Trip to WDW in July... but no parks

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jul Tue 09, 2013 8:03 pm

Looks like you had a lot of fun! Pretty neat that you were able to enjoy the big 4th of July fireworks without battling the crowds

cousininmiami · Post by **cousininmiami** » Jul Wed 10, 2013 7:58 am

I have one more picture to add to the trip report.... my pin trading "haul" for the weekend. I go to the Disney outlet (in Sawgrass) and buy pins that are$1.99 or less. I don't care what they look like, only care about the price. Thant way when I go to WDW I trade for the Hidden Mickey Castmember pins etc. So here are the 27 pins I traded for on the weekend! °0°

elissa65 · Post by **elissa65** » Jul Wed 10, 2013 11:18 am

We stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge for the first time this year and I made one day a non park day so we could enjoy the resort. It was so nice and relaxing to have that one day, we will probably always do a non park day in the future.

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jul Wed 10, 2013 12:25 pm

Nice haul on the hidden mickey pins cousininmiami! Can you only find those when trading with CMs?
The FP pin is cute, but the Figment one with only his eyes is adorable!

cousininmiami · Post by **cousininmiami** » Jul Thu 11, 2013 10:47 am

Amy wrote:Nice haul on the hidden mickey pins cousininmiami! Can you only find those when trading with CMs?
The FP pin is cute, but the Figment one with only his eyes is adorable!

I traded only with CM's... they also have trading pin books at all the resorts, you just have to ask for it. I always always always look for Figment, he is my favorite character and I can't get enough of him! I'm also on a Duffy Bear kick these days. I bought myself a Duffy and have a few outfits. Why? I'm not really sure! The little guy has really grown on me!

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jul Thu 11, 2013 8:04 pm

cousininmiami wrote:....I'm also on a Duffy Bear kick these days. I bought myself a Duffy and have a few outfits. Why? I'm not really sure! The little guy has really grown on me!

Hmmm, I guess we can still be friends...probably...

cousininmiami · Post by **cousininmiami** » Jul Fri 12, 2013 8:10 am

Amy wrote:
cousininmiami wrote:....I'm also on a Duffy Bear kick these days. I bought myself a Duffy and have a few outfits. Why? I'm not really sure! The little guy has really grown on me!
Hmmm, I guess we can still be friends...probably...

I was thinking what the heck is this Duffy bear, for the last few years.... now like I said he has grown on me!

xox

cy1229 · Post by **cy1229** » Jul Fri 12, 2013 11:25 am

cousininmiami wrote:
Amy wrote:
cousininmiami wrote:....I'm also on a Duffy Bear kick these days. I bought myself a Duffy and have a few outfits. Why? I'm not really sure! The little guy has really grown on me!
Hmmm, I guess we can still be friends...probably...

I was thinking what the heck is this Duffy bear, for the last few years.... now like I said he has grown on me! xox

EEEEWWWWWWWWWWW! DUFFY IS A FUNGUS!!!

cousininmiami · Post by **cousininmiami** » Jul Mon 15, 2013 10:14 am

Duffy forgives you.... but seriously the more you see his stuffed cuteness the more he grows on ya!

cy1229 · Post by **cy1229** » Jul Mon 15, 2013 10:38 am

I've gotta hand it to ya, cousininmiami, going all the way to WDW and not setting foot in a park is evidence of a major self-discipline.

Sounds like you had a fabulous time, though! We've kicked around a south Florida / Florida Keys trip, and have a hard time to bring ourselves to completely circumvent Disney altogether. We'll just have to see. ANYWAY... Loved reading about all the great things you did. I haven't spent any time just wandering through Poly or Ft. Wilderness. A trip like yours is perfect for that.

cousininmiami · Post by **cousininmiami** » Jul Mon 15, 2013 10:43 am

cy1229 wrote:I've gotta hand it to ya, cousininmiami, going all the way to WDW and not setting foot in a park is evidence of a major self-discipline. Sounds like you had a fabulous time, though! We've kicked around a south Florida / Florida Keys trip, and have a hard time to bring ourselves to completely circumvent Disney altogether. We'll just have to see. ANYWAY... Loved reading about all the great things you did. I haven't spent any time just wandering through Poly or Ft. Wilderness. A trip like yours is perfect for that.

I am super happy with our trip! However.... our tickets become valid again August 15th, and we usually go the first weekend available! I am such a sucker, I can't stay away from that place! The best thing is my entire family has all bought into it too! I love it!!!

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Jul Mon 15, 2013 8:23 pm

cy1229 wrote:I've gotta hand it to ya, cousininmiami, going all the way to WDW and not setting foot in a park is evidence of a major self-discipline. Sounds like you had a fabulous time, though! We've kicked around a south Florida / Florida Keys trip, and have a hard time to bring ourselves to completely circumvent Disney altogether. We'll just have to see. ANYWAY... Loved reading about all the great things you did. I haven't spent any time just wandering through Poly or Ft. Wilderness. A trip like yours is perfect for that.

We went to F1gment's 50th HS reunion a few years back and it was torture being so close and yet so far. She grew up in Englewood which is a little over 2 hours away from WDW and the whole 4 or 5 days we were there I was moaning about being in Florida and NOT GOING TO WDW!! Yes, I was even complaining while I was at the beach, although that did take some of the sting away

rusafee1183 · Post by **rusafee1183** » Jul Fri 19, 2013 6:46 am

Looks like you guys had a fabulous time!

We always say that we would not go to the parks, but I don't know if I have the discipline to do it. We don't go often enough for me to actually follow through.

I do however love that you spent the day at AKV. That's our home resort, and our past trip we added 2 extra days on at the end in order to spend more time just at the resort. It was incredible. We really love it there!

MmeLeota · Post by **MmeLeota** » Jul Sat 20, 2013 9:54 am

We did a non-park day the last time we were there and had a blast! Cbog40 had the most difficulty with riding the ferry from the TTC to MK. He couldn't stand being at the front gate but not being able to go in...but all in all, it was nice to take in some of the other details of the resorts. If we were able to go to the parks as often, we would likely do the same. We had done that in the past with DLR, though it's not quite the same as non-park days at WDW.
Love the pictures! The bread pudding at Ohana looks tasty! (and we like to do the outlet/pin thing too...it was easier back in Vegas, though)

Post by **horizons1** » Jul Sat 20, 2013 12:00 pm

Wow you did a non-park trip right! Glad you had such a great time.

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