Laura

Well,  I hope when they move it they pick out better music. Bing Crosby, Nice Christmas music, classics... The music they picked last year was not good. Why everyone always thinks they have to improve on a good thing just drives me nuts. It was loud and annoying with the exception of maybe 1 or 2 songs. Maybe I am getting old. 

Awesome TR as usual. I totally just blew off almost an hour of work to read it. Do you realize how much production goes down across the Country when you publish a TR? This repression that supposedly ended could be a direct runnof of a TCD TR. Anywho....  I was surprised you braved the headband too but doubt much of anything terrible could adhere to that little band. Who knows, it could be from some hot chick who bathes regularly. You could have "hot chick cooties" . Things cold be worse.

By the time I catch up on one of your reports I have usually completely forgotten what comments I wanted to make. But I do remember thinking I could mail some snow to the twins as I live in what feels like the dang tundra and I hope you get the walk the water bridge. I just love that bridge!

Way to hold your ground Firework night. My Jim is notorious for dodging cm's with a mission on walkways. Last time during the Christmas Parade He was trying to keep my daughter (11) in sight she had gone up towards the main street road and shimmied her way into a small crowd inside a rope. He stood as close to the rope as possible and was actually completely out of the way in this instance, BUT still outside the rope zone.and getting hollered at. He wanted my daughter to see the parade but would not leave her so he took the rope and lifted it over his head and was then inside the rope. Poor CM. Sometimes I would not wish to be in their shoes. lol

Thanks for the tr can't wait to hear the rest.

Laura

Thanks!  I am still uploading photos I want to add with the book.  I plane to purchase some photo pass pictures as well. I may purchase the ones I want to add to the book and then upload them lol.  

I already did the extension  :rofl3: I just have not had the time to do this project. Photopass site USED to let you extend more than once. Not anymore. Who keeps making these changes?  I like the old photopass site much better.

So far I have never seen a Coyote. Deer, bobcat or some big scary looking cat, turkeys, a dead black creepy snake, and an armadillo. I love Florida.  

Wow, that will be so depressing. I sure hope they do not mess up what is such an important place to our family and so many others.  <Sigh>

Hello,

Back again with what is probably a strange question. The pictures we had taken in the parks expire the 9th. I have been swamped at work ect and have not been able to get to the photo books I wanted to do. I want to use uploaded pictures from the trip as well and plan to upload tomorrow. I THINK anything I upload will be good 45 days from upload.

My question is, since the official pictures taken in the park expire the 9th does my ability to use the photopass site also expire? I will try to get this project done an purchased tomorrow but something always seems to come up.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks,

Laura

Very excited to read along! You have a beautiful family.I hope you have a GREAT time! Is it warm enough to swim there???  I am very jealous.

Laura

Holy smokes!  That is neat!  How in the world does he do that!

I don't see the spelling error?  What am I missing?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/hollywood-studios/osborne-family-spectacle-of-dancing-lights/  Says the last Date is January 5th 2014 on the Disney Website.

If you go let me know what you think of the music selection this year. We got to tag along to the cast Member premiere after the park was closed the night before they opened to the public. The lights were very beautiful. 

Wow! I love the train idea! Thank you for sharing all the pictures. I have never seen that before. Very cool. Being in Wisconsin, I will most likely never get to do it.

I have seen the vine, but never the Giant!  THANKS!  I cannot wait to show my daughter next time

can you even get in stand by?  I really wanted to go there last time but we could not get reservations either. and my husband is NOT a patient person.

lol I know!  

UPDATE:  I found a great store to purchase things from Disney World when you are stuck in Wisconsin.  I was able to get two Vera Bradley Bags that I could not even find when I was there and a few little things My daughter asked for but I said no when we were there.  It is of course pricier but cheaper than flying there. On a Vera Bradley bag that was $90.00 At Disney or the Disney store (But unavailable) it was $134.00 on this site. The little Mickey head bracelets you see while checking out all over the place that are around $6.00 are $13.95 at this online store. I ordered last week and my order has already shipped out. I also had to email them and they emailed me right back.  So very nice customer service.  I have no idea how they can do this legally but I'm happy!  My Mom looked all over for a certain Vera Bag and we could not find it when we were there, so she will be very surprised to get it for Christmas!

http://www.yourwdwstore.net/

Happy Shopping  :clint:

Again your pictures amaze me, and I think I am crying. I MISS THE FORT! It is COLD and WET here.   And DAVE, Balloon AND Tiara. Duh.

Our bands did not open the comfort station doors during our November Trip. Just cards. We were in loop 1100

Hello,

Two things I wish I bought at the parks but forgot I cannot seem to get at the Disney store even though they are on their site.  Does anyone know of a personal shopper kind of service for the parks?  I saw one Kellys pds or something like that but looks like she is swamped with grocery deliveries.

Have any of you ever used such a service?Thank you in advance!

Laura

I think their staff is hit and miss.  Seems like everywhere I went there were more awesome cm's with one ding dong. Almost like they have to throw an idiot in to be politically correct.  When we checked in, My husband, myself and baby were outside our bus checking in, when Jim went back to get something out, the door would not open. Something in the lock had broken and if you have ever seen a Prevost you will know there is no getting in from the outside. Leaving us stuck in the check in line with us outside and my Mom and Daughter stuck inside. During all this, the check in ladies held our baby, got me a chair, got a ladder, water, closed the lane so we would not tick anyone off ect...  they were so nice.                                                                                                                           When we first hooked up, we had no power.  Withing 30 minutes there was a crew there to help. And technically we were not supposed to be in our site yet.   My husband is not a good "Wait for the text kinda guy" we got the text saying our site was ready 5 1/2 hours after we were already in it.

When I had to go to the Customer Service counter because our bands would not work we got a very nice lady who took our bands looked at our keycards did something on the computer and said we were all set. Next day I was back because we still could do no charging with our bands or cards for some reason ( but we could get a snack on the DP) Boy the Park missed an opportunity that day! This time I got a very nice lady with a brain and took the time to make us new cards and whatever she did on the computer worked. Now we could open doors with our cards, charge with cards and bands ect...When I was waiting for her to finish there was a guy to my left with an British accent? Complaining that he had spent more of his vacation in the customer service lines then he did "enjoying what was supposed to be his 2 weeks of heaven" He was VERY loud and VERY upset, they brought out what I assume was the manager of the resort? and they took him in the back room.  They probably had him wacked.  I never saw him again.  

I went back the day after that to pick up a package for my Mom and the awesome lady came right over to me in line thinking things still we not working. She was so nice.

So, I still feel there are more awesome CM's then ding dongs.  

Wow!  I am so sorry your meal was a bust!  And I am surprised because I also feel TE was getting better.  We had free dining on our trip (Wow was that cool!) and many times we just ate at TE because we were too lazy to go anywhere else. Even though the buffet never changed and got a tad boring the food was good and everyone was happy with their meal. And I saw the same lady I seem to see every year running around with a clipboard thing looking at everything and also asking us how we were doing, I was impressed with that. Maybe she had Thanksgiving off......?

What is with no carving station? That is a big fail, almost as big a fail as the process spam.  

This is the one dinner they need to get right.

FWRR Of course and the petting zoo WITH Peacocks.

for some reason "asshat" is still making me laugh.  I am going to steal that

Not an expert But I know I saw someone using one just like that on our trip in November.

WOW someone would slash a blowup? And at Disney World? That is really sad.