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- Oct 1, 2002
Hi everyone.
I have just moved this from the Cdn trip report thread. Thanks for your help Snowwark. dh will be very impressed that I can now copy and paste.
Here is my trip report
We returned from our trip last night. 7 very full and exhausting but wonderful days at WDW.
Because of these boards, we got 7 day park hoppers for the very 1st time and used it all up!!!!!
When we arrived on day 1, we were able to check in early and headed to Epcot for the rest of the
afternoon and evening. It wasn't too busy there. The girls were able to make their masks and colour
and decorate them so we'd be ready for the Tapestry of Dreams parade. It was a real treat especially since we had never caught the Tapestry of Nations parade before. When the dream seekers came around with their net, I had the girls wave their masks and jump up and down a little so that they could punch out their special dreams from the mask and place it in the dream seekers
nets. They were very excited. It was a very nice start to our vacation.
We had one very hot day at MK. One rainy day at MK but we were ready for it. The rest of the days
were very comfortable.
Except for one day, the crowds were not bad. The line ups ranged from 5 min. to 20 min. We used fast pass for anything longer than 20 min.
We stayed off-site at HIFS and because it was so close to WDW, there were a few days where we
returned for a nap (dd's did not nap in their strollers this yr) and went back to the parks later.
One of our evening returns was to see Fantasmic. I love this show and think its worth the wait.
Another night, we ate dinner at O'hana's at the Polynesian. Our favourite dinner spot. Then did some resort touring.
Another evening, we went to Downtown Disney where our kids can't get enough of lego land and
where dh and I have to have something rich tasting at Giradelli's (?SP). We each had some white
chocolate mocha and the kids had chocolate shakes.
mmmm. very, very, extremely rich tasting.
I think we must have got a picture with almost every character at every park this yr. dd's are 4 and 2 1/2. Last yr. younger dd was so terrified of all the characters that even during breakfast at CRT, I had to take her aside while all the characters chatted with other dd. This yr. she gave everyone a big hug and wouldn't let go. She and piglet even had a nose rub. I was getting so efficient at taking
pictures quickly during the hugs that sometimes the characters didn't realize I had snapped the
picture already so I'd get another with a good pose. dd's even posed with villians this yr.
AK was also a first for me this yr. The tree of life is amazing. The shows in this park are really good
too. The girls had a chance to participate in Festival of the Lion King but were too shy to accept.
We also sat in front of the railings at Tarzan Rocks and had the roller skaters whizzing right by in
front of us and got some high fives and special attention from them. It was a nice surprise because
we had never seen this show before and didn't know what to expect.
One of our favourite shows at MK is Cinderella's surprise celebration seen at the castle forecourt. There are so many characters in this show and it was so sweet watching dd's getting so excited and pointing out each character as they came out.
Another treat was seeing Belle reading out her story at Fairytale gardens. dd's wanted to be part of
the story but unfortunately didn't get chosen.
Every night, we passed out totally exhausted. No down time this yr.
I don't know when our next visit will be. This was our 3rd yr. in row. Each yr. dh says we won't be returning for a long time, maybe when dd's are 9 yrs old. But, every yr we end up going
This yr. he said the same thing but funny thing is in the same breath, he says if we win a million we will go back right away and stay on-site. I'm going to check my lottery tickets now.
p.s. got my pictures back yesterday!!!!!! they are priceless. Girlfriend is just itching to go with her family now. She couldn't believe all the characters dd's got a picture with.
.
I have just moved this from the Cdn trip report thread. Thanks for your help Snowwark. dh will be very impressed that I can now copy and paste.
Here is my trip report
We returned from our trip last night. 7 very full and exhausting but wonderful days at WDW.
Because of these boards, we got 7 day park hoppers for the very 1st time and used it all up!!!!!
When we arrived on day 1, we were able to check in early and headed to Epcot for the rest of the
afternoon and evening. It wasn't too busy there. The girls were able to make their masks and colour
and decorate them so we'd be ready for the Tapestry of Dreams parade. It was a real treat especially since we had never caught the Tapestry of Nations parade before. When the dream seekers came around with their net, I had the girls wave their masks and jump up and down a little so that they could punch out their special dreams from the mask and place it in the dream seekers
nets. They were very excited. It was a very nice start to our vacation.
We had one very hot day at MK. One rainy day at MK but we were ready for it. The rest of the days
were very comfortable.
Except for one day, the crowds were not bad. The line ups ranged from 5 min. to 20 min. We used fast pass for anything longer than 20 min.
We stayed off-site at HIFS and because it was so close to WDW, there were a few days where we
returned for a nap (dd's did not nap in their strollers this yr) and went back to the parks later.
One of our evening returns was to see Fantasmic. I love this show and think its worth the wait.
Another night, we ate dinner at O'hana's at the Polynesian. Our favourite dinner spot. Then did some resort touring.
Another evening, we went to Downtown Disney where our kids can't get enough of lego land and
where dh and I have to have something rich tasting at Giradelli's (?SP). We each had some white
chocolate mocha and the kids had chocolate shakes.
mmmm. very, very, extremely rich tasting.
I think we must have got a picture with almost every character at every park this yr. dd's are 4 and 2 1/2. Last yr. younger dd was so terrified of all the characters that even during breakfast at CRT, I had to take her aside while all the characters chatted with other dd. This yr. she gave everyone a big hug and wouldn't let go. She and piglet even had a nose rub. I was getting so efficient at taking
pictures quickly during the hugs that sometimes the characters didn't realize I had snapped the
picture already so I'd get another with a good pose. dd's even posed with villians this yr.
AK was also a first for me this yr. The tree of life is amazing. The shows in this park are really good
too. The girls had a chance to participate in Festival of the Lion King but were too shy to accept.
We also sat in front of the railings at Tarzan Rocks and had the roller skaters whizzing right by in
front of us and got some high fives and special attention from them. It was a nice surprise because
we had never seen this show before and didn't know what to expect.
One of our favourite shows at MK is Cinderella's surprise celebration seen at the castle forecourt. There are so many characters in this show and it was so sweet watching dd's getting so excited and pointing out each character as they came out.
Another treat was seeing Belle reading out her story at Fairytale gardens. dd's wanted to be part of
the story but unfortunately didn't get chosen.
Every night, we passed out totally exhausted. No down time this yr.
I don't know when our next visit will be. This was our 3rd yr. in row. Each yr. dh says we won't be returning for a long time, maybe when dd's are 9 yrs old. But, every yr we end up going
This yr. he said the same thing but funny thing is in the same breath, he says if we win a million we will go back right away and stay on-site. I'm going to check my lottery tickets now.
p.s. got my pictures back yesterday!!!!!! they are priceless. Girlfriend is just itching to go with her family now. She couldn't believe all the characters dd's got a picture with.
.
