Disney PhD family AKV May 2nd to the 10th 2008
Cast:
Me, (Mrs.PhD.)
DH, Paul (the Real Disney PhD)
Anna, just turned 7 years old, her 13th time to WDW
Lily 3 years old, her 6th trip to WDW
Later in the trip, our friends (same age) with 2 sons, the same age as our DD’s.
WDW 2008 AKL May 2, to the 10th.
May 2nd, Leave DTW at 10:50 on SWA. We jumped our 1st big hurtle at the airport. Lily used an auto flush potty with the help of a Mickey shaped post it note. The note wasn’t as sticky as I would have hoped, but it did the trick. No problems flight on time and the girls behaved very well. Anna played on the laptop and Lily watched a DVD. Magical Express went well and we were at AKL by 3:00. Our room was ready when we got there, but turns out I didn’t pack the girls bathing suits in the carry on, so we could not swim and I wanted to stick around because our grocery delivery should be here soon. We went down and got some food at Mara the counter service place. I was able to pull off the order info for Garden Grocer on the laptop and give the place a call at 4:00. They called shortly to let me know it was at bell services. Before they brought that the DME brought the luggage so the girls got dressed to swim and I stayed to unpack. Garden Grocer got a few things not right, but it all works out. I wasn’t able to give them a tip, so I don’t feel as bad about that. All in all I would recommend them to others.
Our room (studio DVC 5508 on the 5th floor facing the Uzima Savanna (the south one, not the main Arusha Savanna.) Still we have a number of animals out there and 2 baby giraffe. One is 6 months old, the smallest one was born on Leap Day 2008. The pull out couch is big and roomy, there is a flat panel T.V. and DVD player and cables for the internet. We can see the tip of blizzard beach summit plummet from the room too. Yes there were mugs and glasses in our studio. Good thing or I would have been calling about it.
I get unpacked and find a few things I thought about packing, but turns out I didn’t. Such is life, at least we didn’t forget anything major. I think that is part of the 1st day, making peace with what you left behind.
Met the kids and Paul down at the pool. Anna has gone down the slide twice already. It is warm, with big puffy clouds. After a bit of swimming back up to the room for a rinse off and change to head out to Epcot. The line at guest services was long and not moving too fast. There were issues with people from the media trying to get in and not being able to. I thought it was about the marathon, but we find out later it was about Disney channel stars. We need to buy new AP and a Disney Dinning Experience card. There was a long line at guest services, but we got our passes and also found out the old park hopper I brought with us has 2 park days on it and 3 water parks or DQ or PI passes on it. The sting of the 4 AP weren’t so bad with the DVC discount and close to $400 of Disney Visa points.
Once we got in Epcot it was really busy and we were hungry and tired so like crazy people we walk through WS to exit and head over to beaches and cream for dinner. It was crazy busy just past Canada. I asked a guard and I guess “the stars of the Disney channel shows were going to walk by.” It was so busy we just kept walking. I guess they have been here all week. We keep walking and leave the park for Y&BC. Beaches and cream isn’t too bad, but there is a 20 min wait. We get a beeper and I take the girls to use the bathroom. I load a card for the arcade with just a dollar on it, but before we can play a game, our beeper goes off.
Lily fell getting into the restaurant. It was clear this little girl was tired. She wanted her food now. We ordered 2 kid meals (hamburger and cheeseburger) and a burger for Paul and I. Paul brought Anna back to the arcade to play her game while I cuddled Lily. Our food came shortly after that. It was after 8:30 by the time we were done. There was a party going on at the main Y&BC beach and we walked past it to head back to Epcot just in time to get back in to see Illuminations. The girls danced with daddy to the music as we left the resort area. Both girls were very impressed by the fireworks, in the past they were more scared. We watched it near the international gateway and then walked over in front of Canada to finish off. We ended up with fire works aftermath in our face, but the show was good. It was Extra Magic Hours, so we fought the crowd over to Future world, Journey Into Imagination was not working so off to the Living Seas we went. It was a walk on to Nemo. Lily did not want to ride, but daddy offered to carry her and she was fine. She loved it. After we saw turtle talk. The girls loved it. It was so late we were actually a bit slap happy. The bus ride home was typical end of the park but we managed. :snore:
More to come (and pictures too!)
Cast:
Me, (Mrs.PhD.)
DH, Paul (the Real Disney PhD)
Anna, just turned 7 years old, her 13th time to WDW
Lily 3 years old, her 6th trip to WDW
Later in the trip, our friends (same age) with 2 sons, the same age as our DD’s.
WDW 2008 AKL May 2, to the 10th.
May 2nd, Leave DTW at 10:50 on SWA. We jumped our 1st big hurtle at the airport. Lily used an auto flush potty with the help of a Mickey shaped post it note. The note wasn’t as sticky as I would have hoped, but it did the trick. No problems flight on time and the girls behaved very well. Anna played on the laptop and Lily watched a DVD. Magical Express went well and we were at AKL by 3:00. Our room was ready when we got there, but turns out I didn’t pack the girls bathing suits in the carry on, so we could not swim and I wanted to stick around because our grocery delivery should be here soon. We went down and got some food at Mara the counter service place. I was able to pull off the order info for Garden Grocer on the laptop and give the place a call at 4:00. They called shortly to let me know it was at bell services. Before they brought that the DME brought the luggage so the girls got dressed to swim and I stayed to unpack. Garden Grocer got a few things not right, but it all works out. I wasn’t able to give them a tip, so I don’t feel as bad about that. All in all I would recommend them to others.
Our room (studio DVC 5508 on the 5th floor facing the Uzima Savanna (the south one, not the main Arusha Savanna.) Still we have a number of animals out there and 2 baby giraffe. One is 6 months old, the smallest one was born on Leap Day 2008. The pull out couch is big and roomy, there is a flat panel T.V. and DVD player and cables for the internet. We can see the tip of blizzard beach summit plummet from the room too. Yes there were mugs and glasses in our studio. Good thing or I would have been calling about it.
I get unpacked and find a few things I thought about packing, but turns out I didn’t. Such is life, at least we didn’t forget anything major. I think that is part of the 1st day, making peace with what you left behind.
Met the kids and Paul down at the pool. Anna has gone down the slide twice already. It is warm, with big puffy clouds. After a bit of swimming back up to the room for a rinse off and change to head out to Epcot. The line at guest services was long and not moving too fast. There were issues with people from the media trying to get in and not being able to. I thought it was about the marathon, but we find out later it was about Disney channel stars. We need to buy new AP and a Disney Dinning Experience card. There was a long line at guest services, but we got our passes and also found out the old park hopper I brought with us has 2 park days on it and 3 water parks or DQ or PI passes on it. The sting of the 4 AP weren’t so bad with the DVC discount and close to $400 of Disney Visa points.
Once we got in Epcot it was really busy and we were hungry and tired so like crazy people we walk through WS to exit and head over to beaches and cream for dinner. It was crazy busy just past Canada. I asked a guard and I guess “the stars of the Disney channel shows were going to walk by.” It was so busy we just kept walking. I guess they have been here all week. We keep walking and leave the park for Y&BC. Beaches and cream isn’t too bad, but there is a 20 min wait. We get a beeper and I take the girls to use the bathroom. I load a card for the arcade with just a dollar on it, but before we can play a game, our beeper goes off.
Lily fell getting into the restaurant. It was clear this little girl was tired. She wanted her food now. We ordered 2 kid meals (hamburger and cheeseburger) and a burger for Paul and I. Paul brought Anna back to the arcade to play her game while I cuddled Lily. Our food came shortly after that. It was after 8:30 by the time we were done. There was a party going on at the main Y&BC beach and we walked past it to head back to Epcot just in time to get back in to see Illuminations. The girls danced with daddy to the music as we left the resort area. Both girls were very impressed by the fireworks, in the past they were more scared. We watched it near the international gateway and then walked over in front of Canada to finish off. We ended up with fire works aftermath in our face, but the show was good. It was Extra Magic Hours, so we fought the crowd over to Future world, Journey Into Imagination was not working so off to the Living Seas we went. It was a walk on to Nemo. Lily did not want to ride, but daddy offered to carry her and she was fine. She loved it. After we saw turtle talk. The girls loved it. It was so late we were actually a bit slap happy. The bus ride home was typical end of the park but we managed. :snore:
More to come (and pictures too!)
