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All caught up! Sorry about Luke's toe and the hassles checking into AKL. Glad you finally got settled. I never noticed the "giant Jack" before either - will be looking for it next time! Can't wait to do the "scenic route" at HM. Love the poncho Mickey antenae topper.
Just got all caught up again!!
I enjoy looking at all your pictures and reading about ya'lls adventures!
I Ye Olde Christmas and Days of Christmas at DTD. But I'm the type of shopper if I know there are similiar shops, I will go to both just to get the best price. Although Disney's prices usually run same anywhere you go!!
I can't wait to try the new Winne the Pooh & Haunted Mansion cue. They both look like so much fun!!
Can't wait for more!!
Those are two of mine and Stefanie's favorite shops at WDW.
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I just love the new queue at HM! I'm glad you got to enjoy it! I bought a antenna topper for my car on a trip a few years ago and then I got home and realized that my car doesn't have an antenna! Oopps!
Luke got tickled at me when we were trying to decide what my next vehicle would be. Anything with out an antenna was immediately off my list.
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Originally Posted by emilyandlogansmom
I love the new queue's for Pooh and HM! I guess one good thing about a longer than I'd like absence from WDW is that there is some new stuff to check out!
Our cars are going to be looking quite similar! I have the Disney family, monorail sticker, and monorail antenna topper on mine! The kids (and okay, me too) always get so excited when we find another Disney family car!
Looking forward to your next update!
Stefanie and I are the same way when we see another car with a Disney antenna or vinyls. We always wave as they are Disney folk!
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Wow, it is a small world indeed!
Cool photos of the parade and the Haunted Mansion queue area!
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That's how I feel too - they are too cute to get lost or weathered!! I had the same Mickey with the glasses and ears and he sat on my bureau for over a year. When I got my Kia Sportage a few months ago, I finally decided to hang him from the rearview mirror.
Don't you love the monorail sticker - I have it on my back window with my Disney people!!
I'm so sorry about Luke's fall - I hope his foot is doing much better now!
Luke still needs to put my Disney family and his monorail vinyl on our cars.
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Great update Cam! We (me ) fell in love with the Haunted Mansion queue as well. Did you notice the haunted book encased in glass where the bookshelves were? That was by far my favorite part! I could easily have spent an hour there interacting with it if Doug and the kids would have let me. I found it rather sad that so many parents wouldn't allow their children to play at the Winnie the Pooh area. Devin and I had an absolute blast jumping, pulling, and spinning things there. We did get some funny looks too, like "why aren't they stampeding the line like the rest of us?"
Phooey! I missed the book encased in glass, but I was following Stefanie and photographing her playing with stuff. I'll have to look around more on our next visist.
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Can't wait to play in the HM queue. I've been there since it opened, but it was crowded and I didn't see it all. I may skip the ride and just play in the queue! Sorry Luke's feet were so painful, but glad it gave you a chance to have a different kind of trip, taking time to find all the comfy rockers!
The HM queue was very fun and I felt no need to rush ahead to get on the ride. Hope you enjoy it, too!
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It looks like Stefanie really enjoyed the new HM queue. I can't wait to experience the changes in April! I love your purchases, especially the Mickey antenna topper. My car doesn't have an antenna so I never look at them. But if I did have an antenna, I probably wouldn't put it on as I would be afraid it would be stolen, so I guess I could pretend I had an antenna and buy one, and just not put it on .
Very cool small world moment with Stefanie's former bus driver. Last August, I had a small world moment. I was at the post-ride area of Spaceship Earth when I saw a young man with an I (heart) CT shirt on. I went over to comment on his shirt, and it turned out that he was a former student of mine! He was 3 and 4 when he was my student, and he is now in his teens. He didn't remember me, but his Dad did. It was a great moment.
That is a such a neat small world moment!
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Great update!!
Can't wait to play with Winnie the Pooh & HM que's.
Sorry to hear about Luke's feet bothering him, but he's doing better than I would It is great to sit back and take a closer look at the park and not be so "commando" all the time...That is my plan for our trip in September, hopefully I will be able to follow through
Can't wait to read more...I have to find time to see HP Part 2...we just did a movie marathon leading up to the final one but I haven't sat down to watch Part 1...we've had it since it came out but on Blu Ray but I refused to watch it cause everyone said the ending(or rather where it left off) wasn't a great spot for it. Since you want it to keep playing
We're actually getting into a no commando mode of touring the World. Of course, we are getting older so that may be expected. I think I'm going to watch the HP movies in order over the next few weeks of summer to reabsorb the whole adventure.
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The queue at HM looks so neat! We are really excited for our cruise, but both Dh and I are sad we won't be at WDW this year. We'd all love to play at HM! Stefanie's earrings sound like something DD would want.
There will be a picture with them later, but it had stuff in it I hadn't mentioned yet.
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Great pics of the parade! I love sitting on those rocking chairs in Liberty Square. It's really the perfect spot to take a break and watch the world go by for a while!
They really are in a perfect spot!
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We love to get antennae toppers! I really like the Mickey in a poncho! Right now, I've got the Mickey in sunglasses on my car. DH said that we would start getting doubles though because they do get worn on your car. I had a Cinderella's carriage topper and one of the wheels started to tear off.
Glad Luke could rest up his feet. Sometimes it is nice to just sit and people watch with a nice cool beverage!
I have the carriage and have never put it on the antenna because I was afraid the wheels were too fragile. So glad now I didn't!
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Love all your purchases
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I can't wait to try the interactive queue at HM. It looks like a lot of fun. And it really is a small world...that's really cool about Stefanie's former bus driver. What a treat for her.
Stefanie was confused at first but then when she remembered the lady, she got to be her very chatty self.
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Great update and pics! We have the WDW family vinyls on my car and we added
two puppy vinyls so we have five on my back window. If I could find a Mickey
Star Wars one I would put it on DH car.
I'd love a Mickey Star Wars vinyl!
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How funny that you ran into Stefanie's former bus driver! It really is a small world, after all!
Sorry Luke's foot was still bothering him, but y'all got some great parade pics! I always struggle with that.
I am looking forward to visiting the new HM queue in December. It is DH's favorite ride, so it may be difficult to keep him from charging straight to the direct route, but I think the whole family will enjoy it.
I love the Mickey rain poncho antenna ball. I had a golden ears Mickey on my car for several years that I bought during the Happiest Year on Earth Celebration. But it finally wore out, and now I've got just a plain Mickey. I'm definitely looking for one of those cuties on our next trip. You are a shopper extraordinaire!
I have two of the golden ear Mickey's because the gold got very ugly on the one I put on the antenna. I had been afraid of that so I just went ahead and got two of them.
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Love your photos from HM. I can't wait to see the headstones. Sounds like fun!
And you reminded me...I still have to put "My other car is a monorail" on my car (and i got it back in December! Well I still need to get my car washed!)
We still need to put ours on, too!
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The new HM interactive queue is so cool! I love the WDW family vinyls. We bought them on our last WDW trip.
Pretty neat to run into someone from your hometown!
I have since seen a van in our town with the WDW family vinyls. Love it!
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All caught up! Sorry about Luke's toe and the hassles checking into AKL. Glad you finally got settled. I never noticed the "giant Jack" before either - will be looking for it next time! Can't wait to do the "scenic route" at HM. Love the poncho Mickey antenae topper.
Luke's toe was giving him some trouble yesterday, but most days it's fine now.
Cam, the pics came out great.. Love watching Stephanie enjoying the new HM queue. I think my DGD is going to really enjoy it too.. Poor Luke with his toe, it had to have been miserable at times. Sometimes it is a small world, I have seen people on vacation that I know quite a few times. Great update !!!!!!
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Great update, pictures, & purchases!!! How to run into people you know!!! I noticed those rockers while we there in Feb......perfect spot to take a break!
I do so the Mickey and poncho antenna topper. I might have to forward that one to my sister. She collects them and decorates her office at work with them. I don't know if she has that one or not.
Can't wait to check out the HM line. Jack promised me he would do HM with me next month, but he won't do Pirates. Oh well. He'll enjoy the line--hopefully as much as Stefanie did.
I love the family vinyls too! My children are 20 and 25, but they'll always be child sized on my window. Great idea from Belle0824 to hang from the mirror. My car doesn't have an antenna.
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Cam, the pics came out great.. Love watching Stephanie enjoying the new HM queue. I think my DGD is going to really enjoy it too.. Poor Luke with his toe, it had to have been miserable at times. Sometimes it is a small world, I have seen people on vacation that I know quite a few times. Great update !!!!!!
I had wondered what she would think of the new queue as Luke and I were excited to try it out, so it was neat that she got into playing with everything.
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The interactive queue for the HM looks like a lot of fun! Great purchases!
And PS: I the new Harry Potter movie!! I can't wait to go and see it again!
I finally got all caught up on your report....wonderful job, as usual! Can't wait to read more!
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Great update, pictures, & purchases!!! How to run into people you know!!! I noticed those rockers while we there in Feb......perfect spot to take a break!
I can't believe I'd never noticed them!
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I do so the Mickey and poncho antenna topper. I might have to forward that one to my sister. She collects them and decorates her office at work with them. I don't know if she has that one or not.
Can't wait to check out the HM line. Jack promised me he would do HM with me next month, but he won't do Pirates. Oh well. He'll enjoy the line--hopefully as much as Stefanie did.
I've thought about putting the Mickey with the poncho on for rainy days!
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I love the family vinyls too! My children are 20 and 25, but they'll always be child sized on my window. Great idea from Belle0824 to hang from the mirror. My car doesn't have an antenna.
Before we get started with the rest of June 6, I realized when Ann asked a question about the Captain that some of my photos from the HM interactive queue had not loaded up to Photobucket. I told you all I had problems with it. So I’ll add these in now and then resume my story.
My favorite part of the new queue was the musical instruments.
After our little shopping spree, we next moved out of the park and up to the resort monorail for a short trip to the Contemporary for dinner at Chef Mickey’s. Once there we stopped for a quick restroom break and then checked in at 5:15.
Luke took a few shots of the sign before we entered.
We had our prerequisite family photo with Mickey and the plate. With our pager in hand we took a seat on a cushy bench to wait our turn, and by 5:30 we were seated at a table. We waited to visit the buffet as Pluto and Goofy were nearly to our table.
Pluto:
Every character gets a kiss!
Goofy:
And each character gets many hugs!
Once we’d had time to hug and love on the boys, Stefanie and I went to the buffet where she got Mary Poppins Chicken Nuggets and Pluto’s Secret Recipe Chicken plus corn, mashed potatoes, and a roll. I selected and thoroughly enjoyed the ham, green beans, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, and pasta salad. For dessert, I had Minnie’s Cheesecake and a Key Lime Tart. In time Donald and Mickey came by.
Donald:
Mickey:
I always have to get in a picture with my favorite mouse.
We were beginning to wonder about Minnie when she finally appeared.
We stayed long enough that some of the characters made it back to our table.
As you can clearly see from all the pictures, each of the characters were very precious with Stefanie, making the tab worth it to see our girl smile. A note on our server Todd: Good but not stellar again. In fact we were feeling like the wait staff just wasn’t as attentive or into their jobs as we have witnessed on previous trips.
After dinner we stopped at BCG where Luke found a t-shirt and I got a white watch in a Sorcerer Mickey tin. Stefanie loves the Fantasia shop as she always finds a pin or two she loves here, so that was our next stop. We got very lucky here and got the DVC Exclusive pin, the AP Exclusive pin, the Father’s Day 2011 pin, the 2011 pin with Mickey, and the Poncho Vinlymation 3D pin.
Once our purchases were made, Luke needed to get back to the resort to rest and prepare for our earliest morning yet: The Matthews Safari (that’s exactly how it was written on the envelope left at our room earlier in the day ). I had been texting back and forth with Ann (Luvsun) all day, hoping to meet up. Unfortunately, we were unable to return to MK to watch MSEP and Wishes with Ann and Carly. But Luke couldn’t have done another thing at this point.
We were back at AKL Jambo House at 8:30, stopping at the lounge for wine for Luke and me and a Pibb for Stefanie.
A few room pictures:
In the room I downloaded the day’s pictures, got clothes ready for tomorrow, and then collapsed in be by 9:50, one of our earliest evenings ever at WDW.
All caught up now, great updates! Loved your dinner at Chef Mickey's. We were there in December with kids/grandkids and I was a bit disturbed with the service and the character interaction. Way too crowded and hurried! However, we are going back in November with DH's sister and her family (including two teens) as I know it has been a favorite with them. Hope this disturbing trend for poor service comes to an end soon!
GREAT pics! I'm so excited to see the ones of HM - we didn't do this ride last time b/c the boys were too nervous. I Chef Mickey's! (We'll be skipping this one this trip. You just can't beat the character interaction here...)
(Great score on the rocking chair for Luke. Drinking a cold Coke in a rocking chair in the Magic Kingdom - very cool.)
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Ye Olde Christmas and Days of Christmas at DTD. But I'm the type of shopper if I know there are similiar shops, I will go to both just to get the best price. Although Disney's prices usually run same anywhere you go!! 
) fell in love with the Haunted Mansion queue as well. Did you notice the haunted book encased in glass where the bookshelves were? That was by far my favorite part! I could easily have spent an hour there interacting with it if Doug and the kids would have let me. I found it rather sad that so many parents wouldn't allow their children to play at the Winnie the Pooh area. Devin and I had an absolute blast jumping, pulling, and spinning things there. We did get some funny looks too, like "why aren't they stampeding the line like the rest of us?" 
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to run into people you know!!! 
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