T&T and Two First Timers Day4

[tony64]

Tuesday 6th May

The Crew

Tony ……………….Driver and general gofer
Theresa…………….Scrapbook shopper extraordinaire
Peggy (my mum)…..I’ll go on anything as long as it’s not upside down.
Zena (my aunt)…….Ditto

We had a bit of a lay-in this morning as we were off to Typhoon Lagoon which didn’t open until 10.00.

Theresa and I used some of our old tickets that still have lots of water park options left on them.
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We got a couple of lockers and then went to find some loungers under a gazebo and set out our towels ( German style).

We went on the family raft ride first and it was fun watching Mum and Zena getting properly soaked for the first time.
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We went on several of the tube rides but they both really loved the lazy river most. I think this was one of the highlights of the trip for my Mum; she loved laying back in the sun and really chilled out.

We got lunch from Typhoon Tilly’s; Mum and Zena shared a Chicken wrap and fries and Theresa and I shared a Pulled Pork sandwich.

Theresa found a piece of paper in hers so I took it back to the counter, they said they would check the rest of the batch and gave us a second one for free.

This was going to turn into a theme throughout the holiday as you will see. We had booked lots of ADR’s and most would disappoint in one way or another.
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After lunch the ladies had a rest on the loungers and I fetched my camera from the lockers. They then went in the wave pool while I was busy with the camera.
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We left the park about mid-afternoon and had a look around Downtown Disney.

We bought loads and also got the woven Mickey throw for $15 as we had spent over $50.

We ate at The Rainforest Café which was fun , mainly because Zena is frightened of Thunder and lightning and every time the storm started she would jump even though she knew it wasn’t real.
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We went to the big Wal-Mart on the 192 after tea and bought loads more before going back to The Sheraton to watch the second half of The Golden Compose while drinking cups of tea and eating donuts (we are in the USA after all).

[mandymouse]

Lovely photos from Typhoon Lagoon Tony :thumbsup2 Though yuck about the paper in the sandwich

I look forward to your next installment :)

[Snowy-girls]

Great pics from Typhoon Lagoon:thumbsup2 .
They must be doing the woven throws again then(or they never stopped)as we got one of these on our last trip,unless they are a different design now.They are so nice:thumbsup2 .We have ours on our bed.x.

[irongirlof12]

nice relaxing day with some shopping - just warming up I suspect :cool1:

[natalielongstaff]

Lovely day Tony :)

[Paulieuk1969]

Sounds like a relaxing day

[tashasmum]

another great installment:thumbsup2

[florida sun]

Another great day Tony, I love Typhoon Lagoon:thumbsup2

[cazzie]

Sounds like a lovely relaxing day. Great photos. :)

[jjk]

great day,Typhoon lagoon is one of our favourites:goodvibes

[SusanEllen]

I'm with your mother, Tony. Castaway Creek is the best way to smooth out the kinks of life--much less expensive than a therapy session with a counselor and more relaxing than taking a pill (and without any nasty side effects as long as you remember to apply sunscreen).

Please, explain what German style towel spreading is.

[tony64]

Hi Susan
German style is putting your towels on the best loungers before anyone else has even got out of bed, a common practise throughout the european resorts.

[carolfoy]

another great day! love TL

[Chilly]

Love that last photo with the rainbow in the background.

[jockey]

Great day :thumbsup2

[mark&sue]

Just seeing your photo in the Rainforest cafe filled me with magic as just love the downtown disney restaurant. It is always busy but great.


susan

[Boss Hogg]

Nice shot of the ladies in front of Miss Tilly.

[arieljasmine]

Lovely day, you can't beat the lazy river with the sun beating down on you. Glad to see that the ladies have started their shopping! Must get to the Rainforest Cafe one day, it always looks like fun. Hope you enjoyed the Golden Compass, I thought it was excellent :thumbsup2

Laur's princess:

[DisneyJo]

Great TL day :)

[CustardTart]

The First Timing ladies look like they are having a great chillaxing time, Tony! :goodvibes

I don't think I've ever been to TyphLag (as my kids call it) - I'm not much of a water park person! Ah well it's something to try in the future... ;)

[Pinky166]

Great day Tony...you can't beat floating round the lazy river on your tube. :cloud9:

[tony64]

Updated with a couple of pictures from the water camera (at last)

[SusanEllen]

Tony,
So gald you added the new photos. I LOVE the two of Mum and Zena getting splashed! You've actually captured on film (or a memory card) an excellent example of the transformation that takes place when people are having fun--and those ladies were definitely having fun.

[wicket2005]

Lovely relaxing day, except for paper in the meal. When I was a kid, my parents bought me a pie from a takeaway, as I was eating it I came across a blue finger plaster minus the finger. It wasn't pleasant.:sick: