12 Days Of Christmas Part 4

[PeterPansMagic]

SUNDAY DEC. 16: Downtown Disney/ Ohana's Day. We wanted to go to Animal Kingdom but since we were leaving so late we decided to go to Downtown Disney to shop for ourselves & a neighbor who was getting our mail while we were gone. We went to Pooh Corner first so I could get something for my friend Kim & her son Connor. We went to World Of Disney for the rest of our shopping. After shopping we just killed some time before our dinner reservation at Ohana's in the Polynesian Resort. We went into the Memories store. I was trying to look for a photo album. The other store we went into was the Christmas store. Just looked around. May go back to that store in April to buy Christmas cards for next Christmas. We left the Marketplace & waited for the Polynesian bus. It came & off we went. When we got to the hotel we walked into the lobby. We got leied. Ive always wanted to get leied. We walked around for a bit. Tried to find the Luau Cove again. We got to Ohana's & they seated us first, right by the window in the back with Cinderella Castle view. Too bad we werent there at Wishes time. The waitress came over to the table & dropped things off. Then she asked which meat we wanted. The meat was on a long skewers. My favorites were the turkey & pork. The scalloped potatoes were really good. While we were eating a performer was asking people if they had a birthday to raise your hand so Louis did. He got leied again. For desert they gave us bread pudding with ice cream which was out of this world. I would eat at this restaurant again just for the potatoes and bread pudding. We were stuffed so we monorailed it to the Magic Kingdom & took our hotel bus to our resort. It got nippy out.

MONDAY DEC. 17: Animal Kingdom/Chef Mickeys Day. We went to Animal Kingdom with a heavy jacket on. We rented an ECV for me & even riding on that I was freezing. I was driving one handed. Before we went in the entrance I met Flick. We went into Dinoland U.S.A. We wanted to get warm so we went into Finding Nemo-The Musical. I thought it was really boring & silly. After Finding Nemo I spotted Goofy & Pluto so I got them too. I didn't get on Primevel Whirl because of the cold air. We rode by Expedition Everest but didn't get on it. Since I didn't like the train ride in Magic Kingdom I really wont like Everest. After driving by that we went into Maharjah Jungle Trek. Saw some deer & tigers. Took video of those. I really wanted to see the bats but the cast member said its too cold for them. We went to Flights Of Wonder. I love this show but I didn't videotape it because I was too cold. The last thing we did was Camp Minnie Mickey. I met Minnie Mouse & Donald Duck. Mickey's line was too long & we had to take a bus to the Contemporary Resort for our dinner reservation at Chef Mickey's. Louis got a signed placemat for his bday. He also got a cupcake. I took video of Goofy, Pluto, Mickey, Minnie & Donald interacting with Louis. I got a picture with Mickey here. After that delicious meal with the characters we took our last Monorail ride to Magic Kingdom to catch a bus to the hotel.

TUESDAY DEC. 18: Magic Kingdom/Last Full Day. We had a breakfast reservation at Crystal Palace. It was a Character breakfast with Pooh, Tigger, Eyeore & Piglet. Before Breakfast we had time for some Character greetings. I met Pinnochio, Chip N Dale & Mary Poppins with Bert. After eating our Breakfast we walked over to Adventureland. I saw Wendy & turned disappointed until I saw green. I got really excited until the escort told me to come back later. I was upset & told her that I have been trying forever. She then excused herself & I met Peter Pan. I told him Ive been trying to get him for three years. I was hoping to get a hug from him but not this time. I dont even know if he does hug. After that successful meeting we went on Pirates Of The Caribbean. This was an OK ride if your'e into Pirates. At one point of the ride we got stalled. It was the part of the ride where I had to keep hearing Yo Ho Yo Ho Its a Pirates Life For Me. After Pirates we walked through Frontierland & into Liberty Square. Went into the Hall Of Presidents. I wanted to see if it was updated & it was. It was really boring though. We walked over to the Haunted Mansion. I loved this ride more than Pirates Of The Carribbean. From Haunted Mansion to Fantasyland we went on its a small world. I have always loved this ride even if the song can get annoying. We sat in the very front which I loved. Wish I took video. They did tone down the song a little & I think they added the Hawaiian part. After small world I waited on the 5-50 minute standby line for Peter Pan's Flight. I cant figure out why a ride that keeps moving has such a long wait. I went on this ride alone. It was a lot of fun. Its sort of like Soarin but with foot rests. We went to Mickey's Philharmagic. It's a 3D show with various Disney films & music hosted by Donald Duck. I thought it was really good. I waited in the Dumbo line forever. Again, for such a short ride there is no need for a long line. I enjoyed it more this time but next time I will skip the long lines. I took a video on Dumbo. I went on Cinderellas Golden Caroussel. I sat in the third row type thing where it was hard for Louis to spot me. I was disappointed in this ride because I thought the horse went higher. It was easy to get on but getting off was hard. I wanted to meet Ariel but she had a long wait. We skipped her & found our way into Mickey's Toontown Fair. We went into Minnies house. She decorated her cute little house for Christmas. Louis took a picture of me sitting on her chair. I took a picture of her stockings hung by the chimney with care. We went into the store & Louis put all the photo pass photos onto one pass. I didn't wait in line for the princesses or princes. We went into Mickey's house. Who knew he wore glasses? I loved the things in his garage. I was in a hurry to get to Tomorrowland so I didn't go on Donalds boat or ride on Goofy's Barnstormer. We walked to Tomorrowland. The first thing we did was go on Carousel Of Progress. I'm glad it was open because I love this ride. It was updated & they took out some of the eras. After that I went on Tomorrowland Transit Authority or as I like to call it, The People Mover. It was a nice long ride. I loved it. After the mover we went to Monsters Inc Laugh Floor. I love it when they interact with the audience. This was OK. It might have its moments so I will go again. After the Comedy we went onto the Space Ranger Spin. I really wanted to go on this ride & do some spinning because Mad Tea Party was closed down for refurbishment. I was disappointed because I love Mad Tea Party. I did some spinning & Louis got a better score than I did. We were getting hungry but I wanted to go on Indy Speedway. We didn't have to wait in line for this one because Louis had his ECV. I was happy to get a car of my own since I wanted to drive. For some reason I thought the car went faster. After we got off the ride, the fireworks started going off. As we were walking towards Casey's we watched them. We stopped on the bridge to watch the rest of them. After those were done we slowly got to Casey's. We got the Grand Slam deal which didn't include the drink. We couldn't even find a seat so we ate by the Guest Relations bathrooms. We were disappointed in the hot dog. We have had better. After the dog we went back to the hotel for our last soda refills.

WEDNESDAY DEC. 19: Goodbye Disney World. This was the sad day. We got up & went to Breakfast. I had my last chocolate crossant which was really delicious. Then we went back to our room & packed even if we didn't want to. After packing everything we took our luggage to the luggage people to store our luggage. We went by the pool & rested awhile. We ate lunch & then got our luggage. We took Checker cab to the Amtrak station to wait for our train home.

AFTER TRIP REPORT: We had a lot of fun on this surprise Christmas trip. We usually didn't have too much trouble with the buses. The Mousekeeper did a good job. She was very nice too. The crowds werent too bad except at the Osborne Lights & Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Louis got his bday button & everyone wished him a Happy Birthday. He got cupcakes at every restaurant. Got a couple of cards & a signed placemat. We cant wait for our trip April 14- May 5th which is our Anniversary/My Bday trip. We still arent fully unpacked either.

Hope you enjoyed my long story. Sorry it took so long but we were busy doing things.

Jamie

[irish1967]

Thanks for the reports! I really enjoyed them.

[tinkerbell04]

Thanks for the reports. I am glad that you finally got to meet Peter Pan! I have enjoyed reading them.

[pdrlkr]

Thanks for the report!

[RedheadWriter]

So happy about Peter Pan. I have a photo with him somehwere. GREAT TRIP!

[faline]

You finally got your meeting with Peter Pan!

Even though the end of a trip is sad, it's always nice to know you've got another one coming up!

[dolphinmickey9170]

Thanks for sharing.

[Bethis26fan]

thanks 4 sharing your trip.