Thanks for the update. I didn't know about this change.They changed the bus routes so that the CR bus shares with WL and the Poly bus shares with the GF. It has been less than a year since they switched the routes.
Oh that darn crane! Well the picture looks very nice nonetheless. That castle always manages to make everything look pretty and magical!We took our customary Photopass pictures in an empty park - usually the Photopass photographers are lined up all down Main Street, this morning - we had to walk clear to the hub to get to our first one. But we did get some fun photos - even with the dumb crane in the background. Sigh
Your CP pictures are adorable! Glad you enjoyed the meal! I still have to try this. The fact that you are able to get into MK early is enough in itself! And that french toast looks delicious!
Glad you got the picture! Your Then and Now pictures are always fun to see!As we came out of First Aid - I grabbed another guest to take this photo... This guest was VERY unhappy that I asked her to do this, but she reluctantly did it anyways. It was important that I have this picture - in this spot - because I have a "Then & Now" picture in this location with the girls from almost every trip.
MITTENS?! Wow! I didn't realize it was that cold!I noted in my journal that it was FREEZING - and I needed the mittens that I'd brought with
At least you got on once!Sadly - this was our only ride on SM this entire trip... We even let our FPs for later in the morning expire - it was just too cold to ride!
I LOVE character meets. I think no matter how old I get, I will still enjoy them more and more.Still super cold, I coaxed Allison to wait in a few character lines with me - I love meeting characters, and Allison is a little "too old" for that. Reluctantly - she agreed...
Adorable!First up was Woody and Jesse... The line to meet them was quite long - but it ended up only being about 10 minutes.
Only at Disney would something like this happen!Allison and Chip laughing as Dale was relieving me of my Donald Gear...
Oh gosh I know what you mean! This always happens to me in the Peter Pan ride! No matter how hard I try to take a semi-good picture in there, it never wants to come out good for me!We decided that Haunted Mansion was a WARM indoor ride and we really wanted to be warm... No pictures of that though - my phone isn't the best about dark ride photos - so you are better off imagining anyways.
Then - one of my best Meet n' Greets with Donald... Donald is always hit or miss for me - mostly miss, especially when I am wearing my Donald gear... Believe it or not - I try to avoid him when I am dressed like this, because usually my M&G are awful - this is a rare exception. And then - to get the Photopass photographer to actually capture it is a feat unto itself too... I was very lucky this day!
It looks like you are huddling together so that you don't get wet, rather than because you are scared. You're lucky this ride was open at all. They usually close it in January for maintenance.Sadly - this was our only ride on SM this entire trip... We even let our FPs for later in the morning expire - it was just too cold to ride!
The wind can be brutal on a cold day in Florida.The stand-by wait time for BTMRR was actually 45 minutes! We were not happy - it was a freezing wait, because the windows in the queue don't actually close - and since the building it up high - the wind blows right through. It was a miserably long wait.
It always feels colder in Florida than at home at the same temperature. They don't heat their buildings well and it is hard to find a place to get warm.We almost froze to death here... Yup - as a born n' raised MN girl, I am VERY disappointed with my inability to handle the Florida "cold"...
You look great in the 2016 picture. Your diet has done wonders for you.Here's a good mid-day now n' then photo set for you all...
August 2013
Yo yoing temps destroy your built up tolerance for the cold temps. At least that is my experience as a southerner.up - as a born n' raised MN girl, I am VERY disappointed with my inability to handle the Florida "cold"...
The boys did NOT like my Donald gear - proceeded to strip it off of me, give it to the Photopass photographer, and not let me put it back on for the picture... For that matter - they barely let me take it back after our Meet n' Greet was done.
how strange!Donald is always hit or miss for me - mostly miss, especially when I am wearing my Donald gear... Believe it or not
We saw empty car after empty car come down the flume for Splash - we didn't ride it at all this trip and only rode it once in December. Its one of our favorites too.
I had always thought I wanted to stay at the CR, but honestly its not high on my bucket list anymore. We may do Bay Lake at some point, just because I want to stay at all the DVC resorts, but it won't be anytime soon.
That said, we extended our September trip (actually started 2 days earlier) so we could stay at the WL for 2 nights. I'm looking forward to that.
At BWI - if you come down the main outside staircase on the Lake side, take the passageway off to the left and it takes you right to the pool. You probably walked right past it without realizing it.
I think everyone needs to try the kitchen sink once. There were 4 of us and we couldn't finish it either. Somewhere I read an ingredient list and saw that it had peanut butter sauce on it which I really do not care for, so we requested they leave it off and they did, no problem.
I think you are right about eating all that rich food that we haven't been eating lately being the root cause of the stomach issues. Haven't had a problem since I've been home and back to my normal eating patterns.
I guess I didn't know exactly where the bus stop was at TTC. If you were trying to minimize time outside I agree monorail is way to go but you don't show walk from CR bus stop to monorail and if you walk through Poly a bit more there's a shorter path. You'll just have to take me with you to SOG so I can show you.
I love pre opening breakfast at CP. Yum!
How frustrating when you get up early and then are delayed by the monorail. I've had that happen more than once. I think the monorail didn't start til 8:30 due to much need maintenance but they really need to have good bus service.
Did you stay dry on Splash?
What a bummer that you were so cold. I hope you had some warm clothes with you to Florida so you didn't have to be cold the rest of the trip.
Thanks for the update. I didn't know about this change.
Looks like you had lots of fun with the characters. Yay for a great Donald! Great photos too!
I feel so bad for Allison with the nail,how annoying, and blood all the time, ugh!
I love the character meets and photo pass pics! The cold is so different when your supposed to be outside all the time, its different then being home and running in and out of the house or stores.... at least that how I feel.
Trip seems great so far!
Oh that darn crane!: Well the picture looks very nice nonetheless. That castle always manages to make everything look pretty and magical!
Your CP pictures are adorable! Glad you enjoyed the meal! I still have to try this. The fact that you are able to get into MK early is enough in itself! And that french toast looks delicious!
Glad you got the picture! Your Then and Now pictures are always fun to see!
MITTENS?! Wow! I didn't realize it was that cold!
At least you got on once!:
I LOVE character meets. I think no matter how old I get, I will still enjoy them more and more.
I bet one day she will be very happy to have all those character pictures when she's older, if not now!
Adorable!
Only at Disney would something like this happen!
Oh gosh I know what you mean! This always happens to me in the Peter Pan ride! No matter how hard I try to take a semi-good picture in there, it never wants to come out good for me!
D, this is precious! How magical
Loving all the character photos, everything came out great!
It looks like you are huddling together so that you don't get wet, rather than because you are scared. You're lucky this ride was open at all. They usually close it in January for maintenance.
The wind can be brutal on a cold day in Florida.
It always feels colder in Florida than at home at the same temperature. They don't heat their buildings well and it is hard to find a place to get warm.
You look great in the 2016 picture. Your diet has done wonders for you.
I love all your MK pictures! You got some great pictures with the characters, too!
I'm sorry that you were so cold. That can make you feel miserable. In 2010 we went to Disney the week after Thanksgiving to see the Christmas decorations. The first few days were great - warm and sunny. About midweek, a cold front came in and it was cold, terribly cold. We were not prepared at all for the weather. We ended up missing a lot of the evening parades and fireworks because we had to go back to the room; it was just too cold. Out of all our trips, it was probably our least favorite, mainly because of the weather.
I feel like I keep talking about my toe (and I'm sorry), but, I agree to keep the nail as short as possible. I always kept my cut back and would wrap it to keep it from getting caught on anything.
Yo yoing temps destroy your built up tolerance for the cold temps. At least that is my experience as a southerner
how strange!
Love this picture!!! So stinkin cute.
Cold Disney or August Disney? Lol. I agree we only had semi cold Disney days in December, but it just doesn't compare to the heat and desire for a/c! Can't there be a happy medium??? Who am I kidding- WDW could be covered in 3 feet of snow and it would still be my happy place!!!!
Love love love the Donald pictures. You work so hard on your outfit coordination it must feel gratifying to have a great meet as a result!!!
Cold Disney or August Disney? Lol. I agree we only had semi cold Disney days in December, but it just doesn't compare to the heat and desire for a/c! Can't there be a happy medium??? Who am I kidding- WDW could be covered in 3 feet of snow and it would still be my happy place!!!!