Fuzzy Memories of a Noobs First Trip report

Pre Trip: I call myself a noob because it had been 20+ yrs when my last visit took place. I was just a young teen, Universal had just opened and the park wars were in full swing. I was not a coaster nut and Big thunder scared the crap out of me. Space Mountain I absolutely loved. Go figure. Now this trip was about four yrs in the making. Saving, making a DD, reading and planning via this site and books. No amount of planning could prepare for this trip.

Trip Report:

We booked 9 months out at the ASM from Oct 8-15th 2011. After the free dining was announced we switch the POR and got a $200 refund. The magic was starting already. Now this next part does suck but I will not get into that here. If you wish you can read the back story of that ongoing ordeal. All that I want to say is thanks for the prayers and well wishes from the WDW magic family.

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=807926

There are two party's involved and we left from the same town in Ohio. The girlfriends family drove to WDW. Three adults and three kids in a minivan, good luck. We decided to fly. Me, the girlfriend and our daughter Allison. We spent the night in Cincinnati with relatives so we would have no trouble making our 10:30am flights without the added 2 hrs drive time.

So the girlfriends family of her mother, sister, sisters husband and their 3 kids leave very early Friday morning. So the great race is official. We had to work Friday giving them a huge head start. But they had to stop for the night and finish their drive on Saturday.

So we board our flight and get belted.



Our daughter, Allie and I.


The girlfriend/ol' lady/babby mamma Katie and Allie


So after a late night, an early morning and hitting a wall in mid flight this is the result.
 
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Uncle Lupe

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I knew that the steering wheel was filled in the center. When I was little you could get your fingers whacked on this ride, and we liked it.



Awesome! Erin got shots of that character.

 
dave&di

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Great report! I love Mnsshp, we've been twice, I loved your photo in front of the pumpkins, I've not noticed this before, I will keep a look out for this on Sept 11th when we go to Mnsshp!!!

Oh, and for god sake stand up straight man!! :ROFLOL:
 
Uncle Lupe

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dave&di said:
Great report! I love Mnsshp, we've been twice, I loved your photo in front of the pumpkins, I've not noticed this before, I will keep a look out for this on Sept 11th when we go to Mnsshp!!!

Oh, and for god sake stand up straight man!! :ROFLOL:
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My poor American posture showing. Glad you took the time to read.

lulabell1972 said:
Fantastic Read! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you! This was fun, next time I'll have to take more pics and make fewer noob mistakes.
 
lbrad

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GREAT TR!!!
Love that your mom is able to be with you & your family for part of the trip :)

Your daughter is a cutie!!!
Love the matching t shirts ... what a great idea
 
Uncle Lupe

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lbrad said:
GREAT TR!!!
Love that your mom is able to be with you & your family for part of the trip :)

Your daughter is a cutie!!!
Love the matching t shirts ... what a great idea
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That idea goes to Erin and Katie. They found the shirts at the Disney stores on sale and at Walmart. The shirts were bought more than a year in advance so they did a good job on guessing sizes.
 
razza1987

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I have enjoyed reading your trip report sooo much. Your little daughter is sooo sweet :)

I assume that a pack is what us Aussies refer to as a bumbag? I've got one ready to go next Feb too lol.

BTW where do you get the first time at Disney badge from? lol
 
Uncle Lupe

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razza1987 said:
I have enjoyed reading your trip report sooo much. Your little daughter is sooo sweet :)

I assume that a pack is what us Aussies refer to as a bumbag? I've got one ready to go next Feb too lol.

BTW where do you get the first time at Disney badge from? lol
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Allison is a great girl!

You get them when you check-in at an onsite resort or I think you can get them at City Hall on Main Street. When we checked-in they asked if we were celebrating anything? I told them it was our first visit. They have buttons for many events and I think one that is blank to write what you want.

So happy to see when someone reads and enjoys my trip report. We had a blast! I resisted the "bumbag" and it looked silly but it was very handy. After I almost lost my wallet on Space Mountain I said to heck with how silly I look.

Your trip starts on my birthday. Eat a cupcake for me!
 
fractal

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razza1987 said:
I have enjoyed reading your trip report sooo much. Your little daughter is sooo sweet :)

I assume that a pack is what us Aussies refer to as a bumbag? I've got one ready to go next Feb too lol.

BTW where do you get the first time at Disney badge from? lol
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Yes. This is one of the funniest trip reports out there!
 
Uncle Lupe

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I know this is a very late update but Katie found the photos that I wanted to start this TR with yesterday. If I could not start my TR with them then lets finish with them. I was excited to see them because it gave me an exact year from my last visit. Summer of 1991 was my last time to the Universal and Disney property. I do not have any pics of Disney just some from Universal. I was eleven and Universal and Nickelodeon were more interesting. I would assume that most things in these pics do not exist after 20 years. Please feel free to tell me if things are still there or long gone or what is in the picture. On with the show.


universal 01 by Uncle Lupe, on Flickr

I think this is the Bates house. As you can tell the flash served well on my camera. :rolleyes: How did I know it wouldn't work?
 
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universal 02 by Uncle Lupe, on Flickr

I think this is a pic of the Hard rock Cafe. I remember it being accessible from the park, maybe? That is a very fuzzy memory so somebody help me out with that aspect. Again, a great use of the flash of my super simple point and shoot.
 

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