You can take the girl out of Disney, BUT

[mom2rtk]

Reflection....or is it a ghost?

I have to say...even the honey wall felt sticky and gross.
I did warn Claire not to try and lick it. We had a licking incident with a bus pole a few years ago...and she ended up sick the next day.

Ewwwwww.........

That which does not kill us makes us stronger, right????

Show her the scene in "Christmas Story" where he licks the flag pole and it freezes there!

 

[jenseib]

Ewwwwww.........

That which does not kill us makes us stronger, right????

Show her the scene in "Christmas Story" where he licks the flag pole and it freezes there!

She has seen it...and I really think she wanted to give it a try and see if that works too.

 

[stephielela]

Ugh what is it about kids!? They are so wierd about licking stuff, Jack is the same way! It grosses me out just thinking about it!

 

[jenseib]

Ugh what is it about kids!? They are so wierd about licking stuff, Jack is the same way! It grosses me out just thinking about it!

I know...it's so gross!

 

[Kathy Jetson]

We always go to Tom Sawyer's Island River really likes it. I like the animatronics in the fort and the caves and after that I'm done but we stay there because River likes everything about it. This year I hurt my foot really bad and there was no way I was going to walk all over that island and all over the rest of the park too so my mom took him to the island and I got to go ride Pirates by myself

We did the interactive queue at HM you could do it as slow or as fast as you wanted or just do some of it and then walk out. We really liked it.

Maybe they were testing that potty for part of the new NextGen stuff everything will be interactive even going to the restroom!

We rode Pooh pretty late and there was no line so we all went to the interactive stuff and played with it. I had to drag River out.

 

[jenseib]

We always go to Tom Sawyer's Island River really likes it. I like the animatronics in the fort and the caves and after that I'm done but we stay there because River likes everything about it. This year I hurt my foot really bad and there was no way I was going to walk all over that island and all over the rest of the park too so my mom took him to the island and I got to go ride Pirates by myself

We did the interactive queue at HM you could do it as slow or as fast as you wanted or just do some of it and then walk out. We really liked it.

Maybe they were testing that potty for part of the new NextGen stuff everything will be interactive even going to the restroom!

We rode Pooh pretty late and there was no line so we all went to the interactive stuff and played with it. I had to drag River out.

The next gen potty's...too funny!

I do love the iteractive stuff....my worry is that with so many people playing with it daily...will it last and stay in good shape? You know how things start out cute and after 5 years look so crappy and don't work properly. Hopefully Disney keeps up with the maintanance and keeps it fresh.

 

[jenseib]

I decided we should head over and check out the new Dumbo location. I believe it had only opened maybe 2 weeks before we arrived. I was excited to see the new location.

I took pictures along the way.

The ground is even themed……so cute.

I think the line was about 30 minutes…maybe less…but for Dumbo…that isn’t too bad, so we hopped in line.

And of course I took pictures while we waited.

You are not going to believe this….but we had another Non-english speaking family behind us…the ones that make you feel like they want to jump in front of you in line. I swear they were constantly breathing down the back of my neck. They had 2 little ones that kept running up in the line too. I know it’s hard to wait…I hate waiting too…but I guess I have been fairly lucky that all my kids learned early on that if you want to ride…you wait patiently……well you wait. LOL
Again it was hot…and I just hate people right up against my backside. I will move as soon as the people in front of me do.

More ground theming.

If you flick through these next 3 fast…you will see the car in motion. LOL

 

[Caretames1]

We should take wipes and just run them along the handrails as we wait in line.

Is it weird that I have thought of that? Kadence is a pro at the paper towel door handle grab, and the foot toilet flush!




Must have been strange riding Dumbo in a different location! I can't wait to see it all.


I'm starting to think you must have that special something that makes people want to be near you! If you could only figure out how to repulse them....

It would be a great super power!

 

[jenseib]

Is it weird that I have thought of that? Kadence is a pro at the paper towel door handle grab, and the foot toilet flush!




Must have been strange riding Dumbo in a different location! I can't wait to see it all.


I'm starting to think you must have that special something that makes people want to be near you! If you could only figure out how to repulse them....

It would be a great super power!

Claire is a pro at just not flushing!

I think I stink good!

 

[Caretames1]

Claire is a pro at just not flushing!

I shouldn't laugh, but Kadence "forgets" to way more than she should!

I think I stink good!

Maybe it's time to wear a slightly more odorous scent!

 

[Tinkermom76]

I can't wait to see the new Dumbo and Barnstormer in 81 days!!!!!

 

[Beth D]

Maybe that's it --- you smell too good!

Does the honey wall actually feel like honey is dripping down it? I could see DS wanting to lick it. He's one of THOSE kids, the one who put his mouth on everything...

 

[jenseib]

I shouldn't laugh, but Kadence "forgets" to way more than she should!



Maybe it's time to wear a slightly more odorous scent!

I can't wait to see the new Dumbo and Barnstormer in 81 days!!!!!

wooohooo!

Maybe that's it --- you smell too good!

Does the honey wall actually feel like honey is dripping down it? I could see DS wanting to lick it. He's one of THOSE kids, the one who put his mouth on everything...

Thats it...I smell like roses...all the time.

the honey wall is pretty smooth.

 

[natebenma]

Really great pictures of the new Dumbo section and new Fantasyland preview.

I have a confession- never stepped foot in MickeysToonTown, never rode Goofy and I've never been on Dumbo!



I don't see it happening anytime soon, with a teen and a tween boys.

 

[jenseib]

Really great pictures of the new Dumbo section and new Fantasyland preview.

I have a confession- never stepped foot in MickeysToonTown, never rode Goofy and I've never been on Dumbo!



I don't see it happening anytime soon, with a teen and a tween boys.

You gotta ride Dumbo!!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I was over a month behind! Still in Universal! Hoop Dee Doo looks like so much fun, it's been on my list forever, I think Henry would love it.

You guys got quite a bit done at MK despite the crowds! How was the food at Pinocchio's? We ate there a few years ago and it was awful and haven't been back since. I'm tempted to try it again. I sure wish they had something more authentic to the area there versus pizza!

 

[jenseib]

I was over a month behind! Still in Universal! Hoop Dee Doo looks like so much fun, it's been on my list forever, I think Henry would love it.

You guys got quite a bit done at MK despite the crowds! How was the food at Pinocchio's? We ate there a few years ago and it was awful and haven't been back since. I'm tempted to try it again. I sure wish they had something more authentic to the area there versus pizza!

Skip said his sandwich was good, and our chicken tenders were just like all the rest on property...good, but not something to write home about. The chocolate cake was NOT as good as I remembered from years past. So it was good to fill us up, but I won't be rushing to get back there.
Claire really loves HDDR. I am hoping she enjoys the Spirit of Aloha this year too for something different.

 

[jenseib]

I am so sorry for the lack of updates lately. Time seems to be on fast forward and before I know it the day is over.
I am going to do a double update now though!

 

[jenseib]

Finally we got to hop in our elephants. I took a few more pictures before lift off.

And we now are in the sky!

I was really trying to get pictures of the new Fantsayland.

If I had been thinking though, I should’ve looked down and got some of the other Dumbo ride being built.
Sadly I thought of that while we were ending and this was the only picture I got of it.

We had a fun time. I’m glad we rode it.
We debated on Goofy’s Barnstermer, but Claire said no. The line had gotten long, but she was adamant about not riding it as well.
So we headed off to the new bathrooms.

I took this picture because this is a brand new bathroom and already the hook had fallen off and it looks like they tried to put it back up with some sort of adhesive, but that obviously didn’t work either.

We passed by Goofy’s Barnstomer and headed towards Tomorrowland.

I never had used this backside path before.

We came out not too far from a smoking section, so guess where Skip headed?

We also ran into a few characters.

They were going back behind a stage, so we just sat for a few minutes at the smoking area.

And then we realized why they were heading that way…there was a show starting.

We sat a few minutes and relaxed.

Skip and Claire decided to go and ride the Tomorrowland Speedway. I didn’t feel like waiting in the line, so I went and got myself a drink.

They called me and told me the wait was 40 minutes. I decided to give the Carrousel of Progress a try. They wouldn’t let me on with a drink, so I roamed a bit while I finished it.

 

[jenseib]

Some more roaming while I drink up this very large drink.

BURP!!!!!!!

Ok it’s all gone now. I headed back to COP and rode it for my very first time ever. They said no pictures, so I actually followed the rules and didn’t take any. It was just OK to me. I am glad I saw it, but won’t make an effort to see it again….BUT I do think Claire would like it (Skip wouldn’t), so we may try to fit it in again in Nov. so she can see it for her first time.

While in there I did silence my phone, but evidently that doesn’t silence the direct connect beep, and it kept beeping over and over. While we were going between scenes I quickly picked it up and said quietly that I am in a ride and I’ll be out soon.

I guess their car ride went much faster than the posted time, so they headed to the TTA while they waited. So when I got out, I had to wait on them once again.

As you can see it was crazy crowded.

You can see Skips head here.

One thing I realized this day…Each day I would look for the color of shirt that Skip was wearing to locate him. Today was turquois. Well it must’ve been turquois day today, because sooooo many people wore that color. There were groups of people wearing that color.

Another gross moment….As I was waiting for them to come down I saw a couple coming down …and they were very much in love…..so much so that they were making out on the conveyer belt down. Really, did they need to kiss that much right then and there?

I can’t remember exactly what we did next,….well next was another smoke break for skip…. but it involved heading towards Fantasyland again.

I am now thinking this might’ve been when we used our Peter Pan Fast passes.

I think it has to be when we used them. Because the next stop was a smoking section and there is a time lapse in the pictures.

While we sat there, we tried talking Claire into Splash Mountain, she wasn’t really for it, but no longer fighting it. So I sent Skip and Claire to the Country Bear Jamboree and I headed over to Splash to get FP’s for later. I had a little time to kill before my window opened for the next FP, so I explored a bit while waiting.