dvccamper

My sympathies to you for your recent losses. It's obvious from your photos that you have a close family to lean on.

Am really enjoying your report, what fantastic family memories you made!

Thanks for the report, the mugs were cute!

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While you are working on that videotape, you ought to post it to youtube or photobucket and give us a link. I'd love to see a video of the Fort from 1988.

I have absolutely no idea how to convert from vhs to dvd to upload to photobucket. But let me work on it and I will see what I can do. It would probably be easier for me to just mail it to you :laugh: .

Yes, he was shooting at turkeys. That may explain why I saw so few on this trip.

The mental image of this made me laugh. It reminded me that I just recently watched an old vhs of my college trip to the fort back in 1988 (I was actually burning it on to a dvd). But in a few spots we were videotaping chickens and I think a rooster wandering around the place. I know the peacocks are long gone but are there still chickens (and roosters)?

Nice pics on the baby birds :D

Why would Beverly be giving you the third degree for taking pictures? Not cool!

And I love your pictures of the grounds...so much green! I am still looking out my back window at naked trees :laugh: .

Am enjoying your trip report. I think I need some type of chart to figure out all these people, though!

And I would also like to know what the sausage thing is.

- Mickey Mouse, dressed in his full Davy Crockett gear, and carrying a musket, riding above the Fort in a hot air balloon.

Was he shooting at anything? Now that would be something to see.

Thanks for taking us along on yet another of your great adventures.

And a big congratulations to the TCD twins, I am sure you and Mrs. TCD are very proud of them!

I have seen that Trail's End magnet! In fact it is holding up my daughter's report card on my refrigerator right now! One year when we rented a cabin I had little character magnets that I had brought for the girls to play with (I'm not sure why). They would play with them on our cabin frig. The housekeeper must have seen them each day and on our last day left us that Trail's End magnet.

I also recognize the older of your two doormats. I had a t-shirt with the same picture on it. I finally had to throw it away when it became see through from washing it so much.

And just for the record, we have never seen Fantasmic.

The YES program is the youth educational series run by Disney. At times during the year they do offer individual enrollment, otherwise I believe it is meant for homeschooling groups. We did a program on our last visit. It was at the Living Seas. We did get a reduced price on our tickets (significant) but there are restrictions as there is an expiration date on them. And it is limited, for example if one child is going to the program I don't think you can get, let's say, five more family members reduced tickets. I don't have a link but if you google it you should be able to find the info. I do know that they fill up quickly, especially since it has gotten more popular.

If I can find my info on it I would be happy to answer any questions for you.

Okay, I did just go find my info. We paid $843.35 for 5 3-day park hoppers. I think normally that would be over $1400. We were able to get 5 tickets as we had 3 kids doing the program.

Here is the link:

http://www.disneyyouth.com/individual-enrollment/

We have had similar issues with a credit card like that in the past. I usually joke and say "No, but that's the good card" (a line from the movie Best in Show), but no one ever gets it.

Anyway, we let our card company know when we are planning on traveling now.

If I am able I plan on trying to get into Bay Lake Towers to see how they numbered their floors.

We stayed at BLT about a year ago and I'm pretty sure there was no number 13 on the elevator buttons. I have a vague recollection of explaining why that was so to my youngest.

Enjoying the trip report. Great seeing the Typhoon Lagoon pics. Have fun!

I'm so glad you were clear at the beginning of your updates that you were posting pictures of your visit to AK. If I had just looked at all those wild animal pictures and didn't read your captions I would have sworn you had wandered into the old River Country again!

Excellent updates as usual. I just have a few comments. We too owned the vhs sing-a-long's. If I ever hear 'Don't fence me in' again, it will be too soon. Every once in a blue moon one of the girls will come out with "I'm Mika, with a peeka peeka peeka boo..." Another winner. We always enjoyed the Disneyland Fun one though, even if it was in California.

Secondly, I hope whichever twin it was that remembered that little tidbit about getting your phone charged at the MK was richly rewarded. That bit of info was awesome, good for her!

And finally, I think you are being generous saying the Goofy rollercoaster is a one minute ride.

Great shots of the weathervanes, also. I have never noticed them. I'll just have to go back.

You guys are missing the real focus of the photos, it's Kassie. Isn't she cute?

I have a warm spot for Schnauzers, I have had two.

She is so cute!

Lou, what kind of dog is that you have in your avatar? She (he?) looks kind of similar to our dog which is a maltese/yorkie mix.

CCIntrigue, those pictures of your driving out are among the saddest I've seen. I can relate to that horrible feeling when your vacation is over.

Wow, beautiful pictures! I think your night pictures came out great. I just can't seem to get any good night pictures (maybe I should actually read the manual that came with my camera, ha!). Did you use a tripod for those parade pics?

LOL!

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Well I can't comment on any of the Davy Crockett grins as I haven't seen the movie but this is the second time this picture has shown up in a TCD trip report. It really is demanding that we see a 'real' picture of TCD with his 'stache.

Great start, I can't wait to read about your cruise. We took one with the kids last year and we loved it. Looking forward to more!

I love the live report. It means at some point this morning I will say to myself "Just think, YENSIDCAMPER is at HS right now and I am stuck here at work." Oh well, it's nice to know a fiend is there enjoying the magic!

Sorry to hear about your son's arm. Hope he is feeling better today. The trip can now only get better from here...that's an order!

I can't believe I spend my Saturday doing...well, Saturday things, and missed the beginning of a TCD report!!

Am looking forward to reading this one as my nieces were at WDW that same weekend as you (not at the Fort, though). They said it was supercrowded, they hardly did any rides, but they are newbies and didn't follow any of the advice I had given them. Grrr.

p.s. Can anyone tell me why under my post count it says '0 warning points?' I don't see that on anyone else's. Or can only I see that? Thx.

Okay, your pictures have convinced me to try France for lunch next visit. Your meals look sooo good!

Also the slide that was made up of a lot of metal rolling cylinders which would pinch your fingers if you weren't careful. .

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My girls loved that slide! I remember their disappointment the first time we went back and it was gone.

CCIntrigue, I like your pictures of the handprints. I have never taken the time to really look through that area so I don't know whose handprints are there!

Would someone care to comment on this sign?

Why do I have the urge to go and grab a Sharpie every time I see it?

I believe they have added an 'S' on Meadow?? I say bring the sharpie next time and make it right!

You got spiked, how awesome!

I usually get a little solo time each trip while DH and the kids take off to do something....I love it! The kids always feel bad "leaving mom all alone" but DH knows how much I love being alone in the parks (especially Epcot) so he makes sure I get some time to myself.

By the way, your grandchildren are beautiful.

Love the mugs. We've got a growing collection as well. It's like starting your day with a little bit of WDW.

I love that pre-trip excitement, the packing, etc.