The OFFICIAL trip report with pictures

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Warning this is LONG. I will post "THE END" when I finally get it all posted. so sit tight and enjoy

Our trip started with a long drive. We left SAturday and arrived Sunday around noon.

Hannah was ready to get there


We're HERE


Driving up to the Contemporary/Bay Lake Tower


Welcome home... It never gets old hearing that


We hung out in the lobby while we got checked in. the lobby was very nice and had a nice view of the pool




Hanging out with Grammy waiting for check in


We got there early so our room wasn't quite ready yet. that's Ok... we just headed off to Downtown Disney for lunch and to stretch our legs

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Hannah wanted to pose with these statues a hundred times everytime we went to DTD lol






Hannah and mommy with our ears on


more figures lol




These were at the lego store at Downtown Disney. Made completely out of lego pieces





The view from our room. it was so AWESOME to look out the window and see Cinderellas castle at any given time. Wake up in the morning and have coffee on the balcony and just stare at it lol. Hannah fell asleep every night looking out the window at the castle illuminated with all different colors. it was amazing


I wish I took more pics of the room but that was an oversight on my part. But here is Hannah being a princess and you can see the living room and kitchen area

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Kissing in front of the castle view lol



One of the topiaries at the resort


having fun at the splash pad LOL


Monday morning we got up and made it for Rope Drop at Magic Kingdom (park opening). They have a cute little opening ceremony where all the characters go up top and welcome everyone in with dancing and music and magic


here there be magic


The very first thing Hannah wanted to do was go see Daisy. This was the PERFECT start to our trip. Hannah was thrilled to bits and Daisy just doted on her. Daisy spent a lot of extra time with Hannah and it was certainly appreciated. They hugged and played and twirled







when we thought our time was up we were going to jump in for our family shot but Daisy wasn't ready for her turn with Hannah to end LOL She held up her finger to signal us to wait... she wasn't ready and then the posing began lol

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Kisses



On the way out from seeing Daisy a cast member stopped to wish her a happy birthday... hannah appreciated it HAHAHA



Then we headed in to see Mickey and Minnie. Hannah did NOT want to see Mickey though. seems she has something against the male characters and only wants to see the female ones lol. She shunned mickey but was all about minnie. Poor mickey was sad


When Minnie had Hannah in a hug she motioned Mickey to sneak over just a little... and we managed to get a shot with all three lol



Then it was time for the princesses. We used a fast pass for this. A fast pass is where you take your park tickets and put them in a machine and it spits out a return time. you come back at that time and you go right in so you don't have to wait in the 30 minute line. A God send with children who are DYING to see the princesses (or to get on a certain ride... fast passes are only available for certain attractions)

First was Cinderella



They chatted and had a wonderful visit. Cinderella signed Hannah's book "Happy Birthday Princess Hannah Love Cinderella" Hannah was over the moon





Next was Belle. She was sitting on the floor so Hannah figured she should follow suit and sit as the princess was LOL Belle thought it was pretty funny

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Aurora was next and she was wonderful too (big surprise right? lol all the cast members are awesome). Hannah ran up and Aurora loved her wand that had a dangly crystal heart in the center. Aurora started looking through the Magic crystal and I missed the photo op but the photopass guy got a really cute one of them both looking through the wand together. ADORABLE







I also missed it on Camera but I think I have the video of it. At the end of her time with Aurora we were heading away and hannah stopped and turned to aurora and gave her a perfectly exaggerated curtsey lol it was so cute.

Beautiful Cinderella fountain. Disney is so good at hiding little magic things all over the place where you aren't even looking for them but you can see behind this fountain is a crown painted on the wall. If you kneel down (if you are an adult you need to kneel to see it) The crown sits just above Cinderellas head... like she's wearing it. But children do not have to kneel, they are the perfect height and the reason for this strategic placement was that Cinderella is ALWAYS a princess to children who remember the magic but adults need to kneel because they need to be reminded to let that child inside them out and see the magic. They are so clever lol



Time for a ride on her noble steed lol


We then headed to the dressmakers shop where they have a cute little area set up for photo shoots for the kids. it doesn't cost any extra to do this but it's all through photopass (which I pre ordered the CD before we left for $50 off the regular price) so their photographers pose the kids and do the photoshoot. So I have to wait until I have the CD to show pictures of this. it was cute and hannah had a blast doing her princess photo shoot. but here she is talking to her photographer



After a few more rides it was time to head out and get back to the resort for a nap and get out of the heat of the day. it was SO bloody hot... no more trips in september lol. On our way out we happened to spot snow white and there was almost no one in the line

They were talking about her nailpolish lol




Hannah had a thing for steps during this trip. Every stair case we passed she had to go up and make her grand entrance down the staircase... like cinderella lol


A couple videos from the first day at Magic Kingdom. We wanted to go back in the evening but it ended up raining for a few hours so we were stuck in the room which REALLY bummed me out lol. but it was the only rain we got the whole trip so I can't complain

Meeting Daisy

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Cinderella




Belle



Aurora


When we got back to the resort there was a Cinderella trading pin on the table next to a birthday card signed by Mickey and a message on the voicemail from Mickey and Minnie singing Happy Birthday. It never ceases to amaze me how Disney can make you feel so special and like an individual even though there are thousands upon thousands of guests at any given time. you don't feel like you are lost in the crowd. they go out of their way to make you feel special.

Day 2

Off to Epcot first thing in the morning. This was the actual day of Hannah's birthday. My baby girl is now 4 years old.

Riding the monorail to Epcot. Hannah loved the monorail. sometimes we would walk over to the contemporary and just go for a ride on the monorail just for fun haha


her new sunglasses lol


Grammy took Hannah over to meet with Daisy (again) while Brian and I ran to ride Soarin. if you have not had the pleasure of experiencing this ride... it's something everyone should do once lol. It is AMAZING. It's a hang glider simulator. You get in your seat and the room goes black and they lift you up into the air. The screen lights up and it's a 360 degree screen and then they take you on a flight through california. through the mountains, over rivers and the ocean, over orange groves... and because this is Disney they don't overlook anything. When you fly over the orange grove you actually SMELL oranges, when you fly over the ocean you can smell the salt water in the air. awesome. it really feels like you are flying. The ride ends when you fly over Magic Kingdom and stop in front of the castle. tinkerbell flies across the screen and sprinkles you with a little pixie dust and then they shoot off fireworks over the castle as you watch from your hang glider. When the ride ends EVERYONE cheers and hoots and hollers. You know it's an awesome ride when it gets a round of applause at the end.

After that we all headed to The Seas with Nemo. You take a fun little ride in a clam shell through the aquarium. But this isn't just any aquarium... it's filled with real fish but then you also see nemo and dory and all the characters from finding nemo swimming by the glass and going through the storyline of the movie. Tres cool. Once inside we headed to turtle talk with Crush. a totally interactive show where you get to talk to Crush the Turtle and ask him questions. HILARIOUS. Here are a few videos

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So nice to see all these great pictures!! I just love the close ups of Hannah with Daisy and their cheeks together.

We are going to Disneyland in January, but only for a day or two. We went to a music convention down there last January and it was torture for me to walk past the California Disney park and hear the people screaming on the rides. So I told Bruce this year I HAVE to go to Disneyland!!! I haven't been since I was 19.....LONG ago! We went to Disneyworld about 5 years ago, but it was a quick trip too because we got caught in a major down pour. The water was up to my ankles as we walked down the street.

Also, I do not have an adorable little princess to take with us. But I'll think of Hannah the whole time I'm there!