Trip Report The "My iCloud Takes Me Back to 2016" TR's

Hello All!!

So, here I am again with another TR. This is going to be a bit different from my past ones. Let me briefly explain:

As most of you probably know E, J, & I were supposed to be in Disney in March/April. Our mom had been battling cancer for the last 3 years & was not doing well when we were to be in Disney so we cancelled our trip. I was looking back in my iCloud and was surprised at how much I remembered from past trips so I've decided to do some mini TR's as far back as my iClould takes me. I also have quite a few PP pictures from the trips(back when they actually showed up in my account-I'm sure you remember me complaining about them not showing up recently). These will not be as detailed as my recent ones since no notes were taken. There are 8 trips over a span of 2 years. I'm looking forward to doing these as a distraction from the recent sad times in my life plus my mom was on a few of these trips so it will be nice remembering happy times with her. It's also neat looking back on things that aren't in the world anymore.

Primarily based on my pictures I was able to go back & piece together the who, what, when & where's for the most part. Lot's of different things happened during these trips:1st trips for some of my family, a runDisney race, room debacles, a 1st haircut, & leaving propertyo_O for the first time just to name a few. I hope everyone enjoys & welcome aboard!!


Side note: Not sure if you remember(or care for that matter:hilarious:) but I had mentioned in my last TR that there was a specific purpose for the March/April trip. Even though we didn't go I figured I would share it with you. We were planning on a spring trip but we picked our dates based on who was performing at the Epcot Flower & Garden Concert. We were to going to see none other than Rick Springfield!! Now, I am an 80's child but was never a fan of his music. I did kind of like him on General Hospital though. Anyhow, believe it or not R & one of my BIL's really like his music😲 I know, it's not too often you hear of many guys who know the words to "Jessie's Girl". Over the years I have been forced to attend a few of his shows & I must say I developed a liking for his music. Basically, the purpose of scheduling the trip when we did was to rub it in R & my BIL's face!! So there you have it!!
 

LSV

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You are the best Aunt ever! Disney with kids is both magical and aggravating, on one trip when mine were little their favorite part was riding Disney transportation(we weren't even staying on property). Anyway, your trip reports are wonderful, these mini reports will be extra special. Thanks for sharing your family with us.
 

riverside

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Following!!
Yay!! Thanks!!
Very much looking forward to following along on your trip down memory lane!
Thank you very much!!
I’m so looking forward to accompanying you down memory lane 😀
I'm glad--thanks!!
I like the pic of your nephews with the snarfblatt too!! Too cute!

Bummer about the ears/blanket...not the most magical way to start the vacation. :confused:
Thanks!!
Yeah--the ears/blanket thing really irked me. After we got it all straightened out Z hardly wore his new ears anyways:banghead:
In in for the fun trip down memory lane.
Yay!! I'm glad you're here.
This is a great report. So fun to see the back story and other wing of the family.
Thank you very much!! There will be many more in some of the other trips also!!
So happy you are doing this! Loving it so far!
I'm happy to hear you say that!! Thank you!!
thanks for sharing these memories, following along!
Thank you for following!!
You are the best Aunt ever! Disney with kids is both magical and aggravating, on one trip when mine were little their favorite part was riding Disney transportation(we weren't even staying on property). Anyway, your trip reports are wonderful, these mini reports will be extra special. Thanks for sharing your family with us.
Awww-thank you!! Yes, I agree with you-magical and aggravating at times! Funny you say that about the transportation. On J's first trip(that will be trip #2)his favorite part in HS was walking up & down a set of steps over & over again. I remember his dad saying, "You bring your kid to Disney World & his favorite thing to do is walk up & down steps???" Thank you for your kind words. I have a lot of family to share--I'm sure it gets confusing!!
Following Along!
Yay!! Glad to have you!
So happy to see a report from you... memory lane is awesome!

I'm sorry your mom isn't doing well =(
Thank you very much!!
Thanks for the thoughts about my mom. She actually ended up passing on Easter. I miss her tremendously but am glad she is not suffering anymore.
 

riverside

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Traveling back in time with you! Cool about Rick Springfield.. that was my first concert, I was about 9 years old.. MANY years ago! :eek:
Yay!! How neat!! He does put on a good show. He does this show without his band sometimes. It's called "the stripped down show". It's basically just him, a guitar & some background music. I wouldn't go see that again. It's very boring compared to his full band shows. I think R dragged me to see him for the first time when I was in my 30's!
 

riverside

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2016

Today was our AK day!!
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First we stopped for pics in front of the Tree of Life. In all the PP pics of the 5 of us Z was staring to his right in every one. Not sure what had caught his attention.
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When planning the trip F & B didn't want to do too many sit down meals. They felt the boys were too young to sit still every day for a week but they did want to do a few. They though buffets would work out better(variety of food & character interactions) & asked me to suggest some. Of course, I picked my favorite breakfast buffet on property--& I'm not even a fan of breakfast foods!!
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By day two of characters the boys had definitely gotten over whatever fears they may have had!
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Notice Z already not wearing his new ears??
 

riverside

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2016

I present to you the reason Tusker House is my favorite breakfast on property!!
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I believe I've mentioned it in previous TR's but let me reiterate that these are AMAZING!!
So was the spicy corned beef hash but last time I was there it wasn't on the menu:cautious:

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After a great breakfast(esp. b/c my brother paid for me as a "thank you" for planning the trip;)) we had some time before our FP so we headed to the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail. We spent quite a bit of time there. The boys really enjoyed it. Now that I think of it, that might have been the last time I went to that attraction!
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Our FP was for Kilimanjaro Safaris so we headed there next.
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riverside

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2016

I don't recall anything about the safari but I got some decent pics so I assume it was good!! Of course, there's not much in the way of quality in them. I don't remember what version of the iPhone I had at the time-I'll blame it on that!!
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After the safari the boys played on these drums for a bit. They absolutely loved them & had a blast!! To this day every time I walk past them I think of how much fun they had with them!!
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riverside

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2016

We only had one thing left to do in Africa & that was to see FotLK!!
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We stopped for some PP pics first.
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While waiting for the show to start I told C how awesome this show was & how much he was going to love it. C is very intelligent & really thinks about things that people say. He also likes to disagree just for the sake of disagreeing. At the age of 7 he still hasn't changed. Anyhow, he told me he just knew he wasn't going to like the show. I told him I would bet him $100.00 that he would.
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To say he was captivated by the show would be an understatement. He smiled, sang, clapped his hands & had a look of amazement on his face the whole time. After the show I asked him what he thought of it & his smile immediately turned upside down. He told him he didn't like it at all & I owed him $100.00:rolleyes: Kids.........
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We had FP's for Everest next. I know Z was not tall enough to ride & I believe C was but was afraid to. Regardless, I told F & B to go on & I would stay with the boys.
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See their snack bags?? Boy, did they cause an issue a few times. B packed them both with the exact same thing & b/c one would eat something before the other all of a sudden we would hear the "why does he have this & I don't" song & dance. By the end of the week B combined their bags into one so they couldn't complain anymore. The look on C's face reminds me that I was dealing with one of their disagreements at that time.
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At least B & F were having fun!!
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riverside

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2016

We made our way over to Dinoland for our last FP of the day.
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First B & I took the boys on Triceratop Spin. My brother sat out b/c of the spinning. I rode with C again--he seemed to be my riding partner for most of the trip.
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F took C on Dinosaur first. I had warned my brother that he may be scarred for life riding it after seeing his reaction to the Mine Train the day before. F told me not to tell him what it was about. He ended up not being that scared!! Z didn't meet the height requirement so he couldn't go on.
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B & I went on next.
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Oh how I long for these days.....when ride photos actually showed up in your account!!
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riverside

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2016

Our day at AK was coming to a close but there was a few more things we wanted to do. We headed to the Majarajah Jungle Trek next. I believe I haven't been back to this attraction since then either.
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We walked by EE & my brother noticed it only had a 10 minute wait. He told me to get in line with him. He felt bad that I didn't go on earlier. It didn't bother me though. I was more concerned about them riding things since this was their first trip.
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We checked out the Tree of Life up close for a bit.
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Then we did the unthinkable. We took 2 little kids to It's Tough to be a Bug!! I don't remember anything traumatic though so I guess they liked it!!
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I could stare at this forever!! So much detail!!
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We headed out after that. I don't recall what we did that evening. I'm assuming we ate back at the resort. There was an evening when we walked over to Pop Century and ate at their food court for a change of pace so maybe we did that? I'm not really sure.
 

riverside

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 2016

Again, thank goodness that PP photos used to show up in my account!! I must have relied on them quite heavily back then b/c in looking through my photos from this day I have next to none. The majority of them are PP pics.

As you can see based on our attire the weather started getting colder this day.
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riverside

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 2016

Again, my pictures are few & far between for this day so things are pretty sketchy for me this day. I know we went on SSE & Soarin(we took turns b/c of Z) but I have no evidence to prove it. Here's what I do have:
I do remember my B liking this ride.
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F & C went on this. Here's their ride photo:p
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I believe the boys took these photos in a booth that was in the gift shop exiting Test Track. They had a blast with them!!
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Figment was up next.
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