The “”I Don’t Have to Cook for 10 Days" TR - Aug 17-27, 2010 - COMPLETED 11/2! - Page 2 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Your plans look great so far!
I am glad that you were able to get your son the medical attention he needed on that first trip! What a sweet thing the CM did!
How exciting to be going for 10 days!
I am looking forward to more!
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Your plans look great so far!
I am glad that you were able to get your son the medical attention he needed on that first trip! What a sweet thing the CM did!
How exciting to be going for 10 days!
I am looking forward to more!
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Great Start!!!! Plans look great so far!!
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Great plans! Soarin' is my favorite too, and that'll be our first stop in Epcot.
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Looks like you all are going to have fun! Great plans!
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Nice plans!
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Your plans look great so far!
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Nice plans so far..
Thanks so much everyone!!
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great start! can't wait to hear more..we are arriving the same day as you
Watch for us in the parks and say hello!
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
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August 20: HS & A Movie Today is EMH at HS, so we’ll be heading there early even though TSMM is closed . I plan on riding TOT for the first time so I can judge whether DD will be creeped out by the ambiance or not – she’s fearless when it comes to the actual rides, but anything ‘spooky’ in the queue will scare her Hopefully, she’ll ride it! Then we’ll head to Star Tours and get a ride in here. Next up, Jedi Training! The plan is to get here early enough for the first show so the kids get picked – they both really want to do this and have been practicing their Jedi moves This may however be a no-go based on a post I just read saying people will line up at 8 just for this I won’t wait that long – I’ve already broke the news to the kids that the odds are not good they’ll get to be in the show, they were okay with it and still want to watch.
After that, we’ll wander until lunch at Hollywood & Vine, maybe catching Indiana Jones before. Once we have stuffed our tummies, we’ll wander some more, leaving early since we have a big meet planned for this evening at one of the resorts for a movie (still finalizing this!). Lots of people we know will be in the World at the same time, so we figure this would be a good place to meet up and share our adventures for a bit.
August 21: MK Rope drop! So excited for this We’ll arrive early enough to catch the show and then join the masses heading into MK. Our first stop – Dumbo (or Dimbo as my 5 year old DS still refers to it ). We’ll tour Fantasyland for the morning then off on a Pirate adventure we go, no not POTC, but a Pirate makeover for DS! Following this excitement, we transfer to princess mode for DD’s BBB appointment. Tonight we have dinner at CRT, so she’ll fit right in, DS, not so much
August 22: Pool & DTD Ahhhhh....a day to veg out The kids are eager to participate in the pool opening ceremony at CS, so we’ll be out poolside in time for that. Then, lots of floating around and relaxing. Once we’ve had our fill of the pool, we’ll get ready to go to DTD for the evening. Can anyone say shopping? I’d like to get the kids the Design a Tee – any thoughts on these? Worth the money? Dinner will be at Planet Hollywood - DH's choice. Myself? Not so excited about this, but I guess I've got to give him something!
August 23: MK We start today off with a late morning breakfast at Ohana’s – another first! After breakfast, we’ll poke around the Poly for a bit, then head over to MK for the rest of the day. We’ll be taking lots of air-conditioning breaks I’m sure! Dinner tonight is at CP. Hopefully the rain stays away for the evening because we plan to catch the MSEP tonight – if we miss it tonight, we still have our last night to catch it, but I really hope it goes on as planned! We’ll hightail it out of the park after the parade since DD is terrified of fireworks and we don’t want to get stuck in the park with a screaming child (it’s happened once – not pretty ).
Coming Up: The End of the Plans.....and onto the panic of packing!
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Stacey
Why do these kids look so pathetic?
Find out in: A New Grade, A New House, and A Surprise!Final Thoughts 01/30
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Totally enjoyed this so far, thank you for sharing. I'm excited to hear how your plans turn out.
Your family sounds wonderful. I'm sure it must be difficult for everyone having an ill little one - so glad he got better quickly.
I think the CM's actions only goes to show that Disney chooses good people for its family. I had a supervisor years ago who used to hire people with little to no experience in our field. I used to give him a hard time and say "why are you hiring these inexperienced people"? He wisely replied, "I can teach people how to do their job, but I cannot teach people work ethic, courtesy and integrity. I'd rather choose people with those qualities and fill in the rest."
I hope you have a fantastic time! Looking forward to hearing more.
Isn't it amazing what the Disney Magic can do for you? I can just imagine how stressful and crazy you would have felt if your DS had taken ill anywhere else! Glad that CM was able to 'seal the deal' for your family.
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. I plan on riding TOT for the first time so I can judge whether DD will be creeped out by the ambiance or not – she’s fearless when it comes to the actual rides, but anything ‘spooky’ in the queue will scare her 
Hopefully, she’ll ride it! Then we’ll head to Star Tours and get a ride in here. Next up, Jedi Training! The plan is to get here early enough for the first show so the kids get picked – they both really want to do this and have been practicing their Jedi moves 
This may however be a no-go based on a post I just read saying people will line up at 8 just for this 
I won’t wait that long – I’ve already broke the news to the kids that the odds are not good they’ll get to be in the show, they were okay with it and still want to watch.
We’ll arrive early enough to catch the show and then join the masses heading into MK. Our first stop – Dumbo (or Dimbo as my 5 year old DS still refers to it 
). We’ll tour Fantasyland for the morning then off on a Pirate adventure we go, no not POTC, but a Pirate makeover for DS! Following this excitement, we transfer to princess mode for DD’s BBB appointment. Tonight we have dinner at CRT, so she’ll fit right in, DS, not so much 
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