Well we left WDW this morning and I am ready to start the trip report..who's in??
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TheNo Distractions, Never say Never and let's eat a garbage can while we are at it Sept 2012 TR
- Thread starter Alison1975
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When I last left you we had just left AoA and hopped another bus to somewhere from MK. Before I continue I want to say that so far, yes it's only day 3, things are going great. The kids are behaving, Taejan has not had a meltdown ( anyone remember last year??) and not having a stroller is DA BOMB!!
Ok so we hopped that bus and ended up:
We hopped on a boat with the intention of taking it to BWI..we got as far as The Swan and Dolphin stop and once the Captain told us how long until we were at BWI we jumped ship..literally. It is a 3 minute walk to BWI from there...
We got back to the room ( ha we found it..easy..going thru the interior walkways!) just in time too..
we waited for the storm part of the rain to be over and the kids did some pin organizing while they waited:
Then we headed down to the main pool..I mean it was warm and the kids were already gonna be wet anyway right?
I have to say this pool freaked us out in pictures.. well the clown did...but once we were there it didn't bother us in the least. My daughter went from being scared of it to yeppie the clown pool in about 3.1 seconds!
They had a BLAST.. seriously a great pool!!Oh and here is where I say this.. the last year of swim lessons were worth their weight in gold! Last year Ziah was still a struggling swimmer and Taejan needed a swim vest.. this year.. they were both fish ( Declan has been a fish for a few years).. I even texted the kids swim instructor and thanked her! Being at the pool with little to no worries was a huge perk of the trip!
Eric and I snagged a table to stay as dry as we could..lol..I then had the first of many adult beverages..which was way better than the nasty thing we had at the pool bar at The Doubletree!
after the swim we.....
Ok so we hopped that bus and ended up:
We hopped on a boat with the intention of taking it to BWI..we got as far as The Swan and Dolphin stop and once the Captain told us how long until we were at BWI we jumped ship..literally. It is a 3 minute walk to BWI from there...
We got back to the room ( ha we found it..easy..going thru the interior walkways!) just in time too..
we waited for the storm part of the rain to be over and the kids did some pin organizing while they waited:
Then we headed down to the main pool..I mean it was warm and the kids were already gonna be wet anyway right?
I have to say this pool freaked us out in pictures.. well the clown did...but once we were there it didn't bother us in the least. My daughter went from being scared of it to yeppie the clown pool in about 3.1 seconds!
They had a BLAST.. seriously a great pool!!Oh and here is where I say this.. the last year of swim lessons were worth their weight in gold! Last year Ziah was still a struggling swimmer and Taejan needed a swim vest.. this year.. they were both fish ( Declan has been a fish for a few years).. I even texted the kids swim instructor and thanked her! Being at the pool with little to no worries was a huge perk of the trip!
Eric and I snagged a table to stay as dry as we could..lol..I then had the first of many adult beverages..which was way better than the nasty thing we had at the pool bar at The Doubletree!
after the swim we.....
Ooops! I was looking thru my mobile uploads and apparently I totally forgot that Friday night while at Downtown Disney the second time we hopped a boat and went up to PORS. This boat was not real fun though.. it was sooo loud and shaky..but it was a nice ride overall! It was nice to see PORS because I hadnt been there since 1999. We knew at this point if there was a bounceback and if we decided to book it we would be staying at PORS since they allow 5 people in 1 room!
disneygirl1
Well-Known Member
Absolutely loving your report so far! Can't wait to read more. Such an adorable family to have!
aww shucks!! Glad to have you along for the ride!
i love your trip report!!! i love pin trading tooalso your photos of the aoa made my day. i cannot wait to visit it
thank you thank you! My kids ( esp the 19 year old) adore pin trading! He got into Vinylmation at the end but that is a much more expensive endeavor!
I've been asked if and why we loved the Boardwalk..well here ya go all of this post is why we fell in LOVE with this place!
The grounds are gorgeous:
We found this great place that by how many people were in it not many people took advantage of. This is the Community House.. and it's included.. and it's great!! It was raining again so we found it in perfect time!
after a little time there it was almost time for the campfire.. so we headed off towards the pool..and spotted this:
The kids thought the ducks in the pool was great!
campfire time.. loved this.. the CM's for Children's activities at the Boardwalk were AMAZING..the one fanning the fire was exceptional..
Next we hit the actual Boardwalk ( I highly recommend visiting it...we had such a good time!!)
Snack time.. and u will see that when all else fails..feed Taejan..lol
First entertainer.. this guy was good!
Ziah got picked to be part of it. Now my daughter is painfully shy ( like her daddy..certainly not like me or the 3 boys..lol) and this trip we saw her really come out of her shell. I was so pleased to see her participate.. normally she would have growled ( yes..that's right..my kid growls) and left to stand with us..
Up next we watched this guy.. Taejan is squimish so we didnt watch for too long..lol
Next it was back to the Community House...
The grounds are gorgeous:
We found this great place that by how many people were in it not many people took advantage of. This is the Community House.. and it's included.. and it's great!! It was raining again so we found it in perfect time!
after a little time there it was almost time for the campfire.. so we headed off towards the pool..and spotted this:
The kids thought the ducks in the pool was great!
campfire time.. loved this.. the CM's for Children's activities at the Boardwalk were AMAZING..the one fanning the fire was exceptional..
Next we hit the actual Boardwalk ( I highly recommend visiting it...we had such a good time!!)
Snack time.. and u will see that when all else fails..feed Taejan..lol
First entertainer.. this guy was good!
Ziah got picked to be part of it. Now my daughter is painfully shy ( like her daddy..certainly not like me or the 3 boys..lol) and this trip we saw her really come out of her shell. I was so pleased to see her participate.. normally she would have growled ( yes..that's right..my kid growls) and left to stand with us..
Up next we watched this guy.. Taejan is squimish so we didnt watch for too long..lol
Next it was back to the Community House...
Air Hockey anyone?
Taejan was being less than stellar so he and I took a room break for about 30 minutes until he could act like a 7 year old!
Once his little break was over he was in a hurry to get back to the Community House.
darn creepy chairs..those things are way worse than the pool..lol
When we got there they were playing bingo.my 2 and I think 3 other kids..that's IT. The prizes? Board games.. seriously people..this is included ( not all activities are free...but Bingo was!).
Taejan decided he just wanted some kid time and played with the abundance of toys:
next thing I know Ziah WON.. and she picked up the one game we didn't already have at home..lol ( we own over 100 board games..I have issues)
She was done and went and played while Declan tried to win black out:
Declan wanted to win so bad he could taste it and the CM ( tedi?) was playing him and teasing him..it was epic.. she was soo darn funny! Well he won.. the last prize.. and he proceeded to give it to the other little girl that hadn't won anything. My heart swelled.. def proud mama moment!
Now it was about time to head back outside to the Boardwalk.. mama wanted to see Illuminations , well what ya can from there..lol
as it all ended we saw some paper flying over the water..and yep.. I made my way to it and grabbed it before anyone else..I'm almost certain I didn't crush any children but my own..just sayin.. so now I have a very happy 10 year old who has his own piece of Illuminations ( and if it isnt ,well tell him and feel my wrath..cus that kid is HAPPY..a rare thing..lol).
after this we called it a night.. off to bed!
Taejan was being less than stellar so he and I took a room break for about 30 minutes until he could act like a 7 year old!
Once his little break was over he was in a hurry to get back to the Community House.
darn creepy chairs..those things are way worse than the pool..lol
When we got there they were playing bingo.my 2 and I think 3 other kids..that's IT. The prizes? Board games.. seriously people..this is included ( not all activities are free...but Bingo was!).
Taejan decided he just wanted some kid time and played with the abundance of toys:
next thing I know Ziah WON.. and she picked up the one game we didn't already have at home..lol ( we own over 100 board games..I have issues)
She was done and went and played while Declan tried to win black out:
Declan wanted to win so bad he could taste it and the CM ( tedi?) was playing him and teasing him..it was epic.. she was soo darn funny! Well he won.. the last prize.. and he proceeded to give it to the other little girl that hadn't won anything. My heart swelled.. def proud mama moment!
Now it was about time to head back outside to the Boardwalk.. mama wanted to see Illuminations , well what ya can from there..lol
as it all ended we saw some paper flying over the water..and yep.. I made my way to it and grabbed it before anyone else..I'm almost certain I didn't crush any children but my own..just sayin.. so now I have a very happy 10 year old who has his own piece of Illuminations ( and if it isnt ,well tell him and feel my wrath..cus that kid is HAPPY..a rare thing..lol).
after this we called it a night.. off to bed!
Day 4.. Sunday Sept 16th:
I had 2 goals and 2 goals only for this day.. ride the Avengers Monorail and get to that darn geyser! Now I want to forewarn u all..I was def not good about pictures all the time..sigh.. the further into the trip we got the less I took and I never once took my Rebel DSLR out of the room(s).
So we slept in and got up, got showered and headed out.. we are yet again MK bound..but wait wait.. someone spots a pin they just MUST have..
Silly me really doesn't know much about the Monorail other than get on it..go to O'hana or chef mickeys or 1900 park fare..lol.. so we get on it... we did want to go over to The Contemporary anyway so we stopped there:
we looked all around the shops and such:
went outside to see the view:
um..pretty darn awesome view!
took it to TTC.. me thinking that the Avengers rail was on the Epcot loop ( not sure why I thought that since I SAW it at MK..but I knew it wasnt on the track we took to CR)
got all the way to Epcot and um.. so we now need to go thru bag check to get back on cus silly silly me was apparently clueless..LOL. We do that go back up.. and I finally decided to ask a CM.. Im informed it's on the express line..so off we go to find it..lol
SCORE we found our way to the right track.. I asked the CM on the platform if we could wait until The Avengerrail arrived to load.. he said sure..so we went all the way to the front on the left and just waited.. 2 monorails later and:
Happy mama..and happy kids! we got to see some great views:
then it was time to go complete goal #2 for the day...the Geyser!
Up next.. do we get to see the geyser in action??
I had 2 goals and 2 goals only for this day.. ride the Avengers Monorail and get to that darn geyser! Now I want to forewarn u all..I was def not good about pictures all the time..sigh.. the further into the trip we got the less I took and I never once took my Rebel DSLR out of the room(s).
So we slept in and got up, got showered and headed out.. we are yet again MK bound..but wait wait.. someone spots a pin they just MUST have..
Silly me really doesn't know much about the Monorail other than get on it..go to O'hana or chef mickeys or 1900 park fare..lol.. so we get on it... we did want to go over to The Contemporary anyway so we stopped there:
we looked all around the shops and such:
went outside to see the view:
um..pretty darn awesome view!
took it to TTC.. me thinking that the Avengers rail was on the Epcot loop ( not sure why I thought that since I SAW it at MK..but I knew it wasnt on the track we took to CR)
got all the way to Epcot and um.. so we now need to go thru bag check to get back on cus silly silly me was apparently clueless..LOL. We do that go back up.. and I finally decided to ask a CM.. Im informed it's on the express line..so off we go to find it..lol
SCORE we found our way to the right track.. I asked the CM on the platform if we could wait until The Avengerrail arrived to load.. he said sure..so we went all the way to the front on the left and just waited.. 2 monorails later and:
Happy mama..and happy kids! we got to see some great views:
then it was time to go complete goal #2 for the day...the Geyser!
Up next.. do we get to see the geyser in action??
Ok I have done a ton of the report today..my eyes hurt...night all..lol..we have a busy day tomorrow so not sure how much I will get done until tomorrow night!
disneygirl76
Carey Poppins - Nanny and Disney Enthusiest
I am so excited about the AoA pics!!! The two little boys I sit for are going in 3 weeks and staying in a Cars Suite! They are going to flip their you know what! Its so awesome! Thank you for sharing!! Also - yeah - Clown Pool is freaking creepy - but the chairs...way worse! EEK!!!! (Please keep typing faster! I'm loving your TR!)
Englebabies
Active Member
Loving it so far. Night can't wait til more.
HouCuseChickie
Well-Known Member
That cupcake pic in Roaring Fork reminds me of one of our trips to WL. Just love me some cuppy cakes!!!
The rooms at BW look awesome! I've really wanted to stay there, but Luna Park scares the daylights out of me. But since you've said it's really not terrifying in person, we may pop over to BW on one of our non-park days so I can see if I can handle it. Those chairs on the other hand- wow! Creepy! Still- the resort as a whole looks very nice. Also loved the AoA pics...don't think we'll make it over there, but it looks great...so bright, bold, and well- Disney
Can't wait to read more!
The rooms at BW look awesome! I've really wanted to stay there, but Luna Park scares the daylights out of me. But since you've said it's really not terrifying in person, we may pop over to BW on one of our non-park days so I can see if I can handle it. Those chairs on the other hand- wow! Creepy! Still- the resort as a whole looks very nice. Also loved the AoA pics...don't think we'll make it over there, but it looks great...so bright, bold, and well- Disney
Can't wait to read more!
maryszhi
Well-Known Member
i think the cupcake crawl i am doing in 12 days will probably end up with me and a really bad tummy ache, but it will be soooooo worth it. i will def. add that cupcake to the listThat cupcake pic in Roaring Fork reminds me of one of our trips to WL. Just love me some cuppy cakes!!!
The rooms at BW look awesome! I've really wanted to stay there, but Luna Park scares the daylights out of me. But since you've said it's really not terrifying in person, we may pop over to BW on one of our non-park days so I can see if I can handle it. Those chairs on the other hand- wow! Creepy! Still- the resort as a whole looks very nice. Also loved the AoA pics...don't think we'll make it over there, but it looks great...so bright, bold, and well- Disney
Can't wait to read more!
That cupcake pic in Roaring Fork reminds me of one of our trips to WL. Just love me some cuppy cakes!!!
The rooms at BW look awesome! I've really wanted to stay there, but Luna Park scares the daylights out of me. But since you've said it's really not terrifying in person, we may pop over to BW on one of our non-park days so I can see if I can handle it. Those chairs on the other hand- wow! Creepy! Still- the resort as a whole looks very nice. Also loved the AoA pics...don't think we'll make it over there, but it looks great...so bright, bold, and well- Disney
Can't wait to read more!
BW as a whole is awesome
...but...oh wait not yet for that!
Loving your report so far - your kids are SO cute! You're getting me so excited, we are staying at the BW in January! It looks amazing. I gotta agree with the earlier post - type faster!
LMAO..in about an hour I will be back to post a bit.. my photopass+ cd was shipped this morning so I shouldn't have a lull in posting!
Sorry all.. I got busy sorting out fall/winter clothing for the kids..will try and post more tonight!
mousefreak
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Come on. Get your priorities straight. We want more!!!!