"OUR BIG, FAT DISNEY VACATION!" Ch.26 NEW! 2/11 pg. 121 "And they lived happily ever&

[UtahMama]

CHAPTER1…
PRE-pre-trip report because I cant wait to share:

Trip Report Pet Peeve #1: Obscure Abbreviational References- O.A.R’s. If it’s NOT a very common abbreviation or if you JMIT (Just Make It Up) then puh-lease clarify so I don’t have to refer to the DIS abbreviations chart 14 times in each TR. ICMU! (I Crack Myself Up!)

Trip Report Pet Peeve #2: Any disclaimers, warnings, or apologies such as, “This is so gonna suck but I’ll give it a try anyway…” Just sit up straight and confidently OWN your Trip Report awsomeness! By the way, go grab a snack, sit back, your gonna LOVE this one. Really.

We trek to Florida every year during 7-10 days in September to ‘do’ Disney World because my birthday is on Sept. 13 (very Virgo) and my DH wants to celebrate his DW’s b-day in style. WHAT-ever! It’s really because the free dining happens to play out during my birthday and DH likes to be on my good side (as apposed to my bad side which is a dark, horrible place). Disney could tack on hundreds of dollars to our “package” and claim it’s free dining and we’re all over it because we are the model family of consumerism the Disney Corporation counts on. Our family photo was on the overhead projector at the last Board of Directors meeting as Michael Eisner pointed to us with his laser-pointer and laughed at our gullibility. The other board members toasted us with champagne and gave each other knowing glances…
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CHAPTER 2…
Jump Right In. More “background” so you better know me and the yet to be introduced cast of misfits:

I just love controversy. Love it, LOVE IT! I love to pet my cat backwards. I go to movies the critics hate. I book my Advanced Disney Dining Reservations specifically based on the DIS boards reviews. If you went somewhere that gave you salmonilla, a long wait, or a pissy CM to serve you, THAT’s where I booked…hehehehehe…ICMU! I have REALLY good luck doing Disney and everyone around me is usually so nice and friendly and sweet-smelling (that one is a lie). If you hated it, I’ll love it. Which brings me to the Coral Reef. Never been there. I not only reserved it, it’s for my 39th birthday dinner on the 13th of September! I love controversy. I like aquariums. Like fishies. Like seafood. DH hates fish- all fish. Fishy smells, fishy things, Little Mermaid and Nemo. It’s PERFECT! That’s the kind of wife I am. If you are someone’s DH, be glad you’re not married to me. I like fish and I pluck long ear-hairs. RUN to your DW and hug her and whisper in her ear…”Honey, I am so glad you are not Utahmama”.

Back on topic: We’ve also made reservations at the Whispering Canyons because it sounds like a peaceful, romantic, quiet, stress-free, ketchupless meal.
Akerhaus-the "Pretend CRT"-because my DD2 will have to wait till next year for CRT. Not willing to sacrifice 2 table service credits. DS17 wants to go here to check out the HOT princesses. DS6 and DS8 would rather have their armpits infested with the fleas of a thousand camels than go here. Mama wins. Again. DH is hoping one of the clamshells will malfunction on Ariel. Also on the books are Le Cellier (I wonder if it’s in poor taste to order one’s diet coke in a wine glass or yell, "Gar-con, there's SNAILS in my es-car-gots!") and Chef Mickey’s (never been) and 50’s Prime Time Diner (never been), Boma (never been) and Captain Jacks (been) because DH likes to pretend to pay the huge bill (a la Zzub).

In the past, we’ve stayed off site because of our phenomenal connections with HolidayInn, Delta Airlines, and Alamo rental car (I KNOW!). In the past, we packed one suitcase full of Walmart snacks and ate as cheaply as possible. We bought meager souvenirs at that outlet mall near Kissimee. We hopped from park to park willy-nilly without CROCS or Bagallini’s. Un-planned. Un-organized. No Alien Green mickey head paint chips stolen from Home Depot plastered on our persons to announce us as DISers. We waited in long lines. Clueless. On our foreheads in permanent ink was “How not to do Disney”. Things improved slightly last year when we discovered the On-site option and resort living and FREE dining. Hel-lo! It was an Oprah light-bulb moment. Of course, we had no idea All Star Movies wasn’t the crème de la crème. We just knew our 4 kids loved the 101 Dalmations theme and they were de-lighted so we were too. It had a pool, busses, a store, an arcade, a counter service area, and all the soda we could drink with our refillable mugs, SWEET mother of Pearl!

This year we found YOU, the collective knowledge of the DIS has opened our blind eyes! I’ve poured over your trip reports, tips, hints, reviews, studied everything. Took meticulous notes. Laminated. Ready for Port Orleans Riverside (we have 6 in our family with 1 being a 2 year old in a port-a-germ-crib so we were limited on our choices if we didn’t want adjoining rooms). READY! SET…

We are de-programming our kids from all things not-Disney. No Sponge Bob, Dora, or Blue’s Clues. We’ve watched “The Happiest Celebration on Earth” our free vacation planning dvd starring freckle-nosed Erin the hostess, Luke the Ambassador of Adrenalin(“S’UP?”) Stacey the mom extraordinaire (I taught her everything she knows), Dave the Recreation and Relaxation Expert (who bares a scarry resemblance to my DH).

We have made a count down chart made of multi-colored Mickey Mouse paint chips my DH pilferred and filtched from Home Depot. Today, July 24th, has 43 more days. Our family ceremoniously deducts one numbered Mickey head each morning. The poster heading is in a multi-colored walt disney font: “COUNTDOWN TO OUR BIG, FAT, DISNEY VACATION: Sept. 5th –14th 2006”. 43 more days. ONLY 43 MORE DAYS!!!


Next time…CHAPTER 3 “ Introducing the Cast of OUR BIG FAT DISNEY VACATION” (stay tuned my pretties…)
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Table of Contents- To accomodate those who dont want to read the FLUFF:

Ch. 1 You are Here! Disclaimers, Warnings, and Pet Peeves!
Ch. 2 Contraversial Back-ground
Ch. 3 Meet-n-Greet pg. 4 (#47)
Craft Break pg. 5 (#67)
2005 Picture of our Family- Minus Ding-a-Ling Goofy DH p.5 (#70)
Picture of ME and DD in DISboards t-shirts (40 more days!) pg. 6 (#76)
Luggage Tag Dance-n-Pee pg.7 (#97)
Hologram ID tags and FREE Planet Hollyweird lunch pg. 11 (#158)

Ch. 4 OFFICIAL Pre-Trip Report in all it's GLORY! page 15 (#212)
Ch. 5 Are We There YET??????? page 24 #356 New!!!! Posted 9/15
Ch. 6 The Flight From Heck!!!! page 26 #380 Posted 9/17
Ch. 7 Dont You Know Who I AM?!? page 28 #414 Posted 9/18
Ch. 8 Our Bus Peeps and BONUS Dead Men Tell No Tales! pg. 32 #479 9/21
Ch. 9 Jungle Fever page 37 #543 9/25
Ch. 10 Loud Canyon Cafe page 42 #628 9/27
Ch.11 Yeti Foot page 46 #680 9/29
Ch.12 The Chronicals of Dinoland: The Tigger, the Chipmunk, and the Triceratops...page 51 #759
Ch.13 Boma: A Redneck Review...plus, The Gift! page.56 #838 10/4
Ch. 14 The Flippy Fit page 61 #907 10/6
Ch. 15 Dinner at My Grandma's House page 67 #997 10/10
Ch. 16 Zippy Droid vs. Kim Possible page 72 #1070 10/13
Ch.17 BW Villas/Le Cellier page 75 #1123
Ch. 18 The Airing of Dirty Laundry pg.83 #1231 10/24
Ch. 19 Chef Mickey's and Magic Kingdom pg. 88 #1307 11/2
Ch. 20 Wet Spectro Magic Parade, Wishes, and the Busride from HECK!"
pg. 92, #1371 11/9
Ch.21 Fjording, Maelstomming, and Akershusing! 11/20 pg. 98 #1463
Ch. 22 The Grand Tea 11/28 pg. 102 #1524
Ch. 23 Bring it on Zurg! 12/14 pg. 107 #1594
Ch. 24 Animal Kingdom 1/6 pg 110
Ch. 25 My Birthday 1/22 pg. 116 #1733 (videos)
Ch. 26 And they lived happily ever after! Pg. 121
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[2infinity&B-ond]

I just love controversy. Love it, LOVE IT! I love to pet my cat backwards. I go to movies the critics hate. I book my Advanced Disney Dining Reservations specifically based on the DIS boards reviews. If you went somewhere that gave you salmonilla, a long wait, or a pissy CM to serve you, THAT’s where I booked…hehehehehe…ICMU!

I haven't even finished reading yet, and I have ALREADY had to stop and clean Coke off my monitor....


This is gonna be GOOD! Can't wait for more!!!

 

[TwinkieMama]

I'm first! I'm first!! (or at least I was when I started posting this...
(hold on a sec: girls! quit shoving your brother in the spot between the file cabinet and the dresser)
Anyway- I am so excited about your big fat disney vacation...
(hold on a sec: girls! quit hitting your brother with the yard stick.... HE HAS PINK EYE YA KNOW)
Anyway I feel like I know your crew and I can't wait to read more.

UCMUT!, MWFKSST!, KWIM?

 

[suffolkprincess]

I like your style, lady.

 

[UtahMama]

TWINKIE!!!!! I totally loved your trippie! Everyone!!! Go straight to Twinkie's Trip Report...NOW! She's a hoot. Ok, I give up, Haus-Frau. What's the OAR's?
I hate pink eye. Had to throw away my Maybelline Great Lash and go au-naturel. Sucks. Thanks for the mad props, girl!

 

[pumba]

can hardly wait for your vacation to BEGIN......I live thru yours and everyone elses.
Thanks for the prelim

 

[TwinkieMama]

Utahmama (you know that just doesn't nickname very well... don't worry... I'll devote some of my no doubt considerable brain power to it tonight).... you are too kind and pretty stinkin funny to boot. I better wind up my trip report before September so we can all concentate on yours... in fact here it is...
The Twinkie family had a great time in WDW, came home, continued to DIS everynight to find out what Havoc the Utes? Utahans? Salt Lake Citiers? were causing in the World....
ok this banana isn't dancing- he is raising the roof for you

ps the translation of the OARs are in the edit line of the previous post

pps I love your style. Go write some more. Right now. I mean it.

 

[tubachick]

sounds like I should get ready for this one!!!

 

[PrincessMira]

I'm all over this...us Virgo's have to stick together!

 

[Goofy'sMom]

Wait...your big fat disney vacation is the closely resembles mine! We (Me, DH, DS10, and DD8) will be at POR from Sept. 2 to Sept. 9. Maybe we'll see you on the bayou!!

 

[almousefan]

Oh, I can't wait too finish reading this TR. Sounds like it will be a hoot!

 

[TimeforMe]

No fair, no fair--I wanna read it now! Can't you make something up to hold us over for a little??????

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Can't you just leave tomorrow? 43 days is wayyyyyyyyy too long!

 

[Eeyore Excitement]

I can already tell this is going to be a great trippie! You might just go up there with ZZUB, LaLa and Mel (1000thhappyhaunt, in case you had no idea )
43 days, awesome!!! I only have 4 months, 2 weeks and 4 days, more than you, ha ha!

 

[mytwinklestar]

This report is hillarious! (Did I spell that correctly? - Oh, who cares!) Guess I have to head over to HD to get my paint sample Mickeys for sure now. Between you and Twinkie, my husband is going to know without a doubt that I am NUTS! I sit here laughing - and nodding - as he walks passed the office - shaking his head again! "You are on THAT site again," he moans, knowing he has competition. Hey, I have to grin and bare football and wrestling on the big screen television that he bought for "the family" to enjoy. This is MY time. Get over it! LOL Cannot wait to hear more of your planning, meet your gang, and then join you guys in spirit during your trip. You go girl!

 

[Uncle Remus]

can't wait to hear more!

 

[riopooh]

Signing on board - this sounds like it is going to be good!!

 

[fizz13]

Oh boy, I think this is gonna be fun, had to get in there early,

 

[UtahMama]

NO FETCHING WAY!!!! We can’t swear in Utah. No, we just make up ridiculous but effective replacement swears. To figure out a swear word, just look at the first letter of the made up one and that’ll be the first letter of the real McCoy…”SNAP!” “FLIP!”, etc. You get the picture. We have some bad-bum gang- bangers around here, let me tell you! (Sorry O.T- diarrhea brain)
Never, never, never in a bazillion years in my wildest dreams would I have imagined so many people would read my pre-pre trippie. I am just so …flabbergasted.
After I commented to Twinkiemama, We threw some pillows and Little Caesar’s pizza in the”way back” of the Suburban and took the fam-dam to the Drive-In to see the new Pirates. Oh my heck, it’s good. Except it’s really hot and sticky out today (100 degrees!) which made DD2 extra pissy and cranky. So I took her for a walk and she finally gave it up and fell asleep…Just in time for a big thunder storm to pelt us! My heck, my darling Will Turner and Jack Sparrow are yummy, eh? DH and DS’s were glued to the movie. I was too, but more on Jack and Will…
On the way home, my DH was saying that maybe some more DISpeople read my Trippie. I’m all, ya right. It’s probably lost on page 2 by now. Wrong. I have some thankin’ to do (with a full heart):
2infinityandbeyond: Coke is nice. Pepsi is nicer. ThankYou for my first spew!

Suffolk You have great taste! REALLY great taste! Thanks!

Twinkiemama: I just love you to pieces already! Like, when do we say “raise the roof” in our non-DIS lives? But it’s just perfect to say here and I’m so flattered. You Rock! Ok, note the time I’m writing this… I still can’t get the OAR’s (obscure abbreviational references) and I’m sure I’ll smack my forehead and say, “Ohhhhhh, duh!”. And thank you for the ultimate supreme complementary dancing banana.

Tubachick: Thank You! Hope it’ll be a good one to read. Do you play the tuba? Wow!

PrincessMira: Oh no! You’ll have the Virgo advantage in figuring me out! You’ll see right through me. Drats.

Goofy’sMom: Oh Yay! We should meet! I promise we’re not that weird. We’re practically normal! I cant wait!!! Now it’s 43 more days! You’ll recognize us because of the mickeys on all our stuff and our room door/windows (really, do people do that? because I’m all over it and hope people will at least say hi!). PM me if you want to meet.

Almousefan: Thanks so much! I just mostly see the funny side to everything. Humor is everywhere! Especially in haircuts.

Timeforme: I love your username. You are such a sweetheart! Thanks. I’ll introduce the cast tomarrow (hopefully). You’ll love my family. They’re…”quirky”.

Backstagegal: I wish I could get on a plane and leave tomarrow! 43 more days.

EeyoreExcitement: I’m there, baby! In my mind, I’m there! Those are my favorites! Zzub, Lala, Mel, Twinkiemama, Horsegirl, Vettechick, Hucifer ,Viki, Kpk89, Jamal, are my resent favorites( and I know I forgot some) To me, a really good trip report makes me laugh, cry, spew, scream at the monitor proving to my kids that mommy is nuts, and it has to “take me there”. We don’t have to stay at the same place and like the same rides or meals. We don’t have to have the same favorites. It’s just fun to read and share.To laugh and cry together. We DO have the commonality of loving our families and loving our Disney vacations, and sharing these things with others. It’s like 2:45 in the AM and I’m typing this on WORD so I must be tired. I get all Sappy when I’m tired.

MyTwinkleStar: Yes, you are in big trouble, Missy! Hope you like my Chapter 3…coming soon-like.

UncleRemus: Cant wait to write more. How hot is it in Texas? It’s really hot in Utah. 100 degrees today!

Rio oh, it will be good…humble me says so (hopes so!) Thanks darlin’!

Fizz13: I hope you’ll likey. What does your username mean?



So, just for fun, and this is purely optional…if you will…please mention what kind of snacks you are munching on whilst reading the DISboards!!! You can learn a lot about a person with what kind of snacks they choose! I’ll start: Cheese Puffs (traditional, not crunhy or flamin’ hot) and a huge diet Pepsi. You’re Next… Be honest, though. I wont believe you if you say “carrot sticks and green-tea”!

 

[Glendamax]

Wait a minute, you mean I popped this popcorn for nothin?

UtahMama, you owe me a bag in September!