LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever

LynnA · 01-14-2006

Background, We are a family of 5, DH 43, me 43, DS 9, DD 7, DS 5, none of which have ever been to WDW.
I had been planning our trip for 11 1/2 months, I did everything I could to research as much as I could all year, believe it or not I didn't find Disneycentral until after our trip!
I decided to stay at the Polynesian because since I was a child I dreamed of staying there

Friday Dec 23, Flight out of Atlantic City was delayed 3 1/2 hours, we missed our ADR at Ohana

, magic express was great, we arrived at the Poly just before midnight, we were hungry & tired, but I had a glimmer of hope. We ate at Captain Cook's. I explained to the lady what a day we had and how I was sure things would get better, she was sweet, gave us all free cookies to help cheer us up. Food seemed acceptable but we were all soooo tired. We went to our room, it was lovely, but our luggage wasn't there, it arrived at 2:15am, DH said I could go to sleep he would wait up for it. We all fell into bed.

Sat Dec 24- We had a ADR at Ohana for breakfast, it was amazing, when Stitch & Mickey came to our table I started to cry, I was so happy, the food was good but I was so excited I hardly noticed. I had planned the Perfectly Princess Tea for my daughter so after breakfast we went back to the room to change, she wore a beautiful pink princess dress that I had someone make for her, while we were changing, the men went to the marina to start their fishing trip I had planned for them. DD and I went to the monorail station to wait, I had a lovely conversation with the CM he was sweet, when the monorail arrived he told us the pilots name was Jim and we were to ride with him during our trip, another tear came to my eye. The ride to the GF was magical. We arrived at the GF, it was amazing. My DD noticed the gingerbread house right away especially because we had seen it on television.
We headed to the Princess tea we were the first to arrive, the staff greeted us they were so friendly, each little girl was announce, Princess Ariana was given a tiara, a rose and sprinkled with rose petals, waiting at our table was a princess doll and a silver bracelet. The whole experience was breathtaking. Rose Petal arrived and she sang and told stories while we drank tea, the princess were given tea pots and strainers with apple juice,lol.
queen's were given tea, it was so proper,lol. The food was little tea sandwiches & fruit, cheese & crackers, cake for dessert. The food was okay but the experience was beyond compare. Each girl got a private audience with Sleeping Beauty & Rose Petal. This was my daughters favorite part of the trip and worth every penny.
When we arrived back to the room we changed and waited for the men. DH said they had a wonderful time, the captain of the boat was very friendly and their boat caught the most fish of anyone that morning 10 fish. My DS 5yr
caught the biggest fish 4 3/4 lbs. and he fell in,lol. All in all a wonderful morning.

more to come

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B]Installment two[/

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After our eventful morning we decided to head to MGM and Pizza Planet for lunch. We got our food and headed upstairs because it seemed less crowded. Everyone ate lunch but me, I was still full from the Tea. While sitting there I took the opportunity to speak with the gentleman cleaning the tables. He was extemely friendly. He explained that he had been working at WDW since high school, he looked like he was in his late twenties or better.
He took time to play a Toy Story trivia game with my children. When he was finished he gave them each a souvenir mug, it was just another amazing thing that happened on our trip.
We walked around MGM and went on the Star Wars ride, it was exciting. When we exited the ride we were in the gift shop. It wasn't too crowded so a CM asked us if we wanted to have the children's pictures inserted in a Star Wars poster. She took their pictures in front of a blank screen and then inserted their faces on the bodies of Star Wars characters, it was unbelievable! I made my first purchase at WDW. LOL
We then headed back to the Polynesian because we had reservations for the Luau. I thought the kids would love it. I was wrong. The boys hated it, they left right after dinner. DD and I stayed but not for long, as soon as they brought out the fire batons she was ready to leave, a little scary I guess. I thought the show was entertaining but I didn't get the full effect because of whinny kids. Needless to say it won't be on our list of things to do next time. If nothing else we got to go to bed early to start our next day, Christmas Day 2005 at WDW.

More to come, I hope you are still interested.

ingamba · 01-14-2006

What a magical start to your family's first ever trip to WDW! I look forward to reading more.

Welcome to DC

**WishUponAStar** · 01-14-2006

This sounds exciting!! Can't wait to hear more!!!
Oh, and WELCOME!!!

Ready2Go · 01-14-2006

What Fun!!!!!!

**llama** · 01-14-2006

Oh - I LOVE your first day! What a magical way to start your holiday! Can't wait for more!

ssn · 01-14-2006

I'm so happy to hear such a great review of the Princess Tea Party. My DD will be 7 on our next trip and I SOOO want to do that with her!!

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!!

Erin · 01-14-2006

I loved your review of the Perfectly Princess Tea Party! What a great way to start your trip! Disney Magic was definitely working for you :c)

Did your son fall in the water, or the fish? Just wondering!

**DisneyTeacher** · 01-14-2006

What an awesomr start to your trip, I can't wait for more.

Maria · 01-14-2006

Your first day sounded wonderful! Welcome to DC

tinkerbell · 01-14-2006

first .. I am happy you found DC :) even if it was after your trip!! second so far I agree that your trip report has a magical beginning, even though your flight was delayed and your lugguage. Looking forward to the rest

lovemysons · 01-15-2006

Welcome to DC! What a great way for us to get to know you!

**Dana** · 01-15-2006

What perfect first day at WDW. You guys had a rought travel day, but your first day of magic more than made up for it. I always well up with tears during a character meal...brings back so many memories of when my DD was a little, little girl. she's almost 12 now and I still get the same happiness seeing her interact with the characters...such magic. I can't wait to hear more about this trip.

E&B's Mom · 01-15-2006

Where's the rest!?!?!?!?!

tiggerlover1971 · 01-15-2006

Welcome to DC and so sorry you found this after your trip . I am also sorry you missed your Ohana Dinner ( my favorite on property ) but I am glad you got to experience it for breakfast I cant wait to hear more

missy H · 01-15-2006

Welcome to DC! Great start to your TR, we were at GF when you were as we has breakfast at 1900 park fare that morning at 11.00 and we saw a number of princess going to tea and a few sitting around as we left breakfast!

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LynnA Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 253	LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever Background, We are a family of 5, DH 43, me 43, DS 9, DD 7, DS 5, none of which have ever been to WDW. I had been planning our trip for 11 1/2 months, I did everything I could to research as much as I could all year, believe it or not I didn't find Disneycentral until after our trip! I decided to stay at the Polynesian because since I was a child I dreamed of staying there Friday Dec 23, Flight out of Atlantic City was delayed 3 1/2 hours, we missed our ADR at Ohana , magic express was great, we arrived at the Poly just before midnight, we were hungry & tired, but I had a glimmer of hope. We ate at Captain Cook's. I explained to the lady what a day we had and how I was sure things would get better, she was sweet, gave us all free cookies to help cheer us up. Food seemed acceptable but we were all soooo tired. We went to our room, it was lovely, but our luggage wasn't there, it arrived at 2:15am, DH said I could go to sleep he would wait up for it. We all fell into bed. Sat Dec 24- We had a ADR at Ohana for breakfast, it was amazing, when Stitch & Mickey came to our table I started to cry, I was so happy, the food was good but I was so excited I hardly noticed. I had planned the Perfectly Princess Tea for my daughter so after breakfast we went back to the room to change, she wore a beautiful pink princess dress that I had someone make for her, while we were changing, the men went to the marina to start their fishing trip I had planned for them. DD and I went to the monorail station to wait, I had a lovely conversation with the CM he was sweet, when the monorail arrived he told us the pilots name was Jim and we were to ride with him during our trip, another tear came to my eye. The ride to the GF was magical. We arrived at the GF, it was amazing. My DD noticed the gingerbread house right away especially because we had seen it on television. We headed to the Princess tea we were the first to arrive, the staff greeted us they were so friendly, each little girl was announce, Princess Ariana was given a tiara, a rose and sprinkled with rose petals, waiting at our table was a princess doll and a silver bracelet. The whole experience was breathtaking. Rose Petal arrived and she sang and told stories while we drank tea, the princess were given tea pots and strainers with apple juice,lol. queen's were given tea, it was so proper,lol. The food was little tea sandwiches & fruit, cheese & crackers, cake for dessert. The food was okay but the experience was beyond compare. Each girl got a private audience with Sleeping Beauty & Rose Petal. This was my daughters favorite part of the trip and worth every penny. When we arrived back to the room we changed and waited for the men. DH said they had a wonderful time, the captain of the boat was very friendly and their boat caught the most fish of anyone that morning 10 fish. My DS 5yr caught the biggest fish 4 3/4 lbs. and he fell in,lol. All in all a wonderful morning. more to come [ B]Installment two[/ B] After our eventful morning we decided to head to MGM and Pizza Planet for lunch. We got our food and headed upstairs because it seemed less crowded. Everyone ate lunch but me, I was still full from the Tea. While sitting there I took the opportunity to speak with the gentleman cleaning the tables. He was extemely friendly. He explained that he had been working at WDW since high school, he looked like he was in his late twenties or better. He took time to play a Toy Story trivia game with my children. When he was finished he gave them each a souvenir mug, it was just another amazing thing that happened on our trip. We walked around MGM and went on the Star Wars ride, it was exciting. When we exited the ride we were in the gift shop. It wasn't too crowded so a CM asked us if we wanted to have the children's pictures inserted in a Star Wars poster. She took their pictures in front of a blank screen and then inserted their faces on the bodies of Star Wars characters, it was unbelievable! I made my first purchase at WDW. LOL We then headed back to the Polynesian because we had reservations for the Luau. I thought the kids would love it. I was wrong. The boys hated it, they left right after dinner. DD and I stayed but not for long, as soon as they brought out the fire batons she was ready to leave, a little scary I guess. I thought the show was entertaining but I didn't get the full effect because of whinny kids. Needless to say it won't be on our list of things to do next time. If nothing else we got to go to bed early to start our next day, Christmas Day 2005 at WDW. More to come, I hope you are still interested. Last edited by LynnA; 01-16-2006 at 07:53 PM.

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ingamba Disneyland Dreaming! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 2,176	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever What a magical start to your family's first ever trip to WDW! I look forward to reading more. Welcome to DC __________________ Andrew Avatar: A magical night at the Happiest Place on Earth! OCT-JFK DEC-SEA DEC-ORD JAN-PVD FEB-SNA

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WishUponAStar Waiting for BLT! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm right here! HI! Posts: 12,743	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever This sounds exciting!! Can't wait to hear more!!! Oh, and WELCOME!!! __________________ Disneyland & College Program Moderator Upcoming Trips Dec. 16th - 20th '09: Bay Lake Tower June 2010: Alaska Cruise Oct 2010: Spooky Halloween in Disneyland "Life without a vacation countdown is like a cupcake with no frosting." Banner by Mickeysgirlz, she's a rockstar! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our first Bay Lake Tower stay 24 days 22 hours 1 minutes

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ssn Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,222	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever I'm so happy to hear such a great review of the Princess Tea Party. My DD will be 7 on our next trip and I SOOO want to do that with her!! Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!! __________________ 2010 1st Disneyland Trip 2009 Boardwalk Inn 2008 POP/Polynesian August 2007 AS Movies & Cinderella's Castle Suite!! April 2007 Contemporary/Beach Club 2005 Wilderness Lodge/Disney Wonder Cruise 2004 Port Orleans FQ/Vero Beach (10th Anniver.) 2003 Polynesian (DH's 40th bday)(DD's 1st WDW trip) 2001 Port Orleans Riverside 1999 Caribbean Beach 1994 Grand Floridian (honeymoon) 1981 Polynesian 1973 1st WDW trip - off property My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 1st Disneyland trip! 140 days 1 hours 2 minutes

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Erin Scooter Princess Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Welaka Posts: 9,771	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever I loved your review of the Perfectly Princess Tea Party! What a great way to start your trip! Disney Magic was definitely working for you :c) Did your son fall in the water, or the fish? Just wondering! __________________ Team Jake! http://www.twitter.com/IamBubbles www.facebook.com/scooterprincess

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Maria Mouse Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,269	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever Your first day sounded wonderful! Welcome to DC __________________ Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away April/May 2008~ASMO * May 2006 WDW~ASMO * May 2005 WDW~ASMO * April/May 2004 WDW~AKL * April 1989 WDW~Poly * July 1979 DL off site

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tinkerbell Neverland Tour Guide ® Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Ark-La-Tex Posts: 7,596	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever first .. I am happy you found DC :) even if it was after your trip!! second so far I agree that your trip report has a magical beginning, even though your flight was delayed and your lugguage. Looking forward to the rest __________________ Stinkerbell, so named by Darth Official Defender of Swiss Family Treehouse MB chitchatter. We don't need no stinkin' post counts Protect Texas!!! Arm A Dillo

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever What perfect first day at WDW. You guys had a rought travel day, but your first day of magic more than made up for it. I always well up with tears during a character meal...brings back so many memories of when my DD was a little, little girl. she's almost 12 now and I still get the same happiness seeing her interact with the characters...such magic. I can't wait to hear more about this trip. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 273 days 22 hours 1 minutes

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E&B's Mom Just keep swimming . . . Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,856	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever Where's the rest!?!?!?!?! __________________ Maggie Avatar: New Years Resolutions Realistic - to get back into my best running shape. New Years Resolution Dream - to run a marathon 2006 - US Hard Rock Hotel 2005 - US Royal Pacific and Rennaisance at Sea World 2003 - All-Star Sports 2000 - All-Star Movies 1995 - Off Site My Disney Countdown Counting down to: RCCL Liberty of the Seas Sailing, Sailing . . . . .

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tiggerlover1971 Official bouncer of DC Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 100 acre woods Posts: 4,068	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever Welcome to DC and so sorry you found this after your trip . I am also sorry you missed your Ohana Dinner ( my favorite on property ) but I am glad you got to experience it for breakfast I cant wait to hear more __________________ Cheryl ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ woohoo only 20 more pounds to go to goal weight

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missy H MB's British Belle Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,663	Re: LynnA first family trip to WDW for Christmas or ever Welcome to DC! Great start to your TR, we were at GF when you were as we has breakfast at 1900 park fare that morning at 11.00 and we saw a number of princess going to tea and a few sitting around as we left breakfast! __________________ Missy H Avatar He married me again!! Next Trips Jun 09 28 days Oct 09 7days Dec 09 14 Days June 1998 offsite April 1999 ALL STAR SPORTS Dec 1999 and April 2000 offsite March 2003 offsite June/July 2004 POP Christmas/New year 2005/06 POP CENTURY then AKL July 2006 POFQ Dec 2006 POP June 2008 POP My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 1st of 3 trips to WDW in 2009!!! playing at WDW trip number 1! two to go!!!