I got so behind again! I love the Pooh Que. We rushed right through it because it was dark. I don't think Claire even minded, but she did point out a few things while we were in line. We just did NOT have enough time this trip to do it all. And that was going strong all day long.
Next trip, right?
She'll have a great time in there! Did you get to play with the honey walls?
Carter loved playing in the new Winnie the Pooh Queue. I can easily see how a little kid would find the play area more exciting than the ride.
Your solo touring plans sound like so much fun! Very tiring, but in a good way. I hope you figure out how to get the resort you want.
I can too! Henry declared he did not like the "part where it rains" - the Huffalumps. I understand why. Next time we'll probably just do the queue and then ask him if he wants to do the ride or not. I'm okay with missing it too.
Why have I not read much about The Plaza? Your food looks delightful!!! Yum!
I really think I might switch some things up before our ADR day on Friday and give it a try. Is it usually fairly easy to grab an ADR?
I LOVE your solo plans! Do anything & everything you wouldn't be able to do with a hubby and little man! This will be a blast for you Brook! I'm super excited for you.
I think The Plaza is a bit overlooked! It's not as fancy and has simple eats, so I think people usually bypass it for something more interesting. But, I actually appreciated it's simpleness. I think it is pretty easy to grab an ADR for it, it's small in there, but never seems overwhelmingly busy.
Finally had the time to catch up on your report!
Now let me see if I remember all my thoughts....
Your flight - I'm a Coke Zero Sweet Potato girl so I would have been VERY happy with those snacks. Not a peanut fan at all. We always fly SW. Bummer about the delay and on one of our trips....we had a delay and by the time we were ready to take off...Gabriel's DVD battery gave out. I had to hand over my Ipod Touch and sit there reading Sky Mall for two hours
Seeing Henry with such cool electronic goods reminded me of that.
Gosh I love that feeling when you are off to the House of Mouse!!
LOVE Henry taking pics of the food!
Main Street Bakery
Winnie the Pooh is Gabriel's favorite. I don't know how he is going to react to it being "different" but it looks so cute I am sure he will love it.
We want to try Plaza some time too!
You had said that you can choose your dining plan each night? Do you know if that applies when you rent DVC points? That would be awesome if so.
Cool on a SOLO TRIP!!!
Now, I will try and keep up so I don't have so much backtracking.....but thank goodness you do an index
I was impressed with Jet Blue's snack selection too! There were 4 or 5 things to choose from! I'm on Delta for my solo trip. Blah.
I had soooo been there with the Sky Mall magazine. Ugh. Another bonus for Jet Blue is the TV in every single seat. It was awesome watching HGTV while we sat for an hour at the gate.
I hope Gabriel doesn't mind the changes! It really is a lot of fun, there is so much to do. Hopefully he'll enjoy it! Do you ever show him pictures/video of changes before you go to prepare him?
I am not entirely certain on if the "pick & choose"
DDP works for renters, but I can't imagine that it wouldn't...usually you get all the perks that the owner gets. That's a great question--and now I have a renter, so next time I call DVC I'll ask just that!
That reminds me, a great thing to do sans males is have afternoon tea at the Garden View Lounge at the Grand Floridian. We do this as a "girls" afternoon tea. My MIL and I took my daughters and niece, dressed them up in their pretty spring Easter dresses. We also did this another time with 2 of my girlfriends and one's daughter while the boys went somewhere else... it is so elegant.
I LOVE the GF Tea! We've only done it once, but I have thought about doing this for this trip!!! I think it might work out just perfectly for one of the days too...thanks for the reminder.
Really enjoying your report!! Henry is such a doll! I love the queue around Pooh, can't wait to see if for myself. I may have to play around there, my teenage son will probably be embarrassed
. Looking forward to reading more!
Melissa
Thank you for reading!!! LOL about your son!
I still say go for it! It's so much fun. He can show off his muscles and try to pull gopher out while you jump around.
Looks like a delicious meal! I think I need to try The Plaza sometime. No room on our next trip...guess that means I need to plan another one!
Sounds like a plan to me!!!
Your plans for you solo trip sound like so much fun. Touring solo will make it so much easier to get around.
Can't wait to read the reports.
I am thinking that sans 2 other people and stroller I'll cruise right through the parks. Even if I go slowly I'll be going at a pretty good pace. None of the "What's next?" question after each ride either!
Great to be back after my week long absence! I"m ready to get caught up!
I can say that an ultimate day at MK is totally doable!! Totally! I've done it many times, but you've gotta be there from RD to close, AND you have to do it in like Sept. You are going to LOVE IT!!!
You're an expert at FiPs, so I have no doubt that those will help you. BUT, I don't know if those are allowed to be "official".
A week long absence would take me 7 weeks to get caught up I bet! I'm STILL behind, drastically behind, from our vacation.
All well!
You've done the Ultimate Touring Plan?!?! The real official one where you ride every single thing? Dude.
I'm very excited about it! And I DO plan to be at Rope Drop - matter of a fact, I have to in order to qualify for the official plan since the Opening Show is a required pic! LOL
You lost me about the FiPs. Are you talking about the plans? As per Touring Plans.com they want you to use their plan (but it can be adjusted), to prove how good they are.
Hey BE!
Great updates.
Loved the shots of the Pooh Queue.
Hoping you get a place to stay for your first solo night!
Thanks!! I do have a place for the entire stay now, whew!
Brilliant. I just added another two days to our next trip, and it's still not enough to stuff in --er, FIT in--all the good eats I want. Now to sell DH on another trip ...
It's true, never enough days at Disney!
Oops. Double post. It lied about the fatal error.
That darn fatal error. Bunch of hooey.
I am so going to have to remember taking a picture of the sword in the stone from that angle. So much better, plus from the other angle, the sun is always in my DS's eyes.
I love your solo plans. I don't know if I could ever do a solo trip, but it sure does sound like fun.
Isn't that a great angle? I really like it too!
I'm soooo excited about the solo/girlfriends trip. I know I'm going to get more Mommy Guilt as I leave the house, but hopefully it will disappear quickly! Joe and Henry are already planning a day at the beach, so that isn't too shabby either.
. You're quite mistaken as you want to take Molly with you, M-O-L-L-Y. Not Sarah. I don't know how you could've made such an obvious mistake.
(amazing the difference between boy and girl choices on the smilies!)
and I were always in search of the ultimate Tuna sandwich. We'd try all sorts of places everywhere. I continue the search without her. So far, my top Tuna is actually the tuna on whole wheat that you get at the pool bar at SSR. I suspect that they are made in a central location, so the ones at every pool bar would be the same or at least the same recipe. Its delish! Somehow, I didn't take a pic? 
just kidding! I hope I would be able to come along for that, but I can absolutely understand that you want to do it on your solo trip! 
I hope you get to try it and you are right, it's a good idea that you do an initial trial run this year so that when we do it together we can have a fantastic finishing time!! 
She flies in just before me and will just hang in the airport until I arrive. (I gotta tell her about Chic-Fil-A. She's originally from Oklahoma and knows all about that precious!) Together we will make our way on the ME to All Star Movies! I was able to rent my DVC points to a lovely DISer (I won't say who in case s/he wants to keep it a surprise!), and use the money from them to stay at a Value resort. I'm VERY excited to try a new resort! Movies is currently undergoing a refurb and I will be requesting a refurbed room. And...after I booked I randomly remembered we had a Free Dining PIN code a while back in the mail. I dug through the "shred" pile and found it! 
However, there are currently no Value resorts open with the code, but I'll keep trying! Free food would be amazing for the budget! With the PIN, I'll stay at any of the Value resorts, so I'm keeping that totally open.
However, if one of us aren't feeling it, we'll scrap it. Or if we get partway through and we are done, we'll stop. We are just going to play it by ear.
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We were hoping for string cheese, yogurt, maybe some hot dogs to grill out with, fresh fruit and/or veggies. They really don't have anything for perishables/cold items. We always bring the non-perishables from home, so Hess wasn't much help for us. I ended up with apples, bananas, water, milk and soda.
