punkin413
feel the magic, dang it!
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2007
well, we're back from our first-ever christmas trip to disney world!
as you can tell from the title, we had ups, we had downs. we had rain, we had cold weather and we even had snow!!! we met some fun characters, saw some great shows and we had some yummy food. but most of all....WE HAD FUN!!!! oh, and that little thing about the bloody nose.....you're just gonna have to wait on that one to get the scoop!
so get comfortable and get into the christmas spirit and come along with us on this crazy trip of ours! i look forward to sharing it with you all.
INDEX
~intro - you're reading it!
~travel day
day 1 - BW / BC / EPCOT
~rain, rain, GO AWAY! (boardwalk/beach club)
~lunch with everyone and their mother (arrival at epcot)
~to soar or not to soar? (epcot FW)
~dinner with yoko......saaaaaaaaaaaank you! (teppan edo)
~around (half) the world in an hour-and-a-half (world showcase)
~pretty lights and.....gangsters in germany???? (epcot Xmas decorations & more world showcase)
~an illuminating evening! (illuminations)
day 2 - DHS
~freezing at DHS....with the masses (arrival at DHS)
~is this a CRAZY elevator??? (characters & ToT)
~lunch at the drive-in (sci-fi dine-in theater)
~ain't no party like a disney block party 'cause a disney block party don't stop! (block party bash)
~fast cars and mean old men (lights! motors! action!)
~why did that cat play with my hair? and ray and anna's duet! (bolt/fantasmic)
~are they gonna start moving now??? (TSM, osborne lights and we close the park)
day 3 - MK / GF / POLY
~high fives for uncle scrooge (arrival at MK, luke meeting uncle scrooge)
~faith trust and PIXIE DUST! (meeting the fairies)
~you really ARE a scrooge, huh? (alice & the mad hatter, uncle scrooge take 2 and morning at MK
~a big dose of christmas-y fun! (mickey's twas the night before christmas)
~MK crowds and a dole whip float (afternoon stroll through MK)
~my awesome view of mickey's philharmagic - score! (philharmagic, space mountain, TTA & casey's)
~excuse me, ma'am, are you alive??? (buzz, train ride & HM)
~a giant gingerbread house and a DIS celebrity sighting! (GF decorations & arrival at poly for dinner)
~pineapple envy and wishes from afar (dinner at kona cafe, first glimpse of castle lights and wishes from outside MK)
day 4 - AK / WL / MVMCP
~to be dissed by goofy is like a slap in the face (arrival at AK, character breakfast at tusker house)
~monkeys and meerkats and gorillas....OH MY! (pangani forest exploration trail)
~a monkey for a yeti (more devine and EE)
~we found nemo! and safari time with giraffes, elephants and....a teddy bear? (finding nemo show & safari)
~a jammin' parade and the christmas decorations i SHOULD have seen (jingle jungle parade and WL)
~the castle comes ALIVE!!! (MVMCP and castle lighting)
~that's some wicked dancing! (dinner at cosmic ray's, the queen of hearts and a dance party with cinderella's stepsisters)
~dancing chipmunks, meeting piglet and SHOPPING! (dance party with chip & dale, belle & the beast and shopping on main street)
~the dreaded BLOODY NOSE!!!!! (luke's accident and ornament shopping)
~holiday wishes in the sky (MVMCP fireworks)
~celebrating the season with mickey and the gang! (celebrate the season show)
~once upon a christmastime in the VIP section (mickey's once upon a christmastime parade)
~now it's time to say goodbye... (leaving disney world)
LINK TO MY PRE-TR FOR DECEMBER 2010: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2327634
non-TR stuff
~my christmas mini TR!
~2008 in pictures
~really neat disneyland documentary from 1956
~exciting news....NYC here i come!
~weekend in the ATL
~ultrasound pics of my niece!
~a night with the killers
~our girls' skating adventure
~we got snow!!!
~snow, part 2
~luke's new haircut & cabin pics for our romantic getaway!
~margot rain.....born april 14, 2009. she's beautiful!
~our anniversary trip to the mountains.....with goats!
~IT'S SPRING!!!!!
~new pictures of miss margot!
~if you'd like to read about my adventures in new york city, click here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2189155
~new car!!!
~R.I.P. LUCY
~HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE!!!
~INVASION OF THE BABIES!!!!! (father's day weekend in nashville)
~summer pics & Happy 4th of July!
~pics of miss margot laughing
~various pics and a trip to AMERICAN GIRL
~incubus & tonga toast!
~trip to TN to visit cows, toddlers, memom and margot!
~having fun in the middle of a mountain and SEE 7 STATES
~Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 1, part 1
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 1, part 2
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 2, part 1
~a detour from the detour - some friends head to disney world!
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 2, part 2
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 3
~disney on ice: celebrations!
~HAPPY HALLOWEEN! and fall foliage pics, too
~more disney fun with people you don't know! (including breakfast at CRT)
a quick intro to our cast.....
there's me. i'm dawn. i'm the planner, guide, timekeeper, disney dork extraordinaire. you probably already know me if you're reading this.
then there's ray. that's hubby to me. you probably already know ray if you know me. if not, he's a wonderful husband who caters to my disney obsession without too much complaining, although i've promised him we're taking a disney break in 2009 (that happens when you go 5 times in 2 years!).
this trip we had some company in the form of one of my bestest friends, anna.....
her husband, chris......
and their 4yo DS, luke......
if you read my pre-TR, you already know all this. if you haven't, then go here to get more of the lowdown on our gang: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1981033
as you can tell from the title, we had ups, we had downs. we had rain, we had cold weather and we even had snow!!! we met some fun characters, saw some great shows and we had some yummy food. but most of all....WE HAD FUN!!!! oh, and that little thing about the bloody nose.....you're just gonna have to wait on that one to get the scoop!
so get comfortable and get into the christmas spirit and come along with us on this crazy trip of ours! i look forward to sharing it with you all.
INDEX
~intro - you're reading it!
~travel day
day 1 - BW / BC / EPCOT
~rain, rain, GO AWAY! (boardwalk/beach club)
~lunch with everyone and their mother (arrival at epcot)
~to soar or not to soar? (epcot FW)
~dinner with yoko......saaaaaaaaaaaank you! (teppan edo)
~around (half) the world in an hour-and-a-half (world showcase)
~pretty lights and.....gangsters in germany???? (epcot Xmas decorations & more world showcase)
~an illuminating evening! (illuminations)
day 2 - DHS
~freezing at DHS....with the masses (arrival at DHS)
~is this a CRAZY elevator??? (characters & ToT)
~lunch at the drive-in (sci-fi dine-in theater)
~ain't no party like a disney block party 'cause a disney block party don't stop! (block party bash)
~fast cars and mean old men (lights! motors! action!)
~why did that cat play with my hair? and ray and anna's duet! (bolt/fantasmic)
~are they gonna start moving now??? (TSM, osborne lights and we close the park)
day 3 - MK / GF / POLY
~high fives for uncle scrooge (arrival at MK, luke meeting uncle scrooge)
~faith trust and PIXIE DUST! (meeting the fairies)
~you really ARE a scrooge, huh? (alice & the mad hatter, uncle scrooge take 2 and morning at MK
~a big dose of christmas-y fun! (mickey's twas the night before christmas)
~MK crowds and a dole whip float (afternoon stroll through MK)
~my awesome view of mickey's philharmagic - score! (philharmagic, space mountain, TTA & casey's)
~excuse me, ma'am, are you alive??? (buzz, train ride & HM)
~a giant gingerbread house and a DIS celebrity sighting! (GF decorations & arrival at poly for dinner)
~pineapple envy and wishes from afar (dinner at kona cafe, first glimpse of castle lights and wishes from outside MK)
day 4 - AK / WL / MVMCP
~to be dissed by goofy is like a slap in the face (arrival at AK, character breakfast at tusker house)
~monkeys and meerkats and gorillas....OH MY! (pangani forest exploration trail)
~a monkey for a yeti (more devine and EE)
~we found nemo! and safari time with giraffes, elephants and....a teddy bear? (finding nemo show & safari)
~a jammin' parade and the christmas decorations i SHOULD have seen (jingle jungle parade and WL)
~the castle comes ALIVE!!! (MVMCP and castle lighting)
~that's some wicked dancing! (dinner at cosmic ray's, the queen of hearts and a dance party with cinderella's stepsisters)
~dancing chipmunks, meeting piglet and SHOPPING! (dance party with chip & dale, belle & the beast and shopping on main street)
~the dreaded BLOODY NOSE!!!!! (luke's accident and ornament shopping)
~holiday wishes in the sky (MVMCP fireworks)
~celebrating the season with mickey and the gang! (celebrate the season show)
~once upon a christmastime in the VIP section (mickey's once upon a christmastime parade)
~now it's time to say goodbye... (leaving disney world)
LINK TO MY PRE-TR FOR DECEMBER 2010: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2327634
non-TR stuff
~my christmas mini TR!
~2008 in pictures
~really neat disneyland documentary from 1956
~exciting news....NYC here i come!
~weekend in the ATL
~ultrasound pics of my niece!
~a night with the killers
~our girls' skating adventure
~we got snow!!!
~snow, part 2
~luke's new haircut & cabin pics for our romantic getaway!
~margot rain.....born april 14, 2009. she's beautiful!
~our anniversary trip to the mountains.....with goats!
~IT'S SPRING!!!!!
~new pictures of miss margot!
~if you'd like to read about my adventures in new york city, click here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2189155
~new car!!!
~R.I.P. LUCY
~HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE!!!
~INVASION OF THE BABIES!!!!! (father's day weekend in nashville)
~summer pics & Happy 4th of July!
~pics of miss margot laughing
~various pics and a trip to AMERICAN GIRL
~incubus & tonga toast!
~trip to TN to visit cows, toddlers, memom and margot!
~having fun in the middle of a mountain and SEE 7 STATES
~Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 1, part 1
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 1, part 2
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 2, part 1
~a detour from the detour - some friends head to disney world!
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 2, part 2
~savannah & tybee island mini-trip - day 3
~disney on ice: celebrations!
~HAPPY HALLOWEEN! and fall foliage pics, too
~more disney fun with people you don't know! (including breakfast at CRT)
a quick intro to our cast.....
there's me. i'm dawn. i'm the planner, guide, timekeeper, disney dork extraordinaire. you probably already know me if you're reading this.
then there's ray. that's hubby to me. you probably already know ray if you know me. if not, he's a wonderful husband who caters to my disney obsession without too much complaining, although i've promised him we're taking a disney break in 2009 (that happens when you go 5 times in 2 years!).
this trip we had some company in the form of one of my bestest friends, anna.....
her husband, chris......
and their 4yo DS, luke......
if you read my pre-TR, you already know all this. if you haven't, then go here to get more of the lowdown on our gang: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1981033