[WishUponAStar]

Originally Posted by mommyof2

Waiting was not pleasant either-there were tons of bodies crammed into the bar area, so it felt as if the AC was not on!!!!!

OMG, I have to be honest, Disney is TOTALLY trying to save money on A/C we were saying this our WHOLE trip. We would go into stores to try & get away from the heat just to be smacked in the face by a wall of INSIDE heat. There were SOOOOOO many stores, attractions, waiting areas that are NORMALLY nice & cool that were completely HOT! It was frustrating.

[disneymania]

That doesn't bode well for the end of Sept. when we go! Any chance it will be a little cooler Sept.26 - Oct.4? I have heart problems and I'm afraid the rooms at Pop may be too warm.

[WishUponAStar]

Originally Posted by disneymania

That doesn't bode well for the end of Sept. when we go! Any chance it will be a little cooler Sept.26 - Oct.4? I have heart problems and I'm afraid the rooms at Pop may be too warm.

If your room is too warm tell them. We've been staying in Disney hotels since I was little & this is the FIRST time I ever noticed a 'locked thermastat.' We like our room to be CHILLY & even at Kidani our thermastat was locked & could NOT be lowered below 68 degrees. Now, obviously 68 is chilly & DEFINATELY should be cool enough for any hotel room but it did NOT feel like 68 degrees in our room. It LITERALLY felt in the high 70's, it just felt stuffy & the HALLWAY of Kidani was cooler than our room, we'd walk into our room and it just felt hotter than the hallway. We went down to the front desk, talked to someone, & all of the sudden magically our A/C felt colder. So, who knows.

[mommyof2]

Day 6
We srarted our day out at Hollywood Studios since it was Star Wars weekends. That did not last too long as the crowds were heavy. Had it been a different time of year we may have stuck it out but it was only 9:30 am and it was already too hot!! We went to check out TSM and the wait was 100 minutes-no thanks. If I remember correctly we ran into Muppet Vision at my DD's request and to get out of the heat!! After that we headed out to the bus to head to Epcot-I think we ended up waiting a good 30 minutes for a bus!!!!
We chose to head to Epcot because we had a 4:15 pm reservation at LeCellier-the first of 2 reservations there this trip. Since dinner was so early and we were meeting up with some family, we did not go back to the resort in the afternoon.
We got our time for the Kim Possible thingie-do not remember what it is called-but it is definitely worth doing!! It is awesome how interactive it is!!!! My kids had a blast and did not want to stop!!!!Prior to our KP time we went into Innovations and played the Recycling game-it was fun!!!
As we were walking along we looked up and there was Princess Aurora, all by herself with no one around!! We jumped on that opportunity and got some good phototpass pics. Unfortunately the regular camera pics did not turn out!!
We had gotten FP for TT and decided to head over there to use them. Along the way my DS asks my DH if he could hold his FP. My husband told him to hold on to it and DO NOT DROP it!! About 2 minutes later we were walking by the Character Connection where they are doing construction and there is a big wooden wall. All of a sudden my DS dives onto the ground yelling, "my fastpass!" Not only did he drop it, but it got sucked under the wallFortunately, there was a really nice CM in the Character Connection who gave us a fastpass good for all 4 of us!!!!
My DH's cousin and her family live in Orlando and were coming to meet up with us. They got there just as we were getting in line for TT. They were able to ride with us since we still had the 3 other FP from before the mishap!!
After riding Nemo(I the birds out front----mine, mine, mine!!)and Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, we headed over to Canada for our ressie. I went in and tried to get 3 more added to out reservation and he said it was not possible, so our cousin and her family walked around Epcot and ate dinner on their own.
We were so majorly dissappointed in LeCellier!!!! We ate there last year and it was the best meal of the trip. As a matter of fact my DH only agreed to 2 weeks in WDW if we did LeCellier twice!! The food was not that good!!!! Maybe it was because we were not super hungry...I don't know. But we left there disappointed!! It was also unnerving that they could not ad 3 more to our ressie, but there were tons of empty tables and waiters standing around during our meal!!!!
I know that at some point during the day we rode Spaceship Earth without a wait and we did Soarin on a FP-that is a great ride!! I also give Sunshine Season thumbs up!! They have a great selection!!
After dinner we headed to MK to get my DD her dress for BBB that was the next day, not realizing that they sold the same dress in Epcot!!!!!!! Oh well, we got to see what it was like to be in 3 parks in 1 day!!!
We said good-bye to our family with intentions of heading to their house to watch the Shuttle Launch in the morning..............................

[mommyof2]

This little guy was in the shrubbery by Norway-he was eating peanut butter crackers out of a woman's hand!!

[mommyof2]

A few more Epcot pics....

[WishUponAStar]

Originally Posted by mommyof2

We were so majorly dissappointed in LeCellier!!!! We ate there last year and it was the best meal of the trip. As a matter of fact my DH only agreed to 2 weeks in WDW if we did LeCellier twice!! The food was not that good!!!! Maybe it was because we were not super hungry...I don't know. But we left there disappointed!! It was also unnerving that they could not ad 3 more to our ressie, but there were tons of empty tables and waiters standing around during our meal!!!![/color]

I completely agree! When we ate at Le Cellier last October it was NOT as good as it used to be. We thought the food was just so/so. I personally think it's a lot of hype for little return. Ehhh, we probably won't be going there again any trip soon.

[mickeysgirlz]

Love your pictures!!

[jenbarnwell]

Originally Posted by mommyof2

Okay, I was able to get 2 picture files under "attach files", but then what?

I love that picture of Buzz and Woody! Can't wait to take pictures there for the first time!

[jenbarnwell]

Great TR. When we went in January I had these little Golden tickets four for each park for everyone in our party. (Disney charged my CC by accident for something that they should not have) For the 90 minute fairy wait we used the golden ticket and got to go to the front of the line. It was AMAZING!

[mommyof2]

Originally Posted by jenbarnwell

Great TR. When we went in January I had these little Golden tickets four for each park for everyone in our party. (Disney charged my CC by accident for something that they should not have) For the 90 minute fairy wait we used the golden ticket and got to go to the front of the line. It was AMAZING!

That is awesome!! The waits were crazy, butwe went back one night and the princesses were 30 minutes so we waited. Then we went one nite right at closing and the wait said 40 minutes for the fairies so we jumped on that opportunity!! We only ended up waiting about 30 minutes and they spent a lot of time with my DD!!

[Pooh Fan]

I'm enjoying your TR. Can't wait to read more.

[mommyof2]

[color="Olive"]Day 7
Well, the alarm went off at 4:30 am so we had enough time to get up and see the shuttle launch. Thank goodness I checked the Kennedy Space Center website before I woke the entire family up!! Launch was cancelled, I believe, due to a fuel leak and tentatively rescheduled for later in the week. So, back to bed I went!!
Once we were up and about we headed to our cousin's house anyway, and just relaxed by their pool for a while. But, we had to watch the time since DD had a 1 pm appointment at BBB in the castle!!!!!!!!!!!!! She had never done this before and was really excited. She had already decided she wanted to be Belle!!
The BBB was a wonderful experience and her "Fairy Godmother" really took her time with her and made her feel special!! As we were leaving the BBB, a Cm came running up to us and asked if we purchased her dress in the BBB. I told her no, that we purchased it the night before on Main Street. She pointed out a big rip in the side of the dress!! She told us to take it back and they will exchange it without any problem. So, back down Main Street we went, and they took it back---no questions asked!! She made it almost all day in her dress-it was close to 100 degrees-I tried to get her to change several times!! Around 4 pm she finally agreed to change into something cooler!! It was so cute because she got to meet the Princesses-only 30 minute wait-while all done up. And she rode all kinds of rides while dressed as Belle!!
We headed out to the monorail because we had a 6 pm reservation at 1900 Park Fare. The food was not bad, but the atmosphere is fun!!
My DS was not too thrilled about eating with the Princesses. He overheard Anastasia tell a table that Drucilla was "Godzilla"!! When Drucilla came to our table my son told her what Anastasia said. All of a sudden she screamed across the restaurant and said, Anastasia, this boy told me that you called me a big gorilla!!!! Did you call me Godzilla?!?!?" Of course they then started to fight-yelling across the restaurant. That totally made my DS night and he did not mind eating with Cinderella and the step-sisters!!
After dinner a storm rolled through-it never rained but it dropped the temp quite a bit!! This was the night that we did the Photopass photo shoot in the GF-got some great pics!!

[WishUponAStar]

That last picture with your DD & Belle is a FRAMAH'!!!! Totally gorgeous!

[mommyof2]

More pics......