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!!
 

riverside

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 2016

We were going to head back to WS but we ran into some friends so we stopped to say hello!!
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While we were watching this(BTW none of these pictures in the post are mine--they're all PP plus there was more than this!!) B & I noticed that F had disappeared. We assumed it was b/c of the whole character thing. We should have known better--he left us in search of beer!!
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Where, oh where did my brother go?? He missed out on a good photo op!!
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riverside

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 2016

We made it back to WS and headed left towards my favorite pavilion!!
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I don't have many pictures but I think that b/c we just took our time wandering around & having a few beers. I remember WS wasn't crowded at all. Actually, the crowds were extremely light until the very end of the trip.
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riverside

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 2016

We stopped in America & enjoyed this show while we enjoyed a few beers. I know I was getting mine from Japan at that point. I really enjoy the Kirin Lager.
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We got to Morocco & my nephews found these toys that no parent would ever buy for their 2 & 4 year old boys. It's just asking for trouble....but when dad's been drinking around the world.......
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They were some happy kids!! BTW--it was at this point that my brother decided that Epcot was his favorite park so far!!

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I made them pose in front of Rose & Crown so I could send the picture to our BIL. We do it every time we're there--it's his favorite place.
How dangerous do the boys look with their new banjos or whatever they're called?? I could see a "sword" fight breaking out any moment.
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After we had made our way around WS they decided to head back. They told me to stay & not to feel obligated to go back with them.
 

riverside

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH 2016

I headed off to space briefly.
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I rode single rider.
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A PP photographer stopped me & asked to take my picture.
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I stayed for Illuminations--something I haven't done in years.
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Being by myself I was able to navigate out of Epcot pretty quickly. I then hopped on a bus to....
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I walked around the property for quite awhile.
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Then I watched Bob's show for a bit.
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This was before the days of Minnie Vans so I believe I took a cab back to AoA.
 

riverside

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH 2016

Originally when making our plans this day was supposed to be a rest day. My brother & SIL thought the boys would need a down day & could spend it hanging at the pool. When they saw how minimal the price difference was between a 5 & 6 day ticket though they decided to go for that just in case the weather didn't cooperate for the pool. Good thing b/c all it did was rain this day so the pool would have been out. The only thing we had planned was brunch at Chef Mickeys!!

First ride on the monorail!!
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I just love the boys outfits!!
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By now the boys were pros with the characters. And my brother had no beer stands to run to so he had no choice but to stick around for them :hilarious: Actually, he really seemed to enjoy the interactions.
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Brunch was good & we all had fun. They also bought my meal again as another thank you. Now the question was what to do?? We asked the boys what park they would like to go to. Even though it was raining pretty good none of us really felt like hanging out in the hotel all day. The boys decided on MK so off we went!!
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riverside

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH 2016

We arrived to find MK quite empty. Really, when looking back on these pictures we were lucky with the lack of crowds for the most part. I'm also happy to report that days entrance into MK went much smoother than the first one a few days earlier!!
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We headed to one of my favorite attractions. B told the boys the name of it was "A Happy Mansion" so they wouldn't be scared. Very wise parenting move on her part. They both loved it. She said if they knew what it was really called ahead of time they wouldn't have wanted to give it a chance.
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Since I took this picture I'm assuming we actually saw this on that day & not our first MK day like I thought. C couldn't stand it so I know there was no way we would have saw it twice!!
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I don't have many pictures from this day but I know we repeated some rides we had done on our first MK day.
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I suggested to F & B that they go on Space Mountain and I would stay with the boys.
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They both really enjoyed it!!
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The rain kept coming harder & harder so they decided to take the boys back to AoA. I stuck around for a bit longer & rode a few more rides before calling it a night.
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riverside

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH 2016

In looking through my pictures from this day I really can't believe how much HS has changed. Quite a bit of what we did this day is now nonexistent!!
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It was quite cold this day.
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First up ToT!! I happily said I would pass and F & B could go on.
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The boys ate some snacks while we waited.
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They both really enjoyed it!! Safe to say much more than the person to their left!! She looks like she passed out!!
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Up next was The Great Movie Ride.
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riverside

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH 2016

Time for lunch. I suggested my favorite spot at HS.
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Best ham sandwich ever!!
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BatB is my SIL's favorite Disney movie. I knew she would really enjoy the show but wouldn't want to suggest it thinking my brother & the boys wouldn't want to see it. Without letting any of them know I strategically timed our lunch so that when we were finished & my brother asked what was next I replied with "Oh, BatB will be starting in a few minutes. Since we're right here we should go see it."
My SIL loved it & that made me quite happy. To this day I never told them about my plan.
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One for the boys....
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That was the last time I saw that show. I believe it was done a few months later.

Looks like we paid The Muppets a visit.
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Goodbye HS!!
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This was the park my brother was most worried about with the boys. He knew there were a lot of shows in that park & he didn't think the boys would sit through them. The exact opposite happened. They really enjoyed them!! I tried explaining to him ahead of time about the quality of their shows but he didn't get it until he experienced it for himself.
 

riverside

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 2016

Our last park day took us back to MK!! There was one thing we absolutely had to do so we made sure we did it first thing. We had to meet Buzz!! He's was a favorite of Z's & we promised him that he could meet him.
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The boys wanted to ride Astro Orbiter. F wouldn't ride b/c it spins so I had no choice. I didn't want to ride it b/c of the height. The worst part was there was a 45 minute wait!! The crowds were out in full force that day. I remember Z misbehaving & my SIL taking him out of line. He must have straightened up quickly b/c they got back in line & we all rode at the same time.
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I rode with C.
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That was my first & last time on that ride. Never again!! I hated the height but worse than that I felt like I was falling out the whole time. My SIL agreed with me!
 

riverside

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 2016

The boys wanted a snack so we stopped at The Lunching Pad. Seeing the Starbucks cup reminded me that F got us Starbucks while we were on Astro Orbiter.
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Yes-Z is eating Doritos with mustard. We were all grossed out but he really liked it.
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Since C really liked IASW we told him we would go on again. We waited 30 minutes in line. MK was really packed & it was starting to get to us. Thank goodness it wasn't like that the whole trip. My brother would not have been thrilled.
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We had a FP to meet talking Mickey. I forgot to mention that the one day the boys were fighting while we were in line for something. A CM handed C a red card. He didn't understand what that was all about so my brother told him that they give them to kids when they're being bad & once you get so many of them they throw you out of the park!! You could tell he was super nervous every time he saw a CM with them. He ended up getting a few of them during the week. While waiting for Mickey he got the last one of the trip. He's smiling b/c we finally told him the truth since it was the end of the trip.
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They seemed a little nervous--I think b/c he talked & they weren't used to the characters talking.
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riverside

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 2016

I can't remember everything we did but we were getting pretty aggravated with the crowds. We decided to head out after our last FP which was around 3:00.
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We had a FP for the Tommorowland Speedway.
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Our last FP was for Winnie the Pooh but it was down so we used it for The Little Mermaid instead.
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After that we were done. A CM stopped us to do a survey on the way out. We asked her why it was so crowded & she said b/c Mardi Gras was the next day. She said a lot of people who live in the south head to Disney then. Who knew??
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F & B wanted to go to Downtown Disney/Disney Springs. I can't remember what it was called back then. I told them we had to take a bus to a resort & transfer from there. So, which resort do you think I picked to go to?
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I told them we could take the boat down from POR. I thought they would like to try another mode of transportation. Unfortunately there was lightning in the distance so the boats weren't running. We ended up having to take a bus there but that's ok. I was happy to have gotten to swing by POR again!!
 

riverside

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH 2016

We browsed some shops when we got there. My brother promised the boys lollipops if they were good.
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We had dinner at Earl of Sandwich. Then we had a few drinks at Dockside Margaritas. We actually sat there for quite some time. F & B really enjoyed just hanging out there. All of a sudden B & I realized that F was gone. He was actually gone for quite awhile. About 30 minutes later he reappeared with a bag from The World of Disney. He said that he wanted to buy the boys something for being so good while we were having our drinks. Their gifts kept them occupied awhile longer so we had a few more.

As you can tell we were there awhile--it was getting dark!!
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH 2016


We had an early afternoon flight so we spent the morning packing up. We walked over to Pop Century & explored there a little. I remember being bummed b/c B asked me when my next trip was & I realized I didn't have one planned. For awhile I had multiple trips planned & now I had none. Hmmm....I would have to rectify that!!
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When peanuts were being passed out on the plane my SIL declined them b/c Z is allergic to them. The flight attendant got quite the attitude & said that they should have been told that sooner b/c they wouldn't have given them to anyone. She told her he would be fine if others had them but he just couldn't. She went around & took everyones peanuts away from them!! How embarrassing!!
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That's the end of Trip #1. I'm so glad I got to introduce them to WDW. They all had a good time & my SIL still talks about going back. My brother says eventually but he's not in a hurry.
 

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