feeling that heaven takes on a lot of different things for different people. Maybe fluffy clouds and harp music.

“Hay… you… get off of my cloud”

Maybe a cornfield in Iowa.

“Build it… and they will come…”

But Madison's personal heaven, without a doubt, wold be a gigantic light up interactive dance floor.

“Shake, shake, shake… Shake, shake, shake… Shake your…”

Ummmm….. yourrrrrr… ummmm…

“Angels… shake you angles!”

(yah… that’s the ticket. Well, it is Disney ya’ know)

…a yellow submarine with computer terminals for games, and a huge movie screen for watching Disney movies. (Or movies like Bride of Chucky and the Blair Witch project, but only if the crew member working the DVD player has a sick sense of humor).

Or it just happened to be a Halloween cruse…

I’m just sayin’... you weren't in there the whole time (or were you?)

Stop it Man, you're making the walls talk again!

[insert Twilight Zone theme music here]

Like I said… Halloween cruse!

Up Next: Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with meeeeee!

An alien abduction! Really!!!

My, but they are taking this Halloween thing very seriously.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Wow. The Dream must truly be a magical ship if the close doors buttons actually work.

Pixie dust is some pretty amazing stuff, isn't it?

Well, duh!

To be fair, I did "sample" a little from their plates, and it was quite good.

Hi Andy!

But can they take their ears off and put them back on?

Yup. They can even put them where their eyes belong, and the nose in the ear hole. Look! I'm A Picasso!

Poor R/C

He wasn't complaining. I mean, how often do you get to be that close to greatness?

Sounds like one huge buffet! Of course kids would end up with chicken strips and mac and cheese. Those sandcastles look really cool!

There was soooo much food and choices. I needed 3 plates to try everything I wanted to try!

I've told DH that if we end up on DCL I'm going to be really sad that I can't play in the kids' clubs. They look like what a kid would dream of. I think that my Madison would join yours on that light up dance floor all day long.

Can't wait to hear more!

I don't think they would mind if you "explored" during an open house time. Just don't push the kids out of the way so you can get to one of the "can you drive the ship" games.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Why not both? Calories don't count on vacation.

No, but salmonella does. Which reminds me, the salmon on the ship was fantastic!

Cool. Did you see anyone rushing for the elevator and do the "buh-bye" wave as the doors slammed shut?

That would be pretty rude. I pretended not to see them rushing up, then as the doors were closing, I pretended to not know how to stop them.

It's either that or you have to wear a hazmat suit for the duration of the cruise. That's what they do on Carnival.

Is that the one that Kathy Lee Gifford sang about? I can see why they need the suits.

Agreed. That is really cool.

Ooh. That's really cool, too.

I found myself saying that a lot on the ship.

Who came up with the names? The kids, or the adults who get to leave them there for hours?

It's hard to feel bad about "abandoning" them there because when we did show up to get them, they never wanted to leave.

At least they're not couch potatoes.

I'm not sure this really fits here, but I thought it was funny and needs to be shared.

Only if it has a baseball diamond in the middle of it.

Is there another kind? We should check with Andy...

I find that hard to believe. Such a shy child.

Yes, she really has come out of her shell. About 7 years ago - when she started to talk.

Dude! I can see the music!

It's like that scene in Cheech and Chong, where they open the doors on the cruise ship and smoke comes billowing out.

Wow, that kid's club looks awesome!! I want a sink like that!

Me too!

Love your updates. Yay you're on the ship! I wanna go on a disney cruise!

It's an awesome time! I can't wait to go again!

 

[afwdwfan]

To be fair, I did "sample" a little from their plates, and it was quite good.

You were at a buffet and "sampled" from your kids plates???

Come on man, get your own chicken!

He wasn't complaining. I mean, how often do you get to be that close to greatness?

True, Madison is pretty awesome.

Is that the one that Kathy Lee Gifford sang about? I can see why they need the suits.

Is there another kind? We should check with Andy...

I prefer the cornfields in Indiana. And with or without a baseball field is fine. Actually, I want a cornfield with a football field in it.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

I love the theming in Cabanas! And the kids club is just fantastic. I wish I had sinks like that at home!

If you think that themeing is cool, wait until I get to the pictures from Halloween....

The ship is so pretty....too bad DH won't ever agree to a cruise. Guess it is because all the time he spent on a ship in the Navy...

The kids clubs look like so much fun.

I'm sure there's a way to convince him. They probably didn't have sports bars on the Navy ships. Start with that angle.

Well… it’s not free per say (as we all know), but it certainly is “unlimited”
(and that’s both a good thing, and a bad thing).

True. How about "pre-paid"?

The grub in the fancy-schmancy location is actually a buffet too (just with slightly higher end but also a more limited number of choices). That being said, were I in the company of two young’ens beneath the all important age threshold of: dark, moody, antisocial, “this is sooooo beneath me” and “my parents are the most embarrassingly lame sub-humans in existence”…

Then I think Cabana’s would be the way to go.

And yet, we'll eventauly get the "we never do anything we want to do!" from the kids.

By the way, enjoy this time with the young kids. That other phase I was talking about… it’s on the way and nothing can prevent it… nothing I tell you! Absolutely nothing….

Bwwwwwwaaaaahahahahahaha!!!!!



Sorry about that…
(deep breaths, take deep breaths)
Ok, I’m better know, so what was it you were saying?

Soooooo, how's Max doing?

I particularly like the murals painted in the shafts for the glass walled elevators. Very whimsical.

Yup. Got some pictures of those coming up...

You’d expect no less of Disney (but if they were to change those out for “creepy hands” when Halloween actually rolls around, that would come under the heading of AWESOM!)

Oooo...nice touch. You need to submit your application to the Imagineering department.

Hard to do with young kids

As hungry as they were, it really wasn't that hard.

Unless there’s unlimited desert in the offing.

That helps too!

On one of our past cruses, one of the entertainers who specialized in comical music, made up a nursery rhyme type of tune about this fact and lead every one in the lounge through a rousing chorus…

”Who has the cleanest hands upon the sea…
Who has the cleanest hands upon the sea…
Mickey Mouse and all his guests…
We’re the cleanest on the sea!”

You had to be there (and a couple of adult beverages added to the festivities), but trust me, this was quite funny at the time.

Sounds about right. But I'm not sure how he uses the sanitizing wipes with those big while gloves on.

Having all raised kids as well… I bet we can all see this one coming from mile away.

Yep. Expectations fulfilled.

I knew I wouldn't be able to sneak anything past you!

Spoken like a pro (or someone that has copiously read of other’s TRs and recommendations).

Again, your cruise TR was invaluable is planning and preparation. And by invaluable, I mean, completely valuable!
Thanks again, Rob!

Awwwwww… you missed the good ones then.
Now you got’a go back and hunt for them

You did at least find the one where you get to sail the ship and attack the island… right?

Yup, took me to the last full day to find it and had to ask a few crew members, but did eventually find that one!

Looking forward to reading this… my boy was always just too old to even be interested in these (which means I never got to play in there either).

They're awesome! And like I said earlier, I doubt anyone would kick you out during the open house times.

You and I both know that if no one was watching… the adults (meaning mostly the dads) would be overrunning this place in a heart beat.

As we were making our way around the club, Bambi may or may not have had to remind me - repeatedly - to leave the toys alone because I was falling behind.

This reminds me… on a previous cruse, one the groups just ahead of us as we were initially boarding the ship had themselves introduced by the CMs as: “Andy’s Toys”. Quite funny…

“Disney Cruise Lines would like to welcome aboard the beautiful Disney Dream… Andy’s Toys!”

That has nothing to do with the kid’s clubs, but it tickled me at the time.

According to my ticker, I've got 295 days to come up with something for our next announcement.

Or you could just let them watch 24/7 cable news.
That’d have about the same effect.

If a couch potato eats potato chips, does that make him a cannibal?

“Hay… you… get off of my cloud”

“Build it… and they will come…”

Not to get picky, but it's "If you build it, he will come."

“Shake, shake, shake… Shake, shake, shake… Shake your…”

Ummmm….. yourrrrrr… ummmm…

“Angels… shake you angles!”

(yah… that’s the ticket. Well, it is Disney ya’ know)

Yup, that's her in a nutshell.

Or it just happened to be a Halloween cruse…

I’m just sayin’... you weren't in there the whole time (or were you?)

No, there were other places that I need to be while the kids where in there. Like a lounge chair.

My, but they are taking this Halloween thing very seriously.

It's Disney. It's all about the story, after all.