MissMaryQC
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I'm glad things went well. Hope he has a speedy and successful recovery as well!
I asked if she was ready to go back to the room after we saw the show. She told me she wanted to do 5 more rides and then we can leave.
Ok…
She made a list of rides she wanted to do:
IASW
Barnstormer
Dumbo
Tea Cups
Carousel
It doesn't get much rougher that being happy and playing then waking up 4 hours later wondering what the hell happened. That's exactly how this little guy's day went.
Ok!Finally caught up on your report. I had put in some guesses for your upcoming trip, but now having read your update, I'm scratching them.
It seems like a petty complaint, but it really doesn't seem like that's too much to ask either.Your complaint about no photopass photographer at the Anna meet is totally valid!
Thank youAdorable meet with Tink and really cute family pictures on Main Street.
She did enjoy chatting with Cinderella, but the meal was certainly a letdown. I'm not sure what was up with Aurora's make up. I didn't really notice it at the time, so I don't know if it was something with the lighting that just let us catch it in pictures or what?That is fantastic that your daughter had some extra time with Cinderella but I am sorry to hear that the meal was disappointing, especially given the cost. Looks like the princess interactions were ok, but what is up with Aurora's eye makeup? Maybe that was asked and answered, I haven't read replies.
I am too!I'm so glad you both rode on Big Thunder!
She's ambitious.Cracking up at "Just 5 more rides"- you came close!
It was. It was fun to see all their excited anticipation for the adventure they were beginning.That's nice that you were able to connect with your wife's CP friend.
Hey, you know, I wanted to give some vague hints. There's a lot there if you want to pay close attention and recall some of our past TR's but trying not to just give it all away.Thanks for the extra hints, but it was like one of those logic problems from school.
"Scott has one sister and is standing next to the pig in the purple shirt, but is taller than the fire hydrant. What is Kim eating?"
1- T-Rex, Auskerhaus/Biergarten, Via Napoli, Be Our Guest, Tusker House
2- T-Rex
3- POFQ
4- Bonus ADR: Beaches & Cream
::Yes:: It ended up being a very nice day.Great rainy day !!! To top it off it actually got sunny in the end.
Both were good character interactions, yet the overall experience left something to be desired.Sorry about no PP for Anna- that seems strange and it shouldn't be that way.
Extra time with Cindy is great but I agree if that is the highlight then I would be disappointed too.
Got em!Summer trip
Guessing Boatwrights Crystal Palace, Be our guest,Hollywood and Vine, Akershaus /Via Napoli, Sci Fi
Hollywood and Vine was hard to get
Staying at POFQ
Bonus ARD for Beaches and Cream
Yeah... it wasn't just an absolutely horrible meal or anything, but it just didn't quite live up to what we wanted it to be. I guess that would be a fair way of saying it.Looks like I missed an update a while back. Sorry that your CRT meal wasn't the best. Sometimes those things can be hit or miss, depending on how everyone is feeling by that point of the trip. Plus, you had some other things stacked against you (table location, hurried princesses, etc.)
She is ambitious and stubborn if anything.Wow, I'm impressed she had an answer, and such a detailed, thought-out one! Then, she powered through. Nice!
He's doing great!My turn to apologize for not being around. You know why.
Rough day... and that's 2 weeks ago now!
How is he doing now??
Thanks! I'm a little hesitant to commit to a TR yet because this one kind of got bogged down. But I'm sure I'll probably do one. Thanks for following along!Enjoyed this TR and went back to read your East/West Coast one, too! I felt like I watched little DD grow up between the two trips! Looking forward to your summer trip, too.
I'm sorry there won't be the traditional Wishes show, but like I said, I'm sure the new one will be good. You'll get to make new memories and maybe gain a new sentimental favorite being the first time you'll see it will be when you're starting a new chapter in life.I'm a little unsure and sad about the end of Wishes, too, though. I feel you. We're going in August for our wedding/Disneymoon and I'm sure the new show will be wonderful, but I'm a nostalgic Wishes kind of girl and will definitely miss it.
I haven't. And a big reason is that we just never stay in AK more than a few hours. I think we'll probably make at least a full day of it this time so this is something that we'll certainly try to do. I know my mom really wants to watch the Lion King again. I could go either way, and honestly, I'd probably prefer to see Nemo for a first time if we had to choose between the 2. We'll see how it goes!Oooh, PS! I thought I remembered reading in one of your reports that you hadn't seen the Nemo show? If I didn't make that up and if it's still true, you should definitely give it a shot sometime you have time on a trip. It's my absolute favorite non-nighttime-spectacular show. Really high quality performance value in my opinion. And the puppetry is awesome.
It really isn't too bad. But like you mentioned, you do have to get some feedback to find out what people want to do. I'll admit, I went ahead and just made the call on a few of the ADR's myself. We can always cancel/change later if someone decides they don't want to do something. And if we didn't get something that someone wants... well they had their chance to give their input so that's not on me!Wow! The sounds like a dream! I'm glad that the plans came together pretty seamlessly. Seems like planning for 11 people isn't actually that bad! Which totally makes me more comfortable planning for our 11 people in September.
She certainly isn't happy at all...You know how I feel about the Wishes changes. I can only imagine if you're this upset how your DW must feel! I know is, this new show better be good.
I've walked around the resort and I like it. It would definitely be worth it for Stormalong Bay. I am leaning towards going elsewhere this trip though, just for the simple fact that I kind of think it would be better doing this in a few years when the kids are older and can make better use of the pool. I kind of have this goal that I want to stay in all the resorts at least once, so it might be a better opportunity to do a monorail loop room in this case since we'll be in MK the day before anyway. Then again, monorail loop means a more expensive room too!I hope you guys are able to cover a night at the Beach Club! We've eaten at Beaches and Cream once and just walking by Storm Along Bay makes me want to stay in the hotel, exclusively for the pool!
We can't do Disney all the time, unfortunately!Panama City plans sound awesome as well! What's the name of the hotel if you don't mind me asking? My sister living in Orlando means that we will likely be taking more trips down there, but possibly not all Disney related, much to my chagrin.
Thanks! I've been trying to decide whether or not to do a TR for this upcoming trip... I'm sure I'll give in and do one though.Glad to see you'll be keeping this TR alive! Can't wait to see how plans come together for July and for the rest of the year.
I feel ya. I love hanging out at the DIS, but it can be very time consuming!I'm having a hard time staying up to date on the DIS too. Life has just been too busy.
Thank you!Your little one is just precious, he has the best smile. I've been praying for him and I hope he's healing.
You know, that song certainly is an earworm. I talk bad about it sometimes, but truthfully, I don't think a trip would be complete without a ride on IASW.I have really enjoyed getting caught up on your report. The pictures of your DD with the characters are heat warming. She is very photogenic. I'm sorry your dinner at CRT wasn't Magical. Hopefully the visit this summer will be better. I loved the pictures of your family on Main Street. Please tell your wife I LOVE her necklace! Your DD choices for her late night at MK are spot on. My youngest is 17 and IASW is still a favorite for her (DH cringes).
That should be an awesome surprise graduation trip! That's too bad that you'll miss Wishes, but I'm sure the new show will be good. It just won't be Wishes...I'm so happy you have a trip planned for this summer. I can't wait to read that report too and see Ryder enjoying Disney for the first time. We love POR, it our favorite but enjoyed POFQ too. Danielle loved the slide. Don't know what we're going to do without Wishes. We're going right after Danielle graduates. She doesn't know yet, trying to surprise her. She doesn't know a trip to Disney without Wishes. It's great you have a beach trip planned as you recuperate from the parks.
That's kind of where I am... I am positive the new show will be awesome. It just won't be Wishes...I'm with you on Wishes ... my preference is to have both MSEP & Wishes, but if I can't have both, I'd like to have at least one of the two. I don't need a shiny new fireworks show. I want either my parade back, or the fireworks I know I like.
That said ... I'm trying to keep an open mind and I hope the new fireworks show is good. I just really want MSEP back.
They do have quite a few big tables there. We've done a large ADR there before without any problems. It kind of makes me wonder what's going on at EPCOT that I've not figured out yet!I never would have guessed that Via Napoli would be a hard reservation to get. Weird. I wonder if they just don't have many big tables ... at least you were able to get something!
Thanks!I like the idea of a 1-night splurge room ... Contemporary and Beach Club are both excellent choices. I hope you can get the points!
Last summer we were planning to visit the Smoky Mountains and then drive to a beach somewhere for a couple of days. Our oldest son had been asking to go to the beach for a couple of years. Plans were getting put into place and our reservations in the Smokies had already been made when we received the news about our coming addition's health issues. Needless to say vacation plans were canceled and last summer the kids didn't get to do anything fun.
And I might have finally broken through to them when I was sitting in her kitchen the day after Christmas. Mom mentioned that we could be at Disney World right now. I'm never one to shy away from a "told you so" moment so I proved my point by showing her waits over an hour for rides like the Magic Carpets as well as much longer waits on better rides on the MDE app.
Ok, I'm not anti-change. I get it. Things need updated. To me, Wishes was the best night time show on Disney property. Hands down. It has withstood the test of time. There are other things that probably needed attention sooner (ie: Illuminations).
While I wasn't exactly a huge MSEP fan, I'm still going to be comparing the new show to the combined draw of MSEP, the castle projection show, and Wishes. Because frankly, I feel like they're trying to replace all of them with this one new show.
DW and I didn't eat at Via Napoli on our last trip. Skipping it once is bad. Skipping it twice is unforgivable.
We all wanted to do a Fantasmic package, but we didn't set a specific plan on what we wanted to get. I ended up giving half credit for the ADR that was difficult if you picked H&V. Because technically, it was. But we knew that Fantasmic packages are limited and we weren't dead set on anything specific so we were planning to just plug in the date and see what we could get. We originally ended up booking at Mama Melrose. We had a group of 5 and a group of 6. There was nothing available for H&V. Since then, we ended up finding an ADR for 11 at H&V and have re-booked this ADR since the buffet will likely be a bit quicker and the kids will like the characters. As of the time that the question was presented though, our ADR was for Mama Melrose so that's the one that gets credit.
Which means we still have a night to fill in somewhere. We're not sure what we want to do yet. We'll either drive part way and stay some place cheaper.
Or we're considering splurging. As in one night in a room we wouldn't ordinarily pay for.
Now, If I could get the points built back up on our Disney Visa to pay for our one night splurge, I'm pretty sure that's what we'll do.
Thanks for bearing with me on this impossibly long TR.
Despite the rain and the feeling of being pelted by BB’s we still enjoyed our ride
Ok, I'm not anti-change. I get it. Things need updated. To me, Wishes was the best night time show on Disney property.
Needless to say vacation plans were canceled and last summer the kids didn't get to do anything fun.
We decided while still in the hospital that we were going to find a way to have a big vacation this summer.
Our traveling group has 3 reservations for this trip.
We're going in mid-July.
Our ADR should allow us time to eat and get back to the room to get to bed early so we can get a full night of sleep.
Oh wait. Wishes will be gone.
[rant]Ok, I'm not anti-change. I get it. Things need updated. To me, Wishes was the best night time show on Disney property. Hands down. It has withstood the test of time. There are other things that probably needed attention sooner (ie: Illuminations).
Because frankly, I feel like they're trying to replace all of them with this one new show.
This was the ADR that gave us some difficulty. DW and I didn't eat at Via Napoli
They haven't yet opened the Rivers of Light dining package for July,
I really want to splurge and do a night in the Contemporary with a theme park view or a night at Beach Club so we can use Stormalong Bay for a few hours Sunday morning before we head out.
AThey also have a decent pool side bar with a "kids eat free" deal so we will likely just relax by the pool and on the beach and eat on the cheap at the pool bar.
Needless to say vacation plans were canceled and last summer the kids didn't get to do anything fun.
We decided while still in the hospital that we were going to find a way to have a big vacation this summer.
As plans tend to do, things evolved and Mom started talking about doing a whole family trip to Disney World as we hadn't all been together since 2012.
Mom and Sis really wanted to go around Christmas time for the decorations.
As dates were discussed they kept coming back to the week between Christmas and New Years.
I proved my point by showing her waits over an hour for rides like the Magic Carpets
I don't know if you remember, but on our last family trip, Sis ended up very sick during the trip. She has a gluten allergy and somehow ate some contaminated food at some point and ended up missing a full day in the parks.
[rant]Ok, I'm not anti-change. I get it. Things need updated. To me, Wishes was the best night time show on Disney property. Hands down. It has withstood the test of time. There are other things that probably needed attention sooner (ie: Illuminations).
My theory is that they have decided to do this so that when they get flooded with complaints about there not being a night time parade, they can point at the shiny new fireworks show which is really just a replacement for an old show. So this new show, in my screwed up twisted mind, is facing a huge uphill battle. While I wasn't exactly a huge MSEP fan, I'm still going to be comparing the new show to the combined draw of MSEP, the castle projection show, and Wishes. Because frankly, I feel like they're trying to replace all of them with this one new show.
And if you think I'm not crazy about this change, DW's absolute 2 favorite things at Disney World were MSEP and Wishes. You should hear her opinion about these changes...
Alright, alright... I'm sure the show will be good and we'll love it. In fact have no doubt. I'm still not loving the idea right now though. [/rant]
So, do we get to hear your "It was hot!" rants?
While I wasn't exactly a huge MSEP fan, I'm still going to be comparing the new show to the combined draw of MSEP, the castle projection show, and Wishes. Because frankly, I feel like they're trying to replace all of them with this one new show.
DW and I didn't eat at Via Napoli on our last trip. Skipping it once is bad. Skipping it twice is unforgivable.
Nothing was available for lunch at 182 days out.
We have a hotel reserved in Panama City Beach to spend 3 nights there.
I really want to splurge and do a night in the Contemporary with a theme park view or a night at Beach Club so we can use Stormalong Bay for a few hours Sunday morning before we head out. But it's a lot of money and we're trying to be budget minded on this trip and we're just having a hard time pulling the trigger.
I guess that explains it. I also haven't been to Oklahoma and Kansas in a few years either. I probably ought to get back out to Delaware soon before it starts burning too!And the people were so upset you didn't visit they burned the place down.
It's blood. They're every bit as stubborn as I am.The lengths you have to go to in order to prove a point!
Illuminations does need work. Really, it would be a lot better if they just cut down on the amount of spinning globe time. And added more fire barge.
I think the bean counters are really getting more control all the time. I mean the past 2 - 3 years we've been seeing plenty of evidence of that with the price increases and abundance of new upgraded experiences for a fee.I think a new parade is probably in the works. It seems like too much of a Disney tradition for them to just axe it. Unless the bean-counters really are in charge of everything.
But Wishes at least had a cool soundtrack. I get goosebumps whenever I hear it.
Anyway, I hope the new show is cool. I like Wishes, but I can't say I ever thought it was irreplaceable. A cynic would say this and every other night-time show (World of Color, Fantasmic) are really just fireworks combined with Disney clip shows.
Have to agree there.
Yeah, I don't remember. But you probably did get points on this one. You kicked some serious butt on this last update. I probably ought to get that cleaned up and posted sometime...I read this three times and still have no idea what you said, other than I think it means I get no points.
Yeah, probably.Well, that sounds boring.
Neither does my wife.Much better! Do this! I have no problem spending your money for you.
You really are good at that. Actually, I've been running some farm expenses through that credit card just to build up points. Just paid for 500 gallons of fuel with it yesterday. Hopefully we can get there!Spend spend spend!!!
Yeah, maybe.Well, hey, you read mine. Seems like you might have had a distraction or two along the way this year.
It can't be much worse! As good as Disney is about catering to allergies, it was shocking and disappointing that it happened to her there.Nice to read about your summer plans Andy. Yes, I remember your sister missing a whole park day last time, I hope she has a better experience this time around.
You'll get to experience new stuff at AK especially, like Pandora and Rivers of Light -- nice!
I'm not sure if we'll stick with it... but we won't be going to CRT.Ooo, good call on the Skipper's Canteen vs. CRT for the guys. Especially after your last experience with CRT!
Fair enough... there are places that others rave about that I think are kind of meh... if we all liked the same places we'd never be able to get an ADR.Hmm, not sure what to tell you with Via Napoli. I know you love it. Although we weren't blown away and wouldn't hesitate to look at other World Showcase options.
I was leaning towards that at first, but DW and I have talked about it. We might save that one for a split stay when the kids are older and we can all enjoy it more. We're thinking monorail loop might be the most convenient this time... also most expensive.Interesting idea to splurge one night, I hope you can do it. I'd like to experience Stormalong Bay. Beach Club may be James' pick for his graduation trip. Time will tell.
Sounds like a great ending to the trip, spending a few days at the beach and taking a leisurely pace home.
Well thanks for reading and welcome to the DIS!I've jsut joined DIS and found a link to your report from somewhere else on the site but really enjoyed it - thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you got a do-over. That really would stink if you had that FP+ and that was your one experience with the ride!This made me laugh, we had the exact same experience and have the same ride photo of everyone looking slightly in pain! that was our first 7DMT experience but luckily we got to do it again in sunshine!
I hope that they recognize what Wishes was to so many people and try to replicate some of that magic. Like I said, I'm sure it will be an awesome show and we'll love it, but Wishes has just always been something extra special.I'm disappointed that Wishes is going too. Sigh. Don't know if this one will have the same magic!
yeah, yeah... I know.Excuses, excuses...
That's the truth.Nothing makes a hard situation easier than planning a Disney vacation.
Oh... only slightly. I mean 1 or 2 of us can actually figure out how to log into DME and use it.Well, there's a logistical nightmare!
Yes. I'm going to have to get creative with the hyperbolic statements of how hot it was.So, do we get to hear your "It was hot!" rants?
But it will only take the first day to get me tired anyway so what's the difference?Good plan! Sucks starting out tired!
AMEN!! Please! Replace Illuminations.
Because we have to screw with things... I don't know?Agreed! Things were perfectly great! Just... why...?!
Yeah, me neither!Ok, this really surprised me. Didn't see that one coming.
Um... guess I missed that one.They have now... did you get one?
Everybody wants to spend my money.DO IT!!
We're just trying not to go broke here...See? With planning like that, you can splurge too!