After watching the last parade performers make their way past us, we headed off down Main Street with a quick stop at the restrooms so that Miss Willow could transform herself from Anna to Elsa. (Andy, I know you will appreciate this quick change moment!!!)
Way to keep it classy!
Despite the occasional rude PotC pirate guest, we really enjoyed our experience here. The atmosphere is very cool, and occasional yells aside, it is mostly very quiet and serene (just like the beginning of the DL version of PotC, which is where the restaurant is located). Willow also enjoyed waving at the PotC cruisers.
Awesome! I think if we would have had a little bit more of a dining budget and willingness to try a few more ADR's, this one would have been one that we'd have done. It looked like a beautiful place to have a meal.
At about 6:45, we were done with dinner and headed out of the Blue Bayou.
I love that picture. It almost looks like there should be a trail of ice on the ground behind her!
Love her Anna/Elsa transformation! I'm sure it was done in a much more classy manner than what Andy saw.
I approve. And Willow also seems to be much more willing.
After leaving Blue Bayou at 6:45, we obviously had to pay a visit to PotC.
Naturally! Who could resist after watching all the boats go by.
The guy asked Willow for a picture with her so that he didn't have to wait in line to meet Elsa. (It was NOT creepy, I promise.)
Ok, that's cool... obviously as long as it wasn't creepy. It is always nice when a CM or another guest can make a little princess feel like a princess.
I noticed that the little girl in the front seat of Willow's bobsled was dressed as Anna, so I yelled to Willow, "Hey, Elsa! Your sister is in the front of the sled!!!" As you may have seen above, Anna's dad was in between Elsa Willow and Anna. Well, this guy apparently made the ride absolutely AWESOME! He asked Willow to use her powers to get the ride going, and then pretended to be terrified during the ride, begging her to use her powers to stop it and such. She was ecstatic when we met up at the exit, telling me all about how fun it was and how she used her powers. Thank you, Awesome Anna Dad!
And another case of a random stranger making Willow feel like a princess. Or I guess in this case, Queen.
My ride, however, was less fantastic. The "YEAH" dude was in my bobsled.
Eventually, other guests even started screaming at him to stop it, eventually including hollering obscenities at him in a last-ditch effort to get him to shut up (obviously, not a great choice, but that is how frustrated everyone had become). He didn't stop....
Ok, it would have taken me about 2 seconds of hearing him yell before I'd be yelling back at him. Probably either making sarcastic comments or mimicking him until he got the point. Yeah, that's how I roll.
But I couldn't guarantee I wouldn't resort to profanity if he was that irritating.
Anyway, we were done with the Matterhorn about 8:15 and headed into Tomorrowland to get Willow her first-ever churro before going to the monorail station.
Matterhorn.
Churro.
Monorail.
Yep... I think that qualifies as the perfect way to end your day.
There wasn't a lot of yelling, but it was something I just didn't expect at all. I know stuff like that didn't happen back when I was a kid and dined here and rode PotC, but we all know our world is very different from what it was decades ago.
I'm assuming it is similar to the yelling one might hear on It's a Small Mexico in EPCOT? Riders randomly yelling asking someone for food or a drink. Things like that. Immature and maybe moderately funny the first time... but since they're probably only the 532,458 person that day to think of doing it, and it becomes significantly less funny every time...
The park opened at 7 (we were once again stuck behind a bunch of people who needed their pictures taken for their tickets or couldn't find their tickets or whatever, so it took us quite a few minutes before we actually got in), and eventually we were in!
They really need a better way of doing it. You'd think they'd learn from WDW. That whole picture thing just seems like a slow process.
As you can see, the line for the Matterhorn was already snaking all the way around the mountain. As you can also see, Willow was not heading for that line.
I'm a little confused here. What is Willow's favorite ride again?
Wish it were always like that!
Sooo I've been ordered to rest up as much as possible this past week, which on the bright side meant more time on the DisBoards! Hoping to be well soon as I leave for WDW again on Wednesday!
