Downtown Disney (Disney LO #19)

I have to keep at it...these Disney pages won't make themselves!

--Bg. ppr., purse, flowers, birds, tickets and Route 66 sign:
--Travel Around The World 2 - Page Kit By Manu
--Punched Sentiments by Dawn Inskip
--Squigglygig - The Alpha By Birgit Kerr
--Project 365 Prefab Template Pack 2 By The Lab
--Everyday 365 Date Flair By Baersgarten
--Pinned heart and stitching with tiny hearts from Madeleine - The Elements By Birgit
--Bow and straight gingham ribbon by Traci Sims
--Handstamped Alpha by MColeman
--Palm tree is my own. 14094

Downtown Disney (Disney LO #19)

Where Dreams Come True (Disney LO 17)

Another page for my Disney album.
Booklet No. 1 - Encore By The Lab
Away We Go Alpha By Baersgarten
Away We Go: Write It Down! By Baersgarten
Travel Around the World 2 - Page Kit By Manuela Zimmerman
Travel Around the World page kit by Manuela Zimmerman
Staple, paperclip and tape: The Essential:Fasteners by MissVivi
Ribbons: The Essential: Ribbons by MissVivi
From my personal stash: Yellow Hotel Tags and Disney card.
Myriad Pro font

Where Dreams Come True (Disney LO 17)

Disney Vacation (Disney LO #11)

All summer long I had been hard at work planning our trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Day in and day out you saw me sitting at the computer researching and compiling information about the attractions, entertainment, hotels, and restaurants. I told you that I was doing this research as a favor to Maria because she was going to Disney World and didn’t have time to do her own research, which was partially true.

I desperately wanted to tell you, but decided against it because you would be too wound up all summer long, and wouldn’t be able to sleep or eat as the vacation date grew closer.

I had to sneak around to get things done without rousing your suspicion, but it worked!

You were both incredulous when, an hour before we had to leave for the airport, we told you that you were both going with me on a DISNEY VACATION! Liam had a huge grin on his face; Kaylie was really emotional so she cried.

Credits: Scraps-by-Number-Just-Call-Me-Alli by Stolen Moments @ ScrapMatters; Beautiful-on-the-Inside-Bundle by Stolen Moments @ ScrapMatters.  11509

Disney Vacation (Disney LO #11)

Tower of Terror (Disney Layouts 7, 8 and 9

*The Twighlight Zone  Ghosts at the Tower of Terror

Text along pathway leading to the elevator entrance where ghosts are waiting to hunt you: "The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Walt Disney World, Orlando. This is a terrific, scary ride based on a 1939 incident where 5 people were transported into the Twilight Zone when the elevator that they were riding was hit by lightning. These are the ghosts that inhabit it now. Sept.15-Sept. 20, 2010."

--Impressions of Fright (with free quick pages) by the Studio Collective @ SBG
Font: Book Antiqua

 **Tower of Terror: Facing Your Fear

This is a picture from Disney's Hollywood Studios The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction. On the way up the tower, the elevator stops at one of the floors and the doors open to reveal a corridor populated by the ghostly occupants from 1939 in the above photo, who then disappear.
The corridor fades to a starlit night sky, except the window at the end of the corridor. The window then morphs into a more ghostly black-and-white version and shatters like in the opening segment of each episode.

Kaylie, Emanuel and I went on this attraction, while Liam and Elizabeth stayed behind. Kaylie and Emanuel were eager to ride it until we boarded the elevator, the room blacked out and the twilight zone theme started playing on the overhead TV. As we walked towards the entrance to the elevator/ride, Emanuel kept saying that he was scared and wanted to back out, but I wouldn’t let him. Every time he saw an exit sign his eyes would light up After the ride was over, Emanuel claimed that he hadn’t been scared. Kaylie, on the other hand, was in tears. She absolutely hated the drops!

--Font: Antique font
--Stitches: CF-OUAT_Redju_TheStitches @ SBG
--Impressions of Fright (with free quick pages) by the Studio Collective
--Glass Plate Negatives 2, Tattered By Christina Renee @ SBG
--Tape It Up by Ronna Penner

Delightfully Frightful
**Here we are in front of the Hollywood Tower of Terror. We hear that it is a thrilling and scary ride. Kaylie, Emanuel and I want to ride it, but Liam and Elizabeth do not. Apparently, Liam is not keen on the idea of getting inside a “malfunctioning” elevator or being in the presence of ghosts.

--Ribbons (recolored) - The Essential : Ribbons By MissVivi
  (Staples and stitching were recolored)
--The Essential : Fasteners By MissVivi
--Taped note: Tape It Up! By Ronna Penner
--Studio Tangie Fonts: The Director {CU OK} By Tangie Baxter
--Impressions of Fright (with free quick pages) by the Studio Collective
--Blood Puddle (actually a recolored honey puddle)
---Baby Bee Garden (With Everything In It!) By Lorie Davison
--Font: Typodermic  11509

Tower of Terror (Disney Layouts 7, 8 and 9

Disney World Here We Come!

Screen shot of Disney photos from Google

One more sleep until we board the airplane to Disney World in Orlando, Florida! It has been a long summer and I've had an extremely hard time trying to keep the secret from the kids. But I did it, as much as I wanted to tell them, I kept my mouth shut and didn't spill the beans, so to speak. Here it is the day before the trip and they still don't know.  I can't wait to tell them tomorrow morning! I bet they will be incredulous beyond belief and excited!

Are you wondering why I decided not to tell them?
1. I wanted to surprise them.
2. Kay is the most excitable child in the whole world and when she is excited she talks non-stop about the trip every day until the day finally arrives.  Frankly, I didn't want to deal with it ALL summer long.  Besides, I'd like for them to sleep well so they are rested and ready to face all the new experiences they will be encountering.   

Lucky for me, my friend Elizabeth is going, too, so I was able to tell them that I was doing research for her, which is partly true because I had to plan the whole thing. From picking up the travel tickets, to ensuring that our names are on the Magical Express list for pick up and drop off from the airport to the hotel, itinerary, down to dinner reservations, I had to do the whole thing.   I've been stressing about it all summer.  I haven't been able to sleep properly for 3 weeks now. I've been waking up at about 3 in the morning, staying up for about 2 hours, and when I return to bed I have a hard time sleeping because DH is snoring or I can't shut down my brain.   Needless to say, I feel kind of tired, yet relieved that the day is finally here.  I will walk the parks until I drop and will probably sleep better now that I can put the worries behind me.

Now, for some details:

We will be staying at the Disney All Star Sports Resort inside Disney World. 

We will be arriving in Orlando tomorrow at around 1:30 p.m. We have dinner reservations at Planet Hollywood.

On Thursday, we are going to Disney Hollywood Studios.  We will be dining at Mama Melrose Ristorante Italiano.

On Friday, the kids and I will be at Epcot.  We will be having dinner at the Akershus Royal Banquet Hall (in the Norway pavilion) with the princesses.  I bet Kaylie will be super excited about this because she loooooooves all of the Disney princesses.

On Saturday we will be going to the Animal Kingdom and will be dining at Tusker House Restaurant.

On Sunday, we will be spending the day at the Magic Kingdom.  It was super hard to get reservations at the restaurants we wanted, so we had to settle for The Plaza Restaurant.

We will return home on Monday. The kids will have to return to school the following day and I have a teacher's conference with Liam's teacher promptly at 8:50 in the morning, so no rest for the weary.

I am taking my DSLR camera with me so I can take tons of photos, of course. Do you think that 20 GBs is enough? I have 2-8gb cards and one 4gb.  I am also taking my little camera (my Canon that has a problem with the flash unit) but takes excellent outside shots.  For that camera, I am taking 3-2gb cards, so I think I am covered! :)

Wish me luck!
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Disney World Here We Come!