My wife, son(5), daughter(2), father (from NC), sister (from NC), and myself arrived at Port Orleans Riverside from opposite directions of I4 on Sat 6/23. We checked in and went to lunch at McDonald's at Downtown Disney to wait for our rooms to be cleaned. After we got to our room we swam in the quiet pool , ate dinner at Boatrights, and took the boat trip to Downtown Disney Sat. night. Sunday we went to MGM in the am. We ate breakfast at the commissary, watched the Bear in the Blue house show, rode the Tower of Terror (me, son, and sister), the Great Movie Ride (my father and my son), rode the Rock-n-Roller Coaster (me and sister), and then returned to the resort for more swimming and napping. That evening we went to EPCOT where we had a ps for the Tepanyaki Dining Room and had a wonderful dinner. We watched Tapestry of Nations and then Illuminations. Monday am we went to Park Fare at the Grand Floridian for a character breakfast. My daughter loved it. We then took my son for his Pirate Cruise. While he cruised my father and I nabbed a beach cabana while my wife, daughter, and sister enjoyed the shops in the resort. My wife found a "Perfect" new bag. If only I had a $ for every "Perfect" new bag we had in our closet. My son loved the pirate cruise. We returned to the resort for a couple of hours at Ol' Man Island and then the quiet pool before my wife and I went out on our own (a rare treat) for dinner in Mexico. It was wonderful. We arrived at Epcot in time to take a ride on Spaceship Earth. We turned in our PS and were handed a pager. We jumped on El Rio del Tiempo, and just as the ride ended our pager went off. Dinner was fantastic. After dinner we took the monorail to MK to meet my father, sister, and children. My father, wife, and daughter caught a little of the 1st Spectro Magic parade while walking to the bus, while my sister, son, and I went off to ride Buzz's Spin. After taking a spin we rode the Haunted Mansion, and then Big Thunder Mountain. I would like to point out here that we did not fast pass BTM. By doing so we realized that we would have to wait. The standby time was 45 minutes. We actually waited 35 minutes. I did not find this to be unreasonable at all. I was amazed at the number of grumbling people jumping out of line, griping, etc. Anyway, we rode BTM during the fireworks and then caught the 2nd Spectromagic and then the bus home. Again, much complaining in the bus line - granted it was late and the line was VERY long, but what do you expect. My son slept in my lap as I sat waiting on the bus. Tuesday am we got up late and enjoyed breakfast at Boatrights. My sister, son, and I went to Typhoon Lagoon for the day. It was a lot of fun. My wife, father, and daughter stayed around the resort, riding Surry bikes and resting. My wife thought my daughter seemed tired, but that was to be expected as off schedule as she was. When we returned from Typhoon Lagoon late in the afternoon, my daughter was in a foul humor - soon we found out why. She started running a fever and we could tell she was getting worse . I got up at 5 am and drove home to our pediatrician who saw her at 7am. She had a case of tonsilitis. Our Dr. gave her a shot of antibiotic and we returned to our house for the am and a nap. My wife, son, father, and sister went to the MK while we were in Tampa. I returned to Riverside later in the afternoon. My wife stayed at the resort with my daughter while the rest of us went to dinner at Akershus in Norway. By the next morning the anitbiotic was working well, and all the fever was gone and has not returned (Hooooray!!!!). We all went to the suprise am at the MK where we ate a lite breakfast at Casey's. By 11:30 we had ridden or watched the Golden Caurosel, Dumbo, Pooh, Small World, the Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, the Magic Carpets of Alladin, the Tiki Room, the Country Bear Jamboree, the Hall of the Presidents, and Space Mountain. We returned to the resort for lunch, surry bikes, and naps. After our naps we went to MGM and rode Star Tours, then we went to dinner at the Brown Derby at MGM for our Fantasmic Dinner Package - the show was just as fantastic as we remembered. Friday am my sister, son, and I went to EPCOT 1st thing to ride Test Track, then took the Friendship Launch to MGM to meet my wife, daughter, and father. We ate breakfast at the commissary while we waited, then we watched Beauty and the Beast, then took the Voyage of the Little Mermaid, greeted several characters on Hollywood Blvd., and drank Frozen Cokes. The afternoon was spent resting at the resort and pedel boating around the Sassagoula River. Dinner at Boatrights was perfect! After dinner my wife and father took my son swimming while my sister, daughter, and I went to Downtown Disney to pick up dessert for the family (Ghiradeli's and fudge from the Disney candy store). We stayed up late visiting with my father and sister. We got up this morning to see my father and sister off, packed, and then had breakfast at the big McDonald's near the All Stars before heading back to Tampa.
What a great week!!!!!!!
What a great week!!!!!!!
