Boo to the Halloween on the Highs Seas Crew Oct. 2016, Fantasy Trip Report

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Gail still hadn’t arrived yet. She said it was taking forever for a bus to come, so we made our way over to the hub.

We found another photographer and got some pictures.

 

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And the little video they put on the picture.

 

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The show was going on so we stopped and watched a bit of it. (click on it and it should take you to the site to play)

 

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My mother in law, sister in law and nephew had actually left Disney the day we arrived and this is was one of my nephews favorite things. My sister in law said they watched this show many times.

 

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We got here right at the perfect time because I love the Princess and the Frog music.

 

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I think I took some facebook live video of the performance too.

 

We watched the Tangled segment, and they sang my favorite song “I’ve a got a dream”!

 

I had to catch a picture of the sisters too.

 

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We moved on then and I found another photographer.

 

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I asked for a magic shot.

 

 

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We found the Halloween popcorn bucket. We knew we wanted to get one, but not now. There was no way I was carrying it around all night.

 

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We have a joke in our family about these buckets. The last time we came as a family, Abby wanted a Christmas bucket and they were out at just about everywhere they tried. They said her eyes turned red and her head spun around and she became possessed. They finally found one and she calmed down, but would not allow anyone to eat the popcorn because she was saving it. Geoff had witnessed the whole ordeal and he says he has nightmares about it. LOL. So of course we texted him a picture of the bucket.

 

It was getting late now and Gail said they were on their way and that Rob and Alexis were going to go as fast as they could to meet us at Space Mountain and she would meet Mom at Pooh. Mom was worried about finding her way around so we walked her over there and then went and stood by Space Mountain.

Claire was worried we would miss our window. This was going to be her first time on this ride too. I kept telling her we had plenty of time before our window closed and if they hadn’t arrived by then we would just jump in line and go without them.

 

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Finally Rob and Alexis arrived and we got in line.

 

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We had a lot of fun and squealed all through the ride.

This was my picture and the guy in front of me totally cracked me up.

 

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Alexis’s face was pretty funny too.

 

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Once we got off we scanned our bands to be sure we got the pictures.....and we did, like 4 of each of them in my account. LOL.

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After we got off of Space Mountain we headed over and got in line for Buzz Lightyear. The line was long, but it was moving. We texted Gail to let her know where we were and that they should come. She is slow to respond and finally she said she was coming so we decided to get out of line and wait for her. I was thirsty so we got a pop and Gail arrived and they got drinks and Abby got a pretzel too.

 

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The lady in front of me was having an issue and it took forever to get her stuff. When I got up there they gave us our drink on the house. That was nice!

 

We got in line for Buzz again and I think this time it was shorter, so that was a plus.

 

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Gail and Alexis were ready to fire!

 

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Our photopass shots.

 

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And the video.

 

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Rob is all about winning. LOL.

 

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I believe Claire hit something and got a big score and beat me.

 

We then did some trick or treating and got some nice treats.

 

I mentioned that I was getting hungry and would need to get something to eat soon, so we headed towards Cosmic Rays, but we saw the Queen of Hearts out.

 

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I told the kids we had to wait to see her and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. They did not want to wait, so I said I would wait in line while they went off and did some trick or treating.

 

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The line didn’t move very fast at all, but the plus side was that they were taking their time with each family. I started talking to the guy behind me and he said they didn’t have party bands and hoped they would not be turned away. I told them they probably would. He said they had been to a party earlier in the week but didn’t do all they wanted to.I tried to be nice, but we all know Disney isn’t going to let you stay for a 2nd party without a ticket.

He said they had Crystal Palace reservations in an hour and his wife had called and they said they would be fine. I told him technically they weren’t allowed to stay for the reservations without a party ticket, but they could try. His wife came up and insisted she was told she would be allowed.

Soon after that the CM’s came around and said that if you didn’t have a band on you were waiting for nothing because they were checking bands before you could visit with the characters. The guy and his family then left the line. I really wonder if they were allowed into Crystal Palace or not. I’ll never know.

 

The kids rode the tea cups and came back. Claire was ready to take off the wig. It was itching her head….thus the reason I am getting a dirty look here.

 

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I told her after we saw Cruella she could take it off.

 

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Finally our turn.

 

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There was a lot of interaction and the kids had fun.

 

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The bad thing is it is so dark it was hard to get any decent pictures.

 

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Abby is at such a fun age right now.

 

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The Queen came over to “pet” me. video

 

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We then made our way to Cosmic Rays and I took no pictures. That is so unlike me.

The lines were long and slow going, but finally we got some food. I can’t remember what Claire got, probably chicken nuggets. I got a burger that I topped off at the toppings bar with lots of goodies. Gail went past me and told me to load a bunch of mushrooms on the side for her so I did.

Her family got a few things to share because they had eaten not too long ago, but they polished everything off.

 

We then made our way over to Cruella. Her line was closed and she was coming back in ½ hour. Claire was so mad. Not because she couldn’t meet her but because she hated the wig. I told her she could take it off and she was happy.

 

Gail said that Rob and Abby were getting on the Barnstormer so Claire and I got in line. They ended up in the train before ours.

 

 

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Gail didn’t ride, and I think Rob rode with Abby. I am not sure what Alexis, Gail and mom did.

 

 

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After Barnstormer,we chatted a bit and then Claire and I decided to head over to see Cruella. We got in line and I told her that when it was our turn she just needed to put the wig on for the pictures and then she could be done with it.

 

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She’s in total pain. Hahahaha.

 

We had a great interaction with Cruella though.

 

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She told Claire she loved her teeth jewelry (braces) and she said I know those are very expensive.

 

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She had Claire twirl every so often and she really engaged with her.

 

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She was a great Cruella.

 

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And it was nice to see Claire smile.

 

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Some more twirling.

 

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Claire was feeling silly.

 

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And with that meet and greet done, the wig went in the bag and never came back out.

 

Gail’s family and Mom had gone to meet the princesses while we were meeting Cruella and were done now too. They said to meet them at It’s a Small World.

Claire and I had a fastpass for this earlier but once we all got together we just decided to skip it as the others didn’t have one for it and we all wanted to ride together.

 

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I know some people hate this ride, but we love it. And Gail is a ride wimp, so this is one she will ride.

 

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It was fun and it was even more fun with the family.

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We also were trick or treating each time we found a station. I didn’t think they were well marked at all places though and spots listed on the map were not exactly where the spots were.

 

Mom was now tired and was going to head back to the hotel. I told her how to get back as she was nervous but I knew she would be fine. Once she got back she texted to let us know she made it and that it was easy.

 

We decided to ride Pirates again since Gail’s family hadn’t yet so we headed that way.

 

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We got in line and basically once on the boat I mentioned the small drop and Gail started to freak out. I always forget she is a ride wimp. I told her it wasn’t bad and I knew she could handle it but she was so worried right up to the point of it and of course it wasn’t bad and she was perfectly fine. Abby however hated the ride and said it was very scary. I would have never guessed that from her.

 

The kids wanted to ride Splash Mountain and Gail being a ride wimp said no, and I didn’t want to take a chance of even getting a little bit wet. Rob wanted to ride though so he took the girls.

 

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They rode several times in a row.

 

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Gail and I found a spot on the bridge and just admired the view of the castle.

 

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The fireworks then started as we were standing there and we got a great view.

 

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I also did a live recording as well and notice that Aunt Mary was watching them via my feed from Coronado.

 

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It was so nice to watch them and we were both pretty tired now, so it was a nice way to just chill out.

 

Gail and I went to the snack stand near the bridge and got some drinks and then went and sat down to wait for the rest of the gang and also a double purpose of saving spots for the parade. We had our treat bags and Gail asked if one sitting next to me was mine or hers and I said mine. Uh Oh. She lost one! Oh no! She had put different things in some of the bags, including cell phones. It appeared the bags she had had all of her important stuff but she wasn’t sure. I ran back to the bridge to see ifit had been left where we had been standing but no such luck. As I walked back,I stopped at the snack stand and asked the guy if he had found a bag left there. He remembered me and he said yes they did have the bag!

I took it back and Gail was so happy to have it. I don’t think it had anything important in it in the end, but of course to kids,missing candy would have caused an issue too.

 

As we sat there Gail told me about their flight. She booked her flight on some points she had. They flew Delta and because she booked on points they could not pick their seats beforehand. She called several times hoping it would change and it never did. When they got to the airport she made sure they knew that each adult needed to sit with one of the kids. It worked out. Rob and Alexis actually got an upgrade and got to sit in some nicer seats that had some snack perks. Mary and Geoff always pay for those type of seats. Unfortunately, Gail and Abby didn’t get so lucky, but they were seated in the first row for the poor people. LOL…..right behind Mary and Geoff. Gail said they came around with the special snacks and of course stopped right in front of them and Abby was none too happy about that. Luckily, Aunt Mary and Geoff snagged some good stuff for Abby.

Abby also gets motion sickness. Supposedly kids are not supposed to get motion sickness, but I know that to be a lie because as I kid I got it all the time.

As they were coming in for a landing, Abby told Gail she wasn’t feeling well. Gail blew it off a bit because Abby can be dramatic at times. She will say she feels sick when she is bored or wants attention. Well, Abby really was sick this time and soon had the barf bag in her hands and making good use of it. In between her heaving, Gail said Abby turned to her and said, do you believe me now? LOL. Poor kid! But she was fine after and I would have never known that had happen if Gail hadn’t told me about it.

 

The kids and Rob all made it back.

 

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Rob went off to get a drink and snack and I think Claire and Alexis did too.

 

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Claire and I love the parade and had been singing the song off and on during the evening. It was funny because even though Alexis or Abby have never seen the parade they started singing it too…well just the parts we sang. I told them it was a catchy song and they would have it stuck in their heads.

 

The Headless Horseman came by and I tried to take a picture with my big camera and it couldn’t focus. I think it was too dark…. But I have also notice this lens I was using tonight has been doing that off and on lately too. This was the crappy photo I ended up getting and he was way past us by then.

 

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I ended up taking pictures with all 3 cameras (including the phone) during the parade but I had a really hard time getting anything decent. The angle that the parade came and the light on a pole across the way really messed up the photos.

 

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The Grave diggers are always a favorite of mine.

 

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I got some bad video of them too. I had a hard time making my phone focus on them.

 

 

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Each section that would come through I would say “Oh this part is really good!” Gail would laugh because I said it through the whole thing.

 

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Now the last time we saw this parade they threw out suckers at this part. Those suckers were the best things ever! They no longer do that I guess. I am not sure when they stopped but I wish they hadn’t.

 

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And I yelled Regina!!!! As the Evil Queen went by and Claire laughed. (If you watch Once Upon a Time, then you know the Evil Queens name is Regina).

 

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With the parade over we gathered our things, being sure not to leave anything. Gail and her family were going to head out. They were tired after a long travel day and Alexis was going on very little sleep. She is in competitive dance and had late practices the week before plus her school quarter was ending while we were on the ship so she had to do extra homework each night to have it all done before the quarter ended.

 

We said goodbyes and we went on our way.

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Claire wanted one of the Halloween popcorn buckets so we went in search of one. The thing I don’t like about Disney is that they only sell these themed buckets at select popcorn stands and they always sell out early. If they are so popular, why don’t they stock more per night and sell them at more stands.

 

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We had no luck and Claire was a little mad, but there was nothing we could do. The stand in Tomorrowland that sells them was closing up and I even asked if there was a way to get one and he said no and that they had run out earlier in the evening. Another thing….why close these stands up before closing? So many people were stopping here wanting to get popcorn but they were done making it.

 

We slowly made our way to the front and stopped at several stores looking for 45th anniversary merchandise, which was lacking. Claire did get a sweater she liked though.

 

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I love how colorful Main Street was.

 

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Balloon shots don’t really work well in the dark.

 

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At some point we stopped for some photopass shots.

 

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And the little added video to the picture.

 

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A look back at the castle.

 

 

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