My Jan'11 Birthday TR…A day of sickness, a night of rain, and a week of fun and food.

Introductions

Welcome to my Birthday TR.

Me-The Birthday Girl!

My mom

My nanny

We spent a week (Jan 22nd-Jan 29th) at Pop Century. It was a fun week. Not too crowded, weather was decent most days, and best of all we had a great time.

Stay tuned to learn the meaning behind the title.

 

[silver1113]

Love your TR. Your enthusiasm is exciting. Glad you were not sick the whole time. All the pictures are great even the bathroom ones.

 

[WDW_Princess24]

No problem on being late. You might just be my only reader right now. So, at least someone is enjoying it. We caught the bug from my sister before we left. Thankfully my nanny never caught it. I love that feeling when I first go into Magic Kingdom. I wish I could bottle that up. I hope to have more up soon.

I see that we will both be in WDW at the same time. Maybe I'll see you there.

I have ants in my pants, I can't wait to get down there already!! I bet your experiencing something similar right about now :ROFLOL:

 

[jesemeca]

I'm still reading! :wave:

I stand corrected. I didn't realize that I had any readers left. I figured since I was taking so long, everyone stopped reading.

Love your TR. Your enthusiasm is exciting. Glad you were not sick the whole time. All the pictures are great even the bathroom ones.

Thanks. I happen to like odd pictures. They tell more of a story, to me at least.

I have ants in my pants, I can't wait to get down there already!! I bet your experiencing something similar right about now :ROFLOL:

Yes, I can't wait till September 29th. It can't get here quick enough.


I received my Disney stuff I ordered last Friday. I love the bag, I got the new 40th Anniversary denim messenger bag. I also found a shirt to wear for the 40th. Lol.

 

[PartOfYourWorld]

I stand corrected. I didn't realize that I had any readers left. I figured since I was taking so long, everyone stopped reading.

Yep! I usually check everyday for updates for all the threads and I read as they are all updated




I received my Disney stuff I ordered last Friday. I love the bag, I got the new 40th Anniversary denim messenger bag. I also found a shirt to wear for the 40th. Lol.

Yay! :sohappy: I love that messenger bag its so cute! And what shirt are you wearing? I'm just nosey.

 

[jesemeca]

Hooray For Hollywood.

Today was our Hollywood Studios day. (It will always be MGM to me.)



We had arrived later than I had planned this morning. I tried telling my mom and nanny that we needed to be there for rope drop, but we were almost 30 minutes late. The bag check line was ridiculously long and I just knew the fast pass return time for Toy Story Mania was gonna be way late.





We had to stop and get our photo pass pictures.





The photo pass photographer had us posing all different ways. The photographers I met with today were some of the funniest I have ever met. They wanted to try different poses, or just have me look a different way. It was a lot of fun.







The High School Musical show was making its way down the street when we were passing. We only stopped for a minute and then kept going. Unfortunately though, the song was stuck in my head all day.

I was first in line to see Donald and Daisy this morning. I told Donald that we were mad that there wasn’t anything for sale with him on it. He stomped his foot and got mad. The photographer said that’s cuz it was sold out, Donald loved that. Then I told him he looked snazzy and he got all excited. I really did like the new costumes.

 

[jesemeca]

The Great Movie Ride.

After meeting Donald and Daisy, we rode The Great Movie Ride. It was only about a 5 minute wait. Other than Toy Story Mania, the waits were low all day.



I have always like The Great Movie Ride. I don’t particularly care for the Alien scene, but other than that I like it. I just close my eyes for that part.





I was having a hard time getting any good pictures today. Sorry, these are the best I got.









The Wizard of Oz scenes are my favorite. I always liked the movie, and especially the Wicked Witch. I read Wicked recently and now I like her even more. I couldn’t get a good picture of her though.



After the ride, we started roaming around. We had lunch reservations at 11:30am and we didn’t have time to do much of anything.

 

[jesemeca]

Walking Around The Muppets.



We made our way over to The Backlot Tour area, but the wait, plus ride time was too long for us to wait. So we started on over to the Streets of America.



It green, we can go now.



My mom suggested this picture. She said I don’t think we have ever taken a picture up here. I think it turned out pretty good.



We were now coming around the Muppets. I love this fountain. There are so many different elements in the fountain, that I took way too many pictures.





We made our way to the Muppet store. We were enjoying all the signs in here. My nanny thought they were very funny.





While we were in here, I needed to make a purchase. After looking around I found…



These lovely barrettes.

 

[jesemeca]

Mulch, Sweat and Shears.



We left the Muppets behind for now. I promise, we will be back later.



As we were walking around, I heard some music playing. I told my mom and nanny to follow me. As we come around the corner who do we find? None other than Mulch, Sweat and Shears.



I don’t think these guys get enough credit. They did an awesome job. Not only did they sing and play very well, they got the crowd involved.





We stayed around for quite awhile, just enjoying the show.







But soon enough it was time to make our way over to lunch.



My mom and her favorite drink.

 

[jesemeca]

50's Prime Time Cafe.



For lunch today, we ate at 50’s Prime Time Café. It had been awhile since we had eaten here. I’m glad we decided to eat here again, so much so, that I made another ADR here for my next trip.







I love pink flamingos, even though this one was more orange than pink.



This was taken through the window at 50’s Prime Time Café. I like how the picture has so many layers in it. Everything from the grass right in front the window, all the way to the Great Movie Ride.





I had Uncle Eric’s Char-Grilled Chicken Sandwich. The sandwich was pretty good. I had to ask for extra barbecue sauce, though. When they first brought it out, it was way too dry.



For desert I had Dad’s Sundae. My goodness, this thing was huge and had all kinds of goodies on top of it. The brownie was very moist and had a very good flavor to it. I had never had caramel popcorn on my ice cream before, so that was different. Still good though.



This sundae should be the meal itself. This is what was remaining after I couldn’t eat anymore.

 

[eagles]

love the excitement in your type.
sorry about you being sick also, i was sick and had to spend a day in the room also. really upset me that i had to miss out on chefs de france that night, but hubby did bring me back the duck. ate one of two bites, but was too sick to enjoy. i so know what you were feeling. glad you made a good recovery.

i can so relate to picture taking at the gates. i was so busy taking pictures of the signs the closer we were getting that we about missed the turn. thought we would flip the car making a last minute turn. lol

where are the stepmom and sisters at? and fairy godmother. i would love to get those characters.

we are doing an adult only trip first week of oct.

 

[jesemeca]

love the excitement in your type.
sorry about you being sick also, i was sick and had to spend a day in the room also. really upset me that i had to miss out on chefs de france that night, but hubby did bring me back the duck. ate one of two bites, but was too sick to enjoy. i so know what you were feeling. glad you made a good recovery.

i can so relate to picture taking at the gates. i was so busy taking pictures of the signs the closer we were getting that we about missed the turn. thought we would flip the car making a last minute turn. lol

where are the stepmom and sisters at? and fairy godmother. i would love to get those characters.

we are doing an adult only trip first week of oct.

Thanks for joining me. I hated being sick, but at least I was in WDW.

I sometimes lose myself when I am taking pictures. I get so into it, that I forget where I am. Thankfully my dad will be driving us onto property this time, he knows where he is going. LOL.

The Evil Stepmom and Evil Stepsisters were on the backside of the castle. When looking at the back of the castle they were on the left side. Make sure you look for them early. They were only out a couple of times the first few hours that morning. I was told that they don't like to work too long. LOL.

My dad and I will be there September 30th till October 6th. Maybe we will see you there.

 

[eagles]

oh cool. we will be there 2 - 7th.

 

[jesemeca]

Time For Our Backlot Tour.



After we finished lunch, we made our way over to The Backlot Tour. I think we must have taken the long way around. My pictures seem out of order to me, but maybe we just roamed for awhile.







We made our way past The Great Movie Ride and then through Pixar Place. I love the monkeys. When I was little I would try to play with them, but could never get more than a few to hang together.



When we walked up to The Backlot Tour this was the view we had.



We only had to wait until everyone filed in, before the show started.



I like the show, but it’s not the same when they don’t have any “actors” in it. I know it was because of the weather, but it still kinda sucked.



It was now time for us to walk through the prop shop. This is my favorite part. I love seeing all the different props, even though I don’t know where most of them are from.

 

[jesemeca]

Still Touring.





I think I have this same picture from every trip. I must really like this subway train. We now made our way to the tram portion of our tour.





I really like how this one came out. I have this habit of putting everything in the center of my picture. I have been trying to break myself of this. In the book I am reading, it tells me to remember the rule of thirds. Hopefully that will stick when we go back in Sept/Oct.



There’s my man again.





This is another picture I have from every trip. I think I take it because it the boat from Casanova. So that means, Heath Ledger sat in that boat at some point. And I have always like him.



Look it’s Herbie.



Can you imagine what was discussed in this plane? What decisions were made while flying across country? Or maybe they just slept the whole way.



A sneak peek on our next stop…Catastrophe Canyon.

 

[jesemeca]

Catastrophe Canyon.



Oh no, the truck’s on fire, what are we gonna do now?



No one told me this was a water ride.



Wait is this the Jungle Cruise? Is this the 8th Wonder of the World?





My nanny decided it was time for a nap.



It was now time for some Pirates. As you all know I love me some Pirates.



Unfortunately, none of them were Johnny Depp.





I never knew this was painted on here. Can you see this in the movie? Maybe I just wasn’t paying enough attention.



Hey! Hey you!

 

[jesemeca]

Muppets and Toy Story Mania.



Next up was MuppetsVision 3D. I love the Muppets, I used to watch them when I was little. The gags here are the best.







One of my favorites is a net full of jello. Get it?








Here I am wearing my stylish 3D glasses.

The show was good as usual, but some of the effects were not timed correctly. The “holes” in the wall were appearing before the noise. There were a few others, but I can’t remember them. Sorry.



Next up we went to Toy Story Mania. I only took a few pictures in the queue. We went through the FP line and it was a quick trip in and out.

 

[jesemeca]

Countdown to Fun!



We were pretty far back, so the pictures aren’t the best. I enjoyed the parade, but I think it would have been better if I was closer. I will try to get a better spot on my next trip.



Every picture I took of Heimlich has his eyes closed. He is my favorite bug. “From up here, you all look like ants.”





I just recently watched Ratatouille. It was a very cute movie.





Up is one my new favorites. Even though the beginning of the movie made me cry. Once you get past that, it is a really good movie.







Look, it’s the side of Woody. He would never look my way.



To Infinity and Beyond!

 

[jesemeca]

Hollywood Blvd and PhotoPass.



It was time for some more PhotoPass picture taking. The photographer here was new. He told me to try all different poses.





This is one of my favorites pictures of myself. Normally, I don’t care for pictures of me, but I love this one. So you get to see it in many different forms.





This last one, was one of his ideas. I have transition lenses and I think he thought I was wearing sunglasses. He suggested I take them off for this picture. I don’t really like the way I look without my glasses. What do ya’ll think?



We now made our way down Hollywood Blvd. We had to go get our other jackets out of the locker. It was getting late and it would soon be time to line up for Fantasmic.





I love the look of this store. Actually, all of Hollywood Blvd. It seems like a very elegant place to be.

 

[jesemeca]

Citizens of Hollywood and Fantasmic?

We decided to head on over to Sunset Blvd to see how the line for Fantasmic was shaping up.



Unfortunately, the line was almost all the way back to Hollywood Blvd. It was only 4:30pm. The show wasn’t for another 2 hours. I doubted we would even get into that show. I wasn’t going to wait that long, in the cold. So we decided to nix Fantasmic. I know, I know. How dare I. But I will try once again on the next trip. We’ll see how that goes.





As we were trying to figure out what to do next, we saw the Citizens of Hollywood. They were having a contest to see who was the funniest.





They were all quite funny. I love Vladimir Pooey, though. He may be my favorite.



My nanny stood on the bench to see better. I told her, that you could tell she had been to parades before. You stand on whatever is available at the parade, so you can see.



This man here could do some splits.



She was the lone woman in the show, and I think she stole it. After she was declared the winner, we decided to go see the Little Mermaid show. That was the last thing on our list for MGM.

 

[jesemeca]

Leaving MGM and What To Do For Dinner?



It’s Mickey!





One last picture of me before we leave.



I want to buy the picture, not the frame. I love this picture of Walt Disney. It’s just so simple.



Any guesses on where we went for dinner?



Maybe now?



Yes, we went to the Grand Floridian. We decided to go eat at Gasprilla’s. My mom love the Grand Floridian and wanted my nanny to see it. So I did a quick search on my phone and saw that there were enough options for us to have dinner there.



I had the Pepperoni Flatbread. Which is just a fancy name for pizza. It was very good. Much better than the pizza you get in the parks. Don’t get me wrong I still like the pizza in the parks, but this was much better.