Trip Report Mom & Maddie's visit to Wonderland - February 2016

Beckett · Jul 31, 2016

Whoa! Your pictures keep getting better and better :inlove:

Hope you felt better after you rested!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

Beckett said:
Whoa! Your pictures keep getting better and better Hope you felt better after you rested!

Thank you for reading! And thanks for the compliment on the photos.

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

Figment Forever said:
Enjoying your TR! I feel so bad for you - it stinks to be sick at Disney!! It happened to me a couple of years ago but not until the very end. I'm glad you were still able to have a good time.

Thank you! Being sick at Disney really is the worst but I made the best of it and listened to my body. When I needed to stop, I stopped. At home I would have been in bed but no way was I going to do that at Disney!

LisaBelle · Aug 1, 2016

I am so glad that you posted your TR

. I knew you were arriving the day we were departing and I kept watching for your TR and was worried you weren't going to do one this time.
First off, Maddie is beautiful! She is looking so grown up! I know how teenage girls can be (mine is 16) so I understand why you didn't take many photos of her this trip. We love Memory Maker. I am always the one taking photos, so the photo pass pictures are generally the only ones that include me. My sister and I really loved having it when it was just the two of us. I would recommend doing it next trip (as long as Maddie is over her aversion to being photographed). Most of the photos turn out pretty well and I love the Magic Shots. It is a bit pricey, but in my opinion it has been worth it to get the ride photos and have photos of the entire group.
Soooo sorry you were sick during your trip. I'm glad that you didn't push yourself too much and were still able to have a good time.
The Behind the Seeds tour sounds great! It's cool that you are able to sample the food and purchase cuttings of the plants. What an awesome souvenir. My mouth is watering looking at the Sunshine Seasons strawberry shortcake you enjoyed for breakfast :hungry:

. I love it and I forgot to eat it during our trip.
I didn't realize you'd never seen Wishes! I'm so glad you were finally able to see it. It is my favorite and I cry. Every. Single. Time. I have a CD of the soundtrack and I play it in my car all the time.
Your safari photos were wonderful! I think the animal you couldn't remember is an okapi. They were a favorite of my son when he was little!
Enjoying your report so far and am looking forward to more.

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

LisaBelle said:
I am so glad that you posted your TR . I knew you were arriving the day we were departing and I kept watching for your TR and was worried you weren't going to do one this time.
First off, Maddie is beautiful! She is looking so grown up! I know how teenage girls can be (mine is 16) so I understand why you didn't take many photos of her this trip. We love Memory Maker. I am always the one taking photos, so the photo pass pictures are generally the only ones that include me. My sister and I really loved having it when it was just the two of us. I would recommend doing it next trip (as long as Maddie is over her aversion to being photographed). Most of the photos turn out pretty well and I love the Magic Shots. It is a bit pricey, but in my opinion it has been worth it to get the ride photos and have photos of the entire group.
Soooo sorry you were sick during your trip. I'm glad that you didn't push yourself too much and were still able to have a good time.
The Behind the Seeds tour sounds great! It's cool that you are able to sample the food and purchase cuttings of the plants. What an awesome souvenir. My mouth is watering looking at the Sunshine Seasons strawberry shortcake you enjoyed for breakfast . I love it and I forgot to eat it during our trip.
I didn't realize you'd never seen Wishes! I'm so glad you were finally able to see it. It is my favorite and I cry. Every. Single. Time. I have a CD of the soundtrack and I play it in my car all the time.
Your safari photos were wonderful! I think the animal you couldn't remember is an okapi. They were a favorite of my son when he was little!
Enjoying your report so far and am looking forward to more.

Thank you so much for reading. I am so VERY late posting my TR. My parents finally sold their house, downsized and moved closer to me. I had to help them with so much when I returned from Disney that I didn't have time to get the pictures ready, etc. It was such a long process for them. Now they are settled in thank goodness! Thank you for all your wonderful and helpful comments. You should try The Behind the Seeds tour on your next visit. We had so much fun and it is affordable! Getting sick was the worst but I did the best I could to make the most of the trip anyway. Wishes was wonderful, Disney magic at its best!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

Day 6 - Saturday, 2/27/16, end

Maddie wanted to go to Epcot but I really wasn't sure I should go because I was feeling so poorly. I took some more medicine and decided to go. Her first stop was The Art of Disney store.

Jack

Keys

Love this!

Mulan Precious Moment

After walking around the shop for what seemed like forever, we rode Spaceship Earth. This ride never gets old. I find it so relaxing! Maddie wanted to go on Living with the Land so we did. I was feeling really dizzy and like I was going to faint. Not sure if it was the cold medicine or if my equilibrium was off due the being so stuffed up but I needed to go to bed. Maddie was so understanding and she felt bad for me. When we got back to the resort she went to the food court to fill our mugs but by the time she got back I was already fast asleep.
Next up, our last day.

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, last day

We had planned to concur the 4 parks in one day challenge today but I was too sick for that to happen. Maddie and I were both bummed because we had been talking about doing this for almost a year. I told Maddie to plan the day. I would do whatever she wanted to do. It was her day! Surprise, she really wanted to go back to Epcot. It is her favorite place at Disney World and we didn't know when we would be back. Maddie also took charge of the camera as she wanted to take photos of all the Flower and Garden stuff they had been putting up. We loved the Flower and Garden Festival last year and we were a bit sad to be missing it. We got on the bus to Epcot and went straight to Starbucks since this was the first thing on Maddie's agenda.

We watched the fountain while eating our breakfast and sipping on our beverages.

Next we walked over to the outdoor Pin shop to browse. We did some pin trading this trip but not as much as we did the previous year. I bought Maddie a special edition villain duo pin in a tin featuring Alice and The Red Queen.

Then we went to Mousegear where Maddie bought herself a stuffed Shellie May. She has the pillow pet of Shellie May that she got for Christmas but she wanted to bear to go with the Duffy that we own.

We heard music coming from the area near Test Track so we walked over there to check it out.

The Jammitors! We love watching these guys. They are really good!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

Maddie found the Buzz Lightyear topiary!

Mission Space, we have never ridden this but maybe someday we will.

We loved Test Track and will ride it again for sure!

Lighting McQueen topiary with his wheel covered

I see Mater too!

Maddie asked to ride Spaceship Earth so we did that.

Then we went to Club Cool so Maddie could get one of her favorites, the flavor from Japan

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 1, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

After club cool we just walked around while Maddie took photos. I was enjoying this more restful park touring day in between blowing my nose at least 1000 times! Ugh!
Monorail

It is just so beautiful!

Fantasia Topiary

Mickey!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 5, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

Maddie was in the mood for a Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bar so we stopped to get one near The Seas with Nemo & Friends. I bought myself a Mickey pretzel and we sat down to enjoy our snack. We decided to ride Nemo and then walk around the world.

We started off in Canada. We explored the area and Maddie took photos. Then we stopped to watch O Canada! We had never taken the time to see this and we both enjoyed it. I have visited Canada several times and Maddie has been to Montreal. It was nice to learn more about our close neighbors.

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 5, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

The Bambi topiary which I think is one of Maddie's favorites as she really likes Thumper.

The sites and details in the Canada Pavilion

We happened upon the character topiary from Winnie and the Pooh, Piglet is my favorite!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 5, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

Rabbit and Tigger

Next we walked around the UK Pavilion and enjoyed going into the shops. Maddie was pleased to see Dr. Who merchandise and she picked up something for her friend Cassie.

Love the red telephone booths

"But Peter, how do we get to Neverland?"

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 5, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

Next up is France. I love the bakery here and Maddie got a ham and cheese croissant but I wanted to try Katsura Grill in Japan so I decided to wait to have lunch.

Look, you can see the hot air balloon from Disney Springs

Beauty and the Beast, these are so detailed!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 5, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

We continued our walk around WS. I am glad that we were able to take this slow stroll around. We both picked up on little details that we never noticed before. Magic Kingdom is still my favorite park at Walt Disney World but Epcot comes very, very close. I love it! I believe plans are in the works to make changes here but I hope they do not change too much. Walking around the countries is just so wonderful! I won't be able to visit many of these in my lifetime so it is great that I get to experience just a little bit while at Epcot.
Morocco

Spaceship Earth across the lake

And we are in Japan, Maddie's favorite place! She picked up a Learn Japanese book here last year and purchased another on this trip. She also got a children's picture dictionary. She has been using them this summer and is realizing just how difficult it is to learn a new language as complex as Japanese. She took Spanish for three years and decided not to continue this year but found Spanish a lot easier to learn then Japanese.

Beckett · Aug 6, 2016

Props to Maddie for wanting to learn different languages

hola Maddie, que bueno que estás aprendiendo español, es un hermoso idioma. Espero que te hayas divertido en Epcot con tu mamá :cat:

es nuestro parque favorito también!

disneyfirstLJ · Aug 8, 2016

Beckett said:
Props to Maddie for wanting to learn different languages hola Maddie, que bueno que estás aprendiendo español, es un hermoso idioma. Espero que te hayas divertido en Epcot con tu mamá es nuestro parque favorito también!

Thank you! I think she may go into International Studies/World Culture when she is older with a language or two in there as well. She is very interested in other cultures and would like to live somewhere other then the US some day. She loved that you wrote to her in Spanish.

FlaggNL · Aug 22, 2016

Finally found time to catch up! Thanks for the updates! Love the Jack and Sally statues

disneyfirstLJ · Oct 10, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

Wow, it has been a long time since I updated my trip report. Work has been crazy busy and so has life. Here I go trying to finish!

We continued our tour of World showcase in Epcot stopping in America.
Look how handsome Woody is!

We passed through Italy without taking very many photos but we did get a bit distracted in the shops as I recall.

Next up is Germany. We stopped to say hello to Snow White!

I took this photo of one of the clocks in the shop. My grandmother has one similar to this. I loved when that little bird would pop out of the door. Such fond memories!

Next up, lots of train photos!

disneyfirstLJ · Oct 10, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

My dad has collected toy trains since he was a boy. He is very excited to have a basement again because he plans to set them up. I took these photos for him but Maddie and I love this display.

We met some friends from the Lion King along the way!

disneyfirstLJ · Oct 10, 2016

Day 7 - Sunday, 2/28/16, cont.

Maddie wanted to explore China and took all of the photos you will see posted here. It is so beautiful that we spent some time really enjoying this area. We stopped to watch Reflections of China. It was wonderful!