Great update! Now let's see if I can remember everything I wanted to comment on. Good for you guys arriving at 8:15. This is happening for me next year. Actually I'm gonna do a ppo H&V next year so we'll have to arrive at least 20 minutes earlier than that! It honestly shouldn't be that difficult as I have to be at work by 7:30 or 8am depending on the day.
Love the photo of the kids waiting at the entrance. Such cuties!
Funny about them not being able to get anywhere without their navigator. I am pretty much the same (the navigator) but my mom studies enough to know where to go usually too. Next trip it will pretty much be all me though. My DH won't do any studying except maybe some menus!
That's awesome that Alex was so excited about the queue. I don't see us going through without a FP next year unless we just happen to notice a short wait time while we are there. My boys don't really notice the difference in the queues yet (except AJ did with Pooh) and so I'd rather just hit the FP until they do actually notice the difference and make a request. I do want to experience the PP standby line so I'll plan for that next trip for right after RD.
That's such a precious story about the Woody hat! Btw, did you make the autograph books? Do tell the details. I wanted to make one this past year but didn't, so I ended up buying the one from Disney where the character can sign one side and a photo goes on the other side. I ended up having to buy two bc there aren't enough pages so I spent $40 all told. I'd rather try to make my own for the same price!
Great family photo!
I'm glad you got a wheelchair so you weren't in incredible pain from trying to walk on that toe! My mom had a
scooter and for our 2012 trip she took it thru several lines but this trip she rarely did. But I remember not standing in some lines in 2012 when she had it. Or getting special seating at shows.
We did muppets too but that was a bit of a cluster. You'll see once I get to my first DHS day.
Awesome on the TP ressie finder! Glad you got to change your 'Ohana to a better day!
Good for you guys beating the lunch crowd. Oh and funny about the JTA show and the rain. Though that's disappointing for those doing it then. I should've checked the forecast for our day I guess bc maybe then I would've signed AJ up for an earlier one. Oh well. Again, more lessons learned!
Chicken nuggets...what I ordered for the kids almost every meal. Did they eat them? Hardly ever...lol...even though that's all Will eats at home. I'm gonna have to figure something else out for them for next year.
Looking forward to more!