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Change Is Good
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- Jan 7, 2010
Hello! And welcome to my third trip report on the DIS. I'm so excited to be starting a new one.
My name is Roni, and my companion in Disney adventure on this trip was my 6-year-old daughter, Willow. This is us:
This was our third trip to WDW and our second Disney cruise. Here is a picture of Willow from our first trip in 2010 when she was just 3.
Here we are together in 2011 when she was, wait for it, ... 4!
Here is Miss Willow on our cruise last year (yep - she was 5!). (No picture of us together because I took all the pictures and didnt get a single one of us together. )
For good measure, here is Willow on her fifth birthday at Disneyland! (She's the short one.)
This was the FIRST time that we have done WDW in August or even in the summer. Our two prior trips were in October, but we became slaves to the school calendar this year and therefore decided to brave the heat and crowds of August. It was definitely a change....
A little about us:
Me:
Favorite Disney park(s): MK and DLR
Favorite Attraction: BTMRR (or did that change on this trip?)
Favorite Character: Pluto (usually....)
Favorite Princess(es): Belle and Tiana
Willow:
Favorite Disney park: Hollywood Studios (or did this change on this trip?)
Favorite Attraction: ToT (or did this change on this trip?)
Favorite Character: Pluto (or did this change on this trip?)
Favorite Princess(es): Belle and Ariel
I am waiting for my PhotoPass+ CD, but it should be arriving anytime, and I have plenty of pre-arrival information to share as well. I took a LOT of pictures on this trip, so get ready for that. (Because I tend to be constantly being pulled in one direction or another by my traveling companion, more of my pictures than I care to admit may be a bit blurry, but I did my best.)
I hope you will join me in reliving our two-week Disney Vacation Extravaganza!
Up Next: How Many Times Can I Change the Plans?
Installments:
1. How Many Times Can I Change the Plans?
2. Counting Down and Packing Up
3. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End
4. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End (Cont.)
5. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End (Cont.)
6. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End (Cont.)
7. Let the Dining Begin in Earnest!
8. Let the Dining Begin in Earnest! (Cont.)
9. Princess Willow Is Revealed
10. Princess Willow Is Revealed Cont.
11. Princess Willow Is Revealed Cont.
12. Princess Willow Is Revealed Cont.
13. Some Royal Meetings
14. Some Royal Meetings Cont.
15. Some Royal Meetings Cont.
16. Some Royal Meetings Cont.
17. Some Royal Dining
18. Some Royal Dining Cont.
19. Get Us Out of Here!!
20. Some Fancy Dining in the Wilderness
21. Some Fancy Dining in the Wilderness Cont.
22. Some Late-Night Fun with Friends
23. Some Late-Night Fun with Friends Cont.
24. Some More Late-Night Adventures
25. A Lot of Complaining and a Few Rides
26. A Lot of Complaining and a Few Rides Cont.
27. Some Overheated Character Meets
28. A Culinary Respite from the Heat
29. Something Wed Never Done Before
30. Something Wed Never Done Before Cont.
31. Farmer Mickey and Friends
32. Farmer Mickey and Friends Cont.
33. Farmer Mickey and Friends Cont.
34. A Little More Princess Dining
35. A Little More Princess Dining Cont.
36. A Little More Princess Dining Cont.
37. Serious Speed and Character Fun
38. Serious Speed and Character Fun Cont.
39. Serious Speed and Character Fun Cont.
40. Planning Update
41. Get Us Out of Here!
42. A Family Day Dinner
43. One More Ride Wont Kill Us, Right?
44. One More Ride Wont Kill Us, Right? (Cont.)
45. A Yeti-Sized Infatuation Begins
46. A Safari Breakfast
47. A Non-Disney, Real Life, Halloween Update
48. So We Love Animal Kingdom Now?
49. Some More Characters
50. Did Someone Say Characters?
51. A Detour from Our Character Mission
52. Hey, Why Dont We Meet Some Characters?
53. We Finally See a Show!
54. We Meet the Real Chef
55. We Meet the Real Chef Cont.
56. Some Fabulous CMs
57. A Canine Disney Thug????
58. A Canine Disney Thug???? Cont.
59. A Wet Ride
60. Three Little Fairies
61. We Need More Characters!
62. A Real-Life Holiday Update
63. A Short Break from the Heat
64. A Short Break from the Heat Cont.
65. Some New Tomorrowland Experiences
66. The Rain Pours Down
67. A Beastly Dining Experience
68. A Beastly Dining Experience Cont.
69. My Little Legs Are Too Tired
70. My Little Legs Are Too Tired Cont.
71. Some Italian Dining
72. A Few Characters and Get Us Out of Here!
73. A Few Characters and Get Us Out of Here!
74. Our Final Signature Dining Experience on Land
75. Our Final Signature Dining Experience on Land Cont.
76. Non-Trip Christmas Update
77. Some Friends Cheer Us Up
78. Breakfast with Minnie
79. Seriously? We Love AK Now?
80. Will the Yeti Let Us Down?
81. Dinos, Yetis, and Ice Cream!
82. Pre-Trip Update
83. A Few More Characters
84. A Few More Characters Cont.
85. A Final Royal Dining Experience
86. A Final Royal Dining Experience Cont.
87. Some Last WDW Shopping
88. Our Final Hours at BWI
89. Our Final Hours at BWI Cont.
90. Boarding the Fantasy
91. A Little Exploring
92. A Little Exploring Cont.
93. A Little Exploring Cont.
94. Our First Fantasy Characters
95. Our First Fantasy Characters Cont.
96. Dining with DCL
97. Some Late Night Doings
98. Willows Morning
99. Mommys Morning/Afternoon Begins
100. My Brunch - A Meal of a Lifetime
101. Afternoon Characters and Formal Characters
102. Even More Formal Meets
103. A Formal Evening
104. A Formal Evening Cont.
105. Some Breakfast and Some Characters
106. Some Pool Time
107. Some Spa Time
108. Some Palo Time
109. More Food and More Princesses
110. More Food and More Princesses (cont.)
111. A Make-Over at Sea
112. A Fancy Lunch
113. Real Life Update: Spring Break!
114. Real Life Update: Spring Break! (cont.)
115. A Mystery
116. A Mystery Cont.
117. More Pool Time
118. Family Portraits
119. More Characters
120. More Dining
121. Some Morning Errands and Swimming
122. Another Yummy Lunch
123. We See a Movie
124. Ahoy, Matey!
125. We Meet Some Pirates
126. We Party with the Pirates
127. A Pirate Dinner and an Earlier-than-Expected Night
128. More Swimming and a Lost Willow!
129. A Change of Plans
130. Breakfast and Preparing to Get Off the Ship!
131. Some Fun in the Sun
132. Pelican Plunge and Lunch
133. Swimming with the Rays
134. Back to the Fantasy
135. An Unexpected Good Time
136. An Unexpected Good Time (cont.)
137. The Finest of Dining at Sea
138. The Finest of Dining at Sea (cont.)
139. A Last Meal on the Fantasy
140. An Afternoon and Evening at MCO
141. Home We Go
My name is Roni, and my companion in Disney adventure on this trip was my 6-year-old daughter, Willow. This is us:
This was our third trip to WDW and our second Disney cruise. Here is a picture of Willow from our first trip in 2010 when she was just 3.
Here we are together in 2011 when she was, wait for it, ... 4!
Here is Miss Willow on our cruise last year (yep - she was 5!). (No picture of us together because I took all the pictures and didnt get a single one of us together. )
For good measure, here is Willow on her fifth birthday at Disneyland! (She's the short one.)
This was the FIRST time that we have done WDW in August or even in the summer. Our two prior trips were in October, but we became slaves to the school calendar this year and therefore decided to brave the heat and crowds of August. It was definitely a change....
A little about us:
Me:
Favorite Disney park(s): MK and DLR
Favorite Attraction: BTMRR (or did that change on this trip?)
Favorite Character: Pluto (usually....)
Favorite Princess(es): Belle and Tiana
Willow:
Favorite Disney park: Hollywood Studios (or did this change on this trip?)
Favorite Attraction: ToT (or did this change on this trip?)
Favorite Character: Pluto (or did this change on this trip?)
Favorite Princess(es): Belle and Ariel
I am waiting for my PhotoPass+ CD, but it should be arriving anytime, and I have plenty of pre-arrival information to share as well. I took a LOT of pictures on this trip, so get ready for that. (Because I tend to be constantly being pulled in one direction or another by my traveling companion, more of my pictures than I care to admit may be a bit blurry, but I did my best.)
I hope you will join me in reliving our two-week Disney Vacation Extravaganza!
Up Next: How Many Times Can I Change the Plans?
Installments:
1. How Many Times Can I Change the Plans?
2. Counting Down and Packing Up
3. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End
4. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End (Cont.)
5. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End (Cont.)
6. Seemingly Endless Travel with a Nice Surprise at the End (Cont.)
7. Let the Dining Begin in Earnest!
8. Let the Dining Begin in Earnest! (Cont.)
9. Princess Willow Is Revealed
10. Princess Willow Is Revealed Cont.
11. Princess Willow Is Revealed Cont.
12. Princess Willow Is Revealed Cont.
13. Some Royal Meetings
14. Some Royal Meetings Cont.
15. Some Royal Meetings Cont.
16. Some Royal Meetings Cont.
17. Some Royal Dining
18. Some Royal Dining Cont.
19. Get Us Out of Here!!
20. Some Fancy Dining in the Wilderness
21. Some Fancy Dining in the Wilderness Cont.
22. Some Late-Night Fun with Friends
23. Some Late-Night Fun with Friends Cont.
24. Some More Late-Night Adventures
25. A Lot of Complaining and a Few Rides
26. A Lot of Complaining and a Few Rides Cont.
27. Some Overheated Character Meets
28. A Culinary Respite from the Heat
29. Something Wed Never Done Before
30. Something Wed Never Done Before Cont.
31. Farmer Mickey and Friends
32. Farmer Mickey and Friends Cont.
33. Farmer Mickey and Friends Cont.
34. A Little More Princess Dining
35. A Little More Princess Dining Cont.
36. A Little More Princess Dining Cont.
37. Serious Speed and Character Fun
38. Serious Speed and Character Fun Cont.
39. Serious Speed and Character Fun Cont.
40. Planning Update
41. Get Us Out of Here!
42. A Family Day Dinner
43. One More Ride Wont Kill Us, Right?
44. One More Ride Wont Kill Us, Right? (Cont.)
45. A Yeti-Sized Infatuation Begins
46. A Safari Breakfast
47. A Non-Disney, Real Life, Halloween Update
48. So We Love Animal Kingdom Now?
49. Some More Characters
50. Did Someone Say Characters?
51. A Detour from Our Character Mission
52. Hey, Why Dont We Meet Some Characters?
53. We Finally See a Show!
54. We Meet the Real Chef
55. We Meet the Real Chef Cont.
56. Some Fabulous CMs
57. A Canine Disney Thug????
58. A Canine Disney Thug???? Cont.
59. A Wet Ride
60. Three Little Fairies
61. We Need More Characters!
62. A Real-Life Holiday Update
63. A Short Break from the Heat
64. A Short Break from the Heat Cont.
65. Some New Tomorrowland Experiences
66. The Rain Pours Down
67. A Beastly Dining Experience
68. A Beastly Dining Experience Cont.
69. My Little Legs Are Too Tired
70. My Little Legs Are Too Tired Cont.
71. Some Italian Dining
72. A Few Characters and Get Us Out of Here!
73. A Few Characters and Get Us Out of Here!
74. Our Final Signature Dining Experience on Land
75. Our Final Signature Dining Experience on Land Cont.
76. Non-Trip Christmas Update
77. Some Friends Cheer Us Up
78. Breakfast with Minnie
79. Seriously? We Love AK Now?
80. Will the Yeti Let Us Down?
81. Dinos, Yetis, and Ice Cream!
82. Pre-Trip Update
83. A Few More Characters
84. A Few More Characters Cont.
85. A Final Royal Dining Experience
86. A Final Royal Dining Experience Cont.
87. Some Last WDW Shopping
88. Our Final Hours at BWI
89. Our Final Hours at BWI Cont.
90. Boarding the Fantasy
91. A Little Exploring
92. A Little Exploring Cont.
93. A Little Exploring Cont.
94. Our First Fantasy Characters
95. Our First Fantasy Characters Cont.
96. Dining with DCL
97. Some Late Night Doings
98. Willows Morning
99. Mommys Morning/Afternoon Begins
100. My Brunch - A Meal of a Lifetime
101. Afternoon Characters and Formal Characters
102. Even More Formal Meets
103. A Formal Evening
104. A Formal Evening Cont.
105. Some Breakfast and Some Characters
106. Some Pool Time
107. Some Spa Time
108. Some Palo Time
109. More Food and More Princesses
110. More Food and More Princesses (cont.)
111. A Make-Over at Sea
112. A Fancy Lunch
113. Real Life Update: Spring Break!
114. Real Life Update: Spring Break! (cont.)
115. A Mystery
116. A Mystery Cont.
117. More Pool Time
118. Family Portraits
119. More Characters
120. More Dining
121. Some Morning Errands and Swimming
122. Another Yummy Lunch
123. We See a Movie
124. Ahoy, Matey!
125. We Meet Some Pirates
126. We Party with the Pirates
127. A Pirate Dinner and an Earlier-than-Expected Night
128. More Swimming and a Lost Willow!
129. A Change of Plans
130. Breakfast and Preparing to Get Off the Ship!
131. Some Fun in the Sun
132. Pelican Plunge and Lunch
133. Swimming with the Rays
134. Back to the Fantasy
135. An Unexpected Good Time
136. An Unexpected Good Time (cont.)
137. The Finest of Dining at Sea
138. The Finest of Dining at Sea (cont.)
139. A Last Meal on the Fantasy
140. An Afternoon and Evening at MCO
141. Home We Go