*The Secret to September* 2015 TR COMPLETED 3/26/16

[MissMaryQC]

It's Really Not so Scary!

Now, where were we? Ah yes, day three, MNSSHP day!! I was so excited for this day. We slept in a bit today, about 8 AM. Mama was up much earlier than that, so by the time sis and I were up she had already been down for coffee and explored a bit of the resort.

We had breakfast at the Mill. Mom and I each got a bounty platter I think, Kat may have gotten the same thing. Not pictures cause we literally all dug in as soon as we sat down.



After breakfast we went out to check out the pool!



Mom isn’t a big water fan so she walked around some more and joined us a bit later. Kat and I mostly sat around in the shade poolside, just enjoying the relaxing day. We decided to ride the little slide; we were definitely the biggest kids on that thing! I gotta say once I hit that water it was cold!! Nothing a little dip in the hot tub couldn’t fix.

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We were all pretty antsy and excited for the night so we headed back to the room for showers and to get dressed. We had an ADR at Kona at 1:50 PM, but I thought it’d be fun to check out Trader Sam’s before linner (that’s lunch/dinner). We hustled up, did our make-up (mom hated it and ended up taking most of it off) and hit the road!

We decided to drive to the ticket center and just take the monorail to the Poly. We got great parking for it being the middle of the day; no tram needed! The day was sort of gloomy and rainy, but nothing consistent; very on and off. When we arrived at the Poly I had to see everything! We spotted Kona, checked out the gift shops, we missed seeing the pool and the cabanas cause the rain was too much to venture out into at this point. We walked out to Trader Sam’s and saw this.



I was so bummed! Oh well, nothing a little Dole Whip can’t take care of!! My mom was not into eating this delicious treat, “I don’t like it.” She kept saying, but she hadn’t had it in so long how could she possibly have known that?! She tried it, and loved it! So there Sam-I-Am.

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We were getting hungry so we went up to Kona to try and check in early. We had a very cute server and a great table near the window, but not right up against it. We decided to just get a few appetizers and some sushi rolls to split, and some cocktails of course!!

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This was not my favorite drink. It was tasty enough, but I just wasn’t into how boozy it was. Needed more juice, this was actually my biggest complaint about Disney alcoholic drinks; they’re just too strong to be enjoyable. I mean, I want to taste the booze, but if I wanted a shot I’d have ordered one. (I know, who complains about drinks being too strong? I’m a former bartender and drink snot, and I’ll full admit it.)

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Linner was yummy, but I was ready for some Halloweening!

We went into the bathroom, fixed up our hair and such then hit the Monorail and head to MK! It was about 3 PM at this point. We were one of the first party goers to arrive, but we were definitely not the last; the pasty sold out at 2 PM…

Cont. in next post​

 

[MissMaryQC]

Grumpy Gus

The sea of people that gathered behind us at ticketing was CRAZY. I literally turned around at one point and was like “Where did all these people come from?!?​

Didn’t matter, I was so psyched to see some characters and get some candy… Yeah, right.​

They let us in just before 4 PM and we got a few photos on Main Street. Can you tell who we were?!

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Lock, Shock and Barrel!! Nobody recognized us, or at least they didn’t say so, but we loved our outfits.



We had a few FPs but we wanted the pin so the first thing we did was book it over to the pin traders in Frontierland and nab a few of those bad boys. I thought I had a picture, but I can’t seem to find it… We had a FP for HM so we went that way. Heading up stream in a sea of bodies, in the rain was unpleasant. It seriously felt more like July than September. Whatever. We got to HM and waited for a few friends of Kat to come meet us so we could all ride together. We had missed out FP window so we all just went standby. I’m actually really glad we did; mom had not yet seen the interactive expansion to the queue and she thought it was about the cutest thing, even though we basically ran past it as the wait was not long at all.

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When we first got inside Kat told us to move all the way to the back so we would be the last to enter the portrait room; she had a surprise for us. As everyone was exiting the portrait room we went extra slow, then there were whispers… from the gargoyles on the walls!! How did I not know about this?!? We had a great ride, and said goodbye to Kat’s friends; we would meet up later in the night. We stood in line for the special PPP. What a bummer this was. The photographers were very cold, “Stand here, smile” Click “ok now be scared” click “next!” Thanks

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Whatever, no biggie, onto storybook circus to check out the line for Jack and Sally… 2 hour wait. NO WAY! It wasn’t even 5:30 PM! Well, forget that idea. Dumbo it is! Mom hates the spinny rides so she sat this one out.

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We had way too much fun…

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We had a FP for Space and SDMT I’m pretty sure we did Mine Train first, but my notes this night were not good.

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Best ride photo ever:


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We went on over towards BTMRR.​

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[MissMaryQC]

We made a Bad Choice


The standby was listed as 15 minutes so we popped in! None of us had seen the new interactive additions to the queue and they were fun.

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The wait was nothing and we, of course, loved our ride. We saw that the Trick or Treating areas were opening up so we figured we’d go ahead. The lines were crazy long, like 20 minutes each. We figured it’d be worth it cause I had read they aren’t stingy with the candy… Well I call BS. We waited 25 minutes for three individual packets of watermelon flavored peeps… Gross.

Alright, so the candy there sucked, the next one had to be better. We moved back towards Adventureland, which was full of people, waiting in line for candy. Another 20 minutes for a few snickers, Milky Way, etc. Better, but not great. Things were getting snippy in our group.

*Back story* We have a terrible tradition on our family vacations: the third day fight. Kat and I used to bicker a lot as children, and as adults. We always had a vicious fight on the third day of any vacation. Well Kat and I were doing ok; mama on the other hand was not in a good mood. I think the muggy weather combined with so many people and a number of rude people were getting to her, and the fact that Kat and me were so go-go-go didn’t help things…

We crossed back through to Fronteirland and waited in another 20 minute candy line, where we witnessed the rudest old couple ever! They were just the two and they had a wheel chair. Firstly, they cut in line and in doing so split up a family. When we rounded a corner and the mother of the family, who was holding her daughter, stepped around the old couple to reunite with her husband, the old lady started yelling at her. Like really yelling, like Mommy dearest yelling. The mother was so taken aback that she just let the old folks go. She mentioned to the old lady that the man was her husband to which the lady said “Well that’s too bad” Seriously grandma?! What the hell is your problem?? We had quite a nice chat with the mom and her cute daughter. Her husband offered to let the old folks go in front of him to which the wife replied “don’t you dare!” It was funny.

We finally got our three pieces of candy and went off into Fantasyland. The first parade had, or was about to start. We meandered through Fantasyland, thinking we’d ride something, but not much was ride able; all the waits were at least 30 minutes. I was shocked. I mean I know that party was sold out but the amount of people seemed so crazy to me. Kat had some very special FPs that we were able to use. And here is where the title comes in… I said “The secret to September is bring a Cast Member, if not your won’t ride anything!” Seriously though! I’ve been in May and seen smaller crowds. I’m sure that the party starting later this year than last had something to do with it, but it was uncomfortable at times.

We got into Tomorrowland just in time for our FP on Space!



Then mom and Kat practically forced me to ride Astro Orbiter. See, I have this thing with high up open spaces. I’ll ride coasters all day, but put me on the ferris wheel and I’ll cry. See:

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Kat loved it, of course.

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In my defense that thing is pretty fast. I mean look at this!

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After AO mom needed a DSS so off she went around Tomorrowland while Kat and I joined a dance party!!

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We were the only adults without kids there and we could not have cared less!!

We hung around waiting for mama and once she joined us we decided it was time to grab a spot for Hallowishes!​

 

[STLMickeyMom]

Oh, we loved the Halloween party! Ours was a crowded crazy sold out night too, but I'd go again in a heartbeat! I'm enjoying your party pics so much!

And I LOVE lock, shock and barrel! Good choice!

 

[Chicago Mo]

SOLD OUT!

I am sure the place was PACKED!!! I do love your costumes. you all look simply adorable!

ahh the old couple. Yeah i wouldn't be nice either. actually i would have been downright obnoxious being behind them! teach them i will.

Sorry you Mom was getting a little persnickety! Clearly she needed a
Hope everything gets back on track for you all.. Because i want to be there with you! SO FUN!

 

[MissMaryQC]

Oh, we loved the Halloween party! Ours was a crowded crazy sold out night too, but I'd go again in a heartbeat! I'm enjoying your party pics so much!

I have been reading that a lot of the parties were really packed this year. Honest to blog, I'd do it again, but I'd do it totally differently. No rides, just party stuff; I feel like we missed a lot.

And I LOVE lock, shock and barrel! Good choice!

Thank you! We had so much fun with the outfits.

SOLD OUT!

I know! We were as shocked as the CM who told us!

I am sure the place was PACKED!!! I do love your costumes. you all look simply adorable!

Thanks Mo! We had such fun putting them together.

ahh the old couple. Yeah i wouldn't be nice either. actually i would have been downright obnoxious being behind them! teach them i will.

I just don't get people like that. Who benefits from you being nasty? Nobody, that's who.

Sorry you Mom was getting a little persnickety! Clearly she needed a
Hope everything gets back on track for you all.. Because i want to be there with you! SO FUN!

She really did! And we were being little turds about it. I used to smoke, but since I got pregnant the smell makes me nauseous. But poor mom just needed to chill and we pushed and pushed, we was bad chillins. We realized it later in the evening, and gave mom some quiet time, it totally helped and she had a blast.

 

[Wood Nymph]

We did the Halloween party last year and was totally unprepared for how crowded everything was. I had a lot of plans for party that didn't work out due to crowds and other family members desires. I can see how your mom might have had a hard time dealing with it. I had a hard time, too.
When we went to the party this year I already knew what to expect and how best to work it. We managed to see Hocus Pocus but missed the parade. Why in the world did they put the second parade so late at night? We were too tired to wait for it. I think I need to go on a solo trip to the party to see everything I want.

 

[Sisa]

HAHA "So there Sam-I-AM"

Lapu Lapu, yum! Sorry it wasn't a favorite of yours.

You guys look fabulous for MNSSHP!!! Bummer it was so crowded though.

How cool about the gargoyles at the HM!

Awesome Dumbo photos and totally agree, great ride photo on 7DMT!!!

Sorry the candy lines were so crazy and really wasn't great and that old couple...wow!

I did enjoy the back story you provided, sorry it proved to be true.

Looks like you guys had a blast at the dance party!

 

[Clarf]

Love your costumes! So awesome!

Sorry the party was so crowded, though. Wow. We went last year in mid-September and it was crowded, but during the parade we could have walked on anything. Even 7DMT. And we NEVER had to wait for candy. Always walked right on.

Um....those old people were jerks. Seriously. No one needs to act like that. Especially when the dad from the other family offered to let them go IN FRONT of him. Some people.

Sorry your mom was having a crabby night. I hope her DSS helped.

Love the dance party! IT's the best.

Didn't you say your mom didn't do spinny rides? No Dumbo, but she can do AO? THat one's worse in my opinion!

 

[MissMaryQC]

We did the Halloween party last year and was totally unprepared for how crowded everything was. I had a lot of plans for party that didn't work out due to crowds and other family members desires. I can see how your mom might have had a hard time dealing with it. I had a hard time, too.
When we went to the party this year I already knew what to expect and how best to work it. We managed to see Hocus Pocus but missed the parade. Why in the world did they put the second parade so late at night? We were too tired to wait for it. I think I need to go on a solo trip to the party to see everything I want.

I think our mistake this night came from wanting to do EVERYTHING, and it's just not possible. When we do MNSSHP again, I might go twice, or only to party stuff, no rides.

A solo trip is always the best way to get exactly what you want!!

HAHA "So there Sam-I-AM"

Heehee

Lapu Lapu, yum! Sorry it wasn't a favorite of yours.

I'm just a drink snot. between sis and I we finished the whole thing!

You guys look fabulous for MNSSHP!!! Bummer it was so crowded though.

Thank you! Looking back on it, what did I except from the first night?

How cool about the gargoyles at the HM!

Right?! I loved learning about that.

Awesome Dumbo photos and totally agree, great ride photo on 7DMT!!!

Thanks!

Sorry the candy lines were so crazy and really wasn't great and that old couple...wow!

It was just a moment of "did that just happen?" We had plenty of sweets, it was just a surprise the lines were so crazy.

I did enjoy the back story you provided, sorry it proved to be true.

C'est la vie! We are a passionate group with very different personalities, things are bound to go array!

Looks like you guys had a blast at the dance party!

We super did, like the grown children we are!

Love your costumes! So awesome!

Thanks! We loved it too!

Sorry the party was so crowded, though. Wow. We went last year in mid-September and it was crowded, but during the parade we could have walked on anything. Even 7DMT. And we NEVER had to wait for candy. Always walked right on.

That's what I kept reading from last years TRs. I was so surprised just how many people were there. It was like a summer day!

Um....those old people were jerks. Seriously. No one needs to act like that. Especially when the dad from the other family offered to let them go IN FRONT of him. Some people.

Right? I mean, you're in the happiest place on earth, show it!

Sorry your mom was having a crabby night. I hope her DSS helped.

I think she was just worn out, and we didn't help the situation... Bad children, as usual.

Love the dance party! IT's the best.

I would totally pay for a ticketed event of just character dancing.

Didn't you say your mom didn't do spinny rides? No Dumbo, but she can do AO? THat one's worse in my opinion!

I hate AO. Hate it. But I go every stinking time. Mom has more trouble with the tea cup type rides, although when she doesn't want to ride she claims illness from spinning. She's a stinker.

 

[MissMaryQC]

I'm a Terrible DISer

I am so sorry for being MIA! Thanks so much for sticking around. I have been trying to pop in n everyone's TRs and PTRs, but I'm slacking there too. I work in retail, the administrative portion, but still, so this time of year is bananas! I've gone into OT (with no complaints from my checkbook) for the past month. We are prepping for Black Friday, as well as a few special card holder events, and the regular Holiday madness. On top of that we had to plan Halloween!! Turns out my little Elora is a Nightmare Before Christmas fan! Every since we showed her the movie last month the little squirt has been running around doing the lalalas from "this is Halloween" and she asks to watch the movie, but all the time. It's extra cute cause she calls it alloweenalloween.

We make our costumes and this year we went lazy and did "Classic Halloween"







We went to a friends neighborhood and there were kids EVERYWHERE! It was such a nice change from last year. Elora did so great trick-or-treating. She can't quite say it, but she sure tried; came out as tickle tickle, which was even cuter. Now we are getting ready for Thanksgiving! I am baking today and cooking all day Wednesday. I intend on gaining at least 10 pounds this year. That's right folks, I love to eat!

Onto some Disney stuff!

When we last left off it was time for our first Hallowishes! This was the moment that would trun this night around, I just knew it!

We found a choice spot to the left of the Castle, just in front of the big fountain (in front of the FP viewing area), We leaned up against the railing just next to the little gate that allowed access to the fountain. Then these two ladies sat right next to us. No biggie... for now.

I was starving so I ran to Casey's for some corn fog nuggets and fries, grabbed a few waters and coke too. When I came back Kat was crazy angry; one of the ladies sat on her hand. I'm dying laughing as I write this cause she was so mad! I understand it's no fun when your space is invaded, but I knew she was mostly mad cause she was tired, and cranky and hungry and now her hand had stranger butt on it.

The ladies ended up having to move when a camera crew came and sat behind us on the fountain to tape the show! If we didn't think we had a great spot before we knew we did at this moment!

With a little food in our tummies and some soda to wash it down the mood lightened as the fire works began.

WHAT A SHOW! I was blown away by how cool this display was! Everything from the castle lighting to the sound effects and of course the fireworks themselves. It was amazing!



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After the great fireworks, I was rejuvenated, we headed back into Frontierland to grab a spot for the parade, as was recommended by a CM.

We found a spot and sat directly behind the hole in the floor for the parade stanchion. We waited a while. Mom was restless so she went for a smoke. Then we were surrounded. Seriously. Swarms of people, everywhere. I was done. So was Kat. Mom, for sure. We did stay for the parade, and we loved it. I especially liked the grave diggers bit and the viilains of course.

To be frank, it's a blip in my memory.

We went back out to Main Street area to watch the castle show,m which was fabulous. I have zero pictures, mostly cause I was so tired I couldn't see straight! Then we fought the sea of people on our way out.







SO tired.



We hit the hay immediately.

I want to say this, I LOVED MNSSHP. Truely. I will go again, and again.

I will likely do things a bit different though.

I think I will skip the rides next time and just do party stuff. I will also, likely nab a spot for the first parade, castle sow, then Hallowishes (which was my original plan).

We had fun, but we maybe tried to just do too much, super rookie mistake and I know better, but what can I say? I'm a sucker for new Disney World Adventures!

I almost forgot to tell you guys!!

My sister's friends got engaged pn this night! We rode with them on HM earlier in the evening and we met them after the fireworks. The guy (who's name I can not remember) panned everything out. Costumes, location, photopass, everything! They were both so nervous that he put the ring on her right hand and she didn't notice!! How cute though, huh? Engaged at MNSSHP! What a story!!

Elora is up from her nap, but I'll get working on Day Four today. Up next we hit HS to say goodbye to a few old favorites!

TTFN!​

 

[Wood Nymph]

I will likely do things a bit different though.

I think I will skip the rides next time and just do party stuff. I will also, likely nab a spot for the first parade, castle sow, then Hallowishes (which was my original plan).

We had fun, but we maybe tried to just do too much, super rookie mistake and I know better, but what can I say? I'm a sucker for new Disney World Adventures!

I almost forgot to tell you guys!!

My sister's friends got engaged pn this night! We rode with them on HM earlier in the evening and we met them after the fireworks. The guy (who's name I can not remember) panned everything out. Costumes, location, photopass, everything! They were both so nervous that he put the ring on her right hand and she didn't notice!! How cute though, huh? Engaged at MNSSHP! What a story!!

Your pictures of the fireworks are gorgeous. I feel bad that we didn't see the fireworks head on, but it was fun to have them going off all around us in Fantasyland. I don't have another trip planned for next fall, but if I do I think I'll try to plan on just watching the show, the parade and Hallowishes, just like you.

The engagement story is very cute. What a great place to get engaged.

 

[Chicago Mo]

so this time of year is bananas!

Totally understand!

Turns out my little Elora is a Nightmare Before Christmas fan!

This girl holds my heart!!!

We make our costumes and this year we went lazy and did "Classic Halloween"

This is AWESOME!

but she sure tried; came out as tickle tickle, which was even cuter.

she would have gotten my entire bowl of candy.

I knew she was mostly mad cause she was tired, and cranky and hungry and now her hand had stranger butt on it.

I am dying...

as was recommended by a CM.

I especially liked the grave diggers bit and the viilains of course.

The grave diggers are my favorite too! just love it

We went back out to Main Street area to watch the castle show,m which was fabulous.

your pictures are AWESOME! so clear!!!

 

[MissMaryQC]

Your pictures of the fireworks are gorgeous. I feel bad that we didn't see the fireworks head on, but it was fun to have them going off all around us in Fantasyland. I don't have another trip planned for next fall, but if I do I think I'll try to plan on just watching the show, the parade and Hallowishes, just like you.

The engagement story is very cute. What a great place to get engaged.

Head on was awesome! I will totally do MNSSHP again, and just do party stuff. I will also likely skip opening night...

Totally understand!


I bet! I gotta pop over and see how your trip went!! It's been that long since I've been here!!


This girl holds my heart!!!

She calls the movie "halloween halloween" and now that her vocabulary is getting bigger she sings the songs, all the time. It's her favorite! She's a child after my own heart.

This is AWESOME!

Thank you!

she would have gotten my entire bowl of candy.

We made a killing; still have some candy from that night.

I am dying...

I was laughing too, poor Kat.



Never again.

The grave diggers are my favorite too! just love it

So cool!

your pictures are AWESOME! so clear!!!

Wow Mo! Coming from you that is really a compliment, thank you! I'm blushing!

 

[MissMaryQC]

Well hello there! I want to apologize for being absent from here for so very long; tis the retail season and finding my way here has proven difficult. It’s actually 5 am right now and I couldn’t sleep so I thought I’d pop in for an update.


When we last left off our first MNSSHP was now behind us, and although we hit many a speed bump, and saw many an adult tantrum, I really enjoyed it! We woke up a little later than normal the next morning, but still around 6:30 AM. Mom had to be on a conference call for work this day, so Kat and I took the bus to HS!! HS was always my favorite park as a kid; I love the movies! I knew that a great many changes were coming so I was excited to say good bye to some old favorites.


We got to the park just after rope drop. We had been having some trouble with our dining plan credits so we went into guest relations and had them look up how many credits we had left; this would prove to be a necessary stop… Kat and I walked up the main strip, taking in all the sights and stopped for a photo!





Can you tell our bounding for the day?

We chose a Star Wars theme today. Kat was Yoda, I was Darth and mom chose her fella Han Solo. These were the most subtle of our bounding I think; I wear this exact outfit to run errands!


We meandered around in front of the Chinese theatre. I really don’t miss that hat. I love the theatre. Fun Fact: there was a fire in the real theatre out in California and they had to contact Disney to borrow their blue prints because the Disney building is so close to the actual building, it’s just reversed!


We met my favorite duck Donald, which was all too cute, grabbed a soda, and did something I haven’t done in all my visits to WDW; we looked at the hands in the cement!!















We were just passing time before mom got to the park, but what a fun few minutes we had! We saw Ms. Audrey Hepburn’s hands. Fun Fact: These are the only cement hands of Ms. Hepburn; she was never asked by the real theatre, just by Disney! After she made a statement mentioning the cement snubbing the actual theatre suddenly wanted her imprint; she declined. Love that tid bit.









Mom finally arrived, yay!!









We got some great shots in front of the theatre, and then we headed inside! That’s right, started the day with a trip into the movies!


I love the new ending video and the new narrator. I do think it’s time for an over haul here though. We need some new animatronic blood on that set. We then had a FP to collect over at Toy Story Midway Mania! I was so psyched for this ride; none of us had ever ridden it! The queue was adorable; I love that you’re shrunk down tot be toy sized for the Toy Story rides. And guess who got the high score for the car…?







Me, that’s who!! After a very wonderful victory over my family, we headed around the corner towards our first ADR at Sci-Fi, but on the way we ran into our favorite mouse; Sorcerer Mickey!





I had WAY more photos than this one, but I can’t find them on the computer… No bueno! I may need to have a convo with the fella, see if he knows what happened…


We made it over to Sci-Fi, got checked in and were seated immediately. Again, I do not remember the food here being so good! Mom and I ordered a few apps to share and Kat got a burger. Everything was delicious!!













I am totally taking the fam here when we bring Elora on her first trip!​

 

[MissMaryQC]

After lunch we stopped by my favorite Pawn Brokers shop.








I was totally star struck; I LOVE Once Upon a Time. I really want to get them all on blu-ray. Maybe Santa will help me out there…


We then popped over to check out some of the Star Wars stuff. In September there really wasn’t much new stuff, mostly just the shell of the new market place. We meandered around these parts, rode Star Tours, met Mike and Sully



Then headed back to the front to watch Dr. Jones and Marian fight some bad guys. I love the stunt show and I will be super sad to see it go. After we stopped for a soda and my Dining credits were gone, all of them. No seriously, the girl at the counter said “Um, you don’t have a dining plan on here.” I’m sorry, what? I started to get upset, but mom said to chill and we’d pay later. She was right. We put it to the room and would stop by Guest Relations at the hotel.


We headed towards the front of the park for two of my favorite rides ever; ToT and RnR!!!


Ket was not happy cause she had to ride ToT; she hates that ride.







We were told to look scared; Kat said “This is really a scared face!” LOL!







“Read between the lines” Nice little sis!











Needless to say, Kat hated it.





As we were getting off Kat ran into a CM friend. He offered to let us ride again without going through the queue! Mom and I followed him into the back area, which is really cool and still kinda themed!! Kat went to sit down and contemplate her existence.





We met back up and took these:









Love those, but I was sad we didn’t get the cool hologram. I have some older photos where the hologram is clearly visible. We walked over to RnR, which Kat was pumped for…









The photographer told us to Rock out… Heehee.


We rode RnR twice with Kat’s special FPs.







That last one is going up on the mantle…


There was a characterpalooza happening, so we went on over.















We had a cute Aladin and Jasmine, but that’s it, I don’t remember who the third character was. Not really a palooza, but it was fun. Timing is everything in life; empty bellies and an ADR came right at the same time. We had decided to do the Fantasmic! Dinner package at the Brown Derby. I’d heard mixed reviews about BD so I wasn’t expecting too much. This meal was probably the greatest surprise this trip. Everything was fresh, the service was great and we left full and happy.





If Billy Corgan likes it, it must be good! LOL!











We paid OOP for this one, since our credits were all messed up. But that was ok; TiW to the recue!​

 

[MissMaryQC]

We headed towards the Little Mermaid show. I wanted to do it since I hadn’t been in so long. I won’t do it again unless DD wants to go. It was nice to be indoors but for us that was the highlight of the attraction. We went into One Man’s Dream and walked around. I love this attraction. I hope when they move it (and I know it’s being moved) it is even bigger! Learning about Walt and seeing the Disney time line is so interesting to me.


We walked back through the Streets and found this guy, for what is likely one last photo in the rain (even though it doesn’t rain anymore).











Then it was time to out on make-up and light the lights!















I am so afraid this attraction will be closed with all the changes coming. I love the Muppets! We watch all the movies with DD and while the attraction needs and update (other than the little one to the opening video) I will be sad if it’s taken out entirely.





















My sadness turns into exhaustion here:












Nothing that can’t be cured by some 4-D magic!













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[MissMaryQC]

We hopped out of Muppet theatre and hopped onto our speedsters again!!













RED CARD baby! We got like 15 of these this trip!!


We rode ST like 4 times, until mom started to get queasy. We were never the Rebel Spy; maybe next time. I am super excited to see all the new Star Wars stuff coming into HS, and I’m psyched to see how the park will change as a whole (new name and all). But it’ll be quite a few years before we return to HS.


We headed back towards the front to grab seating for Fantasmic!





We made it just in time to turn in our voucher, grab snacks and sit down. I have zero photos of the show, and I’ll tell you why. The woman in front of me had two, two, cell phones up high above her head and she was recording the show. About ¼ way through I asked if she could lower her phones as I’d like to see the show live, and not via her screens. She did not like that, but through all her huffing and puffing she put the phones down. Mom had never seen Fantasmic! so she cried, we all cried. It’s such a great show!


After the show ended we headed to the front of the park.







We needed some beauty rest, and were very glad mom had driven the rental car that morning; the lines at buses were crazy long. We had a quick hot tub this night and went to sleep thinking about having to say good bye to Disney as the next day was our last park day.


That’s all for now kids! If I find those photos I’ll post a few, if not, I’m calling Disney to see if they can recover some of them (please oh please).


TTFN!​

 

[Chicago Mo]

i adore this trip.. you guys are such a HOOT!!! make it all look SO MUCH FUN!
yes you needed a hot tub relaxation night glad you had it!
ya know we have never stopped for the hands in the cement either! must do next time!
your RnR phots are such a hoot! hope you don't mind me stealing that pose?!?!

 

[Sisa]

Awe, your baby is getting big! She is so cute!!! I love her little Witch costume, it's adorable! I love that she is so into The Nightmare Before Christmas and that she sings parts of the song, that is awesome!!!!!

Wow, the pictures of Hallowishes look awesome!!! Definitely looks like a great spot!

Sorry about your sister's hand, but I can see why it is a laughable moment now.

Love the castle shots as you were leaving, gorgeous!