Sarilas' O-fficial Pre-Trip Report -1/2009 (a.k.a. Vacation, Take TWO!) - Page 21 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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WOW 27 days. I can't wait for you to go, so I can hear about all the details when you get back. I love the strollers. Where did you get them? Your shirts are so cute. I might do that too, add rhinstones. I have grand plans to make shirts for everyone, maybe I will make just 1. I can't believe you are packing. I am so excited for you. My BFF and her family are going on the 10th of Feb (they could wait for when were are all supposed to go in 2010). Can't wait to hear more triva. Happy packing.
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Me and the family Magic Kingdom New Years Eve December 29, 2009-January 9th, 2010
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If you are using the DME, they schedule your pick-up for three hours before your flight. So if you have a 7 pm flight then you will need to be at POR and ready to get on the bus at 4 PM. This definitely leaves you time to play in the morning. We usually hit the parks for the morning and then come back to the resort, enjoy a lunch at the food court and after one last visit to the gift shop we are ready for the bus.
We just returned from WDW and used Garden Grocer for the first time. We were very pleased with their service!
I think 1900 Park Fare would probably hold the least scare factor for Anastasia. We had a blast eating dinner there (we had only done breakfast there until this trip)
I'd also go with 3 hours to allow for your return trip to MCO. It's about a 30 minute drive, as long as you don't run into some kind of traffic problem along the way, and you'll need time to get through security and such. DME's 3 hours sounds like a long time, but I don't like having that rushed feeling and that 3 hours is actually perfect IMHO.
WOW 27 days. I can't wait for you to go, so I can hear about all the details when you get back. I love the strollers. Where did you get them? Your shirts are so cute. I might do that too, add rhinstones. I have grand plans to make shirts for everyone, maybe I will make just 1. I can't believe you are packing. I am so excited for you. My BFF and her family are going on the 10th of Feb (they could wait for when were are all supposed to go in 2010). Can't wait to hear more triva. Happy packing.
The rhinestones add such a cute little something to the girls' shirts. They'll look so cute in the sunlight.
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If you are using the DME, they schedule your pick-up for three hours before your flight. So if you have a 7 pm flight then you will need to be at POR and ready to get on the bus at 4 PM. This definitely leaves you time to play in the morning. We usually hit the parks for the morning and then come back to the resort, enjoy a lunch at the food court and after one last visit to the gift shop we are ready for the bus.
Can't believe the trip is so close now....
I was worried that we wouldn't have enough time to play that morning so I'm glad to hear we will! DH is looking forward to delaying the inevitable as long as possible!
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We just returned from WDW and used Garden Grocer for the first time. We were very pleased with their service!
I think 1900 Park Fare would probably hold the least scare factor for Anastasia. We had a blast eating dinner there (we had only done breakfast there until this trip)
I'd also go with 3 hours to allow for your return trip to MCO. It's about a 30 minute drive, as long as you don't run into some kind of traffic problem along the way, and you'll need time to get through security and such. DME's 3 hours sounds like a long time, but I don't like having that rushed feeling and that 3 hours is actually perfect IMHO.
Hope this helps! Not much longer now
Ah, I'm glad you think 1900 will work too! She's pretty skiddish but I think she'll handle the face characters just fine, in a group setting like that.
And I'm glad Garden Grocer got the thumbs up! DH loves the idea of having milk and water and such ready and waiting at the hotel. Me too!
The All Star Movies resort is home to a 25 foot tall Woody with Green Army Men on top of the Toy Story building.
Holy 25 days, Batman! I don't have much to update because I've been obsessively reading the Twilight series for the last two days :rolleyes1 but I wanted to check in, update the countdown and such.
One thing I did get out of the way this weekend was to put together Kyle and Tatiana's homeschool workbooks for the week we're in Florida- topic of study? World Showcase of course! It'll be fun for them to do some hands on learning for a few days, and better than taking a whole 6 days off of school altogether. I'll try to remember to take pics of their books today!
Yesterday was the last official day of our holiday season, Three Kings Day. DH took the day off of work and we spent the day at home watching movies after letting the kids open their gifts.
I am SO glad the holidays are now over! I felt like I couldn't really make room in my head for our vacation while it was still full of seasonal activities. And now that that's through, I'm free to plan away! And on that note...
My travel agent emailed yesterday- our documents are on their way! Can you BELIEVE IT? How is it possible that the trip is nearly here?!
I think we're all really looking forward to some time away from the norm; 10 days of well planned Disney in only...
23 DAYS!
24 guests ride in each limo on rock'n roller coaster starring Aerosmith
23 countries brought water from 23 different rivers and lakes around the world to help feed the fountain in the middle of millennium plaza.
Okay, first let me apologize for slacking- the majority of us are battling a bit of a cold, and when the littlest ones are sick my free time is non existent. Nobody's feeling any worse (nor any better) but they've leveled out some so I can finally jump on here to say
17 DAYS TILL DISNEY!
We're in the teens already! How quickly this passed by...
I fully expect everyone to be healthy in 17 days. Or at least suck it up and put on a happy face.
So I mentioned homeschool books last time I was here- I finally took a pic of the Epcot books which are really focused on world studies based around World Showcase. Here's what they look like:
There are study pages and work sheets, and we'll do something more comprehensive when we get home- I know they'll love their hands on learning experience though.
And, guess what finally arrived!
DOCUMENTS! It was kind of overwhelming to try to read through all the vouchers and Magical Express stuff for a first timer- not that it's difficult to grasp, but I think I'm trying too hard to read between the lines and make things more difficult than they actually ARE! (Shocker.)
I've really got to buckle down now- the next two-plus weeks are going to just FLY by!
22 different languages are used to say the word goodbye are written on the wall as you exit from its a small world!
The monorail track that spans from the TTC to Epcot Center is at an average altitude of 21 feet
Miyuki is one of only 20 people in the world (and the only female anywhere) to perform her rare Japanese candy art, which originated in Asakusa, Tokyo more than 250 years ago.
The King of Morocco, who wanted his country’s Epcot pavilion to be completely accurate in every detail, sent 19 Moroccan artists, known as "maalems" to Florida to work on the extensive mosaics found throughout.
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Congrats on getting your documents...I can't believe your trip is so close. The Epcot homeschool books look great. Hope everyone is feeling better soon!!!
Sorry for the delay, folks! I have been ridiculously sick, as have the rest of the family. And when four kids get sick, it doesn't matter if Mom's sick or not, you know what I'm sayin'?
Everyone is getting better- I'm the last one to catch the bug, naturally, so I'm taking care of myself and the few lingering sickies here.
Suitcases are out and slowly being filled! I'm putting away the kids' items that are Disney specific and because I'm very much a type B personality I'm not stressing on when the actual snapping shut of the cases is done.
I checked out Garden Grocer and figured out what we'd need as far as milk, breakfast goodies and diapers- what a joy it will be to just take what we need for the flight and have big boxes of diapers there waiting for us. Yeah! No lugging that around makes me happy.
We figured out that one of our hard sided suitcases fits inside one of our soft sided ones... so we're packing a suitcase inside a suitcase IF, after packing clothes and such it looks like we might need the space for bringing home souvenirs.
I'm debating on buying a new camera for the trip- I really want to get the Canon Rebel XS and hand my point and shoot down to one of the older kids. I need to let the angel and the devil on my shoulders debate over whether or not I can justify a nearly $600 expense right before we go on vacation, even though the pictures would SO be worth it...
I got an email from Disney reminding me about Photopass! I still need to preorder that, but from what I remember I really shouldn't do it till just before we leave, is that right? And someone out there might be able to clarify something for me; I thought that when you handed the photographers your photopass card that the pics would be online and waiting for you when you got home, but I could have sworn I've read a couple of TR's in the past where people said they lost pics because they didn't view them that day at a kiosk or something? Am I confusing things? (Please say I'm confusing things. Lie to me.)
I am terribly remiss in my posting of countdown trivia, so...
Happy 7 days till Disney!
Pirates of the Caribbean in WDW opened 7 years to the day after Walt’s death.
8 elevators run simultaneously on the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
When you enter the main building in the China pavilion, look for the 9 stones embedded into the floor - this exact number of stones was placed here, as the Chinese consider 9 to be a lucky number.
For 18 months, 10 Disney artists and three Imagineers labored to sculpt the 325 animals on the Tree of Life. Due to the short amount of time it would take for the plaster to harden, each artist had only between six and ten hours total to intricately carve and create the final image.
Splash Mountain’s log ride is an 11 minute tour through the briar patch.
Representing the "Spirits of America" are 12 life-sized statues on either sides of the American Adventure theater. The 12 SPIRITS located inside the American Adventure Theatre: Adventure (Seaman), Compassion (Doctor), Discovery (Mountain Man), Freedom (Pilgrim), Heritage (American Indian), Independence (Colonial Soldier), Individualism (Cowboy), Innovation (Scientist), Knowledge (Teacher), Pioneering (Aviator), Self-reliance (Farmer), Tomorrow (Woman and Child)
13 intricately carved, winged gargoyles appear on the outside of the castle.
At Toy Story Mania! every guest gets to experience life at the size of a toy. So in Andy's room, a 5 foot 6 inch person will feel about 14" tall.
Each of the ride cars in the Universe of Energy pavilion weighs more than 15 tons
In the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Snow White is 16 years old.
One week from now we'll be in Orlando! (Or landing there anyway!) Hard to believe the time has finally come... everyone is so hyper and excited! My Kyle and Tatiana are trying to pack- Tanya's thrown everything into her suitcase- and I mean EVERYTHING. Non-working cell phone? Check. Stuffed animal she never really cared about? Check. Pants that don't fit? Check.
Guess what I'll be doing Thursday before we leave...
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