brewhome
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2010
Hi, everyone! My family and I just got back from a great family vacation to WDW from 1/10-1/15! The last time my hubby and sons were there was in January 2013, when the boys were 12 and 10. They are now 18 and 16, are hungry all the time, and were excited to have their own room and some freedom, although they ended up hanging out with us most of the time! I've been to the world several times since they have, so it was really fun to show them all the new things and watch them re-discover what they had long forgotten.
None of my guys are big fans of getting their picture taken and they absolutely hate it when I take pics of food... but I do have some scenic pics to share along the way and can give you descriptions of our meals!
So here is the Cast of Characters:
Me (the mom!) - I'm 46 and am fairly obsessed with Disney. If I'm not planning a trip, I'm crabbing about the fact that I don't have one in the works. This year I bought an annual pass since we took the family trip and my sister and I are going on a girls trip this November (in 293 days, but who's counting?!?). It's my first time using the annual pass, and I love the discounts and having Memory Maker, even though the boys didn't want to get their pic taken very often! It was worth it for some absolutely hilarious ride photos. This trip, Toy Story Land was new to me since my last trip, so I couldn't wait to try SDD, and the only other thing I really wanted to do was ride FOP because it is my absolute favorite. The rest of it was all gravy since I've been there several times without my guys.
DH (the dad!) - He's 53 and does not share my obsession with Disney. He absolutely enjoys it when we go, but does no planning and tends to glaze over when I attempt to give him too many pre-trip details. He did ask to have sushi at Splitsville and to ride the People Mover. I adore him!
DS1 (always hungry!) - He's 18 and a freshman at our local community college. He also is a bartender/cook and works six days a week on top of going to school, so he was very ready for a break. All he wanted to do was ride ToT, RnR, and the Safari, and eat whatever he could get his hands on. He asked to go to Cape May Café for crab legs, and to have good lobster bisque, a whole lobster, and steak somewhere. More on that later.
DS2 (also always hungry, but mostly for snacks!) - He's 16 and is a junior in high school. I actually pulled him out of school to go while DS1 was on break, so he really liked that - but now he's in homework catch-up mode. He also is a cook at the same restaurant as DS1 and works four or five days a week, so he too was happy to have a break from work. He asked to eat at Tusker House for breakfast (he loves their bacon and donuts, of all things!), and to go on RnR, POTC, and the Safari, and swim in the pool.
I'll start off with 1/10 in the next post - our VERY early travel morning with a dicey weather forecast, our resort (new to us this trip), fun at HS, and Cape May Café.
Welcome aboard!
None of my guys are big fans of getting their picture taken and they absolutely hate it when I take pics of food... but I do have some scenic pics to share along the way and can give you descriptions of our meals!
So here is the Cast of Characters:
Me (the mom!) - I'm 46 and am fairly obsessed with Disney. If I'm not planning a trip, I'm crabbing about the fact that I don't have one in the works. This year I bought an annual pass since we took the family trip and my sister and I are going on a girls trip this November (in 293 days, but who's counting?!?). It's my first time using the annual pass, and I love the discounts and having Memory Maker, even though the boys didn't want to get their pic taken very often! It was worth it for some absolutely hilarious ride photos. This trip, Toy Story Land was new to me since my last trip, so I couldn't wait to try SDD, and the only other thing I really wanted to do was ride FOP because it is my absolute favorite. The rest of it was all gravy since I've been there several times without my guys.
DH (the dad!) - He's 53 and does not share my obsession with Disney. He absolutely enjoys it when we go, but does no planning and tends to glaze over when I attempt to give him too many pre-trip details. He did ask to have sushi at Splitsville and to ride the People Mover. I adore him!
DS1 (always hungry!) - He's 18 and a freshman at our local community college. He also is a bartender/cook and works six days a week on top of going to school, so he was very ready for a break. All he wanted to do was ride ToT, RnR, and the Safari, and eat whatever he could get his hands on. He asked to go to Cape May Café for crab legs, and to have good lobster bisque, a whole lobster, and steak somewhere. More on that later.
DS2 (also always hungry, but mostly for snacks!) - He's 16 and is a junior in high school. I actually pulled him out of school to go while DS1 was on break, so he really liked that - but now he's in homework catch-up mode. He also is a cook at the same restaurant as DS1 and works four or five days a week, so he too was happy to have a break from work. He asked to eat at Tusker House for breakfast (he loves their bacon and donuts, of all things!), and to go on RnR, POTC, and the Safari, and swim in the pool.
I'll start off with 1/10 in the next post - our VERY early travel morning with a dicey weather forecast, our resort (new to us this trip), fun at HS, and Cape May Café.
Welcome aboard!