I have started posting this TR on the other Disney forum i visit but i thought it be nice to share it with everyone here aswell :) Hope you all enjoy and it doesnt get too boring. Updates will follow.
The Cast:
Me- Emma or Mummy on this trip (25); I suffer from Disney OCD and Tink is my all time favourite Disney character, with Stitch a close second.
DD- Kyra or Baba (2); Loves the Princesses and Minnie. Favourite ride before we left was Dumbo.
DB-Chris my wonderful *cough* brother(27); he has the idea that Christopher Robin was based on him.
DFSIS-Lynn the soon to be "Sister In Law"(28); Likes rollercoasters and rides in the dark.
We got up, well lets be frank... I got up at 4am, got showered and dressed and checked everything was packed.
I was excited but wasn't able to show it in fear of looking sad in the eyes of my brothers gf. :twisted:
(You will find how much I "dislike" her in this trippy as I feel I need to have a little vent about her)
Anyway, I woke DD up at 6am and got her fed, dressed etc...little did I know this was probably her breakfast today was going to practically all she ate all week. :( We left around 7ish and arrived at Ashford to find out our train was scheduled to leave at 9.50am instead of 9.38am. This was due to the previous fire in the channel tunnel. I was prepared for this small delay so it didn't bother me too much.
Kyra in the car on the way to the station, she was not in a photo taking mood.
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While waiting for the train, DD played in the kids area while I went and bought up the whole newsagents:lmao: . I took Kyra to the toilet before we boarded the train when i heard one mother screaming at her son, to be honest i was shocked she was threatening him with all sorts. Not sure what he had done but nothing can be THAT bad.
My brother and his beloved :rolleyes:
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At 9.35ish we was able to make our way to the platform to board the train, we was sat in coach 18 seats 61,65 and 66. This was the family area and it was packed, I hadn't got Kyra a seat so she was planning on sitting on my lap, I did hope no one was sitting in the seat next to me but sadly someone was so DD was not impressed that she had to sit on my lap the whole journey.
We arrived 45 mins later than planned, which in all honesty was really good considering and i kick myself for all that worrying that the train was going to be cancelled or furthermore hours and hours late.
Soon after we got off the train, we heard "Just like we dreamed it": playing in the station, Kyra was happily singing along and I was feeling that magial feeling. I couldn't wait untill we got to the parks.
But first after a toilet stop in the station we went and boarded our bus to the Hotel Cheyenne.....
More to follow...
Ok so where was we?
Yes, I remember on our way to the hotel.
I choose the Cheyenne, as it was in line with my budget and looked like a fun place to stay.
A bit of info for those who have never stayed at the Cheyenne, Its based on a cowboy theme and the rooms are in little motels, its like a scene from the wild west. I loved it and would recommend staying here to anyone with children and even those without.
A lovely CM called Sylvie checked us in and changed our meal reservations, I had decided to eat at Cafe Mickey that evening. I also changed our dining time for Inventions for the Wednesday to eat at 7.30pm instead of 6.30pm.
Our room the furthest away from reception, which at first I was bit disapointed about but in the end wasn't too bothered. We was in the Calamity Jane block, room 6424. The room was big enough and I loved the theming. I had top bunk while Kyra had the lower bunk. The beds are so comfy.
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After dumping our luggage and freshened up we headed back to the bus stop to catch the bus to the parks.
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When we got to Disneyland Park it was around 3ish and we stopped into the Emporium to pick up some Stitch and Minnie ears, We heard the character express from inside so after dashing to pay for our items we ran outside to watch, sadly the 3pm train doesnt stop in Central Plaza due to the parade at 4pm. But me and Kyra had a little boogie and followed the train with the rope.
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Yay Stitch!!
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My Brother and his GF started moaning that they was hungry (they made sandwichs on the train but didn't eat them) and wanted to go and eat somewhere.
We went to (I can't remember the name but its the counter service near Peter Pan's Flight) but by the time they had gotten there food it was just past 3.30 and i informed them I was going to watch the parade and to come and find me when they was finished.
This clearly put Lynn's nose out of joint, but i had a schedule and i was sticking to it.
On the way round to the parade route we bumped into Stitch! He was in a rush and I think he was making a way to a CM exit but Kyra did get a photo with him but she wasn't looking at the camera (damn!) Luckily this was not going to be our only encounter with Stitch.
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Now i had wanted to watch the Princess stop at the parade but was disapointed to find that only Aladdin and Jasmine got off to dance where we was standing. But i soon got over my disapointment because i really do love the "Once Upon A Dream" Parade.
My brother and his gf managed to find us just before the parade started so they got to see it aswell, but little did I know this was another moan of many, my brother said the song was going to do his head in all week and Lynn claimed it was not what she was expecting and thought it was a bit dull.
I'm not sure what she was expecting but to me it over does my expectations, I love everything about the parade.
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I made a mental note to ditch them for large gaps during the days throughout the week, I didn't need them to try and burst my Disney bubble.
We then went on Its a Small World, and DD loved it and I loved it. Really reminded me why this was my favourite ride in WDW.
Another groan came from camp so i suggested we pop to the studios and go on ToT before we went back to the hotel for a rest and a shower to get ready for dinner.
We made it to the Studios for 5ish and ToT only had a queue for 5mins so I took Lynn on that while my Brother went for a walk with Kyra.
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We had a really scary CM which made the ride even better, we sat at the front of the lift and i swear i went so far off my seat i thought i was going to fly out the evelator shaft lol.
When the ride stopped i screamed "OH MY GOD" and the CM started making fun of me lol, I love ToT and was lucky i was able to get a few rides in on this trip.
My brother and Lynn went on RnRC while i waited at the exited for baby swap, I then went on the ride with my brother and he loved it. We then saw Stitch Live! was started in 10mins so we went over to that and it was really funny, and Chris and Lynn was very impressed with the way it was done.
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We then made our way back to the hotel for a little restbite as the Studios was drawing to a close.
Coming up Cafe Mickey.
Day 1 part three.
I booked our table for 8.30pm for Cafe Mickey and we when we arrived the place was heaving.
We was seated after about a 10min wait, which yet again didn't impress Chris and Lynn.
I guess its true when they say you can't please everyone.:rolleyes1
Me and my Brother had the Pluto steak which was very nice, but a bit chewy.
Lynn had some pasta dish, not sure what though as I wasn't paying attention and Kyra had nuggets and chips.
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The menu had changed slighty for the kids since April, Kyras food came like a nugget kebab. Lets just say she ate a few chips and that was about it. Also the dessert is now a buffet for the kids which i thought was rather good.
We Saw Mickey, Goofy, Gepetto, Smee, Eeyore, Rafikie (Sp) and Sheriff of Nottingham.
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I ordered a cake for Kyra as her Birthday is only 4 weeks away and I want to say thanks to the CM he was great, I asked him he could make sure that the Sheriff of Nott. didn't bring the cake over as the second she saw him her face when from happy to shock to tears. She did not like him.
So he brought over Smee and Rafikie, and got Kyra on the chair and everyone was singing and clapping Happy Birthday which was lovley.
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Overall, it wasn't the best meal I have had at Cafe Mickey. I think its because we booked a bit later to eat.
We got to bed about 11.30 after passing through the village and browsing in some shops.
I have a video from Cafe Mickey which i will upload later when I get the chance :)
Also sorry there is not much food porn on this trip, i forgot to take photos of the food.
Day 2 part 1
I woke up at 7.15am and got ready in a mad rush as I wanted to make EMH in good time.
Chris and Lynn decided to stay in bed (this was a occuring thing with them) so it was just me and Kyra.
I had booked lunch for Auberge de Cendrillion for 12 today so Kyra wanted to wear her Belle dress.
I arranged to meet DB and FSIL at 10am in Main Street as i asked them to bring the pushchair with them.
First we had to stop off for a photo with Goofy at our hotel, Kyra was very excited and she looked like such a little princess.
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We made it to the park for just after 8am and we managed Pinocchio, Dumbo, teacups and Carousel de Lancelot. I think we went on Pinocchio twice in a row.
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We then went to have to some breakfast about 9.30am from the Cable Car cookie shop where i had a cookie and Kyra wanted a doughnut, not exactly healthy but i was hoping Kyra would be hungry so she would eat all her lunch in the Auberge.
Little did I know the reason she was hardly eating was because she had a funny tummy.
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We met Chris and Lynn at 10am where i said i wanted to take Kyra to meet Winnie the Pooh. I said we'd only be 10 mins as the queue was really short when Lynn complained that she wasnt hanging around to meet a man in a suit.
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I asked her to refrain from saying that around Kyra as I don't want the magic ruined for her or other children.
So i then told them i would meet them at 4.30pm in Main Street as me and Kyra was going to go off and do our own thing.
We queued up and meet her beloved Pooh Bear. This trip Kyra got into getting autographs.
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After we saw Pooh bear we muddled around and popped into Frontier Land where the Halloween decs were up, DD was scared of the pumpkin men so that has kind of halted any trips for Halloween.
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I then did some window shopping. I had spied a few things i wanted to get Kyra for Christmas. Then we had a quick ride on Its a Small World.
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I also did my 1st pin trade and i was very excited about it. I managed to trade 20 pins on my whole trip and was even approaced by 2 CM's to trade.
Kyra was fasinated with Cinderella's carriage in the patio area of the Auberge, i must admit i was too, it was very pretty.
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It was soon coming around to 12 so we went and waited outside the Auberge for it to open. Kyra was really excited about seeing the Princesses and i was hoping that Belle would make a apperance.
Coming up next meeting the Princesses and would i actually like the food at Auberge de Cendrillion
So here we are, the Auberge de Cendrillion.
The restuarant where you can wine and dine with the Princesses and maybe not eat the food.
I really don't think the menu describes the food well enough as if im honest i looked at the menu and did worry.
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The food didnt sound like anything i would ever eat let alone DD would touch. Someone had to eat the food it was costing me 75Euros for this meal.
We got called in at 12 and Kyra was the first to meet Cinderella, which just before we was seated Cinderella told me she thought Kyra was beautiful. I thought that was really nice.
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We was sat away from the dance floor but i need not of worried about that.
As soon as we entered Suzy and Perla came over and we had photos and they signed Kyra's book.
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It wasnt long till we heard the clock strike and Suzy came and got Kyra and took her and some other little princesses over to the dance floor to see Aurora and Prince Philip dance which was ever so good.
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We was then given our drinks I had the Prince cocktail and it was really nice. I think Kyra had one or something similar. Kyra then met Aurora and Philip and i found that Aurora didnt seem to interact well with Kyra it was like she couldn't be bothered. Philip was lovely though.
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Soon after Belle arrived and Kyra got so excited and i was so happy as i have read that she isnt always in the restuarant. Kyra gave her a big hug and Belle was so sweet with her and was really into her role by calling Kyra princess and did she like reading and she thought it was adorable when Kyra asked for "beautiful beast"
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Our Main courses arrived and mine was a rack of lamb with potato and veg and oh my it was to die for.
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Kyra took one bite of hers and said it was yuck and didnt like it, which was pretty much i expected. But rather then let it go to waste i gobbled that down aswell. I thought it was lovely.
Ariel then made a appearance and she was really nice and spoke with Kyra and signed her book.
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Kyra made friends with the little girl sitting next to us, she was 4 and from Ireland and her and Kyra was dancing together round the tables it was so cute.
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We had our desserts and i ate most of mine, it was a small chocolate type cheesecake thing and some ice cream sorbet the other thing looked gross so i didnt touch that.
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Kyra didnt eat hers, and when i took a bit from her Cinderella's slipper she started crying say i broke Cinderella's slipper...luckily the lady with the girl who Kyra had become friends with gave her hers.
Kyra was upset we had to leave and had a photo with Belle on the way out, its a shame Kyra looks miserable in it but oh well lol.
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We left about 2pm so we then decided it was time for Small World again and again....and again lol.
At about 3pm we left to go and have a drink in the DLH to get ready for the little character parade in there at 4pm...
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My camera seemed to play up during this meal so i didnt get that many great photos
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Kyra recieving her Birthday Cake in Cafe Mickey (22nd Sept 08)
She doesn't look too impressed lol, prob thinking where is Mickey! :D
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Day 2 part 3
I'm trying to remember where we left off....Oh yes we had just eat at the Auberge de Cendrillion.
Kyra had asked to go back on Its a Small World so we had a quick ride on that.
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We saw that the Snow White ride didn't have any wait so walked onto that, Kyra didn't like the old hag and proceeded to cover her eyes half way round the ride. But she loved seeing the 2 Dwarfs.
I then decided we should go and see if Casey Jnr was open and it wasnt. Boohoo.
But what soon made up for that dissapointment was the fact we saw some characters near Dumbo.
Kyra had photos with Rabbit, Pigleyt (Kyra squealed with joy when she saw him) Minne and Stitch, Friar Tuck was around aswell.
I want to add that from our previous trips the character scrums seem more organised, the characters kept making sure all the children kept there distance and called/motioned each child up at a time making sure everyone waited there turn. There was a odd occasion where children didnt listen and ended up being ignored but i can say Kyra never got pushed out the way once.
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After a quick photocall i needed a sit down so we went for a nose around the DLH. I knew they would be characters in the lobby at 4pm and it was just after 3pm so we had a nice drink in Fantasia Bar and chilled out for a while.
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4Euros for a orange juice....shocking. Kyra loved singing along to the music, we heard Gummi Bears and the french version of Duck Tales.
After our drink we went down to the lobby and waited about 10mins when suddenly some music started and a selection fo characters appeared on the 1st and 2nd floor.
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There was Goofy, Minnie, Mickey, Launchpad and Tigger. They came down and took all the children in a circle and danced with them to a selection of DLRP songs, it was great fun. (I have a video of this which i will upload later)
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I would highly recommened this to anyone with children, there was no scrum and the characters all had fun and got up to mischief.
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This has to be one of my favourite photos of Kyra and Minnie.
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We had so much fun we went back another 2 times during the week.
It was soon nearly 4.30 so after the character fun had ended we went to meet Lynn and Chris.
Coming up next Fun at the Studios before bedtime.
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The Character Express is coming!
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The first of many visits to the DLH.
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Day 2 part 4. (Sorry not many photos in this section)
So we had just been and had fun in the DLH where we then had to go meet my Brother and FSIS in Main Street at 4.30pm
Little had i forgot that the parade was just making its way round the beginning of Main Street USA, so it was rather packed.
It gave me and DD another opportunity to watch though while we waited to see if my brother could find us.
They soon found us after the parade had finished, where i spotted 2 park passes on the floor, i motioned for my brother to pick them us as we could use them for extra FP's. I looked at the back and realised that they was a 3 day pass and still had 2 days left on them
Well I know some people may of taken them and kept them for themselves but i went and handed them into City Hall. If that had happened to me i would hope someone would do the same.
So we then decided to hop, skip and jump to the studios as i wanted to see what the queue time was like for Crush.
It was only 25mins..wow i thought and i asked the CM at the exit about Baby Swap while Chris and Lynn joined the queue. The CM said to wait at the exit then go down when they come off the ride, didnt need a ticket or anything.
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While waiting for the baby swap i noticed this little fella hiding between the rocks!
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Little did we know that when i went in for baby swap Chris and Lynn was meant to inform the CM just before they got on the ride. I then had to prove that i had been waiting with my Daughter at the exit and not trying to queue jump. At first the CM (they had changed over shifts from when i first asked about baby swap) didn't seem to convinced so i had to march him over and point out that yes that is my Daugher in the Belle dress with my brother and did he want to see her passport. He said no, i think he got the message.
Finally after that hoo ha, i was on the ride. I sat backwards in the shell and it was alot better than sitting in the front of the shell.
After crush me and Lynn went on ToT and i was naughty and took the photo of the photo ;) (We are bottom right hand corner)
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We also caught the last showing of Animagique where we got seats right at the front in the centre and I think this was one of the only things that impressed my brother, he said it was really cool lol.
The park was coming to a close and it was too late to pop into watch Candlebration so me and Kyra went back to the hotel for a early night while Chris and Lynn went and ate in Annettes.
I want to add that Crush's Coaster was a max 25min wait whenever i went to the Studios, not sure if it was longer in the morning, but I always seem to pass it around the 5pm mark and never saw it rise to over 25mins.
Coming Up next day 3, lots more characters, DLH and Inventions.
hi i am enjoying the report only problem is i cant veiw any of the photos have you got a photobucket file that i can look at them as the first few i did see are so nice.
Quote from: "toonarmylass"hi i am enjoying the report only problem is i cant veiw any of the photos have you got a photobucket file that i can look at them as the first few i did see are so nice.
I'm trying to sort that out, will post a link once its sorted :D
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Hoping this works for those who cannot see the photos.
Great trip report, pictures and videos, thanks for posting them. I'm glad you had a great time, and I look forward to seeing the rest :)
hi again just wanted to let you know that its asking for a password
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Great trip report, pictures and videos, thanks for posting them. I'm glad you had a great time, and I look forward to seeing the rest :)
Thanks, next installment coming up in a while.
Day 3 part 1. 24th September 2008
So another early start of me and DD.
We was the first ones in the queue for Pluto at the Cheyenne at 7.30am
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(Just a note we didnt eat breakfast in the hotel as we are not early morning breakfast eaters. Which is why we ate breakfast in the park)
We waited for the bus and Fern had a bench all to herself.
We got the entrance of the park at 7.55am where we waited for the CM's to open the gates.
It was a very foggy morning and this is what Main Street looks like on a empty morning.
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We saw one lady running to get her photo with the castle background only to find it so foggy that the castle looked like it had dissapeered. It was spooky.
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Our first ride was Carousel de Lancelot.
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Followed by Dumbo.
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Then Pinocchio.
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We then went and grabbed a bite to eat in the Cable cookie shop, where Minnie and Fern decided they wanted to eat my cookie.
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We stayed in here for a while just relaxing and listening to the music. Its a great place to chill out in the mornings.
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I then recieved a text from Lynn to say they was running late and would meet us at 10.30am. This was getting beyond a joke in my opinion, they could at least get out of bed early for once.....
So we then decided to go and wait for Donald nr Casey's Corner as his meet and greet was at 10.25.
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It was soon 10.30 and Chris and Lynn was nowhere to been seen, the Mary Poppin's show was getting ready to start so I though stuff them me and Kyra will watch this. We wasn't going to miss all the fun because they was unable to get there lazy bums out of bed.
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Kyra loves this show and was singing along. We didn't join go to the meet and greet at the end as it looked like a huge mob of people trying to get to Mary and Bert plus the 2 lazy bums had arrived. Kyra was a bit upset as she really loves Mary Poppins but i promised that we will get to see her before we go home.
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So we went and had some obligatory photos in front of the castle and then moved onto Frontier Land as it was time for BTM. We also took photos with some of the Halloween decorations.
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Wait time was 25 mins so we grabbed some FP's and I said we should go and find where Woody and Jesse do there meet and greet so Kyra could see them.
We was also in for a treat as Minnie was in her new little meet and greet area aswell.
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It was then time for our BTM FP time so i went and asked for Baby Swap where the lovely CM gave Kyra a BTM certificate. It was nice because she wasn't left out as she was a bit too small to ride.
10mins later and i must say that sitting at the back of the ride was a lot better than the middle and I really enjoyed it.
We then decided to go Indiana Jones as i hadn't gotten round to riding this in January, I waited to do baby swap again and while waiting Kyra made friends with the CM, he then gave her a certificate aswell and wrote on the back that we could have exit entrance for POTC all day that day.
I wasn't impressed with Indiana Jones, it was too short a ride and i felt like my head was going to fall off lol It didn't help that on another forum someone commented that the ride was on its last legs, all i could think of was that i was going to die on this ride. If i was going to end my life I wanted to end it on a half decent ride lol.
We went trotted off to POTC where Lynn decided to insult the ride all the way through, now I'm not too much of a fan on this ride but I wasn't going to knock it that we had exit entrance so wanted to make the most of it.
I then ditched my brother and lynn and said they should come meet me at 3.30pm in the DLH.
Me and Kyra watched the character express where she got to see Daisy :) we also bumped into Chip and Dale in between Fantasy and Discovery land.
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Then it was soon off the DLH where we could relax for a while as i was getting tired and my feet was throbbing a bit.
Coming up the DLH and Inventions
Hi Littlemermaid83!!
I'm loving your trip report!! Your videos and pictures are so lovely!!
I can't wait to read more!!
very good reports cant wait to read even more!!
That's a really great trip report so far (although I always ask myself why your FSIL joined you and Kyra while you're always complaining about her lol), I love the pictures, they're so nice!!
You took sooo many character pics, and your daughter is absolutely cute!!! She looks so sweet in her Belle dress! I also love the two Minnie pics with your daughter, but the others are just great, too! I'm looking forward to seeing even more pics :)!
And you must be a millionaire, affording to go to DLRP that often in one year, plus having the Princess Lunch at the Auberge... I'm so jealous :mrgreen: ;)
Quote from: "Nala_84"That's a really great trip report so far (although I always ask myself why your FSIL joined you and Kyra while you're always complaining about her lol), I love the pictures, they're so nice!!
You took sooo many character pics, and your daughter is absolutely cute!!! She looks so sweet in her Belle dress! I also love the two Minnie pics with your daughter, but the others are just great, too! I'm looking forward to seeing even more pics :)!
And you must be a millionaire, affording to go to DLRP that often in one year, plus having the Princess Lunch at the Auberge... I'm so jealous :mrgreen: ;)
Thanks :D
I'm no millionaire, just a single parent who saves all her spare money to fund our Disney obsession lol.
Day 3 part 2
We headed to the DLH for the characters at 4pm and we arrived just after 3 and waited for Chris and Lynn to arrive at 3.30.
Kyra had fun counting all the pins I had traded that day and made herself comfy on the sofas in the hotel.
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Then my DB and FSIL arrived and they moaned some more about waiting for the characters. You would of thought they would of appreciated a sit down as they kept complaining there feet hurt.
It was soon 4pm and me and Kyra had lots of fun seeing the characters again. This time we had Tigger, Chip and Dale, Launchpad McQuack and Goofy..
Kyra decided to do some dancing the music not noticing Tigger was watching behind her.
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Goofy decided he wanted to take a nap and kept shaking his hand to anyone that tried to wake him up it was really funny.
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Kyra kept holding hands with Chip and they walked around the hotel a few times it was really sweet.
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Poor Tigger had kids throwing themselves at him, I did feel a bit sorry for him.
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We then left at about 4.30 and had a few pics outside the DLH (as you do) and went back to the hotel to get ready for Inventions and have a little rest before we ate dinner.
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Up next Inventions and even more fun with Goofy
Part 3 part 3 24th September 2008.
So before we went to Inventions I went and had a look in the DV shops.
Lynn and Chris moaned again and said they couldn't be bothered to have a look so they waited outside. I picked up a Mickey story book for Kyra for Christmas for 19Euros. She loves reading so I know she will love reading stories about Mickey and the gang.
We then headed off to Inventions.
As we checked in I made sure Kyra ate for free being only 2 and we was seated in the room opposite the resturant check in. We saw Goofy on the balacony with 3 children waving at the passers by below which was really cute.
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Little did I know I would be spending a little while on that balacony later on during the meal:lmao:
I went us first to get some food for me and Kyra and all I can say is WOW, the selection was huge and the food was hot and fresh.
They had a seafood, pasta and salad section, a meat section with roast poatoes and veg etc. Also the usual selection for kids.
The chicken was marinated and tasted gorgeous esp with the roast potatoes. I haven't tasted anything as nice in a long time. I also had the pasta and some salad which was lovely aswell.:cloud9:
I ended going up for seconds, I just couldnt get enough. of the chicken. I also had some lamb aswell which was really nice too. Overall I would give the food 12 out of 10. Best meal of the trip.:thumbsup2
We had visits from Tigger, Gepetto, Dale, Goofy, Pluto and Launchpad. Character interaction was fab as always and we got some lovely photos.
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I asked the waiter if i could go out on the balacony to take some photos and he unlocked the door for me, we had a lovely view with the castle lit up in the distance. Lynn came to join me and suddenly I heard my brother saying Goofy was in the room, i turned round and there was Mr Goof locking the balacony door. He started laughing and pointing and then walked off to go and see Kyra.
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He came back and i was then begging him to reopen the door, it was freezing outside, he unlocked the door and joined us on the balacony giving me a good tickle and waving at people below. He then went back indoors and locked us out again and actually this time walked off out the room. We had to bang loudly to get the waiter to open the door. Goofy came back in and was taking the mickey out of us lol.
He then picked Kyra up and swung her around the room. Goofy is a strange one.
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Chris decided he didnt have room for dessert, i was feeling stuffed but I had to have some of the chocolate cake i had seen and put some of the chocolate from the fountain on it. After stuffing that down my belly Lynn pointed out they had cheesecake....
This cheesecake was, well words cannot describe....it was the most yummiest piece of cake I had ever eaten and I would of paid 55Euros just to eat that lol.
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It cost me 55E plus 17Euros for drinks, which yes its very expensive but if you can afford it i would HIGHLY recommend eating here, it was faboulous. All food was clearly labeled so you knew what you was eating and the Chefs were very helpful aswell.
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We got to bed about 10.30pm, exhausted and shattered, I set my alarm for 6am again. Ready for our 4th day in my happy place.
Day 4 part 1. 25th September 2008
I got up again early today.
I was getting used to waking up at 6am and being out the door by 7.15am.
Kyra decided to wear her Tinkerbell dress again.
We bumped into Goofy on the way to the bus stop.
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We got to the Disneyland Park gates before opening and the CM chose Kyra and some little boy to open the park, it was really sweet and Kyra was so chuffed that she opened Disneyland.
This is what we saw down Main Street.
Emptiness AGAIN.
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I took a few pics along the way to the castle.
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I had noticed Kyra was looking a bit peaky today, and she refused to walk anywhere and just wanted the buggy.
We went on all the usual EMH rides and on the 3rd time on the Carousel De Lancelot Kyra threw up. Luckily it was only went on her coat and I could wipe it off with a wipe. But she was crying her
eyes out bless her.
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We went to the usual breakfast spot where she refused to eat a thing, I'm glad i brought a large bottle of water from the Train Station as that is all she sipped on all day.
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Kyra asked to line up too see the Princesses, now they had been doing there meet and great at the Central Plaza stage so we lined up with lots of other people only to be told by a CM at 10am that it had moved back to the Castle.
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(Fern had a great time relaxing in Central Plaza)
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So everyone legged it over, we ended up being about 20th in the queue.
We first saw Cinders and Ariel but when it was out turn we got Belle and Snow White :) That cheered up DD.
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After seeing the Princesses we bumped into the Mad Hatter outside Belle Notre, he was really funny! DD was a bit unsure of him at first but then glad when and sat next to him. He said she was beautiful and asked if she had seen Peter Pan today.
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We then left for the Studios as we wanted to see Minnie and The HSM show, we bumped into my brother at the entrance to WDS, they had only got to the park. IT WAS 11.55AM! Lazy lazy LAZY!
I went to the ladies and asked Kyra if she needed a wee she said no, but this is how i knew she was really ill. She had been very good all week and we had no accidents, i was impressed but as we was waiting for Minnie she said she needed a wee I said to wait 1 minute as it was our turn next to see Minnie but she had already wet herself and then refused to leave the queue untill she had seen Minne.
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I forgot to bring some clean trousers so i said to Kyra we would go back to the room but she wanted to see HSM, so i took her trousers off and left her Tinkerbell dress on which was still dry.
Me trying to take a pic of us both...
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We loved HSM, Kyra managed to sum up the energy to get out the buggy and dance, she was nearly dancing in the show. The CM had to keep asking her to move back lol.
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After High School Music on Tour i went and grabbed a take out from Annettes. I had a Rock and Roll burger with fries and orange juice for 10Euros....bargain.
I took it all back to the room where Kyra crashed out within 5 minutes. I let her sleep for her a good hour before it was time to get ready to go back to the DLH for 4pm.
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Up next DLH and some more parade fun!
I'm loving your report.... And your pictures!
Looking forward to the rest!!
Great report and pictures. I'm so psyched about your Inventions review, plan to go there myself on my next trip. Your daughter is so very cute, I absolutely adore her in all those cute dresses. To bad though that she was feeling sick and that you had some issues with your company but it seems like nothing could spoil the great experiences for you :D !
lovin this report, i cant belive people would got to disney and complain about everything!!! i'm sorry this happened to you but at least you just went off by yourself and had your special time with kyra, who may i add is such a beautiful little tinkerbell!
Day 4 part 2
Ok so we headed off the DLH, Kyra had perked up a small bit and wanted to wear her Belle dress again.
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Kyra must of summoned some energy because i never seen a child move so fast when the music started for the parade. There she was dancing and singing.
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We saw Tigger, Chip and Dale, Launchpad and Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee.
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Kyra was scared of Dum and Dee, and it was really funny because Dum ran off with the pushchair and refused to give it back untill Kyra had given him a kiss.
We left the DLH just after 4.30 and caught the parade again.
The Mad Hatter recongised us from earlier and came over and said hello and kissed Kyra's hand which was sweet, Belle also recongised Kyra and gave her a wave.
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We then took a wonder up main street and I did a bit of shopping, it was soon 5pm when we heard the Character Express was coming.
We saw the usual clan but got photos with Jessie, Suzy and Perla, and these two little creatures.
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Kyra then decided she wanted to go Its A Small World, now who am I to argue with a Princess.
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Please note that the pictures i took in Small World i did not use a flash, unlike some people who did. Don't they realise the flash spoils the ride.
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After we had been on Its a Small World, we then just had a wander around Fantasy Land with a toilet break etc where we then went and waited for Candleabration. We got our space rather early because I was tired and wanted a sit down and Kyra didn't seem interested in anything else.
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Sadly Kyra fell asleep throughout the whole show, only waking up to see Minnie stroke her face.
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I popped into the shops for a look around before we left as I didn't want to deal with the mad rush and we saw Mickey waving bye bye, Kyra had woken up by then and she was so chuffed when Mickey waved to her and blew her a kiss.
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Kyra was asking for a happy meal so we went to Mcdonalds, where we then walked back to the hotel as i couldn't be bothered with the scrum on the buses.
I was very sad that tomorrow was our last day.
Wow I love all the photos! Amazing trip report! Cant wait to read the rest :)
Hi Emma,
Great photos, it looks like you both had a great time, just a shame about your brother and his girlfriend.
We were at DLRP a couple of weeks before you. And took our daughter in Auberge de Cendrillon for the Princess Dinner.
I see frrom your pictures that you had a different Belle to the one that we saw, but Ariel was the same. Both of them were really great with Gemma, and spent loads of time with her.
Aroura on the other hand.....
What a misery guts. I bet we saw the same one as you! She came over to our table, didn't bother speaking to Gemma. Forced herself to smile for a picture. She did sign Gemma's book for her, but as Sleeping Beauty, not Aroura. Here is a pic of our meeting with her, it would be interesting to know if it was the same one you saw.
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We wnt on the 7th - 13th September, i have posted a load of pics in this topic section if you haven't them.
Dave.
Quote from: "da987"Hi Emma,
Great photos, it looks like you both had a great time, just a shame about your brother and his girlfriend.
We were at DLRP a couple of weeks before you. And took our daughter in Auberge de Cendrillon for the Princess Dinner.
I see frrom your pictures that you had a different Belle to the one that we saw, but Ariel was the same. Both of them were really great with Gemma, and spent loads of time with her.
Aroura on the other hand.....
What a misery guts. I bet we saw the same one as you! She came over to our table, didn't bother speaking to Gemma. Forced herself to smile for a picture. She did sign Gemma's book for her, but as Sleeping Beauty, not Aroura. Here is a pic of our meeting with her, it would be interesting to know if it was the same one you saw.
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We wnt on the 7th - 13th September, i have posted a load of pics in this topic section if you haven't them.
Dave.
OMG it was the same one, she was so miserable she made no conversation with Kyra at all. Prince Philip was much more friendlier, she also signed her book Sleeping Beauty not Aurora which actually annoyed me. DD is really into Sleeping Beauty at the moment so much she has a lot of Aurora themed items for her Birthday in 3 weeks. Fingers crossed in January we get a nicer Aurora who will make a effort.
Belle and Ariel were fantastic and made such a effort.
Going to go look at you photos now :)
Fantastic Trip Report and Photies littlemermaid83... =D> =D> =D>
A great read, one of the best points about reading a trip report late, is not having to wait, you get the full story, reading it all in one go... :wink: :mrgreen:
Thanks again for sharing.. :D
Quote from: "littlemermaid83"she also signed her book Sleeping Beauty not Aurora which actually annoyed me.
hey, thought i should just explain why that was...Aurora has 5 different autographs. If the child is french she should sign as Aurore, or if the child referes to her as La Belle Au Bois Dormant, she signs as that. On the otherhand if the child is english, she signs as Sleeping Beauty, or Aurora or Princess Aurora, depending on what the child calls her.
But if Kyra (or yourself) spoke to her as Aurora then its strange she singed Sleeping Beauty?
All characters should sign with the name you refer to them as.