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Moving on with the current of the years.
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
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I am so glad you made it to Captain's Grille for breakfast! It sounds & looks like it was a nice way to start your day. I bet pictures don’t do it justice…that miniature village is so cute. We have never been to opening ceremony, but after your description it sounds like something we would love. I got all teary eyed when I read how you felt seeing the castle for the first time! I know how you feel it is just tooo magical for words. I tear up a lot at Disney….it is just so special to me! I love all your pictures, & I can’t wait to read more!
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Can't wait to hear where you decided to start at Magic Kingdom. Wonderful descriptions and great pictures too. I am so ready to go in March. I, too, like the idea of writing in a different color to make the report stand out. I am hopefully starting a PTR soon. Thanks for the great report.
What a great birthday morning! The buffet at Captain's Grille looks like it was yummy! I'll have to try it for breakfast--we've only ever been there for lunch, which is also good btw.
I would definitely go back, the food was so good and the service was fabulous!
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Wonderful updates - and what a magical birthday morning!
Thank you! It was such a special day for him and that was just the start!
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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom
What a great start to the day! Love the pictures!
Thank you! I do wish I'd figured out how to take the time stamp off though lol, or at least changed it to am!
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Originally Posted by OCEANGRLLG
Just gettin in here! Sounds like you guys are having an awesome time! So glad that you are enjoyin yourselves!
Thanks for joining us! We had a fantastic time at Disney!
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Originally Posted by islandgirl
What a way to start a birthday!!! Park opening ceremonies sounds so .....maybe I'll get to see it someday! Great pictures & update!!!
The park opening was definitely ! I loved it when Mickey came up and counted down.
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I am so glad you made it to Captain's Grille for breakfast! It sounds & looks like it was a nice way to start your day. I bet pictures don’t do it justice…that miniature village is so cute. We have never been to opening ceremony, but after your description it sounds like something we would love. I got all teary eyed when I read how you felt seeing the castle for the first time! I know how you feel it is just tooo magical for words. I tear up a lot at Disney….it is just so special to me! I love all your pictures, & I can’t wait to read more!
It still makes me weepy just remembering how it felt! Update coming up!
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Cinderella can't be far away, right????
Brent
Hang in there Brent!! She IS coming, I promise!
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So glad you made Scottie's birthday breakfast and that his day was so great! I'll be waiting for more when you are ready!
He will never forget this special birthday and neither will I.
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What a relief! I am so glad you made it to Scottie's bday breakfast. I look forward to seeing what you did first. Could it be one of the mountains?
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Hmmmm...you may be on to something there!
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Originally Posted by Cam22
What an awesome way to start Scottie's birthday!
It really was awesome!! And it just kept getting better!
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Originally Posted by elbodans
I am loving this trip report--especially the photos! Fantastic! I can't wait to read more!
Also--I love that you are writing in purple. It makes it so much easier to follow. I shall have to do that...next time. (yay for next times!)
Thank you so much!! I found it easier to read other TR's when they used a different color for their updates, so I borrowed the idea lol.
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What a wonderful way to start off Scottie's Birthday!
It really was, he still has the balloon weight on his desk as a reminder of "the best birthday ever" lol.
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Can't wait to hear where you decided to start at Magic Kingdom. Wonderful descriptions and great pictures too. I am so ready to go in March. I, too, like the idea of writing in a different color to make the report stand out. I am hopefully starting a PTR soon. Thanks for the great report.
Thank you so much! I can't wait to go again lol. I'll watch for your PTR!
We decided to hit Space Mountain first because we were afraid we'd have to get FP's, so off to Tomorrowland we headed. I loved the view we got of the castle and had to snap a picture and send it to my mom and BFF.
We arrived at Space Mountain and again had 5 minute wait times! We both loved it! It was fantastic! Then Scottie wanted to do Buzz Lightyear, which we thoroughly enjoyed. After that, we decided to try Astro Orbiter. This is one of my favorite pictures from our trip.
We got several more photos, but the sun was so incredibly bright that day that it was hard to look at the photographers. I wish we had gotten some later in the day where our eyes weren't so screwed up lol.
We decide to head to Adventureland next and what do I see? Aloha Isle, which I had heard so much about. So, we shared a pineapple dole whip.
I now know what all the fuss was about, it was delicious! We headed straight for POTC, Scottie had been so looking forward to this ride being the pirate fanatic he is lol. When we arrived, we saw a short line for none other than Pirate Goofy! This was such a cool character interaction for Scottie, Goofy really played around with him.
After "goofing around" with Goofy, we got on the ride in about 10 minutes and we're off. We really loved this ride! After the ride, we browsed around in the pirate themed shop, where Scottie was in heaven! After he decided what to buy, he went to the counter and told the clerk how much he loved pirates. The clerk was a kind older gentleman who took Scottie back through the shop and showed him a couple of really cool "artifacts". Scottie begged me to take a picture of the two items the CM showed him. They were high up on a shelf of decorations and I imagine most people wouldn't see them at all, so I thought it was really cool of the CM to show him! Wrapped around this vase is the actual coin medallion that Elizabeth Swan wears in the first movie...
Hanging on this vase is the actual key to the Dead Man's Chest...
Scottie wearing Captain Jack hat lol...
Scottie's purchases at the pirate gift shop...
As we left the shop, we noticed the Captain Jack pirate tutorial was starting! We rush over to watch and end up right up front. This was the cutest, funniest little show! The CM playing Jack Sparrow was spot on! He delivered a wonderful performance.
After the few chosen kids had their tutorial, Captain Jack asked anyone who wanted to be a member of his crew to hold their hands up. Scottie was chosen to step up! The children were lined up and made to swear an oath of allegiance to Captain Jack and then given a special certificate.
This certificate has become Scottie's favorite souvenir.
After the show, Scottie wanted to do Splash Mountain, so off we went. Splash Mountain was such a fun ride! Scottie loved it. Next up is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, but wait....why are they turning people away? Oh no, the ride is down! Scottie was so upset, but we decided to take a short rest and bathroom break before moving on. When we got out of the bathroom the ride was back up! We had a 15 minute wait but it was well worth it! We both loved this coaster! It was such fun! We're heading through Frontierland and Scottie is hungry, so I bought a turkey leg for us to share (although he ate most of it lol).
We sit down to eat it when Scottie suddenly jumps up and practically throws the turkey leg at me before he runs off. What IS he doing???
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