Mrs.TN22

great pics!  loving the trip report!

Day 3 continued... Animal Kingdom - 

DD and I had FP for the river ride at Animal Kingdom, so she and I headed over there.  We rode the ride ( I had ridden twice back in October) she loved the animatronics and all that, but was very disappointed that it was so short.  After that, I needed to head to the little girls room – so we went to the one in Pandora (yes a reason I am telling this), she waited on me outside.  While washing my hands, there is a lady taking pictures of her girls in the bathroom…which I wondered what was so great about the bathroom that you needed a pic.  So as I was exiting I heard the mom say oh we love your show…  So out I went, and told DD that someone in the bathroom must be “somebody” and as the girl came out to walk with the cast member she was with, I was informed it was Peyton List from Disney Channel – my kids outgrew Disney Channel a while ago, but daughter knew who it was.  We tried to get a picture, but she walked away too fast.  The cast member took her towards Na’vi River, and then we lost her.

After that, DH had a FP for Flights of passage, however, he didn’t want to ride it, and didn’t come to the park with us, so I thought I would just switch it over to DD.  It wouldn’t let me, since she had already ridden Na’vi River.  We asked the CM at the kiosk, and she said if we had his magic band, we might be able to get her on the ride, but we didn’t have it.  So it was just 30 minutes so we waited to see if the ride CM would let her on.  We stopped at a food cart and shared a Pulled Pork mac –n – cheese – it was good.  I don’t like pickles so dd ate those and I ate the green onions, so it worked out great.

After finishing our food we went to watch It's Tough to Be a Bug and then headed back to Flights of Passage.  A big Boo to Disney Magic on this one.  We knew it was a long shot, but the CM said absolutely no way could my dd ride flights of passage using DH’s FP – which I kind of understand, but she wasn’t even nice about it.  So, we headed back to the bus and back to the Fort. Good Bye, Animal Kingdom.  I did stop to look at the Tree and take some pics...  I know some people love Animal Kingdom, but it is our least favorite park, not sure why, but we rarely visit it.

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Wilderness Lodge, and Magic Kingdom still to go.

Just now, Tri-Circle-D said:

I see them now too!  And they're great!  I especially love the Fort at Christmas. 

TCD

So glad you can see them.  Thanks so much.

4 minutes ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said:

Please don't give up!  I can see all your pictures now.

Thank goodness!!  Well, then I will move this trip report forward and work on our short visit to Animal Kingdom.

1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Sorry, but I'm still not able to see your photos from your last two posts. Thanks for trying- I wish there was an easier way  

TCD

ugh!  well - I will try something else....google doesn't want to cooperate.

Hopefully the latest change worked - if not I am considering giving up on the pictures.

Ok - Hoping the pictures are fixed now - sorry for the long wait- been a busy week.

working on the next update now.

I will try and see what is going on with the pics. ☹️


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Day 4: Wednesday

A little bit of everywhere today.

First, the kids were sleeping in – so I headed to get a biscuit and gravy!  My view while waiting on my food.  (the time/date stamp on the camera wasn't set correctly - so ignore that)

I then looped around a couple of loops and then headed back to the site to eat.

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I wanted to see the Gingerbread house, so I headed to Grand Floridian via boat to MK.  The boat docked at the resort  dock for GF/Poly – the line to get on that boat was huge!  Turns out, the resort monorail was down and it was prime breakfast reservation time, and they were using the big boat to get guests to the resorts.  So, I had already gotten off of the boat, and didn’t want to get in the line, and the monorail wasn’t working, so I went to Magic Kingdom.

I stayed on Main Street and the castle area.  Took a few pictures just playing with the camera, and just enjoyed being there.  I left after about 30 minutes, and headed via monorail to the GF.  Yes, I got on it even though it has just been down…anyway, arrived at the GF and it was so beautiful.

After enjoying the GF, I headed back to MK, via monorail again, and went back in to MK, to pick up the tumbler I had gotten for my mom as it was supposed to be back from being engraved.  I headed back to the fort after that, via the boat of course.

Next will be Animal Kingdom - DD and I had Navi River passes.

Here are some more pics from the Fort

Day 3 – Tuesday

Non park day!

DS and I headed to Disney Springs to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi.  We didn’t get the opportunity to see it before we left home.  We were going for the 10:30 movie, so were at the bus stop at 9:25 – at 10:00 we got on the bus to Disney Springs – yep, waited that long.  We arrived at Disney Springs at 10:15, and headed to the theater.  I didn’t realize that AMC was huge, and we walked in on the dine-in side – the 10:30 was on the traditional side but there were still seats available for the 10 showing on the dine-in side.  She said that the previews were still going, and we had about 5 minutes to still catch the 10:00 showing before the movie actually began.  So, off to the movie we went – I was perfectly fine skipping the previews.  We don’t have a dine-in theater at home so this was something  new to us.  We liked it – ordered some food and sat back and enjoyed the movie. I had the loaded tater tots, and DS had the chicken tenders.  Both were very good – overpriced – but good.

We liked the movie – and then walked around Disney springs for a while – and then back to the fort.  DH and DD had went to the Grand Floridian to see the Ginger Bread house and eat lunch at Gasparilla Grill, they really enjoy the chicken and brie sandwich.

Dinner that night was Food Truck – we all got kids meal hamburgers.  Then went looping to see all the decorations at night.

I didn’t take many pictures today at all.  But we did loop, and take some pics of the decorations so I will share those.  I purchased a new small camera before leaving, and opened this night so I was playing around with the settings.

2 hours ago, h2odivers...Ray said:

Beautiful pix.  

We passed by and checked out the baseline taproom. Right after we ate at the commissary. So we didn’t eat or drink anything but I really liked the looks of it inside and out.

BTW If you want to beat DH and the kids at toy story mania, let me know. I know several tricks to get your score well over 200,000 points. My personal best is 304,000 points. I know it’s not a record but I’m proud of the score. LOL

I think you made the right choice taking the boat to the Poly.   1/2 the time the monorail breakers down or gets stuck behind another train  lol  

Have y’all tried Trader Sam’s yet?  It’s a great place to hang out and they have the same pot stickers they have at ohana. 

Thank you.

Baseline Taproom is a nice place to stop and sit and enjoy a snack.

I would love tips - my DS is always talking smack when it comes to that game. - I think sometimes I get so caught up in the competition and fun that I don't really try my best...lol

by taking the boat to the Poly, we figured son would be stuck on the monorail while we waited on him...he must have just had luck on his side that day.

We have tried to try Trader Sam's a couple of times, but always a long wait.  We honestly didn't even think of it that night.  Glad to know they have the pot stickers...hopefully one day we will get there.

11 hours ago, Beckers said:

Nothing more beautiful than Christmas at Disney!!!

I agree - I had seen pictures, however, there is nothing like being there in person.

2 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Agreed!  Except for maybe that cheese platter... seriously, how do I not know about these things?  lol 

how did you not know about that?  You'll have to go try one next time.

2 hours ago, Seals said:

Enjoying your trip report. I would have been buying lunch after Toy Story Mania too so I'll have to remember not to make that agreement, or follow with the "you go ahead and I'll catch up" technique . That cheese plate looks delicious.

yep, stopping to watch the show was a easy way out of paying !  

1 hour ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

Excellent job on this trip report!

That cheese plate at the Baseline Tap House is called a charcuterie board. They can charge more for it that way. 

TCD

Thanks! 

Fancy name, fancy price!  thought I had already changed it to charcuterie, but I hadn't.  so it's fixed now.  We have had several charcuterie boards at Disney.  This one is very good.  The one at BOG is also quite good.

3 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

 

Hopefully we'll see you!  If I don't make it for halloween, we will arrive the Saturday after (11/3), so hopefully we'll still see you 

We checkout on 11/4 - so we will still be there.

We have reservations!!

Thanks for following along -

Monday -First full day at Disney and the Fort.

DH, DD, and I went looping that morning and headed to MK for a little while. We went to the Arribas Bros store and bought my mom a mug and had it engraved. 

This is the Tumbler we bought for my mom.

We also went to Guest Relations to get dd her new AP card. Went back to the Campsite to get DS who slept in, and We then headed to Hollywood Studios around noon. 

I had gotten FPs for Toy Story mania for all 4 of us so we headed there.  Loser was supposed to buy lunch. 

Well, I lost as usual, but since I stopped to watch the Star Wars show, they all left me and had already ordered and paid by the time I got there.  We chose Baseline Taproom for Pretzel and a Cheese plate.  The kids hadn’t eaten here before as they weren’t with us in October.  The pretzel was really good.  The cheese plate was great as usual. We really like this place for a midday snack. Somehow I didn’t get a pic of the pretzel, but here is the charcuterie board.  The goat cheese is my favorite.

We headed back to the Fort for a break since  we were heading back to MK that evening.

DD wanted Sushi from the Poly for dinner, so we got on the boat and headed to MK boat stop.

We then were faced with choosing monorail, or boat to Poly.  DS chose monorail, and the rest of us took the resort boat.  He beat us by 10 minutes.  Upstairs to the Sushi Bar – alas, her hopes were dashed when they said the menu changes all the time, and they were not offering the sushi she wanted – headed over to tambu lounge, they were very crowded, so just decided to go down to Captain Cook’s.  Captain cooks was very crowded and very loud, but we managed to place an order and find a table.  Fun night of family conversation and laughs.  The food wasn’t all that great, but it was edible.  It started to fill up more and was getting very loud, so we left and took the monorail to MK.

Tree at the Polynesian

Upon arrival it looked really crowded at the entrance lines, but after getting in, it wasn’t too bad.  I was able to snag us a FP for the Jingle Cruise, and that’s about it.  FP were hard to get that week.  I had made a few for what we really wanted but plans change, and apparently not a good week to be randomly changing plans. We did ride the people mover, and stayed in the park until around 11, then we headed back to call it a night.

The crowds were thick depending on where you were in the park.  It was weird.  Tuesday will be a non-park day for us.

1 hour ago, DaveInTN said:

Sweet!  I'm in.  

Thanks - and number one spot too~

1 hour ago, momof3kids-Yvonne said:

I'm in too! Again as I have been saying to the others, thank you for taking the time to do a trip report.

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Thanks for joining.  You are welcome - I struggle with finding the time to do reports once we get back..but will keep this one going.

1 hour ago, Lantana said:

Beautiful pics and great info. Thank you!


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Thanks and you are welcome.

1 hour ago, desiphil said:

Looks great and will be following along.

glad you are here.

48 minutes ago, dblr....Rennie said:

I'm in also!!!!!!!

yay!

39 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Dang it Dave... stop taking that #1 spot.

I'm in!!  A trip back with the kids... yay!!   I bet you were happy 

Yep - back with the kids - Yes, one happy mom to have her kids back in Disney with her.

Our first Christmas at the Fort / Disney –

We were supposed to be there 12/10-12/15, however due to a wedding that our daughter was in our final exams for our son, I knew that week would be not doable – so when we came back home in November I logged in and was able to grab 12/17-20, but only by booking one day at a time.  Grrr – then the next day I grabbed the 22^nd and the next day the 21^st, so we were set. I then called and had them all combined.

We arrived on 12/17 which was a Sunday.  We haven’t ever checked-in on a Sunday, but since the wedding was on Saturday, a Sunday check-in it would be.  We left Saturday around 5 and drove to the St. Mary’s/N. Jacksonville KOA with a lovely 1a.m. arrival time.    We were up and on the road by 7 the next morning.

Welcome Home!

We arrived at the Fort at 10:30 – which on any other check-in day we’ve arrived hasn’t been an issue.  We were about 4^th in line.  Made it to a window and got all checked in and a site was available (nothing in the 1400 was available) so we headed to 1321 – which according the app and the cast member, we should fit.  We arrived at the site, and not enough room.  So, we called the number and requested 1320 as it was empty.  Well, someone had already requested that site, so they said they would find us a comparable site, and would send us a text.  Great – so we went back up front to overflow, and then were told we could park in the grass at the load/unloading place.  So, we joined the other 10-15 people who were parked there.   By this time is was 12:00 and by 12:30 we had a text telling us to head to 1222 – I was skeptical as the fort app showed the directional arrow in the photo so I knew it was the last site next to the entrance.  However, we made it to the site, and loved it!  It was a fantastic site.  1200 is a great loop. I walked around and took a few pics of the sites.

We got set-up and all were hungry so we headed to Epcot.  Traditionally MK is our first stop, but since it was a party night, we knew we would have to leave soon, so we opted to go to Epcot and Festival of the Holidays.  I didn’t get any food pics – but we tried several things – all that we tried today were really good.

We left Epcot around dark – and headed back to the fort.  1200 loop was a very decorated loop.  We walked around that loop and looked at all the decorations, and then headed to Trails End for our mugs, and drinks, and then looping we went.

I will say that I felt that not as many people were decorated for Christmas as was for Halloween, but those that did decorate went all out.  Very  beautiful.

We were all worn out from the long drive the day before and we called it an early night and just hung out at the campsite.

Monday, Day 2,  is MK, Hollywood Studios, and MK again.

yay a trip report from DIT!  Here a late but enjoying it and looking forward to more!!!

We have stayed on 1431 and 1432.  1432 is directly behind the food truck - meaning the gap in the trees and you have a perfect view of the food truck - we didn't mind it at all. it's a very short walk to the campfire and movie- just walk out the back of the campsite.

1431  is a nice site too - but I can't remember if you can get to the movie through the plants and stuff. You might have to use the sidewalk.

1432 is very nice site - very big site, if you want to here the sing a long every night and the movie, it's the site to have.  It really didn't bother us, I kind of enjoyed it.

1433 is also a good site - and not next to the sidewalk.

3 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said:

 

How about your Passholder MB?  Have you ordered it?  I'm interested in hearing whether or not you got your passholder slider?  They never sent mine.

TCD

We received our passholder magic bands the other day, and the sliders were in there.  We renewed ours in the park, and gave us sliders then too...so we now have extra

I am not sure if I'm going to have time  do a normal trip report -but wasn't sure where else to post this.  I will try and add to it.  I don't have many pictures but will try and post some.

We were at the Fort or 3 weeks the weeks of 10/15-11/4 - had a blast . That is the longest we've ever stayed.  We really enjoyed it.  It was so neat getting to see all the different people coming and going, and getting to know some of the cast members.  We also got to meet some fiends!

We asked for 1431 - but it was taken - so we were given the option of 1432 - great site!  loved it - right by the food truck, movie, campfire - but that didn't bother us at all.  We ended up being next door neighbors to DisnyZombie and her husband - it was nice getting to meet them and have good neighbors.

We got to see Nacole again the day we arrived - had gotten there and all set-up and went looping and just happened to pass by her.  

Thanks for sharing! Looks like you had a great time!

we were in 1400 for TOT - we had around 450-500 kids.  it was so much fun.  really enjoyed our first Fort Halloween

not to mention all the nice Fiends we got to meet~

7 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Great!  We're there until, at least, the 18th☺

 

 

Great!!!  Hope to see you!!!

2 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said:

Does anyone know how the discount works...is it off your table or only each person who has the AP??

When we were there in the fall - it was off the total.  but only the total check of the passholder.  If you are with friends/family and they are paying separate, they will need AP to get the discount.  At least that is how it worked for us.  If we were in that situation, we normally just paid the ticket, and our friends then just paid us there part later.