Trip Report The "My iCloud Takes Me Back to 2016" TR's

Hello All!!

So, here I am again with another TR. This is going to be a bit different from my past ones. Let me briefly explain:

As most of you probably know E, J, & I were supposed to be in Disney in March/April. Our mom had been battling cancer for the last 3 years & was not doing well when we were to be in Disney so we cancelled our trip. I was looking back in my iCloud and was surprised at how much I remembered from past trips so I've decided to do some mini TR's as far back as my iClould takes me. I also have quite a few PP pictures from the trips(back when they actually showed up in my account-I'm sure you remember me complaining about them not showing up recently). These will not be as detailed as my recent ones since no notes were taken. There are 8 trips over a span of 2 years. I'm looking forward to doing these as a distraction from the recent sad times in my life plus my mom was on a few of these trips so it will be nice remembering happy times with her. It's also neat looking back on things that aren't in the world anymore.

Primarily based on my pictures I was able to go back & piece together the who, what, when & where's for the most part. Lot's of different things happened during these trips:1st trips for some of my family, a runDisney race, room debacles, a 1st haircut, & leaving propertyo_O for the first time just to name a few. I hope everyone enjoys & welcome aboard!!


Side note: Not sure if you remember(or care for that matter:hilarious:) but I had mentioned in my last TR that there was a specific purpose for the March/April trip. Even though we didn't go I figured I would share it with you. We were planning on a spring trip but we picked our dates based on who was performing at the Epcot Flower & Garden Concert. We were to going to see none other than Rick Springfield!! Now, I am an 80's child but was never a fan of his music. I did kind of like him on General Hospital though. Anyhow, believe it or not R & one of my BIL's really like his music😲 I know, it's not too often you hear of many guys who know the words to "Jessie's Girl". Over the years I have been forced to attend a few of his shows & I must say I developed a liking for his music. Basically, the purpose of scheduling the trip when we did was to rub it in R & my BIL's face!! So there you have it!!
 

riverside

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MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH 2018

E & I rode TT single rider.
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But we ended up in the same car!
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I took A on after that.
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Meanwhile, the rest of the crew was catching up with some old friends.....
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riverside

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MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH 2018

We headed to Figment next. I'm not sure why E & J didn't join us.

I was attempting to take a selfie of us. I'm not good at it in the least.
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A CM saw my struggles & offered to take it for me.
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Then she said we had to get one with her in it!! It was so cute!!
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We headed back to the mural & offered up some of our artistic talent.
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E, myself & C.
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Swissmiss

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Be glad you weren’t there a week earlier - it was colder than chilly ... I was very glad for my winter coat (which I thought would only be needed for travel days!)
 

Captain Barbossa

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I can't think of what it's called but J & A both got those things they use at the beginning of a scene when a movie/show is being filmed.
It’s called a clapboard. I actually have one that I got from DHS a few years ago.
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I don’t think they sell these anymore, but they’re pretty cool. (sigh) I miss the unique park specific souvenirs/collectibles they use to sell.
 

riverside

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Be glad you weren’t there a week earlier - it was colder than chilly ... I was very glad for my winter coat (which I thought would only be needed for travel days!)
Oh---it got worse as the week went on!!
Is it a clapboard? That's what comes to mind because of the sound it makes?
It’s called a clapboard. I actually have one that I got from DHS a few years ago.
Yes--a clapboard!! Thank you both!! I could not think of what it was called to save my soul. That's pretty neat!!
Just like to say that your January '18 trip started the day after we left! We WILL cross paths at some point, right? Lol
I got there the day you guys left! We arrived late on the 19th.
Boo to all the "almost close calls"!! What a bummer!! I would have to say that the odds should be pretty decent!!
 

riverside

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2018

J was not feeling well. He had a cold & we were concerned about him getting an ear infection like he did the year prior when we went in February.
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We met up with the rest of the family and rode The Jungle Cruise.
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Then the Flying Carpets. E & C sat that one out.
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My camera skills are awful. I totally blocked poor J from being in the picture.

And I can't seem to get myself in it.
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riverside

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2018

Still couldn't master the selfie...
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That's a little better!!
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C knows what she's doing!!
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I'm laughing b/c my row looks like we weren't paying any attention to the ride at all!!
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I figured I'd include the pictures I took b/c for once they somewhat turned out!!
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Looks like we were on Pooh here. Have you noticed A kind of became my riding partner?
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riverside

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH 2018

A showed me her driving skills.
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Still not too good....
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We walked by SM. It said there was a 30 minute wait. A had never been on it & really wanted to go on. We figured a 30 minute wait wasn't too bad so we were willing to do it. D & I took the girls. Neither E or C wanted to go on.

We were moving along pretty good & once we got about halfway through the main queue area the line just stopped. For every 50 people they were letting through the FP line they would let like 5 through the standby line. It was so aggravating. After pretty much standing in the same spot for 1 whole hour mine & D's patience was wearing thin. We wanted to bail but A was really excited so we stuck it out.

It was finally our turn 2 HOURS after we had set foot in the building. D & I were beyond frustrated by then. To put things into perspective I said to him, "You do realize we could have flown home to Pittsburgh in the amount of time we stood in that line.":arghh: I will never, ever, ever wait that long to ride anything ever again.

But A was thrilled with her first ride into space so I guess it was worth it!!
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Buzz was next.
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I think she pretty much rode everything with me that day!
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One of my favorites was up next!! D is also a big fan of this one too!!
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Time to see HoP after it's refurb.
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And we took a trip Under the Sea.
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riverside

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH 2017

C, D, E, & A had a very early flight that morning. I believe the TE was picking them up at like 4!!:arghh:

I headed out for a walk the next morning & noticed that all the flowers were covered.
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Today we were headed to HS!!
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Poor J--it always seems like the sun is in his eyes!!

We went to the Frozen show.
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It must have warmed up a little b/c we're not wearing coats in these pictures.
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Poor J still wasn't feeling well.
 

riverside

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Your pirates photo cracked me up. It looks like y'all were having your own little conversation.
And apparently the lady in front of you decided she needed to take a phone call!
For the life of me I have no clue what we were doing but it does look like something deep was going on!!:joyfull:
As for the lady in front of me—I didn’t notice that until you pointed it out!! But here’s my guess on that one—she’s read @wdisney9000 awesome TR’s & wants to be like him!! But—she doesn’t come close!!;)
 

riverside

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What a surprise! Sorry, I'm feeling a little snarky today! I'm still enjoying following along and can't wait to hear about your upcoming trip as well!
It’s all good!! Sometimes I feel like my TR’s can be super boring bc there’s not much change in what we do!! BTW—I’m usually pretty snarky most days myself—it’s all good!!
Thank you very much. This one will be wrapped up shortly then the next one will be here before I know it. We will be a party of 10 for this trip!! Bummed bc my mom was supposed to go though.....
 

TheMouseFan

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It’s all good!! Sometimes I feel like my TR’s can be super boring bc there’s not much change in what we do!! BTW—I’m usually pretty snarky most days myself—it’s all good!!
Thank you very much. This one will be wrapped up shortly then the next one will be here before I know it. We will be a party of 10 for this trip!! Bummed bc my mom was supposed to go though.....
Good luck! I hope to never do a trip with 10 people again! Not that ours was horrible, but I much prefer a smaller core group! It really sucks that your mom was supposed to be on this trip! Just try to think of all the good memories you have with her at Disney! We have our yearly summer trip to Tennessee in July and I know it will be rough without Brian's mom there. Not looking forward to it, but you have to get past the firsts at some point.
 

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