The “”I Don’t Have to Cook for 10 Days" TR - Aug 17-27, 2010 - COMPLETED 11/2! - Page 22 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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All caught up. Two more great days. Sorry about the rain, but it sure made for some great wait times. You have to take the bad with the good. Your family is so photogenic. I love how you can see the excitment on their entire faces. My DS hates taking pictures and I am jealous of your great natural pictures. When we do get him to smile, it looks like we held a gun to his back. Sorry you never made rope drop, but glad you are having a great time.
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Love the updates. Aren't rainy days in the parks great? Very short lines, etc. We were there during TS Faye in 2008 and found it to be wonderful. How did they do the parade in the rain or had it cleared by then? We were treated to the rare "Rainy Day Character Cavalcade" instead of the afternoon parade the day the tropical storm went over Orlando.
just got all caught up on your TR, and I love it! Congrats to your daughter for losing a tooth at Disney! And how awesome that she got a visit from Tink
She still talks about that!
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all the pictures!! OHana breakfast sounds yummy & looks like fun! Looks like you managed to have a great day at MK despite the rain. Looking at the construction pictures made me wonder when the date of completion is expected...do you know? We aren't going back until Feb 2011. How neat to run into a fellow PP!! Can't wait to read about your dinner at CP. We have an ADR there on our first night. Can't wait to read more!!
I think the construction is supposed to be done in stages with roll our starting in 2012 and into 2013. I'm not 100% sure though. And we love CP - this was year #4 there!
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Great day so far! Love the pictures ! How great to run into Heather! More please!
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Just getting caught up! Looks like you had a great time at DTD. Congrats to Sabrina on losing a tooth. How exciting!! What a great day at MK, and how cool that you ran into Heather!!
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Great day! Stefanie always loves the character interaction at Ohana's. Stitch is a blast! Glad the rain provided you all with some short wait times! How to run into Heather, too!
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Great day even with the rain!!! So cool that you got to meet Heather! I love readin your TR...more please!
It was neat how I spotted her - I'm really still in shock that I recognized someone from here
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Oh my gosh - I didn't know you had just read the cruise TR....that's funny because I must've just barely finished it before you left. I'm so glad that Dave dared you to say something (and that you took the bait)! Next time we meet up, we'll certainly need to get a photo of it!
I'm glad he dared me too I think you had just finished - we're going on the Dream next year, so I've started reading cruise TRs to get an idea of what to expect - yours was very cute!
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Glad you didn't let the rain affect your day.
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What great updates, I love all of the pics and the great time you had in the rain.
Wait times were great, so we didn't mind the rain at all!
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more please
Hopefully tomorrow
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All caught up. Two more great days. Sorry about the rain, but it sure made for some great wait times. You have to take the bad with the good. Your family is so photogenic. I love how you can see the excitment on their entire faces. My DS hates taking pictures and I am jealous of your great natural pictures. When we do get him to smile, it looks like we held a gun to his back. Sorry you never made rope drop, but glad you are having a great time.
Thanks for the compliment on the kids in their pics! I constantly have a camera in hadn, so they're used to it!
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Love the updates. Aren't rainy days in the parks great? Very short lines, etc. We were there during TS Faye in 2008 and found it to be wonderful. How did they do the parade in the rain or had it cleared by then? We were treated to the rare "Rainy Day Character Cavalcade" instead of the afternoon parade the day the tropical storm went over Orlando.
The rain had cleared by then - I think it was mid-afternoon when it stopped for good, so not too bad! What's the RDCC? I've never heard of it!
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I'll pop in here with some shameless pictures of my kids from the wedding yesterday - we had horrible weather, but still had a great time! We are all completely exhausted though - I didn't get to bed until after 3 last night, so I'm off to bed soon I think!
Me and DD
DH always closes his eyes!! Grrr... My cutie-patooties
Little man!
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I was told that the "Rainy Day Character Calvacade" only happens when the rain is too hard for the regular parade and not hard enough to stop all park activities. The CM told me that she had been working at MK for about 5 years and had only seen it one time before. I did not get any pix as it was too wet for my camera. Wish I had had one of those waterproof ones that are used at the waterparks. The parade had a few old style vehicles with no side windows. One of them had the fab five riding in style. The characters and cast members that were marching included one unit of dancers (looked like from Mary Poppins) with large umbrellas which could be popped inside out as if the wind had blown it out. They danced as if the wind were blowing them back and then would pop the umbrellas out and then move back forward again. Most of the characters that were marching were trying to find the puddles of water and would then splash through each one. All of the guests standing along the route were getting wet from above and from below. The water was running down main street level with the curbs on both sides of the street. It was a short parade but was a lot of fun and the CMs looked like they were truly enjoying it. I would not mind getting wet to see it again. Disney has a way of making the best of any situation. If you want to read the rest of the TR for that period, do a search for "The Great Zonie Caper". (I did not realize I would be recommending it or I would have had the link prepared.)
For any interested, I am attaching the link to the TR mentioned in the last post about the Rainy Day Character Calvacade. I tried teh search method and it didn't work so here is the link. http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...-complete.html
I love the pics of your adorable kids in their fancy wedding gear! Your son's eyes are entrancing! So handsome!
So lots of rain = 10 minute waits for rides...hmmm...I think I would be willing to take that trade off! The only day we were at a park during a deluge was last trip's visit to DHS--but it was a stinker because many of the rides were shut down (and the ones that were not had CRAZY lines with people avoiding the rain!).
Great pics from the wedding.....Hope you got some needed sleep!
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Great pictures from the wedding! You all look so nice!!
Thanks all And I did get a little sleep, but I need more!
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For any interested, I am attaching the link to the TR mentioned in the last post about the Rainy Day Character Calvacade. I tried teh search method and it didn't work so here is the link. http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...-complete.html
Neat - thanks! I'll try and check that out!
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I love the pics of your adorable kids in their fancy wedding gear! Your son's eyes are entrancing! So handsome!
So lots of rain = 10 minute waits for rides...hmmm...I think I would be willing to take that trade off! The only day we were at a park during a deluge was last trip's visit to DHS--but it was a stinker because many of the rides were shut down (and the ones that were not had CRAZY lines with people avoiding the rain!).
Thanks for the compliments Alex's eyes are a crazy dark, dark brown (and he was born with them that dark) - he gets lots of comments on them
I think I agree with you about the rain and the wait times - I'll take it! DD on the other hand probably wouldn't since she hated her poncho . DHS is probably the worst to be at in the rain since there doesn't seem to be much to 'hide' in.
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We have eaten at Crystal Palace every year that we’ve gone, and every year it’s been dinner . One of these years we’ll try breakfast! I know some people aren’t fans of the selection here, but it is one of our favourites – I love the turkey here and the garlic mashed potatoes . There’s also a penne in a cream sauce that I look for every time too (okay, I’ve got to stop thinking about the food there, I’m getting hungry!!). We visited with all of our 100 Acre friends, with the kids getting loads of hugs from them and they got to bounce with Tigger, one of their favourite things to do at CP .
Mickey confetti heart on our table
Playing with the confetti Mickeys
Bouncing with Tigger!
When we were almost finished, our very sweet waitress came over to give us a card from Pooh and friends, and our anniversary cupcake. However, she took it a step further; she made us stand up and hold our cupcake while she clanked a glass and loudly announced to our section that it was our 9th anniversary . Then she made us smooch . Too funny!
After dinner, we wandered through some stores, making our way to the beginning of Main Street, hoping to find a spot for the parade. Now, the other night when we were here late, but decided not to stay, there were tons of spots at the front and it was much closer to parade time than it was tonight. We weren’t having much luck though .
We ended up in front of City Hall and saw an empty section. We asked a nearby CM if we were able to sit there, or if it was reserved (we didn’t want to take someone’s seats!) She told us that was the spot where the rope would come across and just to hop down in front of the rope as soon as they set it up. We parked ourselves on the curb to wait, and the kids amused themselves by hula-hooping and Sabrina skipped. They really enjoyed the activities, and it made the wait so much more bearable for them!
Sabrina skipping away!
Continued...
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As it got closer to the time they told us they would set up the rope, we headed back to Dave and manoeuvred our strollers onto the road. The CMs came soon after and we found ourselves with prime spots at the rope, right at the beginning of the parade . This meant good viewing, but also a quick exit!
(Cam - I thought of your awesome picture when I took this one!)
We enjoyed the parade, but as many others have stated, it didn’t have that emotional tug like Spectro. My kids on the other hand, liked this one better, which surprised me since it seemed to have fewer characters. Alex’s favourite was Captain Hook and Peter Pan, and Sabrina liked the Cinderella float .
We left right after they took down the ropes and headed for the bus stop. There were quite a few people already there, but within 10 minutes 2 buses pulled up and we were on our way ‘home’. When we got to our room, we found another little surprise from Mousekeeping – the kids loved it too!
Up Next: Will it rain again??!!
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We always Crystal Palace, too. We've eaten here every single summer trip. Great parade pictures and I do love the one of Pete's Dragon with the smoke coming out!
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all the pictures!! OHana breakfast sounds yummy & looks like fun! Looks like you managed to have a great day at MK despite the rain. Looking at the construction pictures made me wonder when the date of completion is expected...do you know? We aren't going back until Feb 2011. How neat to run into a fellow PP!! Can't wait to read about your dinner at CP. We have an ADR there on our first night. Can't wait to read more!!
And we love CP - this was year #4 there!
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. DHS is probably the worst to be at in the rain since there doesn't seem to be much to 'hide' in.
. One of these years we’ll try breakfast! I know some people aren’t fans of the selection here, but it is one of our favourites – I love the turkey here and the garlic mashed potatoes 
. There’s also a penne in a cream sauce that I look for every time too (okay, I’ve got to stop thinking about the food there, I’m getting hungry!!). We visited with all of our 100 Acre friends, with the kids getting loads of hugs from them and they got to bounce with Tigger, one of their favourite things to do at CP 
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