JenLovesMM
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hi! I don't post often but I love reading your trip reports and following our adventures. I just have to say that video in the Rapunzel bathroom area is priceless! What a great souvenir!
Casey would so love that Stitch. Did you know that this store is actually closed? We walked back there in June to look for a Christmas ornament and it and the muppet store appeared to be dunzoWe headed into the Christmas shop back there as well. And Gwen discovered what she claims is the most amazing thing...
I had to look at this like 10 times to find her. It's like a Where's Waldo
I would have been with your children on this one. That is certainly a long wait but glad to see you got on. We had a similar experience our first time riding but sadly no Chewie or snacksIMG_1196
My weird Disney loving children actually got a HUGE kick out of getting free snacks in line. This was taken around 4:40.
Moonshine for the Win!
How in the world did I never hear that there was a cookie dough truck????? I make cookies just to eat the dough. I would so have been all over thisAfter we ate our food, I headed toward the Cookie Dough Truck for the girls, as I bribed them to Disney Springs with that for dessert.
What a sweet idea. I'm sure those girls loved itWhile we were waiting to get into the room, and Gwen found a little group of girls to give stickers too!
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That does look absolutely glorious. I could eat all of that right about nowLunch!
Look at the glorious spread!!! YUM!!!
I never even thought about that but guess who just fired up Swiss Family Robinson on DisneyPlus to see if they address itSwiss Family Tree House - Steering Wheel
Gwen always asked how they got the steering wheel off of the boat. Literally EVERY time.
This is exactly what I would order. Those tots look divineMorgan's Dinner
Morgan went with the pulled pork sandwich again. And she picked the sweet potato tots. Her and Andy really liked those!
Hope you all can enjoy it for a few more weeks. Looks like the week is gonna be hot here so I assume you're seeing the same.We are trying to stretch out the last weekend or two of our pool. Since it's our first summer with it, we aren't sure how long we can keep the water warm. Andy is SUPER sad about having to close it up for the summer. He REALLY has enjoyed having the pool! I mean we all have, but Andy def loves it the most.
Love these shirts. Casey has the same one as Gwen! Shocking I knowDay Six Tinkerbell Gift
Snack Shirts!!!! These were some of my favorites. And I am pretty sure I got mine and Morgan's on sale after Christmas...
All I can think about is you running around packing like a humingbird who drank a little too muchWe mnaged to pack everything up and drop off our bags fairly quickly. (pretty sure I had MOST things packed up last night, powered by my moonshine and hummingbird cake!
Pretty sure you need 15 minutes just to walk on Space mountainAnyway, Andy went and got a nitro coffee from Jofferys while he waited for us. Looks like we made it back to Space around 9:20... (apparently 2 hours to get dressed, pack up all our stuff, drop off at the front of the park, catch a bus to MK can all be done that fast.... BUT we somehow need 15 minutes to walk from Main Street to Tomorrowland )
Absolutely love this tradition that you all have. How special that you can look back and see how much they have grown.While they were dancing around, Andy just happened to take a photo of them here. And then the next trip, it was actually Morgan's idea to recreate the picture. And a tradition was born!
That is a lot of gusto right there. Love it!This will alwasy be a family favorite! Gwen called it "The Dolly Ride". If you enjoyed watching Morgan and Gwen in tehre little selfes, here is the video of Gwen on our second trip and singing with MUCH gusto on the ride.
(apparently 2 hours to get dressed, pack up all our stuff, drop off at the front of the park, catch a bus to MK can all be done that fast.... BUT we somehow need 15 minutes to walk from Main Street to Tomorrowland )
Soooo cute!!! I absolutely love this tradition of yours!I mean look at them over the years!!!!
It really is cool to see how they have grown. And YES they are SUPER lucky at how many times they have been! I do think they know how lucky they are. They have some friends who have never been. And this duration of Covid, I think has also reminded them how lucky they are.It just makes you realize how much they have grown… it’s nice to have that frame of reference!
Plus, they are lucky to have been so many times already!
Thanks! I wasn't getting a lot of comments, which is fine, but you start to wonder if anyone is reading! And I know alot of folks like to ready trips to see what there trip will be like.PS I still love reading pre-Covid trip reports, so I am happy to keep following if you are still willing to write it!
How nice! It's a small world has a bad rep. It's great!Andi and I had a boat all to ourselves this last trip and because it was so low crowds the boats was moving nice and slow. I actually quite enjoyed it!
Thanks! It does go by fast! (and slow all at the same time)Love the pics of the girls growing up at the Rapunzel bathroom! The years surely go fast with our kiddos
Thanks for posting!!! I am glad you enjoy the trip reports. I start to question if anyone is still reading some times. The rapunzel bathroom was a moment that you can't plan for, which I think makes it even more special.hi! I don't post often but I love reading your trip reports and following our adventures. I just have to say that video in the Rapunzel bathroom area is priceless! What a great souvenir!
It happens....I somehow fell massively behind so please excuse me while we do some more time traveling
Bummer! The Christmas store is kind of small, maybe that is why.Casey would so love that Stitch. Did you know that this store is actually closed? We walked back there in June to look for a Christmas ornament and it and the muppet store appeared to be dunzo
boo. I am guessing over time they have gotten less and less intrested in keeping people happy in line. But they might need to bring that back with paid fastpass!We had a similar experience our first time riding but sadly no Chewie or snacks
They have a number of food trucks on the far end. And they do rotate. So, I am not sure it is still there. Morgan did say that the cookie dough "tasted funny" But she did still like it...How in the world did I never hear that there was a cookie dough truck????? I make cookies just to eat the dough. I would so have been all over this
Ha! The steering wheel and the organ... Come one, you are telling me they got that off the boat and onto the island in working order?!?I never even thought about that but guess who just fired up Swiss Family Robinson on DisneyPlus to see if they address it
Yup! We are getting hot weather as well. Andy is very happy about that.Hope you all can enjoy it for a few more weeks. Looks like the week is gonna be hot here so I assume you're seeing the same.
Ha!! All while being quiet because the girls were going to sleep! Not sure I was successful in that!All I can think about is you running around packing like a humingbird who drank a little too much
Thanks! Sometimes it makes sad, who knows if we will ever be back to this "normal"I really enjoy reading your pre-Covid TR, so I am so happy to see you keep it going. It's fun to remember when times were "normal" and simple.
Me too! And the smell of Disney water in generalMan I miss the backside of water....
Take it from me (and a former TR title), People Mover is a thrill ridethese are the faces of my children barely humoring me to pretend that the begining og the ride is a thrill ride....
But first we decided to hop on Alien Swirling Sauciers.
Slinky was great as always! So fun!
We headedt o Muppet 3D Vision. We hadn't done this in many trips and we have done it the last couple times, and now Gwen says it's one of her favorites now.
I started to not feel well about here. I think the heat was getting to me or something. Not sure.
We headed into the Christmas shop back there as well. And Gwen discovered what she claims is the most amazing thing...
I went to buy a drink and turned back around and saw Ray hiding right next to Morgan and Gwen.
And well... it broken down again!!! We were moving along fairly well, slow but moving and then we just stopped. Eventually a CM came down the line with a basket handing out snacks!
And mine & Morgan's. And Morgan was the winner this round!!!! She was super proud.
But we were keeping hangry and just flat out tired. It was a long day!
I was trying to soak in the last of the time we had here. Tomorrow we were switching resorts!
Andy offered to wait in security and let us all go through the no bag line and head straight to Space Mountain. So, he took all of our bags and waited.
Peter Pan was great as always. I think I gave up for the most part on trying to get good photos on the ride. It is too dark and goes too fast.
These little ladies were SUPER excitied to get stickers. It was pretty cute.
We met up at a table in the Sleepy Hallow seating area.
The view up here is worth the trek!
After our trek up and down, we decided we needed dessert! And where better to get that than Aloha Isle!
It was basically the evening we wanted a couple nights ago!
I also bought BB8 Rice Krispee Treat and 2 Valentine’s Day Heart Rice Krispee Treats. Knowing this was our last trip for awhile, I wanted to stock up. If only I knew how long it was going to be, I might have bought more! Ha!
I am going to forge on with this trip report. I fear that most folks are less intrested since it is so old but I feel weird just stopping. So, I am going to just plug along. So, if you are still following along, I appriciate it!
Snack Shirts!!!! These were some of my favorites. And I am pretty sure I got mine and Morgan's on sale after Christmas...
Alice was great and Gwen LOVED meeting her! I sadly now don't remember what we talked to her about but I do remember Gwen LOVED the whole interaction.
While they were dancing around, Andy just happened to take a photo of them here. And then the next trip, it was actually Morgan's idea to recreate the picture. And a tradition was born!
If you enjoyed watching Morgan and Gwen in tehre little selfes, here is the video of Gwen on our second trip and singing with MUCH gusto on the ride.
But today we decided to go to Columbia Harbor House.
Question: Why does Disney not have a photo pass photo spot on this ride?!?! I mean really, Disney? Get on that!
Peter Pan Float! Gwen deems this her favorite float! It was good but Citrus Swirl is still my favorite but I did enjoy the lime.
We don't do this every trip, but it had been awhile, so it was fun. We got a kick out of it, and it was a great option with the crowds.
Next up was the People Mover! This was my request! The girls do like this but they were getting tired!
She was very proud of her tour guide "skills"
Any way! That was officially Plush #7!!! SEVEN!!!! And it was a big one! Gwen named it Lulu Llama and loves that damn thing. She sleeps with it every night.
Morgan got the grumpy cat and a nano block set. Morgan did love her grumpy cat. Which by the way, she is pretending to be sad in that pic. She was sad from dinner but not THAT sad!
Once we were in the area where they start to divide you up. One of the CM said to not touch anything. Which of course, spurred Gwen to touch SOMETHING...
And we had some PERFECT timing!!! It started to pour as we got to the ferry stop! And a boat had just pulled up! So, we hopped on the boat and headed back to the room to relax!
That is the risk with sitting down in nice cool theaters!We had not done it for years too. Did it earlier this month but I fell asleep so I need a do over.
I think we didn't mind since we weren't also worrying about getting a flight home!Sorry it broke down and again but how cool to get treats in line. This has never happened for us.
I still have the stickers. I will def bring them next time so she can spread more magic!Looking a Gwen making the Magic!
Thanks!!! I get nervous when no one comments. Silly I knowI'm really enjoying it and glad you're still reporting. You're doing a much better job than I am.
Sadly it's true. I am a cup is full person and she is a cup is empty gal. And it's hard for me when she gets down or thinks pessamistic.Morgan does sad very welll.
And some adults too!Every kid, everywhere.
Congrats on the move!!! I hope you are getting settled! Such an exciting time!I've been happily traveling across the US and moving from OR to KY so obviously have been "away" from the Boards for a bit. All caught up again though and still enjoying each of your chapters. Sorry your Japanese meal was bad- that Udon looked terrible and just wrong. Bummer!
Congrats on the move!!! I hope you are getting settled! Such an exciting time!
We decided to try and Play the Phineas and Ferb game but but wasn’t really working.
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A few things... a very few things, Covid has improved. A bit of spacing is one.It was a hot mess, and people were all over the place. Like painting directly over Gwen! if that lady had dropped paint on her, I would have been so mad.
That is the risk with sitting down in nice cool theaters!
I still have the stickers. I will def bring them next time so she can spread more magic!
Thanks!!! I get nervous when no one comments. Silly I know
Sadly it's true. I am a cup is full person and she is a cup is empty gal. And it's hard for me when she gets down or thinks pessamistic.
Pork Nachos
I love these nachos! They don't look great in this picture, as they were transported and in a brown box... But it hit the spo!
We always enjoy riding this. We never got to do the original version. So, we have nothing to compare it against.
We checked out some sidewalk art
It was a hot mess, and people were all over the place. Like painting directly over Gwen! if that lady had dropped paint on her, I would have been so mad. Also, you can see here little duck plush keychain.
Actually looking at this photo, it looks like they didn't do a good job spreading out where people painted over the course of the day.
This was a first for us. And I was looking forward to this!
Morgan went with the Le Cellier Filet Mignon but the waiter let her switch from the risotto to mashed potatoes. And I think they were regular mashed potatoes. She was VERY happy with this. It doesn't look like much on that huge plate. But it was alot! Especially for her.
Ribeye Steak, USDA Prime*
Lemon-scented Fingerling Potatoes with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Shallot-Whiskey Butter
Andy went with the Rib Eye Steak. He really liked this as well. But I think he kind of wished he has ordered the filet. But he enjoyed it.
We headed back to the room, pj'd up and enjoyed our desserts in bed!
I do think the Poly ones are better. But these are a solid 2nd.These look good to me. How do they compare to the ones at the Poly? I haven't had them yet but they are on my list for someday.
I remember the days of getting an app with the dinning plan! It was ALOT of food! But def worth the price.We've only done this once way back when it was 1 TS meal and you got an app, entre and dessert. I'm glad we were able to enjoy it back then.
I love risotto!This looks really good to me. I like mashed potatoes and not risotto.
Andy is SUPER sad about having to close it up for the summer. He REALLY has enjoyed having the pool! I mean we all have, but Andy def loves it the most.
I am going to forge on with this trip report. I fear that most folks are less intrested since it is so old but I feel weird just stopping. So, I am going to just plug along. So, if you are still following along, I appriciate it!
We always find a table upstairs. And I think this is the day I made us sit at a small table right by the window. The food here isn't as good as it used to be but I love the seating area up there. I
Jungle Cruise gives out WAY too many fastpasses, in my opinion. We always have to wait a bit for this ride. Hopefully they adjust that with this whole lightening lane thing...
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I love this lady! That would be my nightmare to get my hair done this way.
So, we went with a 4:50 reservation at Tokyo Dining.
This wasn't the best idea... We were NOT impressed with this dining expierence. And sadly especially Morgan. But I am getting ahead of myself.
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The noodles were hard! She was soooo disapointed. I felt so bad for her. She was looking forward to her noodles and just didn't get them. She ate the shrimp and some of the noodles but she was def NOT satisfied. ;(
Any way! That was officially Plush #7!!! SEVEN!!!! And it was a big one! Gwen named it Lulu Llama and loves that damn thing. She sleeps with it every night.
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Morgan and Gwen were soooooo excitied about this!!!!
Once we were in the area where they start to divide you up. One of the CM said to not touch anything. Which of course, spurred Gwen to touch SOMETHING...
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These are pretty tasty and come with some sort of aoli.
We always enjoy riding this. We never got to do the original version. So, we have nothing to compare it against.
Dinner was deliscious! We enjoyed the meal an dwant to go back next time! Which I want to get the charcutrie board with the beef fat candle!
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I love this photo! It came out well, and it was a nice suprise.