Mini trip report of our "minnie" trip

Cinderellafifi · 03-04-2003

Hello! We got back late Sunday and I have been too busy to even log on until now! Our trip was short - only two days at the parks but we had a great time!

We drove up Thursday night and arrived at our hotel about 9:00 p.m. We stayed at the Comfort Suites, adjacent to Old Towne, off of 192. I must say we were pleasantly surprised. It will probably be the majority of my report since this will be a mini one.

It has been years since I not only stayed on 192 but have even driven on it. I was happy to see that the majority of construction is done.

To access the hotel, you must turn before Old Towne, if heading west, and drive back to a wooded area, about 1/4 off 192. Nice location. Check in was fast and easy. Our two rooms were connecting suites overlooking the big, 24 hour pool, jacuzzi, and bar. Very nice.

The rooms did not have divided bedrooms but a small living area and kitchenette. It was just perfect except we had to have a smoking room for my mom and brother. :devil Cough, cough, weez (if you are a non-smoker, you understand :dazed ). All room were accessed from the inside of hotel. The maid service was good.

Our biggest surprise was free continental breakfast. Many choices such as cereals, oatmeal, biscuits and gravy, toast, bagel, fresh fruit, yougurt, waffle, french toast, fruit juice, coffee, milk, etc.

The next morning we went to EPCOT. The weather was very ugly but we didn't get rained on. The place was empty! We went right on everthing! Test track was as fun as always, Mission Space looks "ready", Ellen's Engery Adv was fun with the five other people that rode with us - total. We got to see and do everything, including lunch in Mexico which was very expensive, I thought. Dinner was in England and was a delight - we got to eat while it rained and it stopped when we left. :)

I didn't find much to report about EPCOT with this trip. Probably because we were rushing so much to let brother experience everything. I was sad to see that the Living Seas is getting more and more sparce. I hope they don't close it.

The next day we went to Magic Kingdom. Got to ticket and transport at 8:15 and they were letting everyone through. We got to MK's entrance and they had a Welcome Celebration which brought tears to my eyes. All the characters rode into the train station and then were out for meet and greet. It was very nice.

We went right back to Splash and Thunder Mountains. Walked right on and had so much fun. Brother loved 'em. Space mountain was empty, too. All signs of Fed Ex are gone. Including the monitors in the queue area. It seemed very bare, just like before. I thought they did a terrible job of ripping off the Fed Ex stickers from the displays as you exit. They were litterally left half torn on the "boxes".

Carosel of Progress was closed. :cry: As was TimeKeeper. We got to see and do everything with minimal wait. Of couse there were the usual crowds in Fantasy Land (what is up with that area between Peter Pan and Small World? it is madness!)

Again, not too much to report about MK. We were bookin' it though to try to see everything. We did have a very pleasant lunch in the castle. DD got to see a few Princesses because they were accompanying a Make A Wish child to lunch. Very sweet.

That night we went to Pleasure Island and had the best time ever! It was mardi gras and they were throwing beads. The weather had cleared up and everyone was in a good mood. My husband and I were picked to be in a skit in the Adventurer's Club :o and because by then we were feeling no pain, I happily joined in. :whistle: :angel Normally, these things are a no-no for me as I am sorta shy and get embarrassed easily.

I was so glad that we went. This was a very fun trip despite the weather and the world. It was just what I needed. Of course, it wasn't enough and I cannot wait to go back!

ilvminnie · 03-04-2003

Glad to hear you had a good time, Fifi, even with the smoke. (Yep, I know what you mean!) It does sound like it was just enough to tease, though. Do you get to do a longer trip soon? Tell us about that skit...were you being a silly girl? Wish we could have seen it.

MickeyMac · 03-04-2003

Your trip sounds wuuuunerful! Thank you for sharing it!

**mickey** · 03-04-2003

Fifi, glad you had a great trip. Nothing like the rain to make your short trip a success.

mattomouseman · 03-04-2003

Welcome back Cinerallafifi! Sounds like you had a great time! Hope your brother enjoyed it! Being an ex-smoker I can appreciate your consternation with teh smokers. My brtoher still smokes and I, who smoked for MANY years, can't stand being around a smoker now:devil much less the smoke! :devil

LOL

:)

alexa1466 · 03-04-2003

Glad you had a great time! I get so jealous when I hear about other people's trips because it makes me even more anxious to get down there!!!!! I haven't been down there since 96' and were heading down this coming December and I'm a little bit saddened to hear your report on the Living Seas, which has always been an EPCOT favorite of mine. Does it really look that bad? Any others that you can think of that haven't been maintained up to par? Its sad to hear things like that. My father drives for a tour bus company and he was down there this past summer (which he said was totally horrible because his favorite time to go is right before Christmas). He was surprised to see how dirty EPCOT looked, garbage on the grounds and the carpeting on some of rides in future world was filthy. I don't know if it was because of the huge crowds considering it was summer because I don't remember the parks being like that at all, they were spotless. Hopefully things will improve!!! Thanks for the report though!

dab · 03-04-2003

Welcome back. So was this trip without the new baby? Glad to hear you struggled through the smokey room and bad weather and still had a magical time!! Do tell more about you skit!

Cinderellafifi · 03-04-2003

Baby (now 3 months) and daughter (3) were right there with us almost the whole trip - not of course at Pleasure Island. The baby was so good! He is a real trooper. Personally, I think he was just as excited as we were to be there. ;)

The skit was in the library part of the club with the maid. She was doing her closing number and pointed to me and another woman saying she wanted us to be three singing blondes. I protested at first but everyone started yelling and clapping and then my husband just about pushed me off of my chair. We sang "Bye Bye Blackbird" and did a little dance she made up. Then she called on our husbands who had to do the same thing since they had been laughing so hard. :laugh My stomach hurt from laughing after watching hubby!!:laugh :laugh :laugh

Willbegone · 03-04-2003

Thanks for the trip report as if I wasn't already dieing to leave Friday! :D

dab · 03-04-2003

Cute story Fifi! Wow, a baby and a 3 yr old on a 2 day trip... you must be exhausted after trying to fit in all the good stuff! :)

tiggerlover1971 · 03-04-2003

great trip report fifi You have gone a done it made me sick with wanting to go back to disney :)

Angie · 03-04-2003

Glad you had such a great time! I have a question though about EE. You said you got there at 8:15 and they were letting everyone through. Was EE at 7am or something. Also you said you went right back to splash and thunder were they open for EE? I thought it was just fantasyland and tomorrowland attractions? i'm confused. It's great that you got to go, even just for a short trip. Also, love to hear resort reports sounds like where you stayed was very nice.
Thanks
Angie

**DisneyTeacher** · 03-04-2003

I'm glad you had a great trip. I would love to be able to do a quick trip to WDW once in a while. That is so cool the you and your DH were picked to be in a skit at the Adventurer's club. I love that place, but I always try to go unnoticed while there!!! I'm the type of person who hates to get up in front of a group of people. Gosh--That sounds funny coming from a teacher!!

trishb · 03-04-2003

Thanks for sharing, Fifi! Wish I lived just a few hours away...

wdwjeff · 03-04-2003

Welcome Back, fifi,
Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Got any photos of that skit?

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Cinderellafifi Mouse Meister Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: S. Florida, Baby! Posts: 1,058	Mini trip report of our "minnie" trip Hello! We got back late Sunday and I have been too busy to even log on until now! Our trip was short - only two days at the parks but we had a great time! We drove up Thursday night and arrived at our hotel about 9:00 p.m. We stayed at the Comfort Suites, adjacent to Old Towne, off of 192. I must say we were pleasantly surprised. It will probably be the majority of my report since this will be a mini one. It has been years since I not only stayed on 192 but have even driven on it. I was happy to see that the majority of construction is done. To access the hotel, you must turn before Old Towne, if heading west, and drive back to a wooded area, about 1/4 off 192. Nice location. Check in was fast and easy. Our two rooms were connecting suites overlooking the big, 24 hour pool, jacuzzi, and bar. Very nice. The rooms did not have divided bedrooms but a small living area and kitchenette. It was just perfect except we had to have a smoking room for my mom and brother. :devil Cough, cough, weez (if you are a non-smoker, you understand :dazed ). All room were accessed from the inside of hotel. The maid service was good. Our biggest surprise was free continental breakfast. Many choices such as cereals, oatmeal, biscuits and gravy, toast, bagel, fresh fruit, yougurt, waffle, french toast, fruit juice, coffee, milk, etc. The next morning we went to EPCOT. The weather was very ugly but we didn't get rained on. The place was empty! We went right on everthing! Test track was as fun as always, Mission Space looks "ready", Ellen's Engery Adv was fun with the five other people that rode with us - total. We got to see and do everything, including lunch in Mexico which was very expensive, I thought. Dinner was in England and was a delight - we got to eat while it rained and it stopped when we left. :) I didn't find much to report about EPCOT with this trip. Probably because we were rushing so much to let brother experience everything. I was sad to see that the Living Seas is getting more and more sparce. I hope they don't close it. The next day we went to Magic Kingdom. Got to ticket and transport at 8:15 and they were letting everyone through. We got to MK's entrance and they had a Welcome Celebration which brought tears to my eyes. All the characters rode into the train station and then were out for meet and greet. It was very nice. We went right back to Splash and Thunder Mountains. Walked right on and had so much fun. Brother loved 'em. Space mountain was empty, too. All signs of Fed Ex are gone. Including the monitors in the queue area. It seemed very bare, just like before. I thought they did a terrible job of ripping off the Fed Ex stickers from the displays as you exit. They were litterally left half torn on the "boxes". Carosel of Progress was closed. :cry: As was TimeKeeper. We got to see and do everything with minimal wait. Of couse there were the usual crowds in Fantasy Land (what is up with that area between Peter Pan and Small World? it is madness!) Again, not too much to report about MK. We were bookin' it though to try to see everything. We did have a very pleasant lunch in the castle. DD got to see a few Princesses because they were accompanying a Make A Wish child to lunch. Very sweet. That night we went to Pleasure Island and had the best time ever! It was mardi gras and they were throwing beads. The weather had cleared up and everyone was in a good mood. My husband and I were picked to be in a skit in the Adventurer's Club :o and because by then we were feeling no pain, I happily joined in. :whistle: :angel Normally, these things are a no-no for me as I am sorta shy and get embarrassed easily. I was so glad that we went. This was a very fun trip despite the weather and the world. It was just what I needed. Of course, it wasn't enough and I cannot wait to go back! __________________ A whole year without a Disney visit leads to a crabby family DC's Tinkerbell is a very special fairy! A dream is a wish your heart makes...

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ilvminnie House of Mouse Hostess Join Date: May 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 2,445	Glad to hear you had a good time, Fifi, even with the smoke. (Yep, I know what you mean!) It does sound like it was just enough to tease, though. Do you get to do a longer trip soon? Tell us about that skit...were you being a silly girl? Wish we could have seen it. __________________ I WISH I WAS IN DISNEYWORLD NOW!!!

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MickeyMac Cherubic Chocoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,233	Your trip sounds wuuuunerful! Thank you for sharing it! __________________ ... back in the frozen tundra!

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,226	Fifi, glad you had a great trip. Nothing like the rain to make your short trip a success. __________________ Frank Costanza: You can drop a grand in Disney World, like that. My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Disneyland, 2008 16 days 7 hours 49 minutes

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mattomouseman Grumpmeister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Westchester Co. NY Posts: 1,746	Welcome back Cinerallafifi! Sounds like you had a great time! Hope your brother enjoyed it! Being an ex-smoker I can appreciate your consternation with teh smokers. My brtoher still smokes and I, who smoked for MANY years, can't stand being around a smoker now:devil much less the smoke! :devil LOL :) __________________ Disneyland1972 WDW1975 Disneyland1987 2000~CBR,2001~Wilderness Lodge 2002~Coronado Springs,2003 Poly, 2004 Disneyland Grand Californian NEVER FORGET, NEVER SURRENDER-GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.

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Mini trip report of our "minnie" trip

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alexa1466 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 162	Glad you had a great time! I get so jealous when I hear about other people's trips because it makes me even more anxious to get down there!!!!! I haven't been down there since 96' and were heading down this coming December and I'm a little bit saddened to hear your report on the Living Seas, which has always been an EPCOT favorite of mine. Does it really look that bad? Any others that you can think of that haven't been maintained up to par? Its sad to hear things like that. My father drives for a tour bus company and he was down there this past summer (which he said was totally horrible because his favorite time to go is right before Christmas). He was surprised to see how dirty EPCOT looked, garbage on the grounds and the carpeting on some of rides in future world was filthy. I don't know if it was because of the huge crowds considering it was summer because I don't remember the parks being like that at all, they were spotless. Hopefully things will improve!!! Thanks for the report though! __________________

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dab Perpetual Trip Planner Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,604	Welcome back. So was this trip without the new baby? Glad to hear you struggled through the smokey room and bad weather and still had a magical time!! Do tell more about you skit! __________________ Sheraton Vistana Resort - October 2001 Caribbean Beach - April/May 2002 Polynesian - September 2002 Port Orleans Riverside - January/February 2003 Wilderness Lodge - November 2003 Nickelodean Family Suites - October 2004 Beach Club Villas - September 2005 Pop Century - September 2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge - Going September 2008

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Cinderellafifi Mouse Meister Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: S. Florida, Baby! Posts: 1,058	Baby (now 3 months) and daughter (3) were right there with us almost the whole trip - not of course at Pleasure Island. The baby was so good! He is a real trooper. Personally, I think he was just as excited as we were to be there. ;) The skit was in the library part of the club with the maid. She was doing her closing number and pointed to me and another woman saying she wanted us to be three singing blondes. I protested at first but everyone started yelling and clapping and then my husband just about pushed me off of my chair. We sang "Bye Bye Blackbird" and did a little dance she made up. Then she called on our husbands who had to do the same thing since they had been laughing so hard. :laugh My stomach hurt from laughing after watching hubby!!:laugh :laugh :laugh __________________ A whole year without a Disney visit leads to a crabby family DC's Tinkerbell is a very special fairy! A dream is a wish your heart makes...

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Willbegone Southern Princess Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,490	Thanks for the trip report as if I wasn't already dieing to leave Friday! :D __________________ Feb. 2002: CBR Mar. 2003: POR Oct. 2005: CBR Mar. 2006: POFQ May 2007: POFQ Nov. 2008: SSR My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Thanksgiving week with Mickey! 83 days 3 hours 49 minutes

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dab Perpetual Trip Planner Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,604	Cute story Fifi! Wow, a baby and a 3 yr old on a 2 day trip... you must be exhausted after trying to fit in all the good stuff! :) __________________ Sheraton Vistana Resort - October 2001 Caribbean Beach - April/May 2002 Polynesian - September 2002 Port Orleans Riverside - January/February 2003 Wilderness Lodge - November 2003 Nickelodean Family Suites - October 2004 Beach Club Villas - September 2005 Pop Century - September 2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge - Going September 2008

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tiggerlover1971 Official bouncer of DC Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 100 acre woods Posts: 4,063	great trip report fifi You have gone a done it made me sick with wanting to go back to disney :) __________________ Cheryl ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ woohoo only 20 more pounds to go to goal weight

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Angie Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 413	Glad you had such a great time! I have a question though about EE. You said you got there at 8:15 and they were letting everyone through. Was EE at 7am or something. Also you said you went right back to splash and thunder were they open for EE? I thought it was just fantasyland and tomorrowland attractions? i'm confused. It's great that you got to go, even just for a short trip. Also, love to hear resort reports sounds like where you stayed was very nice. Thanks Angie __________________ Angie

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DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 15,852	I'm glad you had a great trip. I would love to be able to do a quick trip to WDW once in a while. That is so cool the you and your DH were picked to be in a skit at the Adventurer's club. I love that place, but I always try to go unnoticed while there!!! I'm the type of person who hates to get up in front of a group of people. Gosh--That sounds funny coming from a teacher!! __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We don't know yet either BCV or HHI 274 days 13 hours 49 minutes

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trishb Mouse Meister Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,350	Thanks for sharing, Fifi! Wish I lived just a few hours away... __________________ Trish

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wdwjeff Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 758	Welcome Back, fifi, Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Got any photos of that skit? __________________ wdwjeff GF 1988 ASMu 1998 Studio City Sheraton 2000 HRH/CBR June/July 2002 Portofino Bay Sept./Oct. 2004 BWV/Royal Pacific July/August 2005 HRH/BCV August 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Universal first, then it's Magic Time We're here, We're here!!!!!!!!!

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