day 2, part 6 we FINALLY made it to EE. thank goodness we had a fastpass, because the stand by line was LONG! i don't know how long because we had our fastpass so i didn't pay attention. rich and hannah went first and got a rider swap for me since madison wasn't tall enough to go on. we found a place to sit and maddie played on my phone while i people watched. it didn't take very long and rich was back with hannah and we zoomed through the fastpass line again. **note on fastpass.....things i didn't realize until it was too late. if one person in your group is too small to ride something, just get a fastpass for one adult. have that person ride and do rider swap, then you can ride (with your child or alone). really, i should have just picked fastpass for EE for rich and hannah. they could have ridden and gotten a rider swap ticket, then hannah and i could have ridden. i could have used the fastpasses i reserved for madison and myself for something else. also, if you remember, we never did use our fastpasses for the safari that morning. i should have canceled them and reserved something else later in the day, but i didn't and basically wasted those fastpasses. it didn't end up really mattering since the park wasn't very crowded, but if it had been a busier day, changing those fastpasses would have been smart. ok....back to the story....hannah had liked EE until the very end, but i guess it jerked to a stop and hurt her stomach, so she wasn't too excited to ride again. i was going to go alone, but she took pity on her poor mom and came with. lucky she did, because they gave her the red card! we've never gotten one before and i was excited! silly, i know! i had left my phone with rich and madison so i couldn't take a picture though--bummer! but, we were really there to ride EE and i LOVED it!! i wished we could have gone again, but the standby line was just too long. i didn't see our ride photo and i didn't buy it, so i don't have any proof, but we had a great time (until the end when it jerked to a stop again. at least we were prepared this time!)! for being so brave and riding twice, i let hannah pick another souvenir. she, of course, picked another stuffed animal and we had to get one for madison too. they got the big puffball yetis. i'm sure they'll be in a later pic. i have to admit, even though i feel like our house is being overrun with stuffies, they are really soft and squishy and snuggly. so....we were done escaping the yeti, no better time than to go hang with some dinosaurs. we were off to dinoland! first up was triceratop spin (or whatever it's called--"the dinosaur ride that's like dumbo" is what the girls say). standing on our number--i think we were in dinosaur 8
http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...3-4075-9543-14711904A8E1_zpsjikn8jgc.jpg.html here we go!
http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...4-49A2-ACD6-76B62742114A_zpsi4il0ulk.jpg.html http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...9-4E24-87DE-F3FB76EFE04A_zpsbsuj8cx1.jpg.html waiting in line to go again! (do you think those eyes are looking tired? i do! oh yeah--there's some crying coming up!)
http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...5-40E0-80DB-77B6552707F7_zpshcykclj7.jpg.html after we were done with the spinning dinosaurs, we decided to go on another dinosaur ride....dinosaur! we had skipped this last trip due to LONG lines, so i was excited to go again!
http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...F-44D6-9F6F-22ABF3DE9083_zpsz0mrzvt3.jpg.html we had a fastpass for 3-4 and were a few minutes early, but they let us go right in. we waited in line for a little bit, but were in our time travel car soon enough. were we the only ones who thought it was funny to see mrs. huxtable during the movie? i'd totally forgotten that part! rich and i loved the ride and hannah thought it was pretty fun. madison was no fan. i took a quick picture of our ride photo....are we scarring our children for life by terrifying them on rides they don't want to go on? nahhh....
http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...8-4078-B15D-10244E934A3D_zpsrd04zjaj.jpg.html we went into the gift shop after this. we had told the girls they could use a snack credit to get a sucker and they both picked one out, but for some reason, hannah got attached to this huge book meant for kids way older than her and wouldn't put it down. eventually i had to pry it out of her hands and put it back. oh yes....we were that family rushing from the gift shop in tears. we sat down outside where i lost my cool, hannah sat in time out, madison kept asking for her sucker, and rich just stood there unsure of what he should do. we finally all calmed down and everybody had a good laugh when i stood up. we had just plopped down on the curb and i had unknowingly sat by a sprinkler head which leaked and made a wet spot on my tush. the girls found this hilarious and i was glad they were finally laughing again! we started walking back towards the middle of dinoland trying to decide what to do. we wanted to go on primeval whirl, but neither of the girls was tall enough. this lead to more tears, from madison this time. she had been convinced that she was going on that ride with daddy and when they wouldn't let her on, she broke down. luckily there was an open bench nearby and i hustled the girls over to sit and relax while rich rode. it said a 10 minute wait on standby but it must have been more like a walk on because rich was back soon. we decided to start heading towards the front of the park, but there was one more thing rich really wanted to do before we left. get a caricature of the family done. that was pretty fun....and it was a nice chance for us all to sit down some more! yay! i have to say, i wore bad shoes on this trip and they were the only ones i brought. if we were moving, i was ok, but standing in lines was torture for my feet and legs! i finally wised up and took a lot of ibuprofen the rest of the week, but those first two days were painful! proper footwear, people!! learn from my mistake! anyway, this was our family picture....
http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/S...7-44E3-B0F4-F9D42C936BD7_zpspcmhzb3r.jpg.html after that, we really did need to head out. we had another ADR to make it to. we stopped at the only other photopass photographer we saw that day, then grabbed some popcorn to snack on and went out to find a bus.....
We're also planning on going to DTD and eating at T-REX. Then we're going to cirque de soleil. I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.....especially if you did any of the other things we are planning on doing!!!!
) When in Sept are you going? We go on the 24th. We were actually gonna go a week later but moved it back in hopes for free dining!!!!
Bugs are creepy but that show looks fun to me! I have to at least TRY it! 
Disney is the PERFECT way to celebrate! And youll get to wear cute Anniversary buttons and get special treatment! Cant beat that!!! 
And the "stinger" in your back? No...just no! After the stinger happened, I curled up in the fetal position with my back away from the chair back and my eyes closed and my hands over my ears. We will never go back in that room of torture ever again! Lol 
I always end up with like 30 photos of them. In fact, I think the flags are the main reason I want to go back to AK on our next trip. Flags and festival of the lion king (cause I know Caden will love that!)
i'm glad you came over! I love when new people comment! you will LOVE the royal room and POR, in general. it's so pretty and peaceful!
I have my fingers crossed for free dining too! 
the girls knew what i meant!), we had another meet and greet to get to. we walked around the castle on a side path we've never taken before. we stopped for a minute to watch some of the move it, shake it, celebrate it party, then kept on moving. it was too cold to stand still for long! we stopped for a minute in the castle to look at all the mosaics--so pretty!!
