First of all, let me apologize for the whited out faces in some of my picutres. For privacy reasons, we usually do not post photos of our children online (and my DH does not want his picture posted either). But I hope you can still enjoy the pictures, even though we look like ghosts!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
We arrived at the Wilderness Lodge in the evening and checked into our one bedroom villa.
We had a ground floor this time….I was a little disappointed because we usually have a higher floor with a water view…..I really missed sitting out on the balcony with my coffee, and I especially missed being able to see the Electric Water Pageant from our room as we usually can. But on the upside, we had a nice grassy area for my DS to play in while DD napped in the afternoons.
Our Villa:
We ordered room service for dinner, and finally got the kids bathed and DD in bed. DS and I sat on our patio and at least listened to the Electric Water Parade! Then he was off to bed.
Thursday, January 17
We always start our trip off with the MK…..I can’t imagine doing it any other way! We let DS pick the first ride, and he chose the Magic Carpets, which surprised me. His favorite is HM which he usually picks to ride first, but he was a little hesitant since he knew they had changed it since our last visit. I assured him that the changes were fun…he was worried they made it scarier! He agreed to go on it later.
We saw Captain Hook and Mr. Smee on our way to POTC and the line was short, so we decided to greet them. DD (almost three years old) started crying as soon as she laid eyes on them! This was her fourth trip to WDW, and she has always loved all of the characters. We were just here in April 2007, and she had no problems. What a difference 7 months can make! I started to worry a bit, but was hopeful she would get over her fears.
We then proceeded to get in line for POTC, and DD started SCREAMING at the top of her lungs and acting like she was possessed or something. I tried to calm her, but eventually got out of line….I was not going to force her on the ride. Now I was really worried! So DH rode with DS while DD and I looked around the gift shop.
After the ride was done, we went to greet Peter Pan and Wendy. DD refused to get out of her stroller, so I wheeled her up next to Wendy. You would have thought Wendy was a witch based on DD’s reaction to her. By now I had nearly convinced myself that DD will ruin our trip! Where in the world was the DD that ran up to all the characters and loved all of the rides only 7 months ago???
We made the decision to head to Fantasy Land to see if she could handle It’s a small world. Turns out she could. Then we went on the Carousel, which has always been her favorite. We did Peter Pan, and she cried while in line, but I decided to force her on this one because I knew she would love it. So I ignored all of the “What a terrible mother you are!” stares while she screamed and thrashed her way through the line. Luckily we had fast passes so the line went quickly. And sure enough, she loved it.
I was feeling really confident now, and foolishly thought perhaps she could handle the HM. I was dying to ride it, because this was our first trip since the refurb. She did okay while waiting in line, so I was happy….until we got into the stretching room and she let out the blood curdling scream we are getting so used to hearing today. My DH is nice enough to take her out and let me ride with DS.
By now my DD was about to have a complete meltdown, so I decided to take her back to the resort to get her fed and down for a nap. DH and DS stayed behind a little while so DH could go on HM.
After a much needed afternoon nap, we headed back to the MK. We grabbed our favorite spot in Frontier Land for Spectromagic, and DH got us dinner from Pecos Bills.
We like to eat dinner while waiting for the parade….makes the wait easier for the kids. I was feeling depressed because the trip was not going well so far with DD, but as soon as I heard the Spectromagic music all worries were forgotten.
I kept my fingers crossed that the parade would not freak DD out. Turns out she LOVED it. Both kids were so excited.
And then……hear comes Ursula….
Many of you who have seen Spectromagic probably know that periodically Ursula stops and points out a member of the audience and says something like “I’ve got a proposition for you, girly…..” I don’t remember her exact words. But anyway, I’ll give you one guess who Ursula came up to. That’s right, my DD. I held my breath and watched as DD’s eyes nearly popped out of her head and she was glued to the back of her stroller. When it was all over, I started clapping and saying “Yea! That was fun!” over and over until her lips stopped quivering. She was able to fight it off and did not cry, but it was a close call!
We enjoyed the rest of the parade, and then headed back to the resort.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
We arrived at the Wilderness Lodge in the evening and checked into our one bedroom villa.
We had a ground floor this time….I was a little disappointed because we usually have a higher floor with a water view…..I really missed sitting out on the balcony with my coffee, and I especially missed being able to see the Electric Water Pageant from our room as we usually can. But on the upside, we had a nice grassy area for my DS to play in while DD napped in the afternoons.
Our Villa:
We ordered room service for dinner, and finally got the kids bathed and DD in bed. DS and I sat on our patio and at least listened to the Electric Water Parade! Then he was off to bed.
Thursday, January 17
We always start our trip off with the MK…..I can’t imagine doing it any other way! We let DS pick the first ride, and he chose the Magic Carpets, which surprised me. His favorite is HM which he usually picks to ride first, but he was a little hesitant since he knew they had changed it since our last visit. I assured him that the changes were fun…he was worried they made it scarier! He agreed to go on it later.
We saw Captain Hook and Mr. Smee on our way to POTC and the line was short, so we decided to greet them. DD (almost three years old) started crying as soon as she laid eyes on them! This was her fourth trip to WDW, and she has always loved all of the characters. We were just here in April 2007, and she had no problems. What a difference 7 months can make! I started to worry a bit, but was hopeful she would get over her fears.
We then proceeded to get in line for POTC, and DD started SCREAMING at the top of her lungs and acting like she was possessed or something. I tried to calm her, but eventually got out of line….I was not going to force her on the ride. Now I was really worried! So DH rode with DS while DD and I looked around the gift shop.
After the ride was done, we went to greet Peter Pan and Wendy. DD refused to get out of her stroller, so I wheeled her up next to Wendy. You would have thought Wendy was a witch based on DD’s reaction to her. By now I had nearly convinced myself that DD will ruin our trip! Where in the world was the DD that ran up to all the characters and loved all of the rides only 7 months ago???
We made the decision to head to Fantasy Land to see if she could handle It’s a small world. Turns out she could. Then we went on the Carousel, which has always been her favorite. We did Peter Pan, and she cried while in line, but I decided to force her on this one because I knew she would love it. So I ignored all of the “What a terrible mother you are!” stares while she screamed and thrashed her way through the line. Luckily we had fast passes so the line went quickly. And sure enough, she loved it.
I was feeling really confident now, and foolishly thought perhaps she could handle the HM. I was dying to ride it, because this was our first trip since the refurb. She did okay while waiting in line, so I was happy….until we got into the stretching room and she let out the blood curdling scream we are getting so used to hearing today. My DH is nice enough to take her out and let me ride with DS.
By now my DD was about to have a complete meltdown, so I decided to take her back to the resort to get her fed and down for a nap. DH and DS stayed behind a little while so DH could go on HM.
After a much needed afternoon nap, we headed back to the MK. We grabbed our favorite spot in Frontier Land for Spectromagic, and DH got us dinner from Pecos Bills.
We like to eat dinner while waiting for the parade….makes the wait easier for the kids. I was feeling depressed because the trip was not going well so far with DD, but as soon as I heard the Spectromagic music all worries were forgotten.
I kept my fingers crossed that the parade would not freak DD out. Turns out she LOVED it. Both kids were so excited.
And then……hear comes Ursula….
Many of you who have seen Spectromagic probably know that periodically Ursula stops and points out a member of the audience and says something like “I’ve got a proposition for you, girly…..” I don’t remember her exact words. But anyway, I’ll give you one guess who Ursula came up to. That’s right, my DD. I held my breath and watched as DD’s eyes nearly popped out of her head and she was glued to the back of her stroller. When it was all over, I started clapping and saying “Yea! That was fun!” over and over until her lips stopped quivering. She was able to fight it off and did not cry, but it was a close call!
We enjoyed the rest of the parade, and then headed back to the resort.
