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- Feb 17, 2013
The MAN COLD??!!! Noooooooo! Call out the undertaker (or your mom, whatevs!). Also, I would totally support my tax dollars buying a hard-working pregnant lady room service.
The MAN COLD??!!! Noooooooo! Call out the undertaker (or your mom, whatevs!). Also, I would totally support my tax dollars buying a hard-working pregnant lady room service.
Please tell me how you look so fresh at 5 am? I look like the crypt keeper! You probably know by now I LOVE a surprise trip! And yours is making me want to plan one SO badly! Your travel looks so smooth and how cool is it to wake up at home and be in Epcot before lunch! F&G looks gorgeous-- that's the one thing we have never seen at Disney!
WOOHOOO!!! on the ROL dates and Pandora! When this was announced, I decided that I HAVE to go back this year. They just released the new school calendar, and I think I can make a trip work in late Oct/early November-- will need to figure out if I just take G or if we can all go. Cost will be a big factor this year, with so many house/moving expenses coming up. I'm sure your June TR will be a good motivator for me to get it planned
I hope Andrew survives his devastating illness Have a great time on your trip!
Looking forward to reading about this trip... looks like a great start!
I made a Tiffins/ROL reservation, too! So excited, but I didn't realize until after I made it that ROL will be at 9:15 that night. I'm not sure how my kids will do with that.
I love that you surprised Aria with the trip. I can't keep a secret with travel plans so I don't know if I'll ever be able to do that to Rory and Lola. Maybe if we book a very last minute trip! You two look great at that early hour!
We stayed at SOG when it was known as the Disney Inn. We liked it, but complained that it wasn't Disney enough. It is pretty convenient to the TTC, though!
That's fun that you got to surprise Aria - though Andrew needs to step up his trip-report-contribution game
seems like a pretty smooth trip and I didn't realize how close of a walk Shades of Green is to the monorail
I always love the pre-view monorail loop for getting to EPCOT but it looks really pretty during Flower and Garden
They do have a little shuttle golf cart thing (named the Shady Shuttle LOL)
the Shady Shuttle sounds like something that picks you up in a not so great part of town at 2am
Yes I booked the Tiffins dinner package for our adults only trip next month, looking forward to both ROL and eating there for the first time!So first of all - I'm sure you all heard the exciting news that NOT ONLY will Rivers of Light be debuting in a week, but the new Avatar themed land will open 5/27 - both in time for our next trip in June
Oh, that brings back memories........Meanwhile, Andrew had decided to spend a long weekend at the Cape visiting his parents (surprised?! I don't think so).
Food looks pretty good at the booths - and different than what they have for F&WF which is nice. How were the strawberries? They look good and big! (though it might have just been that the spring rolls were really small)
La Cava has the best margaritas (though we usually get some combination of the jalapeno, cucumber, and horchata ones - though last time we really enjoyed the dragones top shelf one)
At least they had that one sail-cover thing for the playground, but yeah, some fans would be great!
Yea a new trip report! I absolutely love the Flower and Garden Festival. It's just beautiful. All the colors are so vibrant and the topiaries are so cool.
I stayed at Shades of Green years ago when it was called The Disney Inn. I remember the rooms being very big. Back then it was just my husband and I and I really didn't appreciate all the extra space.
I didn't know that China had bubble tea. My daughter went to London last year and raved about the stuff. I had never even heard of it. I'll be there in two weeks so it's a must try for me.
I just have to chime in to say that Belle gown was unbelievably gorgeous! I don't know how you find things like that for your girls, I wish I had "known" you when mine were little!
Following along - thanks for the great reports! my two year old is severely allergic to dairy, egg, and wheat - so always interesting to read reports with the allergy element
Yes I booked the Tiffins dinner package for our adults only trip next month, looking forward to both ROL and eating there for the first time!
Oh, that brings back memories........
Love that you and Aria did a mommy/daughter trip. Also your eating at the F&G booths is getting me excited for going this year! DH and I ate at a few of the booths when we did F&G in 2015 but I didn't plan to spend enough time there, so I'm planning better this time!
What a fun first day! Aria looks like she's really enjoying her time with just mom!
Shades is our go-to resort when we are looking for spur of the moment trips. I do wish it felt more "Disney" but it's not enough to keep me away. The room size and proximity to the MK are well worth it. Plus, Landon LOVES their new kiddie pool area. He spent most of our July trip there. (And that Shady Shuttle was a life saver for my 6 month pregnant self when I was trekking back and forth in the dead of summer. The guys working there actually came to recognize me.)
Just looking at your pictures, you can tell how hot it was at Epcot that day. And there's so little shade in the World Showcase...I'm glad you were able to get your favorite drink and sample some of the F&G booths. It must have been really nice not having to worry about which dishes contained dairy!