Momof6....aka Marty

Thank you!

Just saw this on Facebook: http://www.mousemisers.com/2011/2011-april-june-annual-passholder-discounts/

Fast passes are such a blessing! They have something called a fast pass (or something like it) at Six Flags, but you have to pay extra for it. I love that Disney's is free and so user friendly! Most fastpass machines also have a cast member manning them, so you can ask them for assistance. They are so very helpful and friendly - don't hesitate to ask them for any help you need. Have a wonderful trip! :bravo:

Yes, but can I give my self a pat on the back for deciphering half of that before i looked at your translation? And I haven't even finished my coffe yet! :bravo:

Animal Kingdom Lodge

One more photo frpom the Wilderness Lodge bus stop.

The Polynesian. Aloha, Cousin. Only one photo from there. The Grand Floridian

The Contemporary. They had a speed boat set up for pictures, and my dc couldn't resist. We found more photo ops outside.

First thing we saw at Wilderness Lodge was a rabbit. Then some ducks. And, of course, the geyser. Inside the lobby, we took pictures by a gen-u-ine totem pole. They also had a display of Native American artifacts with a costumed interpreter. My kids, kidding around at the stream.

Would you like me to repost here the ones from my trip report? Or was once enough? :rofl2:

We are hoping and praying to return to Fort Wilderness this autumn. Last trip, we were able to spend our one park day at the Magic Kingdom. It was an amazing day! This trip, we thought we would try Epcot. My dh was there backin the 70's, but the rest of us have never been. I really want to try to do it all. I know that is very ambitious, but it will be "off season" with low crowds. We did manage to do everything we wanted at MK, even riding some rides more than once, plus watching the parade and fireworks, which we hadn't planned to do. If you had only one day to share with your children

Us too. Perhaps a SC GG should be arranged?:dance: Absolutely!! :dance: :rofl2: :dance:

This looks fantastic! Thank you for the detailed instructions with pictures. However, I wish I hadn't read this thread while eating! :popcorn:

My husband! LOL Lord bless him, after doiing al the driving, he sets up the tents, lights, and the hammocks. Then he does all the cooking and usually all the dishes. Now, I do lots of cooking, baking, and such before we leave, plus organizing the clothes for the 8 of us. But I would be lost trying to camp without my dh, not to mention heartbroken!

We werew so thrilled when Whole Foods opened near us and we could finally buy marshmallows that weren't dyed with petro-chemicals! I usually just burn mine, but that may be laziness. Now my dh toasts them nicely for me and serves them s'more style. Yum!

Camping with baby: I love camping with a little one. I can just plop her/him in a pack-n-play and let them enjoy the fresh air. If bugs are an issue, I put a mesh tent over the top. I bought one to go over the stroller that works fine over the pack-n-play. I also make sure the baby is in shade, as they burn very quickly. At night, I put the pack-n-play right next to my bed. When the baby gets fussy, I pull him/her into my bed and nurse them back to sleep. I don't do this at home, but do it to be considerate when camping. We also train our babies to fall asleep to a certain music tape ("

We're there Oct 31 thru Nov 6. We arrive on the 30. If they let us add the day on we will, no luck yet. We'll have to meet up. We are tent campers too. Check out the GG thread. That would be awesome, my 5, your 5, her 6.. that's a bunch of little bananas, we def deserve our own loop!! :banana: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :rofl2: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: Wow! I don't get the opportunity to be around other big families! That would be cool!!! I can see the kids line up picture now. LOL! Hoping for the 1500 Loop! and

My brother got each of the children (except the youngest) their own suitcase a few years ago. I pack each child's clothes in their own suitcase. I put each day's clothes, including underwear, socks, etc. in a plastic bag form the grocery store. I also put their pj's in a bag. Each night, they take their pj's out of a bag and put their dirty luandry back inot that bag and put it in their suitcase. When traveling, we all wear the same color top each day, so I just tell them the color of the day and they get themselves ready to go with minimal muss.

Great trip report about a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing with us! BTW, my Daddy graduated from that dump (a long!!! time ago). He turned out okay, so it can't be that bad! LOL

Thanks to a large portion of pixie dust being sprinkled over us, we are hoping to be back at FW this Fall. :banana:

The next morning, after a late start, we headed for AKL. We had waited to hit it so 13yob was with us. It was nice, but maybe not worth the time to get there by bus. Here are the pictures we took there. Then we took a bus to DTD. Our first stop was the Rainforest Cafe. You can see that everyone is starting to get tired. And I was too tired to hold the camera steady. I then took some pictures at World of Disney. Then I dropped the camera. It didn't focus well after that. The boys had fun at the Lego Store, spending money they had saved all summer just for this trip. We also us

After we left the Buzz Lightyear ride, we ran into Stitch. I think this picture shows just how much fun we were having. I think I forgot some rides we hit - Haunted Mansion and Thunder Mountain RailRoad as well as The People Mover, Carousel of Progress, and Space Mountain Then I took the girl's back to the carousel, stopping for pictures along the way. While the girl's went to the Carousel, the boys rode the Tomorrowland Speedway. I thought the line would be quite long for that, so we took our time getting back to them. When we got back from our girl's only jaunt, two boys were missing.

Wednesday was our one park day. We got the first boat to MK and arrived intime to see the end of the Rope Drop Ceremony. My youngest really loved seeing Mickey and Minnie right away. We headed for the Will Call Window and redeemed our Give a Day, Get a Day vouchers. Once inside, we headed straight for Dumbo. I kind of regert that now, as I wish we had taken more time to enjoy Main Street. I also meant to stop in the Barber Shop and get 3yog some pixie dust. We did take one picture on the way in. Still, we only had about a 20 minute wait for Dumbo, while dh got FP for Peter Pan. A CM als

We then got back on a boat and headed for the Contemporary. They had a speed boat set up for pictures, and my dc couldn't resist. We found more photo ops outside. From there, we took the monorail to the Polynesian. Aloha, Cousin. Only one photo from there. I had read that going from the Polynesian to the Grand Floridian was a nice walk. Not so true when you have five tired and hungry kids and you are carrying a big bag with food for all of you, plus the sweatshirts most of them no longer wanted to wear. Still, we got there and found a nice place for lunch. After lunch, we wander

The next morning, after a shower in the lovely restrooms and a quick breakfast, I headed to the Outpost, as per a note that had been dropped off at our site the night before. It seems check-in was quick because they forgot to swipe my card and charge me for camping there. We quickly got that straightened out. The plan for that day was to tour the hotels, leaving my dh at the site so he could rest his bad knee before our big day at MK. But he had other ideas. He took my oldest boy to Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. It was such a great treat for him! He hopes to intern there when he gets older an