January 2009. . . Calling all Snowbirds ~ Part III !!!

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

Isn't it the one in Hollywood Studios? Umm, Something and the Art of Animation? I've never done it either but my "artist" children would enjoy it. I think it is okay for younger ones, I intend to take my 5 and 7 year old through.
Okay, I checked, it's called The Magic of Disney Animation. It's back by The Voyage of the Little Mermaid.

I love this!!!! It's amazing. The first part is a little video showing how the draw some of the characters, then you walk through some of the drawing samples. Such as the rough drafts and stuff of the movies. Then there is an area for pictures and interactive stuff. In there, is the drawing. It's great. Very easy to follow along with the instructor. If you like drawing or doodling at all, you'll like it.

Here is the link from Walt Disney World
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wd...il?id=TheMagicofDisneyAnimationAttractionPage

My family has never done this. I have heard at times there is a meet and greet with a character at the end of it. I hope your family has fun doing this.

Thanks for all the info. We never really go down that way in HS so I guess we've just missed it all these years! We'll definately have to do it!! I think my 6yr old son would like it!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Here is the link from Walt Disney World
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wd...il?id=TheMagicofDisneyAnimationAttractionPage

My family has never done this. I have heard at times there is a meet and greet with a character at the end of it. I hope your family has fun doing this.

There is usually a character there from the most current Disney movie!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Shelly, My mom went shopping with me today but would only go if I had her home in time to watch Jimmie Johnson!

Sounds like me!

 

[sarbah77]

Hold up! Pumpkin pie milkshake???? Oh, please tell me that will still be around when I hit the USA!!!! I would love to try that! There was a local ice cream parlor/diner near me in central PA that sold Pumpkin soft serve ice cream. Oh, it was to die for!!!!

Yeah, THAT! Wowsers, our side of the border never has stuff like that.

I love pumpkin anything....

Here's what my BIL says:

Fourth flavor shakes (additional flavor other than vanilla, chocolate or strawberry) are a decision made by stores in a local advertising coop. As an example, in Ft. Myers we do not have pumpkin pie, but we will have egg nog from around Thanksgiving until Christmas. The owners in each advertising coop deicide if they want an additional flavor from those that are offered by our distribution center. At the beginning of each year, each advertising coop group of owners review the fourth flavor syrups that will be available and when they will be available, and decide if they want to sell them or not. I hope that answers your question.

So basically the answer is each McDonald's can be different! Good luck finding what you want where you are!!

Yeah, so... my DH was wrong. It was pumpkin pie, listed next to the shakes. Our local McD has Arctic Orange and the basics. I was very sad, but I got a chocolate shake and fries anyway.

My bro called today, to see how I was doing and talk Disney. He's an add-on to my parents room, so he's getting the tickets/meal plan/blah blah, but my parents didn't really tell him anything else. Like, if he was invited to join us for meals. So I told him that we'd changed all ADRs for when he was in town to include him and that made him happy. He's also happy to join my DH in the quest to Drink Around the World.

I split our final payment into 2, so it crosses credit card due dates. Emotionally easier to swallow half at a time!! Our final payment is due in NINE days. Holy cow, we're 54 days out!! How exciting!!

 

[Lil'Mermaid75]

Good evening Snowbirds! Yikes - it's been chatty around here since Friday morning. I only worked a half day Friday, as we were up with a sick little boy most of the night Thursday, and I was beat! Luckily, it appeared to be a 12-hour thing - he was bouncing off the walls by Friday afternoon!!! Kids can be so resilient. We took him roller skating today (his first time at a rink) to help burn off energy. Boy am I tired and sore!!

Sarah - glad your surgery went well!!

I've not been to McDs to check out the shake situation, however, the Speedway gas stations have pumpkin spice cappuccinos which are YUMMY!

Watching the last of the NASCAR race right now.

So, when will we be on part IV??

 

[Lil'Mermaid75]

Still looks like no additions to the closures for January:
- Dumbo The Flying Elephant: Closed for Refurbishment [January 7, 2009]
- Mickey's PhilharMagic : Closed for Refurbishment [January 18, 2009 to January 31, 2009]
-Splash Mountain®: Closed for Refurbishment [January 4, 2009 to January 17, 2009]
-The Hall Of Presidents: Closed for Refurbishment [January 1, 2009 to January 31, 2009] (actually through July 4)

Still nothing for DHS, Epcot or AK....

 

[crzyred]

Still looks like no additions to the closures for January:
- Dumbo The Flying Elephant: Closed for Refurbishment [January 7, 2009]
- Mickey's PhilharMagic : Closed for Refurbishment [January 18, 2009 to January 31, 2009]
-Splash Mountain®: Closed for Refurbishment [January 4, 2009 to January 17, 2009]
-The Hall Of Presidents: Closed for Refurbishment [January 1, 2009 to January 31, 2009] (actually through July 4)

Still nothing for DHS, Epcot or AK....

So what are the chances that Splash will re-open early?!?!?

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Good evening Snowbirds! Yikes - it's been chatty around here since Friday morning. I only worked a half day Friday, as we were up with a sick little boy most of the night Thursday, and I was beat! Luckily, it appeared to be a 12-hour thing - he was bouncing off the walls by Friday afternoon!!! Kids can be so resilient. We took him roller skating today (his first time at a rink) to help burn off energy. Boy am I tired and sore!!

Sarah - glad your surgery went well!!

I've not been to McDs to check out the shake situation, however, the Speedway gas stations have pumpkin spice cappuccinos which are YUMMY!

Watching the last of the NASCAR race right now.

So, when will we be on part IV??

Hope no one else gets that 12 hour bug! Glad to hear it wasn't too bad!
I've been to some coffee shops like Caribou and Starbucks and they all have special pumpkin drinks going on now too! My DH and DD5 were watching the race. DD5 picked out her favorite car - "the one with cereal boxes" and said Mommy's favorite is the Target car!! Gotta teach 'em young! We rarely watch racing anyway, DH is definitely a football guy so I was surprised he was watching. He had to rest after hanging Christmas lights outside in the cold and running to the store twice to get more supplies!

Part IV by the end of the week!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

It ended up being pretty here today! I figured it would be cold and windy (40's) like yesterday so we didn't even think about going outside. Then my 6 yr old saw the neighbor kids out and he wanted to go. Found out it was high 50's and sunny! So hubby decided to get off the bed and go hang lights! So glad that's done! Switched some ADR's around some. I'm so obsessed. Hopefully this will be the last time!

 

[storybookmum]

Isn't it the one in Hollywood Studios? Umm, Something and the Art of Animation? I've never done it either but my "artist" children would enjoy it. I think it is okay for younger ones, I intend to take my 5 and 7 year old through.
Okay, I checked, it's called The Magic of Disney Animation. It's back by The Voyage of the Little Mermaid.

Thanks, I forgot about that, but my very avid artist 10y/o will love this. We've never done it either!

 

[Monny2AE]

Here is the link from Walt Disney World
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wd...il?id=TheMagicofDisneyAnimationAttractionPage

Is this part of the park or is an additional fee? It looks really neat!

 

[crzyred]

Is this part of the park or is an additional fee? It looks really neat!

It's part of the park! I really recommend it to anyone. Even if you don't like to draw, they have an area that "guests" can sit and just watch. It's so much fun! My friend just watched me draw the whole time. And the instructor wasn't boring. Nothing like , "first draw a circle, then a line, then this, then this". There is an overhead projector that the instructor draws on and you just sort of "copy" what they do. But the whole time he is talking to "the class" and having a ton of interaction that you don't really even know what you are doing until he says ok your character should be done! I drew Donald. If you want, I can try to take a picture of it tomorrow and post it on here.

I really can't speak highly enough of it. However I'm one of those people who has more doodles than anything on their notes .

 

[storybookmum]

Oh, this just really excites me for Caroline. She draws non-stop, virtually every day is an art project of some kind on the go, and Meredith is right on her heels. They're both - but especially Caroline - going to love this.

 

[goofy4prez]

Count me in as another snow bird heading down to WDW in January.

We made our first visit in Aug. 08 and stayed at the WL. The only problem is that it was for 5 nights and way to busy.

Being from N.E. Ohio it's not a hard decision to take the DD(11) out of school, grab the DW and get away in the middle of January for what I hope will be nice weather in Orlando. The 3 free days promo and $200 gift card was too hard to pass up.

We will be staying at the GF from Jan 25th and leaving Feb. 1st. We fell in love with this place in August the first time we walked through it. I'm hoping the stay there is as impressive as it looks.

Our dinner meal itinerary is as follows.

Jan 25th
Chef Mickey 7:50pm

Jan 26th
Ohana's 6:50pm

Jan 27th
Cinderela's Royal Table 5:30pm

Jan 28th
Coral Reef 6:50pm

Jan 29th
Boma's 7:00pm

Jan 30th
Tutto Italia 7:00pm (may change)

Jan 31st
Le Cellier 6:55pm

 

[DisneyLifer87]

Ack college crisis but I'm trying to catch up
...on the posts, not my work

Anyway, I'm going 1/11-1/18 and you bet your snowbird behinds I'll be in that pool and sunbathing if it's 55 or higher. Heat wave!

 

[MindyLuvsMickey]

Morning, Snowbirds!!

It is going to get cold here this week!! I can't get to Florida soon enough

Just wanted to party first thing this morning.

7 weeks from today I will be leaving for Disney!

 

[swald91]

Morning snowbirds...
Just to let you know, here in upstate NY...snow-a few inches in the forcast for us here...but just a few miles north..14 inches YUCK.. (Tell me again how many days til Jan 26th???????) Have to call Disney today to change our tickets from base to hopper...not sure what I was thinking when we booked -probably too excited to realize. Still hoping for a P&P party when there-not looking all that promising though. Stay warm all..

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Count me in as another snow bird heading down to WDW in January.

We made our first visit in Aug. 08 and stayed at the WL. The only problem is that it was for 5 nights and way to busy.

Being from N.E. Ohio it's not a hard decision to take the DD(11) out of school, grab the DW and get away in the middle of January for what I hope will be nice weather in Orlando. The 3 free days promo and $200 gift card was too hard to pass up.

We will be staying at the GF from Jan 25th and leaving Feb. 1st. We fell in love with this place in August the first time we walked through it. I'm hoping the stay there is as impressive as it looks.

Our dinner meal itinerary is as follows.

Jan 25th
Chef Mickey 7:50pm

Jan 26th
Ohana's 6:50pm

Jan 27th
Cinderela's Royal Table 5:30pm

Jan 28th
Coral Reef 6:50pm

Jan 29th
Boma's 7:00pm

Jan 30th
Tutto Italia 7:00pm (may change)

Jan 31st
Le Cellier 6:55pm

to the Snowbirds!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

It's a cold snowy morning here in western PA. YUCK!!

On a brighter note - I am now in the single digits (well tomorrow) - in WEEKS!!

9 WEEKS until Disney!!!

 

[Dancegrl624]

Good morning everyone! It is very cold here today. My DH is going to the Bills game tonight and where the stadium is located, they're calling for 6-12 inches of snow! This is one game where I'm more than happy to watch from home.

My DD really enjoyed the Rockettes last night as did I. The show was fantastic! My mom bought her a t-shirt and she wore it to school today. So cute! I was already in a Christmas mood, but now I really am!

I have to go get a mini physical today for my life insurance. I'm super nervous because I have to get blood taken. Just thinking about it is making me woozy. I really don't want to go, but I know that I have to. But first, grocery shopping. I really don't like going out on these cold days, but at least the sun is shining!