Trip Report Always two there are. No more. No less.

Remember how in the final push for my previous TR when I had to make a bullet point list of the wild events in my last year?

Here comes a list of the things that happened in between writing the end of the last TR and the start of this one.

“How much could have possibly happened in a day and a half BES?!?” you are surely asking yourself.

Well…

• There’s an area rug sized hole in our family room ceiling.
• We have to replace a furnace
• DH decided not to go on the trip (due to above)

There might have been more stuff tbh but I’m too tired to fully process all of this now. More detailed explanations coming later.

So now it’s just me and lil BES on the trip.

I still don’t have full use of my left hand due to my fracture in November. I’ve only gotten a few hours of sleep. And lil BES has thrown some epic tantrums lately.

If I wasn’t sticking with Star Wars themed titles the runner up was:

Special lady time the vacation edition has already commenced.

May the Force be with us all.

Spoiler: Track 1:

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Monday January 27th (Day 5) continued:

I think we originally went to the Communicore area for a snack but stayed for the hot jams. As we neared the DJ stage, extroverted lil BES was transfixed.

“Do you want to dance?”

“Yes!”

Then lil BES attempted to get out of her stroller and pouted her knee hurt too much. (It was a gnarly scrap but she was milking it a little as well)

So I ended up holding her and dancing for a song or two. Eventually she decided she wanted to be put down and miraculously her knee was healed by the power of music.

Lil BES danced for over an hour.

DJ Johnny Tsunami did an excellent job of hyping up the crowd. His target audience consisted of toddlers and tipsy middle-aged ladies.

Finally I could see that lil BES was slowing down and we made our way toward the IG.

We took a stop in the UK to listen to whatever cover band was playing. Lil BES was into it and drummed along on her stroller tray.

Eventually we made it back to CBR and headed to Centertown Market for a late dinner. I got a chicken bowl and lil BES got pizza.

I can’t remember if I have mentioned this previously but I was happy with the QS fare at CBR.

After we ate, it was back to the room. Lil BES was amused by it these guys along the way:

Another successful day complete.

Spoiler: Track #17:

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Tuesday January 28th (Day 6)

We had another slow morning. Lil BES begged me to play with the “Hey Disney” Alexa thing and I gave in.

Ever since their introduction, I unplug them when we arrive. I find Alexas creepy. This trip lil BES was now tech savvy enough to know it could be plugged back in.

At first lil BES was extremely polite.

Lil BES: “Hey Disney which one do you pick?”

Hey Disney: “Let me ask Alexa. I don’t know the answer to that.

Lil BES: “That’s ok Disney.”

Shortly after it devolved into:

Lil BES: “You’re not listening to me Disney! You have to listen!”

And then it was time to unplug Hey Disney again.

Eventually we headed to the Skyliner a little before 10 and with a special bear guest in tow.

First order of business was more popcorn. Second order of business: another dance party.

Dear readers I’ve long rolled my eyes at the amount of dance parties at WDW. No longer. The dance parties are not for you and me. They are for the children. The children of dance.

Now off to Batuu for more popcorn. The best popcorn.

Unfortunately lil BES also likes my favorite Disney snack so I’ll have another person to share with.

Alien Swirling Saucers caught lil BES’s eye. I want to say it was a 30 min wait. Lil BES did beautifully during the wait and loved the ride.

It’s one of the things she keeps telling DH that he has to do on our upcoming trip. Yes nearly a year later she still remembers it fondly.

Another thing that pre-child BES dismissed has done a 180 in my heart. Much like the Wu Tang Clan and dance parties, Alien Spinning Saucers is for the children.

Spoiler: Track #18:

One of lil BES’s current favs

 

[radiorae]

Now off to Batuu for more popcorn. The best popcorn.

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Unfortunately lil BES also likes my favorite Disney snack so I’ll have another person to share with.

Dear readers I’ve long rolled my eyes at the amount of dance parties at WDW. No longer. The dance parties are not for you and me. They are for the children. The children of dance.

I’m so glad Lil BES enjoyed all the dance parties! I LOL’d at “the children of dance”.

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Tuesday January 28th (Day 6) Continued:

Next up is as lunch at our (short lived- R.I.P) favorite QS of DHS- Rizzo’s.

This was our first (and last) time upstairs.

I liked being able to get a salad and a margarita.

Lil BES loved all of the classic wedding dance hits and disco lights. (And also the pizza)

We spent a lot of time here while lil BES danced. There were two little boys from another family that matched lil BES’s dance energy.

When we eventually left, lil BES remarked: “Maybe one of those boys will be my husband when I grow up…”

Next up was Muppets 3D.

One of DH’s favorite WDW attractions. We had a last viewing on his behalf.

Afterwards lil BES commented that:

“My tongue is a little hot…”

My first thought was “Oh no. Is she getting sick?!?”

Nope. This really meant she wanted ice cream but was too polite to ask.

Strawberry for her. Brownie sundae for me.

Girl this is special lady vacation. Ice cream all day.

Spoiler: Track #19:

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Tuesday January 28th (Day 6) Continued:

Given lil BES’s love of Frozen and music, I thought the Frozen Singalong would be a slam dunk.

Lil BES asked to leave partway through.

I debriefed with her after we left. Was it too scary? Too dark? Too long?

Lil BES: “No. I just didn’t like it.”

On our way out of DHS lil BES purchased a baby Stitch lovey with a gift card she received from my brother (her uncle)

Back at CBR we played in the room for a while:

Did you know Disney popcorn buckets are the perfect size to hold flip flops and rocks?

Then went to the Spyglass Grill for dinner. It appears we had turkey sandwiches. I had a Dragon Stout.

There lil BES befriended a little girl. They played just outside of Spyglass while all parents involved took a breather. The family spoke French but the girl spoke English to lil BES.

Eventually the other family had to leave and I convinced lil BES to leave too. Lil BES is looking forward to playing with this particular girl on our next trip. I have prepped her that this probably won’t happen.

Back in the room we got ready for bed and ready for our last full day.

Spoiler: Track #20:

In honor of Stitch- lil BES’s favorite Elvis song:

 

[erstwo]

I laughed out loud at the ‘I wonder if I’ll marry one of those boys…..’. My daughter (now almost 20) routinely said things like that when she was little - I blame the Disney movie fairy tale endings. You can meet a guy and everything might just fall into place in an instant

My daughter once ‘made friends’ with a little girl from France on the playground - her grandparents lived nearby. We saw them a few more times over the years and fast forward to the girls getting together every time they were in the USA (when they came to visit grandparents) and then several trips (for my family) to visit them in Paris. They are friends to this day. It’s something that never would have happened to me in childhood but my daughter seems to live a charmed kind of life
If you run into that family again just accept that lil Bess was born under the same lucky star and book your tickets to France for a playdate

 

[cgersic]

Oh my goodness, she is really something!!! Absolutely nothing wrong with a fairy tale ending!

 

[Back!Elbow!Shoulders!]

Wednesday January 29th (Day 7)

We had a late breakfast at Old Port Royale:

And then hopped a bus to MK.

Both Bear and Stitch joined us:

Made it inside MK around 11 and “rope dropped” ice cream at the Plaza ice cream Parlor as it opened per lil BES’s request.

Based on pictures it looks like we did the Speedway and Dumbo next.

Then Enchanted Tales with Belle. This was a first for both of us. I thought it was cute. Lil BES was feeling shy and did not want to participate at all.

Another loop around the Speedway track.

And then a lunch/dinner at Pinocchio Village Haus.

Somehow I got talked into us sitting upstairs. Which meant getting lil BES, our food and the stroller up there and back down again.

A stop at the Tangled potties was next.

Lil BES was underwhelmed. She loves “Frap-punzel” and this was not enough Tangled-ness for her.

Lil BES also has hot takes on what else is missing a presence at WDW:

• 2004’s Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
• Gabby’s Dollhouse (not a Disney IP)
• Bluey
• Hello Kitty

She’s going to be thrilled at Mitsukoshi this next trip for Hello Kitty. And at the new Bluey stuff the trip after that.

For 1 and 2 I’m pretty confident it’s a no go.

Spoiler: Track #21:

This song… so many feels post- lil BES

And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different
Now that I see you