alaskanabbott
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2010
LAST DAY
We woke up and found out that the gingerbread house was still closed, BUT the quick start breakfast was OPEN, so was the pool, and everything else! We had one last ticket for Disney World, but since GKTW had been closed for so much of our trip, the little ones just wanted to spend the day there. This made Dakota and Caelan happy because they were just still a little weak from being sick, and thought sleeping in would be nice. Also, since the closure, we were never able to do James star. We decided to make that our first stop. Then ice cream, then breakfast then the pool.
We went to the Magic Castle and played for a while, then finally did James star. I had wanted to take pictures, and video tape, but what happened instead was I sat there crying my eyes out while he wrote Hi on his star
and placed it in the box.
The ceiling of the Castle, covered in stars.
One of the first things to deteriorate was James ability to see correctly, so writing HI was about all he could do. I cried during the entire thing, as the fairy flew around, then opened the chest to see the star gone, everything. I decided we needed ice cream, STAT!
After we had breakfast/ice cream we went to the pool. I have to say, I LOVED the quick start breakfast, and I wish we would have tried it more than on our last day. I encourage everyone to try it early in their trip; it makes for a nice variety.
The day was lousy, and it sprinkled off and on, but the kids were so excited to be able to swim they stayed in the pool for hours. It was getting late in the day, and I finally convinced the kids that we had to leave or we would never be able to see both the Animal Kingdom and the rest of Epcot. We got back to the room, and Dakota was doing much better. We ordered Katies Kitchen for lunch and got ready for our final day in Florida. Caelan was not in a good mood, I think he was still feeling a little ill, and he said he didnt want to come with us. I tried to get him to go, but he is very stubborn, and 15, so we left him. As we were driving to Disney it began raining, then it began RAINING!!! Like a flood honestly we couldnt see where we were going it was raining so hard. We drove all the way to Animal Kingdom then sat in the van for about 30 minutes hoping it would let up. It didnt. I was just sad. We only got to do two days at Disney, GKTW had closed on us for half our trip, the kids had been ill, and the weather was awful. We were never going to be able to do this again. No way could we afford to come back, and besides, it will never be James wish trip again. So once again I broke down crying. After I gained my composure we decided to go to the outlet mall and but souvenirs. The kids had all been waiting until the final day and it seemed like the perfect time, since we couldnt do anything else!
We got back to the villa and it was still raining, more like a torrential flood than rain. On our first day, we thought it may be fun our last night to go to Medieval Times, but had completely forgotten that we had requested the tickets. It was about 5pm, we were trying to think of something to do when we got a call from the front desk that our tickets were available! We had to talk Caelan into coming, actually we made him, and off we went to Medieval Times. The way the discount there works is the wish child is free, then the first two people are 50% off, then the rest are %20 off. They had given us the 50% off discount on the kids, and 20% off the adults so we got to the front and asked if she could change it around, which they did. Then, you can purchase an upgrade, where you get the front row, a banner and some other stuff, which none of the kids cared about, so we declined. I told the wench we needed wheelchair accessible and this confused her terribly. Finally she handed us our tickets and we went in. The only wheelchair accessible spots they have are in the front row!
We did have to transfer James from his chair, then they stowed it for us. If you have a large child who is in a chair, Im not sure MT is a great idea, since you have to transfer, and if they have to use the restroom you have to wait for the wench to go get the chair. For us it was fine though. The food was yummy, the show was fantastic and we all loved it so much we thought it was one of the highlights of our trip.
Ours was the green knight. He even gave Mackenzie a rose.
Our knight!
Our wench. Her aunt is Mayor Clayton!
Mackenzie, being 5 did get bored, but was very well behaved. I can see where kids under 5 may not enjoy this as much as older kids.
After the show we took some pictures with our Knight,
the King and Queen
and played around the castle. It was about 8:30pm I think when we left. Once outside we discovered that it had stopped raining! OK, I had the whole family; we were 30 minutes from Disney World on our last night. It was unanimous we were going to see the closing ceremony Wishes!!! I was thrilled, since I had really wanted the kids to see this. I remember sitting on my daddys shoulders when I was about 5, watching Tinker Bell fly through the air. We had to dash through the parking lot, gate and actually run to the Castle but just as we were there we heard the announcement that it was about to start. WE MADE IT. The show was better than I expected. About halfway through, Jiminy Cricket starts talking about wishes, and how wishes come true, and I start thinking about how blessed we were to get this trip for James, and how much I want him to be better, and Im wondering if hes listening to Jiminy Cricket and wishing he wasnt sick anymore or if hes just thankful his wish had been granted .and of course, I start crying again. Then Macylea, James twin sister turns to me and I see tears streaming down her face, and her and I hug, still watching the show, she leans over and says Um, this is ridiculous! Which in teen-age speak means, I cant believe were at Disney World, watching fireworks, bawling our eyes out. I turn around to check on my DH Mike and the teen-agers who were standing behind us and see Mike, doing what? Crying! He has Mackenzie on his shoulders and he says, Im just thinking that shes going to remember this moment the rest of her life, sitting on her daddys shoulders, watching Tinker Bell. I cry harder. So my teen-agers put their arms around me and there we were, 8 people from Alaska, in Florida, at Disney World watching WISHES all of us crying, except James and Mackenzie, who are too mesmerized by the fireworks to notice their family making a scene.
The fireworks ended and we had a little over an hour until the park closed at midnight. We dashed for the Buzz Lightyear ride, then Space Mountain, and a few others.
Mackenzie fell asleep in Dakotas arms as we were walking down the ramp from Space Mountain. Shes still clutching Jesse.
At midnight we conceded that it was over, and headed out, making a final stop at the huge gift shop on Main Street.
Caelan had another group of girls following him around, so we got his pictures with them (and Mackenzie)
Mackenzie playing with hats at the gift shop
On the way we passed a few PhotoPass photographers and stopped for our last pictures. Since Mackenzie had fallen asleep, we took the pictures without her, but then she woke up, so her pictures are separate from ours.
We got back to the villa about 1:30 am. The kids collapsed into bed, but Mike and I had to pack. We had to be at the airport at 6am, so there would be no sleep for us.
We woke up and found out that the gingerbread house was still closed, BUT the quick start breakfast was OPEN, so was the pool, and everything else! We had one last ticket for Disney World, but since GKTW had been closed for so much of our trip, the little ones just wanted to spend the day there. This made Dakota and Caelan happy because they were just still a little weak from being sick, and thought sleeping in would be nice. Also, since the closure, we were never able to do James star. We decided to make that our first stop. Then ice cream, then breakfast then the pool.
We went to the Magic Castle and played for a while, then finally did James star. I had wanted to take pictures, and video tape, but what happened instead was I sat there crying my eyes out while he wrote Hi on his star
and placed it in the box.
The ceiling of the Castle, covered in stars.
One of the first things to deteriorate was James ability to see correctly, so writing HI was about all he could do. I cried during the entire thing, as the fairy flew around, then opened the chest to see the star gone, everything. I decided we needed ice cream, STAT!
After we had breakfast/ice cream we went to the pool. I have to say, I LOVED the quick start breakfast, and I wish we would have tried it more than on our last day. I encourage everyone to try it early in their trip; it makes for a nice variety.
The day was lousy, and it sprinkled off and on, but the kids were so excited to be able to swim they stayed in the pool for hours. It was getting late in the day, and I finally convinced the kids that we had to leave or we would never be able to see both the Animal Kingdom and the rest of Epcot. We got back to the room, and Dakota was doing much better. We ordered Katies Kitchen for lunch and got ready for our final day in Florida. Caelan was not in a good mood, I think he was still feeling a little ill, and he said he didnt want to come with us. I tried to get him to go, but he is very stubborn, and 15, so we left him. As we were driving to Disney it began raining, then it began RAINING!!! Like a flood honestly we couldnt see where we were going it was raining so hard. We drove all the way to Animal Kingdom then sat in the van for about 30 minutes hoping it would let up. It didnt. I was just sad. We only got to do two days at Disney, GKTW had closed on us for half our trip, the kids had been ill, and the weather was awful. We were never going to be able to do this again. No way could we afford to come back, and besides, it will never be James wish trip again. So once again I broke down crying. After I gained my composure we decided to go to the outlet mall and but souvenirs. The kids had all been waiting until the final day and it seemed like the perfect time, since we couldnt do anything else!
We got back to the villa and it was still raining, more like a torrential flood than rain. On our first day, we thought it may be fun our last night to go to Medieval Times, but had completely forgotten that we had requested the tickets. It was about 5pm, we were trying to think of something to do when we got a call from the front desk that our tickets were available! We had to talk Caelan into coming, actually we made him, and off we went to Medieval Times. The way the discount there works is the wish child is free, then the first two people are 50% off, then the rest are %20 off. They had given us the 50% off discount on the kids, and 20% off the adults so we got to the front and asked if she could change it around, which they did. Then, you can purchase an upgrade, where you get the front row, a banner and some other stuff, which none of the kids cared about, so we declined. I told the wench we needed wheelchair accessible and this confused her terribly. Finally she handed us our tickets and we went in. The only wheelchair accessible spots they have are in the front row!
We did have to transfer James from his chair, then they stowed it for us. If you have a large child who is in a chair, Im not sure MT is a great idea, since you have to transfer, and if they have to use the restroom you have to wait for the wench to go get the chair. For us it was fine though. The food was yummy, the show was fantastic and we all loved it so much we thought it was one of the highlights of our trip.
Ours was the green knight. He even gave Mackenzie a rose.
Our knight!
Our wench. Her aunt is Mayor Clayton!
Mackenzie, being 5 did get bored, but was very well behaved. I can see where kids under 5 may not enjoy this as much as older kids.
After the show we took some pictures with our Knight,
the King and Queen
and played around the castle. It was about 8:30pm I think when we left. Once outside we discovered that it had stopped raining! OK, I had the whole family; we were 30 minutes from Disney World on our last night. It was unanimous we were going to see the closing ceremony Wishes!!! I was thrilled, since I had really wanted the kids to see this. I remember sitting on my daddys shoulders when I was about 5, watching Tinker Bell fly through the air. We had to dash through the parking lot, gate and actually run to the Castle but just as we were there we heard the announcement that it was about to start. WE MADE IT. The show was better than I expected. About halfway through, Jiminy Cricket starts talking about wishes, and how wishes come true, and I start thinking about how blessed we were to get this trip for James, and how much I want him to be better, and Im wondering if hes listening to Jiminy Cricket and wishing he wasnt sick anymore or if hes just thankful his wish had been granted .and of course, I start crying again. Then Macylea, James twin sister turns to me and I see tears streaming down her face, and her and I hug, still watching the show, she leans over and says Um, this is ridiculous! Which in teen-age speak means, I cant believe were at Disney World, watching fireworks, bawling our eyes out. I turn around to check on my DH Mike and the teen-agers who were standing behind us and see Mike, doing what? Crying! He has Mackenzie on his shoulders and he says, Im just thinking that shes going to remember this moment the rest of her life, sitting on her daddys shoulders, watching Tinker Bell. I cry harder. So my teen-agers put their arms around me and there we were, 8 people from Alaska, in Florida, at Disney World watching WISHES all of us crying, except James and Mackenzie, who are too mesmerized by the fireworks to notice their family making a scene.
The fireworks ended and we had a little over an hour until the park closed at midnight. We dashed for the Buzz Lightyear ride, then Space Mountain, and a few others.
Mackenzie fell asleep in Dakotas arms as we were walking down the ramp from Space Mountain. Shes still clutching Jesse.
At midnight we conceded that it was over, and headed out, making a final stop at the huge gift shop on Main Street.
Caelan had another group of girls following him around, so we got his pictures with them (and Mackenzie)
Mackenzie playing with hats at the gift shop
On the way we passed a few PhotoPass photographers and stopped for our last pictures. Since Mackenzie had fallen asleep, we took the pictures without her, but then she woke up, so her pictures are separate from ours.
We got back to the villa about 1:30 am. The kids collapsed into bed, but Mike and I had to pack. We had to be at the airport at 6am, so there would be no sleep for us.
Ali has mitochondrial disease, too, though we have yet to specifiy exactly which kind. We're currently in the process of having whole unit sequencing done on her muscle. At any rate, I just thought I'd say hello and let you know that I'm thinking of you all.
) and of course for the recent medical concerns for Dakota. 
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