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How awesome Evan got a magical surprise from that gentleman! We have that big monorail set (and we bought it before kids)! It goes around the Christmas tree every year instead of a train.
I hope the group picks up the pace! I know I was frustrated at times with my group, but they all kept up at least.
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Disney magic really is all around.
This reminds me of the move 'Love Actually' where they say something like "Love, actually is all around".
I'm not surprised Evan is getting so many birthday treats - he's so adorable! But how magical that park guests were so sweet to give Evan birthday money. I love hearing stories like that!
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I love the continuing saga of the birthday pin surprises! Evan is just such a cutie that I can't imagine anyone NOT wanting to make him happy!
I hope you're able to get the others moving quicker! It sounds a lot like my trip to WDW. There was so much I wanted to do, and the others had asked me to do the planning, but no one was following my plan!
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I felt slow the last time we went too except ours was our young son who seemed to have melt downs a lot and we would go back to the hotel. I would say but we haven't done anything yet--that can be annoying. How generous of that couple-I thought it was sweet when a man saw my son playing with the squished penny machine and allowed him to choose which one he wanted and bought it for him.
The moral of your TR is: Wear Your Birthday Button! Evan really did well, although it's probably just as much due to his being so cute and charmingly friendly. Even with the button, that couple never would have given him the $5 if he hadn't been chatting away with them! Hope you can get the family moving a bit faster!
I call him my social butterfly - he is the charmer when he wants to be.
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Love those update photos! Evan's WDW model is great.
He was so proud of it.
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What a nice and unexpected birthday surprise! That was so sweet of that couple. and it's a memory that you'll have forever.
We still talk about it - that and Minnie giving the guy "the finger".
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Great purchases and pictures! Sorry everyone is moving so slowly! I hope they pick up the pace!
I wished they did - but they didn't
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LOVE Evan's WDW model, how cool!
He really did have some magic on this trip, what a sweet birthday surprise he got from that couple at DTD. I hope you get the rest of your group to pick up the pace before the trip is over.
They didn't move any faster leter on but we did actually seperate at times
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Just joined in! I am all caught up too! Loving your TR! Evan is SO CUTE!
Thanks so much - I think he is cute too. Glad you are joing in.
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Wow, what a lovely gesture from that guy! Disney magic really is all around.
Yes it is - it is one of our best memories.
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What an unexpected and sweet gesture from that couple! Evan is one lucky kid!
he is quite the cutie pie too!
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How awesome Evan got a magical surprise from that gentleman! We have that big monorail set (and we bought it before kids)! It goes around the Christmas tree every year instead of a train.
I hope the group picks up the pace! I know I was frustrated at times with my group, but they all kept up at least.
This reminds me of the move 'Love Actually' where they say something like "Love, actually is all around".
We bought a train for under the tree this year it was a really cheap $25.00 and he was thrilled with it. I would have considered the monorail if I had a way of getting it home without paying for shipping as well.
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That birthday button is paying off big! Super Lego WDW!
Evan is totaling getting into buliding things. These are trio block from fisher price but he has gotten several leggo sets and pulled out his wooden blocks too.
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I'm not surprised Evan is getting so many birthday treats - he's so adorable! But how magical that park guests were so sweet to give Evan birthday money. I love hearing stories like that!
Thanks - I think so too.
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I love the continuing saga of the birthday pin surprises! Evan is just such a cutie that I can't imagine anyone NOT wanting to make him happy!
I hope you're able to get the others moving quicker! It sounds a lot like my trip to WDW. There was so much I wanted to do, and the others had asked me to do the planning, but no one was following my plan!
I knew I wouldn't be getting it all done so I tried not to let the slow walking bother me.
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I felt slow the last time we went too except ours was our young son who seemed to have melt downs a lot and we would go back to the hotel. I would say but we haven't done anything yet--that can be annoying. How generous of that couple-I thought it was sweet when a man saw my son playing with the squished penny machine and allowed him to choose which one he wanted and bought it for him.
It is so nice when strangers do nice things - sort of restores your faith in mankind. Sorry about the melt downs. Evan was really good - I don't think he had any. It helped waiting until he was 5 for his first trip - we did have melt downs as you see in the next installment, but just not Evan.
We get to MK and headed over to Tomorrowland and started with getting FP for Buzz. We then did Monsters Inc Laugh Factory. This was a ton of fun as I think about half our group was involved in the show. As everyone was being seated Steve was up on the screen. His snippet was “This guy is buying everyone churros after the show”. Both Eric and Evan had their jokes told. And Christine had to do some crazy thing by making some hoop and hollering sound. Then Gunnar got on camera too. It was so much fun.
Side note – here are the jokes we submitted, feel free to use them yourself. Evan: Why do sharks swim in salt water? Because pepper water makes them sneeze. Eric: How much does it cost a pirate to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer (buck an ear) Megan: Why was the broom late to school? Because he over swept. (we used this one before and it was said in the show – but not this time) Aaron: Why do sea gulls swim over the sea? Because if they swam over the bay they would be called bagels
After Monsters Inc it was on to Buzz. I thoroughly beat Evan but didn’t think he would even notice – he did. I assured him that the next time he rode I was sure he could beat Mommy – and he did! . Then it was the WedWay (people mover) or whatever it is called now.
All the kids wanted to ride the star jets next. Not realizing that an adult had to be with the little guys we finagled around a little as neither Jill nor I wanted to go on them. Steve and Christine went up and Aaron was the other “adult”. Mom, Jill and I waited below. I took a potty break and made a comment that things were going so well. The kids were all getting along and we had a good mix of group time and alone time. It was really turning out to be a nice night.
I come back from the rest room and they are on the ride so I go over to get the stroller. When I come back they are off the ride and back on the ground and Gunnar is crying hysterically. Christine is bright red with rage and Jill is talking with Steve who is obviously pissed off about something. I thought Gunnar was scared or hurt him self or something. I was like “what the heck just happened?” I was trying to catch up because everything happened so fast. They were all laughs and smiles heading up to the ride and when they come out it was all tears and yelling…
I was sorta in this haze of “what is going on” when I see Steve storm off, my mom is talking with Christine trying to calm her down. I look at Jill and from what we could piece together when they were leaving the ride something happened with Gunnar’s shoe, Steve said something to him which made Gunnar cry and then Christine said something to Steve which pissed him off…Not sure how things were said or what was said but everyone was now mad.
The kids calm down and my mom gets Chris back under control and we are waiting for Steve to return. I figured he went to a store to get a soda or something to cool off. My sister then calls him to see where he is. Now we are all waiting in Tomorrowland and she said “He’s at the flag pole?”
I’m like “at the entrance?”
“Yes”.
So at this point Jill leaves to go and get Steve. We keep her kids with us. Gunnar is now totally recovered; Evan, Eric and Megan didn’t have a clue as to what happened but Christine is mouthing off about Steve, calling him a child and she is going back to New Jersey and yada, yada, yada. All the while Aaron is right there hearing all of it. I feel like telling her to shut up as she was trash talking about his father.
Now I can’t really comment as to what happened or who is to blame but I think both adults handled this poorly. Chris should not have been bad mouthing Steve in front of his children and Steve should not have stormed off without so much as a word. My thought was “It must be nice to just walk away from your kids and hope someone else takes care of them”. As I find out later I also think Gunnar way over reacted and he had a few other melt-downs over “nothing” during the week – but that is a story for another day.
Now I was determined that this would not ruin my vacation. It might make it more difficult as now Mom and I were in the middle of it but there was no way this would stop my fun. So we continued on and did Mickey’s Philharmagic and Small World. After that enough time had passed and everyone appeared under control again so we headed back to the hotel to call it a night.
What a shame things fell apart! That ride will probably always remind you of "the time that..." Hope the adults get their acts together and play nicely for the rest of the trip!
With so many people in the group you are doing very good to keep you and Evan under control. Sorry for all of the meltdowns. This is why my wife and I try to keep the group small wherever we travel so we can better control the events.
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Sorry everyone is moving so slowly! 
I hope they pick up the pace!
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As everyone was being seated Steve was up on the screen. His snippet was “This guy is buying everyone churros after the show”. Both Eric and Evan had their jokes told. And Christine had to do some crazy thing by making some hoop and hollering sound. Then Gunnar got on camera too. It was so much fun.
Evan: Why do sharks swim in salt water? Because pepper water makes them sneeze.
Eric: How much does it cost a pirate to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer (buck an ear)
Megan: Why was the broom late to school? Because he over swept. (we used this one before and it was said in the show – but not this time)
. Then it was the WedWay (people mover) or whatever it is called now. 
. Steve and Christine went up and Aaron was the other “adult”. Mom, Jill and I waited below. I took a potty break and made a comment that things were going so well. The kids were all getting along and we had a good mix of group time and alone time. It was really turning out to be a nice night.
. Christine is bright red with rage
and Jill is talking with Steve who is obviously pissed off about something
. I thought Gunnar was scared or hurt him self or something. I was like “what the heck just happened?” 
calling him a child and she is going back to New Jersey and yada, yada, yada. All the while Aaron is right there hearing all of it
. I feel like telling her to shut up as she was trash talking about his father.
. It might make it more difficult as now Mom and I were in the middle of it but there was no way this would stop my fun
. So we continued on and did Mickey’s Philharmagic and Small World. After that enough time had passed and everyone appeared under control again so we headed back to the hotel to call it a night.
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