The Twelve Days of Disney...what did Mickey give me??? About This Page:

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Preface: I might be adding photos, but chances are, if I do, I'll put them in a seperate post. I haven't had a chance to sort through them all yet!

The Twelve Days of Disney!

(Day one doesn’t really count, since we weren’t in WDW yet) Took the stroller/wheelchair to the bike shop to have the wheels checked b/c they’ve been losing air. Guess it was my pump, so I bought a new one (out of my Mickey Bar money [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cry.gif[/img] ). Went to the grocery store for milk for DH, then headed home to load up and wait for the mail. Still no check from the school (it’s been several weeks), so I’m starting out with $200 less than planned. L We finally got underway about 430 pm and stopped by Sears for a quick return, then headed toward the Holiday Inn Express. Dds were hungry and wanted KFC, but spied a Bob Evans instead, so that’s where we went. Bad move, service was slow, the menu had been reduced, and there was no corn?!? B had had a bad day and no corn put her precariously near the edge. A promise of dessert finally brought her back. Checked into the HIE for our park ‘n’ fly (DH refused to drive us/pick us up due to his anxiety issues, so we had to go this route…I was not very happy about it) Signed us up for the 7am shuttle and got the girls in their swimsuits. They swam happily while it was 18 degrees outside. Watched Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas and Dds went to sleep around 930pm, I didn’t sleep at all. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

On the First Day of Disney, Mickey gave to me…Tickets to a Christmas Party!

Got up at 6am and got dressed. Went to the breakfast area at the hotel, but no one was really very hungry. We were loaded up and ready (in 7 degrees) by 650 or so. The shuttle driver loaded us and unloaded all 10 bags (!) plus the stroller. Uneventful pass thru security (except the girls’ magic wands! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]) and we were at the gate by 725. Boarded at 820 and then were subjected to a kid (5 or 6yo) *screaming* all the way down the aisle that he didn’t want to sit in the back, didn’t like the seat, hated the seat, hated his parents, hated the airplane. Fingernails on the chalkboard kind of shrill screeching. It was awful and his parents did NOTHING to stop it, other than hiss at him under their breath every so often. He kicked S’s seat the whole way and at some point his bratty little sister stabbed the flight attendant to the point that she cried out and limped the rest of the flight. I know very well about “unseen disabilities” and people being rude about it, but you can frequently tell how the parents react whether it is a disability situation or the kid is just a brat. In this case, the kid was a poster child for brattiness. He would just randomly look out the window and start screaming on purpose to set off his little sister (who also started screaming…we’re going to crash type stuff). This *really* upset S who does have an unseen disability and she was miserable the whole flight. I tried to do something about it, but she hates having any kind of attention even worse, so we just put up with it. After no sleep at all, I was exhausted by the time we got to MCO and ready for that afternoon nap! Dds watched Suite Life and Raven on my new iPod on the flight…LOVE that gadget!!!

Arrived MCO about 1110 and went to get the bags. I rented a $3 cart and was able to fit it all on. Made my way to the Alamo counter and was upgraded to a full size SUV for the same price as my midsize…get this rate: $183 for 12 days!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] Chose a gold one and loaded up. We arrived at the Pop about 100 (the same time as people on our flight who used DME) & checked in. Our room wasn’t ready yet, so we went to eat. B had M&C, I had lo mein and so did S. She didn’t like it, though, so I got her M&C, too. As I was walking back to the table, I heard my first of many parents yelling at their kids about how they chose the food, they were going to eat it b/c it cost a fortune and no they weren’t going to buy them anything else. It was so sad, and I reminded S that if there was anything she got and didn’t’ like, to let me know and we’d get something else. Went to lobby concierge to pick up our CP tix to discover that our 2nd one (Monday) had been cancelled altogether when I called to remove my Dad from the ressie! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] AND…it was completely sold out! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/dizzy.gif[/img] After some finagling, we got it sorted out and by then the room was ready (245ish). We were in the 70s, sorta far out, man. Got to the room and decided there wasn’t time to nap and it was too chilly to swim. As I started to pack our MVMCP bag, I realized there were no coats/fleece ponchos. I’d left them on the plane!!! I called the airline and was told they’d call if they were found. Nothing. So…I had to wait for bell services to bring the suitcases to get out layering shirts, hats, gloves, etc. We were soon “on our way”. Valet parked at the Poly and rode the ferry to MK. Went straight to GS for our GAC’s, but they give a tag now for the stroller as wheelchair (like a luggage tag). Headed over to VMK Central and I filled out the quest forms while Dds created a character in the park.

We were told to go back to GS to book the tour only to be told that all tours had been cancelled, so we had to go back to VMK central for the pack of cards/bracelet. Finally it was time to find a ride! BTMRR was the first choice, so off we went (it was about 530 by this point). Rode that and headed to Splash, but B had a breakdown, so we skipped it for now. Stopped in Pecos Bill’s for dinner and just sat for a bit. Walked around to Adventureland and decided to do POTC (1st for them). B wasn’t all that wild about that one, either and wanted to get to ‘her’ pirate ride (Peter Pan). On the way around, I was the photo spot, so we stopped for our picture, about a 10 minute wait. Went to Fantasyland and rode PP & IASW. B wanted to ride Buzz, so we headed that direction and got sidetracked by a Silly Old Bear, where B learned that it’s no all about her and what she wants. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] Went to Buzz and got my hiney kicked (38000 to 6000!) Stopped in to look at MVMCP merch and only got the stripey antenna ball…it was all too spendy and not that nice-looking. Went for cocoa and cookies (no line, the first parade was on), so we sat on the terrace and had a break. Went and staked out our usual spot for Wishes and waited for 30 minutes. All I can say is WOW! It was beautiful. We snailed back toward Liberty Square…complete gridlock and RUDE people. We finally got back to BTMRR and decided to try Splash. B agreed and we had fun. We staked out a parade spot just outside the Christmas Shoppe. The parade was wonderful. A reindeer kissed B’s hand and wow-ed her. We loved watching that parade! It was 1130 or so and we were exhausted (esp me), so we retrieved the car and went back to the Pop.