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Hannah started her voice lessons again yesterday (aka "music therapy"). We started with an hour lesson but they will be 30 minutes twice a week for the next three weeks (trying to get a summer's worth of lessons into a 3-week time frame). She came home in a much better mood and actually was able to play with her sister. Here is hoping that it does the trick!
I have started making packing lists and looking through the kids disney clothes to see what may fit. We know Ben still has many shirts that fit!
We have also gotten a last minute invitation to our friend's cabin the weekend before we leave for Disney. Me and the kids will be going up on Wednesday with DH joining us after work on Thursday. Me and the kids will return home on Monday evening...leaving me about 4 days to wash the cabin stuff and repack for WDW.
I am excited for our upcoming family adventures...but it also signals the end of the lazy summer days. I am working a few days this week and next...then to the cabin...then to Disney...and then back to work...
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We will hit AK (plan, at least) EMH. We have never made an AM EMH. ..
We did not make the safari during our 2010 trip and cannot recall how long it took in 2009--I only recall the long and winding line! If we go immediately to the safari at 8am...when would we expect to be done?
We would like to do EE (well---three of us want to do that...) and Dinosaur before the lines start.
Our other goals that morning are to get to the affection section (has been on our wish list since our first trip and we have never made it) and DinoLand before the crowds and the heat become unbearable.
We have a 12:30 lunch reservation at Tusker House and are not expecting to last much longer into the afternoon sun and heat. If we stick around AK…it will certainly be for the air-conditioned shows...
Can someone help me with the best touring plan to meet our family goals that morning?
We do have a GAC for DD (8) but do not expect to need it in the morning. I will avoid EE along with her so if we do not get the others to EE in the early morning we will need a FP for that.
We are big fans of any park's EMH (AM though) as for AK, we go right to the safari frist thing and have always walked right on. From there we normally walk the PFT and the MJT. I like to get those out of the way before the trails get too crowded and too hot. We haven't made it out to the conservation station yet, but hope to do that this fall.
BTW..... I so love Ben and his disney t-shirt wearing!!! Adorable, and so subtle too
Did you ask St. Anthony to send you some pixies for finding that scale??
Hope the voice lessons continue to balance Hannah's mood! Not sure about the best plan for AK, but what we've done is have Luke get the EE FPs and then meet Stefanie and me at KS. If you want to do affection section, you could head back there next as the train station is close to KS. I'm hoping someone here as much better advise. Stefanie was not much interested in Dinoland so we never made a rush to get there.
We are big fans of any park's EMH (AM though) as for AK, we go right to the safari frist thing and have always walked right on. From there we normally walk the PFT and the MJT. I like to get those out of the way before the trails get too crowded and too hot. We haven't made it out to the conservation station yet, but hope to do that this fall.
BTW..... I so love Ben and his disney t-shirt wearing!!! Adorable, and so subtle too
Did you ask St. Anthony to send you some pixies for finding that scale??
I smiled about the St Anothiny reference. I am not catholic so it is a bit cloudy to me...but one of my dearest old friends would say things like that. Does it work for protestants ?LOL
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Hope the voice lessons continue to balance Hannah's mood! Not sure about the best plan for AK, but what we've done is have Luke get the EE FPs and then meet Stefanie and me at KS. If you want to do affection section, you could head back there next as the train station is close to KS. I'm hoping someone here as much better advise. Stefanie was not much interested in Dinoland so we never made a rush to get there.
Thanks for the tip. I will send DH ahead for the FPs. Are the FP machines open during EMH am??
We have only ever done TSMM with a FP (or Hannah's GAC) so we have never seen the cool stuff in the queue. Is it worth rushing to TSMM at park open just to experience it? And it we get there "right away" will the wait be under 20 minutes? (Which is about all Hannah can tolerate...)
Well this past trip we arrived at TSMM 15 minutes after park opening and the wait time was 75 minutes. I'm not willing to wait that much time just to see the cool props they have.
Well this past trip we arrived at TSMM 15 minutes after park opening and the wait time was 75 minutes. I'm not willing to wait that much time just to see the cool props they have.
Are you sure wit was not an EMH AM? That is NUTS!!!!
Finally gettin back in here! So sorry that this summer has been stressfull and sorry that your moms house did not sale, I am sure the right buyer will come soon! Plans are lookin good! Hope Hannahs voice lessons are goin well. I would try for TSMM, we LOVE, LOVE that ride, I think it will be worth it!!!
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Me and Cole in the Sears Tower Skydeck, 103 floors up, in a glass box hanging off the side!
When we rode TSMM in June, we were able to get in the stand by line right at opening and were through in about 20 to 25 minute. I waited until afterwards to get our FPs, so these weren't good until early afternoon. If we had realized how quickly the FP line moved, we might have gotten those first.
On EE, I can't remember if it was an EMH day or not, so I'm not sure about FPs for EMH.
Did you ask St. Anthony to send you some pixies for finding that scale??
LINNY!!!!!!!
So I did not ask St Anthony for help....Last night one of my BFF's (who happens to be Jewish) tried a prayer to St Anthony after she was complaining to a Catholic friend that her daughter had lost her IPOD touch and she has been asking everyone all summer if they'd seen it...She said she found it 10 minutes later--in a bin she swore she'd searched 20 times.
If it worked for a Jewish girl---
I tried at lunch...when I was doing laundry later...I re-checked a cupboard...and there it was....Dusty....and in a pouch reading, "Live it with Charter..." I was looking for it by itself, not in a pouch...
So now that I have my luggage scale (Thanks Linny....and St Anthony!)...
I have been making a general touring plan for our DHS and AK days. Although MK and Epcot come first...it is easier to make a plan for these parks since we are not likely to be there for full days.
Last night, me and the kids "rode" rides on YouTube. Ineeded to know which rides Hannah refused to do so we could plan accordingly for the family and make sure Ben does not miss rides (like he did so often on the first trip, pre-GAC).
At AK Delaney is too small for Primeval Whirl but Hannah wants to do it, so we will need to plan for two times through the line on this one. Will try for a child swap...Hannah refuses to do EE but I am not sad to skip it, so she and I will need to do something while the others ride this mountain. It will need to be an AM EMH choice for a FP choice.
Our AK day is an EMH and I want to do as many "outside" things as possible before it gets stinkin hot. I also want to minimze criss-crossing the park
since we will not have a stroller.
We want to get to Rafiki's Planet watch right away so want to use the 8-9am time efficiently.
So despite others' advice....we may start in Dinoland for Dinosaur before heading to the Safari. I figure this should take about an hour and put us in a good position to take a train to Rafiki's (never done this!). We will check EE FP return times before heading to Rafiki's to decide if we can gt one before or if we need to get it after Rafiki's. I figure we will be hot and ready to get splashed on KRR and then hang out in that area for DH and the others to ride EE.
If it is timed well, Hannah and I may catch flights of wonder while the others do EE....
That should bring us about to our Tusker house lunch ADR at 12:30.
After lunch, we will return to Dinoland for tricepatop spin and Primeval whirl while we wait for the afternoon Nemo show.
That would be about 8 hours in a park, and more than we usually can make. So if we get through the above, we will probably call it a success and head back to the resort for a swim and rest.
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Thanks Linny....and St Anthony!)...
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