Hi Courtney, I'm going to try to follow along!
What a great way to start out - Mickey ears at the airport!
The room looks divine! Thanks for sharing the photos of all the details.
Haha, for a second I got very confused when you mentioned your friend Katie as I was thinking that was the otehr TR. And of course now I realize it WAS the other TR. OK, crisis over.
Those shoes are ADORABLE!!
I really like the MB for room entry and park entry. 100% agree. FP+ is a differnt thing altogether.
Oooh Courtney do I have a doozy of a CM/guest story to tell.
AHHHH I missed that mug!!
Oh my your photos make feel like I just saw those lights. Oh wait... I DID!!! <3 them!
The shoes your Mom made you are awesome!
I always stick to the mantra of always be nice to your CM's.....and anyone in food service....or who can fix your car.......
Wait, $5 for the mug and hot chocolate? That's a steal in Disney terms.
That is a fantastic light necklace your Dad got.
Your Dad just needs to photobomb everyone. For real.
Oh my goodness that room is awesome. We are adding an extra day at the end of our May trip but now we are going to check and see if we can get one night at the Royal room. So glad that you didn't have too much trouble at the airport with TSA.
I freaking LOVE the Osborne Lights!!!!! That is my absolute most favorite thing ever in Disney at Christmastime. It's literally perfection. And when they start dancing, oh my goodness, I could just cry from happiness!!! What an amazing thing to do on your very first night.
Great pictures of the Osbourne Lights. They are so amazing in the pictures I see, hopefully one day I will see them in real life.
I love the Beauty and the Beast shoes that your mom made for you, they are adorable and your mom is very talented!!
I would follow the person with the Mickey Ears also if I wasn't sure which way to go.
Your dad photobombing the picture was hilarious.
I love Port Orleans. By far my favorite of the places we have stayed so far but those Royal Princess Rooms look AMAZING!!! I totally want to stay in one of those rooms. I love the princesses.
Looks like it started off as a great vacation (except for your dad's little incident with TSA.)
Glad you liked the shoes! Thanks to all for the compliments.
Poor Katie, I can't believe how just plain MEAN people can be. You have to give CMs credit for bouncing back after rotten guests to keep making magic for the rest of us. And the fact that someone would cuss at her ON CHRISTMAS DAY while she was working an 11 hour shift so they could be at Disney on Christmas is absolutely ridiculous. OK, rant over!
Love the Osborne lights! Driving around our town looking at lights just can't compare, even if I did take my Disney holiday mug with me. I love my Disney travel mugs. It is a great little reminder every morning.
Let's not encourage your father... goodness knows he needs no encouragement.
Subbing in here as well! Here we go:
Have you ever seen the O.C.? I've been watching reruns online and Thanksbirthmas reminds me a lot of Chrismakkuh!
I literally cry everytime I watch the welcome video with those families surprising their kids. Heck- I cry when I watch those videos on youtube, too!
I'm dying at that room! Ugh- the little details are perfect!!!! The magic carpet! The lamp! Pascal in the boarder! I'm loving the runner too! I must stay there soon!
I love hearing DCP stories! I talk about DCP a lot with my sister, which is a little strange because she's out of college, and my program leave no opportunity for me to go. We read Jess' thread and have been dreaming ever since, haha! Point of this semi-off-topic rant: I hope you get in if you apply (or just get to work at Disney in general!)
The lights look awesome! I just read on the Disney Parks blog this week that the baby from the TV show Dinosaur is in one of the windows. I don't remember the little guys name but I used to love that show (which makes me sort of ashamed because when I watch it now I realize how weird it is.)
You dad's photobomb
Whoops... I told you 2 TR's would confuse me. I just posted to the wrong one.
Oh well... since I did I'll just say again how much I love your shoes!!!
Ahh Muppetvision is genius... sheer genius. I swear Walt and Jim Henson were kindred spirits.
Haha, such a (second) great reunion at 50's. I particularly like the other patron's reactions in your photos. Clearly you were an entertaining group.
OMG that card is AMAZING!!!! I would absolutely be framing that sucker. Just.. beautiful.
So good on you for passing on your great experience to Guest Relations. I keep saying I need to do that more. It really is the CM's that make the difference.
Hmmm... I have NO IDEA who you could be referring to that would EVER buy Stacey DVD's.
AHHH I NEED THEM NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Love Love your trip report Can't wait for more - missing Disney World and planning our trip back Home this summer!