Recent content by MomofKatie

Never seen B&B or Disney Jr shows at DHS- none of us was interested. Never seen the Indy stunt show from the beginning- we always seem to come in about 5-10 minutes after they start. Haven't done anything new that has opened up since Nov 2013- that was our last trip. Hopefully, we will get in...

I basically forced my then 8 year old DD on ToT even though I knew she probably wouldn't like it because we were on a mom/daughter trip and I really wanted to ride it. I felt bad afterwards. I told the CMs at 2 different buffets that DD was 9 when she had turned 10 a few months before. She...

I rode Haunted Mansion for the first time when I was 7 and I remember hating it! The worst was the stretching room. I literally climbed up my dad's legs because I freaked out so much. I just wanted my dad to hold me and make it all go away... As a parent, the scariest thing was seeing how...

The fireworks and parade are different than the "normal" ones during the party, so you will see 2 different fireworks shows, and 2 different evening parades. The special MNSSHP ones are really great!! Fireworks show is called Hallo-Wishes and is narrated by the Ghost Host from the Haunted...

I second loving Small World!! It is probably my all-time #1 favorite attraction. I also really like the Tiki Room, Journey into Your Imagination, Gran Fiesta, and Primeval Whirl (all of Dinoland, really- I think the theming is wonderful).

I like to get shower gels that have different "Disney" smells. The Orange Sapphire scent at Bath & Body Works smells like the orange groves in Soarin'. And Old Spice makes a mens' body wash called Komodo that smells like the giftshop in Norway.

DH and I will be at POFQ from 9/17- 9/20 with Free Dining. Celebrating our 22nd anniversary!!

I only visited Disney parks twice as a child, so I don't remember too many things that were scary. Disneyland, age 5: -Scared of the Matterhorn. I was too small to ride, but my older brother went on it, and I worried he would fall out. -Screamed and cried on PotC. Thought the ship was...

Sit through a looong, high-pressure sales pitch for one of the many timeshare companies out there. A lot of them offer free (or greatly discounted) one day tickets. Be prepared to waste at least a half day and deal with extremely obnoxious salespeople to get your bargain tickets. And you...

We have done almost all levels of Disney vacationing (as much as we can afford)- budget offsite motel, non-hopper tickets and offsite fast food meals all the way up to onsite Moderate resort, hoppers with waterparks add on, and Dining plan. We have enjoyed every one of our vacations for...

We went from 10/27- 11/4 a few years ago. Halloween/Fall decorations were up when we arrived, and by the time we left, they were all down and I'd say at least half of the Christmas stuff was already up. Epcot and DHS had their big trees up by then, and the MK had a lot of their Main Street...

We took DD out for a week at a time every year of elementary school for our Disney trips. She never had any problems making up work and her principal and teachers were fine with her mssing days. When she got to middle school, we decided to see how her first year went before we planned another...

Actually, the 2 shows are in one building! Tiki Room is housed in the "front" and Country Bears in the "back". Yes, they are in 2 different lands, but they are in the same building. (even though it doesn't seem like it to parkgoers- it's not like they can go from one to the other by going...

We were at HS ready to use our FPs for TSM- the standby wait time was listed as 50 mins. We practically walked right on using our FPs, and when we exited the attraction, the CM at the entrance beckoned us over and told us we should ride again standby because there was "no wait". We did, and...

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