Rebecuberduber
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2008
Oh my gosh, Im afraid to even log in, its been so long. Christmas pretty much swept me up and away from the computer. Now Im back, and its only nine days until our next trip!!! Theres no way Im going to have time to finish this beforehand, so to flagrantly disappoint one last time (this report) Im going to have to do a summary of our last few days. I apologize profusely for this, but I will do my best to give the highlights, at least, there deserved coverage.
Ok, so for today I will summarize day 6. We woke up late, as usual, and started the day with a swim. It was cold, but the kids loved it. My mom and I sat sipping hot coffee in our sweaters while we watched the kids happily splash in the frigid kiddy pool. Once they finally had enough, we all went up and took warm baths to put color back in their blue lips before heading to Hollywood Studios.
When we got back to our rooms, though, Mickey and the gang left a surprise! A lollipop and a personalized letter from the Mouse was waiting for each kid. (I snuck ahead and planted them while they were on their way from the pool. The letters we had pre-written to look like Mickeys handwriting and signature. Dont tell Disney that we forged it!)
By the time we reached the Studios it was time for lunch. We ate at Pizza Planet. We found a nice table outside, all by itself, next to the Christmas store. It was nice and quiet, and the kids had fun playing with the fake snowman outside the shop while we ate.
After lunch, it was definitely Morphin Time! Dash had no idea the Power Rangers were visiting Disney World the same time we were! What a happy coincidence! They were even kind enough to stop their turbo car and sign a few autographs. (Side note, we definitely need to find where they rent those Turbo Cars at the parks. What a cushy way to tour!)
Dash was so cute. He took it all so seriously. He was just so awe struck we couldnt even get a smile out of him for the pictures. He was doing some severe power ranger poses, though.
We attempted Star Tours, next, but Dash and Aunty Cinderella were both turned away for being too short. We kind of figured that would happen, but the one or two times they let them pass previously on our trip made it worth the shot.
After this was sounds dangerous, but there were obnoxious people with cell phones in the back the whole time, who were almost as disruptive as the announcer who kept repeating All cellular phones must be turned off during the presentation.
We watched the Indiana Jones stunt show next, which was pretty awesome. I know my dad isnt too keen on this attraction, but I though it was really neat. I couldnt believe they actually had a real plane onstage at the end! At least, it was actual size. I admit the show was pretty corny, but the stunts were still cool to watch.
We tried Toy Story Mania after this, but the wait was over an hour long so we passed on by. At this point it was getting dark. We found ourselves back at the hat and the kids had fun playing in the star lights that were dancing around the floor. They were having so much fun that a few of us grownups decided to do the movie ride while they played.
A pretty hat picture
The stars on the floor
And that brings us to park closing and extra magic hours. The cold morning swim was beginning to take its toll on the youngsters, though, who were getting pretty tired and grumpy. Dad suggested we could take the boat over to the Boardwalk resort, though, and this grabbed my interest. I have never seen this resort, and it sounds cool. We decided to give it a shot, thinking perhaps a change of scenery would revive the grumpy children. We ended up waiting for the boat for I think about half an hour, though, and then finally gave up. The kids were just too tired. Of course, as soon as we left the line, the boat arrived. But we didnt care anymore. We were just eager to get the little ones into their beds.
By the time we got back to the resort, though, they had all fallen asleep. We decided since the rest of us werent quite ready for bed yet, to visit the ice cream shop in our hotel. This was fun and a pretty good concession to missing out on Boardwalk that night. And after this, we all hit they hay.
Next up, a summary of our second day in Epcot. Its a wonderful, serene day, and possibly one of my favorites of this trip.
Ok, so for today I will summarize day 6. We woke up late, as usual, and started the day with a swim. It was cold, but the kids loved it. My mom and I sat sipping hot coffee in our sweaters while we watched the kids happily splash in the frigid kiddy pool. Once they finally had enough, we all went up and took warm baths to put color back in their blue lips before heading to Hollywood Studios.
When we got back to our rooms, though, Mickey and the gang left a surprise! A lollipop and a personalized letter from the Mouse was waiting for each kid. (I snuck ahead and planted them while they were on their way from the pool. The letters we had pre-written to look like Mickeys handwriting and signature. Dont tell Disney that we forged it!)
By the time we reached the Studios it was time for lunch. We ate at Pizza Planet. We found a nice table outside, all by itself, next to the Christmas store. It was nice and quiet, and the kids had fun playing with the fake snowman outside the shop while we ate.
After lunch, it was definitely Morphin Time! Dash had no idea the Power Rangers were visiting Disney World the same time we were! What a happy coincidence! They were even kind enough to stop their turbo car and sign a few autographs. (Side note, we definitely need to find where they rent those Turbo Cars at the parks. What a cushy way to tour!)
Dash was so cute. He took it all so seriously. He was just so awe struck we couldnt even get a smile out of him for the pictures. He was doing some severe power ranger poses, though.
We attempted Star Tours, next, but Dash and Aunty Cinderella were both turned away for being too short. We kind of figured that would happen, but the one or two times they let them pass previously on our trip made it worth the shot.
After this was sounds dangerous, but there were obnoxious people with cell phones in the back the whole time, who were almost as disruptive as the announcer who kept repeating All cellular phones must be turned off during the presentation.
We watched the Indiana Jones stunt show next, which was pretty awesome. I know my dad isnt too keen on this attraction, but I though it was really neat. I couldnt believe they actually had a real plane onstage at the end! At least, it was actual size. I admit the show was pretty corny, but the stunts were still cool to watch.
We tried Toy Story Mania after this, but the wait was over an hour long so we passed on by. At this point it was getting dark. We found ourselves back at the hat and the kids had fun playing in the star lights that were dancing around the floor. They were having so much fun that a few of us grownups decided to do the movie ride while they played.
A pretty hat picture
The stars on the floor
And that brings us to park closing and extra magic hours. The cold morning swim was beginning to take its toll on the youngsters, though, who were getting pretty tired and grumpy. Dad suggested we could take the boat over to the Boardwalk resort, though, and this grabbed my interest. I have never seen this resort, and it sounds cool. We decided to give it a shot, thinking perhaps a change of scenery would revive the grumpy children. We ended up waiting for the boat for I think about half an hour, though, and then finally gave up. The kids were just too tired. Of course, as soon as we left the line, the boat arrived. But we didnt care anymore. We were just eager to get the little ones into their beds.
By the time we got back to the resort, though, they had all fallen asleep. We decided since the rest of us werent quite ready for bed yet, to visit the ice cream shop in our hotel. This was fun and a pretty good concession to missing out on Boardwalk that night. And after this, we all hit they hay.
Next up, a summary of our second day in Epcot. Its a wonderful, serene day, and possibly one of my favorites of this trip.