Dh went nuts when he saw the pic of the killer whale food container. You know him ... he collects what others consider trash.
Almost made him want to make a special trip to Sea World to get one.
That's hilarious! I remember you saying that he would want the cake box that Hunter's b-day cake came in when we took the cruise.
Great pictures of the show. I am so torn about going there. We found cheap tickets. Might still go.
Glad John got his job back.
Congrats to Hunter.
I hate chaperons that do their job.
Too bad no polar bears.
I am all caught up again. Looks like a fun day at Sea World.
I saw an advertisement that Sea World is offering $50 tickets right now. That's a great price!
Sea World is a nice place to go if you want to venture offsite.
I hate that you and John are having so much stress with his job. It is a good thing that his boss realizes how important John is to his business!!
We don't take the same route as you, but we do get off the Turnpike and go in on the backside of Disney.
Right now, things are better at John's job but we're waiting to see if things will change.
When we came back to Disney from the Port after the cruise, we came in from the backside of Disney and I didn't like it at all. I wanted to see all those giant billboards in the medians and alongside the road.
Thank you for posting the directions!! Hope things slow down soon.
You are welcome! As far as mileage goes, it's about the same. The traffic does add about 15 minutes or so to the trip but we don't mind.
Hi! I'm a long time lurker (like a year), but I love your trip reports. I have read them all and they all made me laugh. Your family seems like so much fun! I thought I'd finally post and say hi. Your TR from last year was actually the first one I started reading last summer while we were planning our trip. We also love CBR and have stayed twice no and our kids won't let us stay anywhere else! (mostly because they love the pirate room). Looking forward to reading the rest of your report! Loving hearing about Sea World! That's on our todo list for the future!
Welcome and thanks for de-lurking!
Every year, we think "should we stay somewhere else?" but always go back to the CBR. It's just too good to pass up.
Sea World was a great place to visit and we had a lot of fun. We skipped all of the rides and concentrated just on the shows and exhibits because we knew Mama wouldn't like the rides. Even still, we really enjoyed the park.
Just got back from 4 wonderful, relaxing days in Wells Beach Maine with my daughter and 2 grandson's. So I finally caught up with your tr. Glad you had such a good day at SeaWorld.
Ahhh, that sounds relaxing! I need a little relaxation right now.
Awe
you almost had me crying with the story about John's upbringing and his job and then getting his job back
I hope everything works out well for you guys!
Mama got to see her Whales! YAY!!!!
My girls would LOVE that box with the chicken and fries. Who am I kidding
Catie would have loved just the "fret fwies!" That kid won't eat a THING if she sees fries on the table! I have started baking sweet potato fries when we are at home, because at least that way, I know the "fret fwies" have some sort of good-for-you aspect to them, because she eats them up!
John's upbringing was strange/odd/mean to say the least. The man tries his best to please his parents to this day and be accepted by them.
Fret Fwies! Too cute! I bake my fries too and tried to sneak in the sweet potato fries but they didn't go over very well.
Once again, I must thank you for your chapter links because that is the only possible way for me to keep up!
I loved your postings about the Shamu show. How great that your mom saw her first whales. And those are some amazing, acrobatic creatures!
Mama kept saying that she couldn't believe something so big could do tricks like that.
Your pictures from the show are FANTASTIC!!! I especially love the ones showing them splashing.
I was surprised that any of my pictures turned out since I was snapping and watching at the same time.
Really nice picture of the Beluga whale and I'm glad the walrus gave you quite a show.
It's hard to get pics of the belugas because the lighting is so low so I was thankful that the trainer sent them over our way.
You probably didn't miss much by not seeing the Wild Arctic movie. The only thing I remember from the movie was a typo in the subtitles- use of insure instead of ensure. I couldn't get past that and wanted to offer my services as a proof-reader.
I hate it when I see typos like that when you know that these big corporations have the money to hire a proof reader.
Wrote out this reply last night but I had computer issues, here's another stab at it:
I remember the Wild Arctic exhibit from when I was there in 2004. The "Helicopter" tour is in a "Star Tours" type ride vehicle. I love that exhibit, the Beluga Whales are so neat but too bad you didn't get to see the Polar Bears.
The last time we went to Sea World, we did the non-moving side of the film but I don't remember much about it.
I hated that we didn't get to see polar bears. That would have been one more bucket list item for Mama.
Congrats to Hunter! My daughter got her license this summer too. Now I worry all the time!
I'm glad to hear that your husband had an opportunity to talk things out with his boss. Phew!
And most importantly, our 2014 trips will overlap! We are there 5/21-5/28! I'd be honored if you'd be my first Dis meet! 
I told Hunter that he has to call us every time he arrives somewhere so that I won't worry.
Oh cool! We really do need to meet up! If you start a pre-trip report, let me know. If not, I usually write one and I'll post the link here.
Oh, what fun! I love the belugas. They are my favorite. I could stand and watch them for hours. I am gald you are enjoying your day at Sea World.
It got crowded in the beluga whale area very quickly so we didn't stand around too long. I could have though.
We missed the polar bears when we went! I didn't even see them on the map.
Those beluga whales are so cute! They look like they are smiling!
Darn elusive polar bears! Maybe they were so good at hiding that neither one of us saw them.
Looks like you guys had a great Sea World day! I am amazed that you got the Beluga whale picture-they never came that close for us. Maybe we will have to go back when they are feeding them.
I was afraid that the beluga pictures would be really bad and was surprised when some came out pretty darn good.
Sounds like a great day at Sea world! I'm so glad Mama got to see the whales! Great pictures!
I was so glad that she got to see them too!
the whole time.
My first one to go! Im excited and nervous and very proud all at the same time!
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But I'll get over it eventually I guess. We are so proud of him and his ambitions, so that will hopefully supersede the sadness soon enough. Thanks for asking!
Thanks again. 
