My Report - Pop Century, CRT, BnC, and more...

MickeyMamma · 01-20-2004

Taking advantage of annual passes this year, we were able to squeeze in a quick Disney visit when we went to FL to visit family. We had 1 full and 2 ½ days there so we decided to spend our first ½ day at EPCOT, the full day at MK, and the other ½ day at MGM. Traveling were myself, my DH, and my 2 ½ yo son. I will be sticking to the highlights of this trip.

Day 1:
We arrived about lunchtime so we checked into our hotel (Pop Century – see review here: http://www.disneycentral.com/forum/s...&threadid=8072 ) and went to have lunch at Beaches’n’Cream at the Beach Club Hotel. We had Q&C Vouchers and couldn’t believe all the food that we got. Everything was delicious! The restaurant is a bit small, but luckily it was not a busy time. The sundaes were fabulous! Some of the best vanilla ice cream around!

We toured EPCOT the rest of the day. We hit almost all the rides (skipped Test Track and Mission Space since I get so

). Then we did all the countries. We were heading for some dinner when DS fell asleep so we grabbed some turkey drumsticks and headed back to our hotel. They had a really nice food court at PC too. We walked around the resort and then went to bed.

(from the character holiday bus in EPCOT)

MickeyMamma · 01-20-2004

Day 2:
Magic Kingdom all day today! We had breakfast ressies at CRT. I wasn’t expecting too much based on the reviews that I had read, but it was GREAT! The food was really yummy and it was just a lot of fun to be inside the castle (something I have always wanted to do). I didn’t get to write up the review for this yet, but I will add the link when I do. The fairy godmother was the best! She spent SOOOO much time with DS and he was thrilled! She filled his pockets with Mickey glitter and he kept telling me about it all day. The princesses were really nice too, but DS has been watching Beauty and the Beast non-stop so when he saw Belle, he was in LOOOOOOOVE! See for yourself -

LAURENGOLD · 01-20-2004

OMG-your son is sooooooooooooo cute:) :)
Belle looks pretty happy herself!!;) It sounds like you had a great trip, I'm glad everything went well for you. Thanks for the review about PC too!!!

Welcome Home!

Lauren

**DisneyTeacher** · 01-20-2004

What a wonderful picture of your DS with Belle, he is so cute! It sounds like you had a wonderful trip, I can't wait to read the rest of your report.

Your reviews are great, I hope you are adding them to Review Central as well.

tiggerlover1971 · 01-20-2004

what a wonderful trip report Now I cant wait to stay at Pop in three weeks

MickeyMamma · 01-20-2004

I finally got to see Philharmagic and it was wonderful! I just wish it was a little longer so they could have included another film or 2. Even DS loved the movie and kept his 3D glasses on the whole time! The only issue was when the popping corks during “Be Our Guest” blasted air at his face, but we put our hands up and he loved it all!

We hit all of our favorite rides and to my surprise DS was making ride requests!?! I didn’t think he would be doing that quite yet. He insisted on Dumbo again and again. Jungle Cruise has also become one of his favorites. We had a great time.

After the problem with Illuminations our last trip, we decided to skip the fireworks (I’ll have to wait to see them in June). Instead we headed over to AKL to have dinner at Boma’s. Unfortunately the animals were not out that night – not even the longhorned cows which DS liked so much from our last trip. We walked around the overlook but they must have gone inside to warm up.

MickeyMamma · 01-20-2004

Day 3:
We decided to leave for my mom’s house a little later and spent most of the day at MGM. (Since we don’t do the thrill rides and the Backstage Tour is closed for now, there is only about ½ a day of stuff for us to do anyways.) We got off to a late start today since DH and DS wanted to have a relaxing breakfast at the hotel Food Court – as for me, I got the joy of packing all by myself, although that is probably still better than being assisted by DS who likes to “help” by inspecting everything that goes into the suitcase.

First stop was Little Mermaid show then off to PlayHouse Disney, although DS was running a low fever so he was not that into dancing with Bear. Next it was time for the Beauty & the Beast show which DS watched so entranced that his popsicle was melting all over the place. We visited with a few characters and then by the time we got to lunch, DS was fast asleep. So DH & I had a nice quiet lunch. We went on the movie ride after lunch. Then we made a quick stop to pick up a few things for our Birthday Buddy (bet you’re wondering who that is, huh???? :whistle: )

We made one last stop to get my favorite dessert at Disney. It is the giant apples dipped in caramel and then white fudge that they have at the sweets shop in MGM. I STRONGLY recommend them. (I took it back with me and have some left in the fridge now – but not for long. :p )

Then we went back to mom’s house, visited with more family for the rest of the weekend and now we are back home. Pictures are all uploaded and ready for printing tomorrow. And now, my trip report is done too.

One last picture for you. Here are my boys at MGM with Tigger.

**Dana** · 01-20-2004

*clapping.....clapping* Very nice report. Thanks so much for the much needed Disney fix! I love the pictures. You take great ones!

justval00 · 01-21-2004

Great report!!! Your son is a cutey patooty!!! Can't wait until I can write mine!!!

rlander · 01-21-2004

Great report and great pictures!!!

Willbegone · 01-21-2004

AWESOME report! Love the pics, your son is just too cute. This has helped curb my PDD with only 30 days left to go!!!

DougiesMommy · 01-21-2004

Great report and pictures! Your son is such a cutie and you can tell he loves Disney just as much as the rest of us.

mickaholic4077 · 01-21-2004

Your son is such a darling!!! I also enjoyed your report immensely.

Hailey · 01-26-2004

What a cute kid! Great report as I'm sitting loking at 7ins of snow ande15 degree temps.

Thaks for the fix.

polyman65 · 01-26-2004

Nice report but did you miss Wishes? Its worth another trip down just to see it.(sorry but I loved Wishes)

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MickeyMamma Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 599	My Report - Pop Century, CRT, BnC, and more... Taking advantage of annual passes this year, we were able to squeeze in a quick Disney visit when we went to FL to visit family. We had 1 full and 2 ½ days there so we decided to spend our first ½ day at EPCOT, the full day at MK, and the other ½ day at MGM. Traveling were myself, my DH, and my 2 ½ yo son. I will be sticking to the highlights of this trip. Day 1: We arrived about lunchtime so we checked into our hotel (Pop Century – see review here: http://www.disneycentral.com/forum/s...&threadid=8072 ) and went to have lunch at Beaches’n’Cream at the Beach Club Hotel. We had Q&C Vouchers and couldn’t believe all the food that we got. Everything was delicious! The restaurant is a bit small, but luckily it was not a busy time. The sundaes were fabulous! Some of the best vanilla ice cream around! We toured EPCOT the rest of the day. We hit almost all the rides (skipped Test Track and Mission Space since I get so ). Then we did all the countries. We were heading for some dinner when DS fell asleep so we grabbed some turkey drumsticks and headed back to our hotel. They had a really nice food court at PC too. We walked around the resort and then went to bed. (from the character holiday bus in EPCOT) Attached Images __________________ Back from Disney, hoping to return again soon. Last edited by MickeyMamma; 01-20-2004 at 06:07 PM.

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MickeyMamma Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 599	Day 2 Day 2: Magic Kingdom all day today! We had breakfast ressies at CRT. I wasn’t expecting too much based on the reviews that I had read, but it was GREAT! The food was really yummy and it was just a lot of fun to be inside the castle (something I have always wanted to do). I didn’t get to write up the review for this yet, but I will add the link when I do. The fairy godmother was the best! She spent SOOOO much time with DS and he was thrilled! She filled his pockets with Mickey glitter and he kept telling me about it all day. The princesses were really nice too, but DS has been watching Beauty and the Beast non-stop so when he saw Belle, he was in LOOOOOOOVE! See for yourself - Attached Images __________________ Back from Disney, hoping to return again soon.

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,310	What a wonderful picture of your DS with Belle, he is so cute! It sounds like you had a wonderful trip, I can't wait to read the rest of your report. Your reviews are great, I hope you are adding them to Review Central as well. __________________ ~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~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 238 days 1 hours 40 minutes

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tiggerlover1971 Official bouncer of DC Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: 100 acre woods Posts: 4,068	what a wonderful trip report Now I cant wait to stay at Pop in three weeks __________________ Cheryl ^i^ * Postcard Pixie * ^i^ ~ Sharing the Disney magic ~ woohoo only 20 more pounds to go to goal weight

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MickeyMamma Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 599	More Day 2 I finally got to see Philharmagic and it was wonderful! I just wish it was a little longer so they could have included another film or 2. Even DS loved the movie and kept his 3D glasses on the whole time! The only issue was when the popping corks during “Be Our Guest” blasted air at his face, but we put our hands up and he loved it all! We hit all of our favorite rides and to my surprise DS was making ride requests!?! I didn’t think he would be doing that quite yet. He insisted on Dumbo again and again. Jungle Cruise has also become one of his favorites. We had a great time. After the problem with Illuminations our last trip, we decided to skip the fireworks (I’ll have to wait to see them in June). Instead we headed over to AKL to have dinner at Boma’s. Unfortunately the animals were not out that night – not even the longhorned cows which DS liked so much from our last trip. We walked around the overlook but they must have gone inside to warm up. __________________ Back from Disney, hoping to return again soon.

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LAURENGOLD Mouse Meister Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,076	OMG-your son is sooooooooooooo cute:) :) Belle looks pretty happy herself!!;) It sounds like you had a great trip, I'm glad everything went well for you. Thanks for the review about PC too!!! Welcome Home! Lauren

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MickeyMamma Big Cheese Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 599	Finally, Day 3 Day 3: We decided to leave for my mom’s house a little later and spent most of the day at MGM. (Since we don’t do the thrill rides and the Backstage Tour is closed for now, there is only about ½ a day of stuff for us to do anyways.) We got off to a late start today since DH and DS wanted to have a relaxing breakfast at the hotel Food Court – as for me, I got the joy of packing all by myself, although that is probably still better than being assisted by DS who likes to “help” by inspecting everything that goes into the suitcase. First stop was Little Mermaid show then off to PlayHouse Disney, although DS was running a low fever so he was not that into dancing with Bear. Next it was time for the Beauty & the Beast show which DS watched so entranced that his popsicle was melting all over the place. We visited with a few characters and then by the time we got to lunch, DS was fast asleep. So DH & I had a nice quiet lunch. We went on the movie ride after lunch. Then we made a quick stop to pick up a few things for our Birthday Buddy (bet you’re wondering who that is, huh???? :whistle: ) We made one last stop to get my favorite dessert at Disney. It is the giant apples dipped in caramel and then white fudge that they have at the sweets shop in MGM. I STRONGLY recommend them. (I took it back with me and have some left in the fridge now – but not for long. :p ) Then we went back to mom’s house, visited with more family for the rest of the weekend and now we are back home. Pictures are all uploaded and ready for printing tomorrow. And now, my trip report is done too. One last picture for you. Here are my boys at MGM with Tigger. Attached Images __________________ Back from Disney, hoping to return again soon.

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	clapping.....clapping Very nice report. Thanks so much for the much needed Disney fix! I love the pictures. You take great ones! __________________ ~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. 268 days 20 hours 40 minutes

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justval00 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southwest Virginia Posts: 39	Great report!!! Your son is a cutey patooty!!! Can't wait until I can write mine!!! __________________

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rlander Happy Disney Dreams Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,455	Great report and great pictures!!!

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Willbegone Southern Princess Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Too far from WDW! Posts: 2,658	AWESOME report! Love the pics, your son is just too cute. This has helped curb my PDD with only 30 days left to go!!!

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DougiesMommy Big Cheese Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 567	Great report and pictures! Your son is such a cutie and you can tell he loves Disney just as much as the rest of us. __________________ Cher

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mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,181	Your son is such a darling!!! I also enjoyed your report immensely.

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Hailey Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: MD Posts: 151	What a cute kid! Great report as I'm sitting loking at 7ins of snow ande15 degree temps. Thaks for the fix. __________________

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01-26-2004	#15 (permalink)
polyman65 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 1202 miles from wdw Posts: 193	Nice report but did you miss Wishes? Its worth another trip down just to see it.(sorry but I loved Wishes)