Originally Posted By mickey_ring This is the week for the national Pop Warner cheer competition at WDW. My wife and daughter are among thousands of cheerleaders and coaches storming the gates. I'll try to get a trip report out of it.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Congratulations to my kid and the Howell, NJ cheer team! They took first place in their division.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Don't get caught staying in the same hotel as any of the teams though. We were in Kissimmee a couple of years ago and two teams were staying in the same hotel as us. I would have had a better night's sleep if I would have just laid my head on a pillow in the middle of I-4.
Originally Posted By Kimrue HOWELL NJ?!!!! I GREW UP THERE!!!! I live in Manalapan now, holy cow!!! Congrats to your daughter and their cheer team!!!!
Originally Posted By mickey_ring The Wide World of Sports page lists the competition from the 4th to the 10th. My daughter's team cheered on Tuesday. They will be home tomorrow. I wasn't going to go because of work. My customer postponed the job until after the new year, so I was stuck home anyway.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I read the title of the thread and thought, "Why would kids be celebrating a military invasion?"
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Hmmm.... upon review, the title doesn't look so good when "cheer" is taken as an action word. They come home today, just in time for a bit of snow by tomorrow.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring Yup, they did! In addition to the competition, they fast-forwarded it thru Epcot, MGM and the MK. Follow-up to post 8: No snow here in central NJ, so no snow day.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Don't get caught staying in the same hotel as any of the teams though.< Disney puts most of them at the Pop Century, but they do a great job at keeping them segregated, as I can personally attest to!
Originally Posted By seanyoda smeeeko and I stayed at Pop Century between the 1st and 10th; We did not notice that many teams or chearleaders. I noticed more of them getting on busses heading for the All Stars.