mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Tons of cuteness!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Having done most of what we hoped to do in Future World, we headed for the World Showcase. Another Magic Shot: Then we met Duffy. I didn’t want to miss our Maelstrom FastPass+ time, so we went there next. Except the ride was down, so they said we could come back anytime that day. We went back to Mexico and did a Meet and Greet with Mexican Donald. Then we rode the Gran Fiesta Ride, which was cute. We looked around in Mexico for a few minutes. After the younger ones got their passports signed in Mexico, we went back to Norway, but the ride was still closed. They did get their passports signed then and we spent some time looking around the Norway area. I should mention that we decided that each of us had $15 to spend on food for the day. So at this point, my 19yo decided she wanted garlic shrimp from the Austrailia booth – which was on the other side of Mexico. I could not believe how much time we spent in that area. At some point in there, I saw another Photopass Photographer. And another: Next was China. We enjoyed the shops and the movie, though we did wish the theater had seats. I am near the picture limit, so I will continue with more China pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CitaPita...Carmen 59 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Those character pictures are wonderful! What a happy crew. :) Also, is it just me, or does the guy in the blue shirt in your second Test Track picture look like he was about to toss his cookies? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 It's too bad your youngest decided against so many rides and you had to stay back with her......the sacrifices we make as parents! We've been in the same situation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lklasing 16 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Oh my gosh - so many updates, so many great pictures! I love the magic shots but they're all great. All your kids are so cute, but I have to say that your oldest daughter is so striking! So tall, so pretty, and talented too! (Love the flower ears!) Y'all look like you're having such a wonderful time. Can't wait for more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Wow, I am loving your trip report. Just seeing all the smiles on your kids faces makes me smile :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Loving the pictures!! So cool you got the be in the IJ show. Hmmm... Z has ridden everything at Disney but Space, EE, Dinosaur (every time we try it's broken), RnR, and ToT... Maybe he could handle EE. He loves BTMRR. That shrimp looks good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momoffive aka Loretta 34 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Awesome Marty!!For those of you who don't know Marty she is tall.Sorry babe but those young'uns are making you look shorter and shorter.My goodness the boys have grown!Love love love the pictures and the updates! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Great updates, Marty! You all look like you were having so much fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 You can see the fun in their faces in the photos. It looks like it was a great trip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Man, this TR is going fast! Looks like you did great at Epcot so far. That stinks that the Maelstrom was down for your FP+ return time, but it's nice to know you could go back at any time. Is your oldest daughter Disney-bounding in those overalls? Wreck-it-Ralph? Song of the South? Or, is she just wearing overalls? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seals 111 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Enjoying this trip along with your family. Those huge smiles say it all. How fantastic that you were able to get so many great photos. It looks like you were able to accomplish a lot (score one for spreadsheet planning!). I think getting to a park at rope drop with 6 children/kids/offspring/younguns is an accomplishment in itself.I'm curious what the red t-shirt with the two faces that one of your sons is wearing says -- 10 reasons something is better? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappyRedhead......Betsy 16 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Okay, so am I the only sap getting teary eyed at the joy just jumping off the screen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duane 150 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Awesome TR report so far Marty! Whoever is running that camera is doing an awesome job. You guys are knocking it out of the park with the amount of ground you covered each day.... I am looking forward to more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Okay, so am I the only sap getting teary eyed at the joy just jumping off the screen? No. I am too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Looks like you had a great trip and some wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing. Your welcome!Love the character spot photos!We had so much fun there! Tons of cuteness!!!!Thanks! Those character pictures are wonderful! What a happy crew. :) Also, is it just me, or does the guy in the blue shirt in your second Test Track picture look like he was about to toss his cookies?I had only been looking at my offspring in all the pictures. I went back and looked and I think you are right! It's too bad your youngest decided against so many rides and you had to stay back with her......the sacrifices we make as parents! We've been in the same situation. Umm... excuse me? No comment on the pood forn? Oh my gosh - so many updates, so many great pictures! I love the magic shots but they're all great. All your kids are so cute, but I have to say that your oldest daughter is so striking! So tall, so pretty, and talented too! (Love the flower ears!) Y'all look like you're having such a wonderful time. Can't wait for more! Thank you! We think she is pretty great! :DWow, I am loving your trip report. Just seeing all the smiles on your kids faces makes me smile :)Thanks for reading along. We are enjoying seeing all the pictures and remembering all the fun we had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Loving the pictures!! So cool you got the be in the IJ show.Hmmm... Z has ridden everything at Disney but Space, EE, Dinosaur (every time we try it's broken), RnR, and ToT... Maybe he could handle EE. He loves BTMRR.That shrimp looks good!But remember, BTMRR has no huge drops, just lots of bumps and curves. My family agreed that she probably would have done fine on that if she hadn't ridden EE first. Awesome Marty!!For those of you who don't know Marty she is tall.Sorry babe but those young'uns are making you look shorter and shorter.My goodness the boys have grown!Love love love the pictures and the updates!I always feel tall until I see pictures of me with my offspring. The funny thing is, I usually don't feel short when standing and talking with them. Just in the pictures. Unfortunately, I also think I am skinny until I see pictures. Great updates, Marty! You all look like you were having so much fun. We definitely had fun!You can see the fun in their faces in the photos. It looks like it was a great trip.It was a wonderful trip! Man, this TR is going fast! Looks like you did great at Epcot so far. That stinks that the Maelstrom was down for your FP+ return time, but it's nice to know you could go back at any time. Is your oldest daughter Disney-bounding in those overalls? Wreck-it-Ralph? Song of the South? Or, is she just wearing overalls? TCD The trouble with Maelstrom being down is I was trying to minimize my walking. I didn't want to stress my knee and now I had blisters to deal with. (Put the moleskin on at the FIRST sign of irritation!! Doh!) So I was worried about having to make our way back to it from the otherside of WS. Good question about the overalls. She was Disneybounding as Ellie from Up. Enjoying this trip along with your family. Those huge smiles say it all. How fantastic that you were able to get so many great photos. It looks like you were able to accomplish a lot (score one for spreadsheet planning!). I think getting to a park at rope drop with 6 children/kids/offspring/younguns is an accomplishment in itself.I'm curious what the red t-shirt with the two faces that one of your sons is wearing says -- 10 reasons something is better?His shirt is "Ten Reasons Why Kirk is better than Picard." I think he likes wearing it because the rest of the family prefer Picard. Awesome TR report so far Marty! Whoever is running that camera is doing an awesome job. You guys are knocking it out of the park with the amount of ground you covered each day.... I am looking forward to more.Hoping to post more this morning! My mom wants to read this on my blog so she won't have to wade through comments, but I won't start the blog posts until I finish here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Okay, so am I the only sap getting teary eyed at the joy just jumping off the screen?No. I am too!Thank you! :hugsmiley: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Okay, so we left off in China. Most of these photos were taken by my daughter and i am posting most of them. Hope y'all don't mind. :) I believe this was a mango iced green tea. After she started drinking it, my youngest remembered that she is allergic to mango. By the grace of God, she did not react. From there we went to Germany. Of course, we went to Karamell-Kuche. Some of the offspring got caramel-filled cookies you see them making here. One got the salted caramel fudge, but thought it was too salty. Bob says he got a stuffed donut thing. (That may have been a beignet from France.) I was saving my money for a drink at the end of the day. I should have had the caramel. Disneybounding photos: More fun in Germany: At this point, I sent a boy back to Norway to check on Maelstrom and he came back telling us it was open, so we went back to ride it. It was raining on and off throughout the day and this extra walking was the death of my feet. Major blisters. But we loved the ride and are sad that this was our one and only time to ride it. Then we made our way to Italy. There, 19yo got a chicken dish with mushrooms which she said was very good: 13yo got ravioli, but we have no pictures. Sorry, Dave! Random Italy (I think!) pictures: Next was the American Adventure. We stayed to hear Voices of Liberty but left before seeing the movie. It was really raining at this point, but we were on a mission. One of my main memories of that day is taking out ponchos and putting them back in my backpack. Due to the rain, we have no photos of the American Adventure. Some of my offspring are anime fans and one is a martial arts fan, so we spent a bit of time in Japan. 15yo bought socks and 19yo got an “Attack on Titan” wristband. 19yo also bought sushi: Next was Morocco and thanks to a break in the rain, we have pictures: Small rant: By the time we got to Morocco, it was really starting to bother me that the employees at the Kidcot station seemed to spend most of their time chatting to each other in their native language. It was just off-putting. It made me feel like I was a bother to them, which was very un-Disney-like, to me. Rant off. On to France! The French were actually very friendly. The Photopass Photographer pulled berets off the shelf of a store and put them on my kids and took their pictures. The black berets did not really show up in the pictures, but the pink one looks adorable. We saw the movie and it made me want to go to France. That’s pretty amazing since I went in 1981 and swore I would never go back. While there, the girls and my 12yo got their picture taken with Aurora. Next up, the United Kingdom! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Your family pics are great!It seems they really enjoyed themselves and enjoy each other's company. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Love the update!!! World Showcase is one of our favorite places!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Good question about the overalls. She was Disneybounding as Ellie from Up. I am so bad at this Disney-bounding thing. Thanks for sharing that-I never would have guessed Ellie from Up! Now that I see the picture of Ellie, though, your daughter did a great job. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 A quick update to finish up our day in Epcot. While exploring the United Kingdom, we found an almost empty Meet and Greet with Pooh and Tigger. Score! After that, we spent some time looking around the stores and who should show up but Alice of Wonderland fame! We were able to meet her as well. Alice liked 7yo's Alice in Wonderland T-shirt: While in the UK, Sarah got some Fish and Chips: Random UK pictures: We found a random stranger to take a picture of all the kids in the phone booth. I volunteered to hold the door open cause there was no way I was going to squeeze in there. O Canada! I was so glad to get to Canada. Best of all, then line for the movie was under cover. I was getting a little tired of rain. Next, we had to decide on a place to watch Illuminations. While trying to decide, Bob decided to buy a shirt in China. We agreed that he and Sarah would go buy that while we waited out of the rain in Disney Traders. She bought some sort of non-alcoholic beverage while they were out in the rain: Once they returned, we found a place outside along the rail and had only a short wait before Illuminations started. It was really good. Random pictures on the way out of Epcot: From there, we slowly made our way back to the bus stop and home to the Fort. Next up: Magic Kingdom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cindymac11 43 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I'm late to the party, but really enjoying your report, Marty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Did you get the drink that you were saving up for at Epcot? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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