Maybe I Will Get It Right This Time- The Third Time's The Charm TR Updated 11/2 with Playhouse Disney Play 'n Dine Breakfast - Page 26 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Happy belated birthday.
What a way to start a Disney trip. That is just yucky!! Glad they came quickly and fixed it for you guys.
I know, it was yucky, but they did fix it right away.
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UGH I wish I never read about the Cheerios. That really grossed me out
Can't wait to read more, especially about your stay at Kidani! We've never stayed outside of Pop, but one day
I'm so sorry that you had to read that. I don't want this to change anyone's opinion of Pop. Everything else was very clean and we've stayed there before and never had a problem.
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Catching up here - yuck on the Cheerios and sorry you got stuck in more traffic - yikes! Happy belated birthday - hope you had a great one!
Thanks. My birthday was nice. I did get a new Nikon D3000 from DH. I'm trying to figure it out, but I love it.
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Hope you had a wonderful birthday - and I hope you hurry back with more of your trip report ;-)
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Happy belated Birthday!!
Hope you had a nice weekend with the family!
It was a nice, but hectic weekend.
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Is there more??? Where did you go? LOL!
I'm sorry. I've just been so busy with work and trying to get the kids settle in school. Aidan just started Pre-K and it's taking a lot of adjusting to.
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I'm just finding your TR and having so much fun reading along! Can't wait to hear more!
Your boys are just so adorable and I loved hearing their reactions when you revealed the real destination of your trip!! If someone suprised me with a trip to WDW, I'd be crying tears of joy too!
Hurry back!
Mel
Thank you for reading my TR and for your nice comments about my boys.
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Hurry back.....I can't wait to read more!!
Thanks Susan. I'm here. Now I have to catch up on your PTR and so many more.
It is great to hear people with a positive additude like yours, despite the negative things that happened. Look forward to reading about 1900 PF breakfast. Our family loved it there. Also can't wait to hear about your stay at Kidani. We'll be there in Dec.
Thanks. Regardless of what goes wrong, it's still Disney. You will love Kidani. It is amazing! Make sure your kids check out Community Hall. They have so many fun activities.
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All caught up Liz. First of all, happy Belated Anniversary & Happy Belated Birthday. Hopeboth days were very magical. Wow, what an adventure to your first day. Ewww about the cheerios left in the bed. Don't feel bad, I'm addicted to Disney Movies & the Disney Channel too. How awesome you did get to meet Jeff, Lily, Molly, & Philip at Hershey Park. Looking foward to more please.
Thank you Becki. Both days were great. Jeff was is such a great guy and he has a beautiful family.
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First of all, I have to say I love how you dress the boys in similar outfits. I also like to do this, with my kids, when on trips. It's so much easier to keep track of them.
Sorry about the cheerios, that was so nasty. Next time just tell them you don't want breakfast in bed.
Thanks Mayra. I did try to dress the boys alike, but after a while it became too difficult and I gave up. I will definitely be requesting no breakfast in bed next time, lol.
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Great update!! Now I have to go eat lunch, those food pics are making me hungry!!
Sorry, lol.
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Yayyy!! You're back!!! What a wonderful time you all had at breakfast!! Love all the pictures!
Breakfast was great. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Cam22
Great breakfast at GF! This is one we still need to do so I loved the pictures of the food and characters.
Cam, you should definitely try this breakfast. It's one of our favorites.
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Great breakfast!!!
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
Great pictures from breakfast!
Thanks Marnie.
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What a great breakfast. I'm glad you made it ontime and were seated quickly. I'm sorry about your camera. I hate when you don't get the pics you want because of technical difficulty.
Thanks. I always have trouble with all my cameras. Can't wait to take my new Nikon to Disney.
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Great trip report!
Thank you.
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What a great breakfast, I still have yet to get there. Everyone looked like they were having a great time with the characters and the food looked delicious.
Thanks. You should definitely try 1900 Park Fare breakfast. The food and characters are great.
I never did get in to look around Basin and that's one of the things I wanted to do. Sorry you got overwhelmed in there! I thought I spotted one in DTD too - anyone know if I was seeing things or is there one there now too?
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we headed over to Basin which I was dying to check out. I'd never been inside before and had planned on buying something. Well, the store did not disappoint. I ended up getting so overwhelmed (wanting to buy everything), that I bought nothing. Does that make sense? I just had no idea what to get and everyone was rushing me since they wanted to get to MK and were not interested in the least bit in checking out the store. I am definitely buying something there next trip.
I know exactly what you mean. It's like you spend so much time making sure everyone else gets to do what they want or buy what they want, then when you get to your stuff, everyone's like..."are you ready?"...."we are ready to go here or there" ....or they kind of stand around looking like "how much longer do you think you'll be??"Ummm..."let's just go....I'll do this some other time!!!" That is why I sooooo loved my solo morning at MK!!!!!!!!! I love my guys, but sometimes.... But...we are Moms and that's what we do! Gee.....I think you hit a nerve with me, huh??? LOL Anyhow...the Basin rocks!!! So plan a little solo shopping trip just for you next trip!!!!
It sounds like you guys had a great time at 1900 PF . . . but no pics of Strawberry Soup? Please tell me you tried it! What kind of camera are you using? Some of them are fabulous, but others look a little grainy. You might just need to adjust the settings! I love Basin and all the smells, but I never end up buying anything either--its so overwhelming! Can't wait to read about your day at MK!
I never did get in to look around Basin and that's one of the things I wanted to do. Sorry you got overwhelmed in there! I thought I spotted one in DTD too - anyone know if I was seeing things or is there one there now too?
Yes, I have also seen one in DTD, but I haven't been inside it.
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I know exactly what you mean. It's like you spend so much time making sure everyone else gets to do what they want or buy what they want, then when you get to your stuff, everyone's like..."are you ready?"...."we are ready to go here or there" ....or they kind of stand around looking like "how much longer do you think you'll be??"Ummm..."let's just go....I'll do this some other time!!!" That is why I sooooo loved my solo morning at MK!!!!!!!!! I love my guys, but sometimes.... But...we are Moms and that's what we do! Gee.....I think you hit a nerve with me, huh??? LOL Anyhow...the Basin rocks!!! So plan a little solo shopping trip just for you next trip!!!!
Susan, that's exactly how it was. I guess it is definitely a mommy thing. I will definitely shop at Basin next time and I will not feel guilty (okay maybe just a little guilty, lol.)
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Great update, so cool, I'll be eating at 1900 Park Faire in December and I'm pretty excited by it, can hardly wait.
You will have a great time. Are you going for breakfast or dinner? Did I ask you that already?
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Great update! Hope you get a longer visit to The Basin next trip! Luke actually likes looking around in there with me.
Lucky you. I couldn't even get my sister in Basin.
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Sounds like a great start to a great day. You and your sister look so much alike. The kids are all adorable. Can't wait to here more.
Thank you. A lot of people think my sister and I are twins. (She's the skinnier twin of course, lol).
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I don't remeber who asked but yes there is a Basin in DTD near World of Disney, right behind Ghiardelli or however you spell it.
I will have to check that one out also. Is it bigger than the one at GF?
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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247
It sounds like you guys had a great time at 1900 PF . . . but no pics of Strawberry Soup? Please tell me you tried it! What kind of camera are you using? Some of them are fabulous, but others look a little grainy. You might just need to adjust the settings! I love Basin and all the smells, but I never end up buying anything either--its so overwhelming! Can't wait to read about your day at MK!
Okay, don't hate me, but DH and I tried the strawberry soup a couple of years ago, and we both hated it. I wanted to like it, really I did. I have an Olympus Stylus 1010. Something was definitely going on with it at Disney because one day the lens would not open for anything in the world. Then finally DH was able to fix it.
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More great pictures from breakfast! Can't wait to hear about your day at MK!!
This is when travelling in a large group gets tricky. We all wanted to spend time together, but everyone also had their own idea of what they wanted to do. It also didn't help that DSis and her family had already been there for like 5 or 6 days and had done mostly everything we had yet to do.
I know we split up as soon as we got to MK. We needed to get a locker (to store our pictures and such) and DBil had plans for them to go straight for Fastpasses and I'm not sure what else.
Since it was our first day at the parks, we wanted to take our time and soak in the atmosphere. We also wanted to get some Photopass pictures.
Once we got our stuff in the locker, we headed down Main Street for our first set of many Photopass pictures.
Great update, I'm sure I'm in the middle of it so I'll check back for more soon. BTW we are going to 1900 Park Faire for late breakfast, fun, but I can't have Strawberry Soup, I'm allergic!
After our pictures, I knew I wanted to head over to Toontown for 2 reasons. #1- I wasn't sure how much longer it would be there. I was afraid it might even close during our visit. #2- We like to build up to the thrill rides and Barnstormer is a good one for the boys especially since it's one Aidan can ride.
Along the way to Toontown, we did make a pit stop at the Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor. It was really hot and there was no wait, a good combination for an indoor attraction.
While we waited in line, I texted a joke from Jared and Aidan.
The wait for the next show was a few minutes and then we headed straight in. I was hoping my kids or DH would get picked for the show, but they weren't. I always want DH to be "that guy", maybe next time. They did show me on the big screen for like a split second and then I guess they changed their mind and took me off. I was relieved to say the least.
We always love this attraction, but this show was the best one we've seen yet. It was extra funny. They also picked the boys' joke which made them very happy.
Oops, I had no idea you're not allowed to take pictures inside. Someone kindly put me in my place, lol.
Aidan, in particular, thought the show was hilarious.
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That is why I sooooo loved my solo morning at MK!!!!!!!!!
But...we are Moms and that's what we do! 
Gee.....I think you hit a nerve with me, huh??? LOL Anyhow...the Basin rocks!!! So plan a little solo shopping trip just for you next trip!!!!
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