When they finally awoke, Lorelai wanted to do some swimming before we headed back out. I think her and I spent around an hour at the pool before heading back up to the room to get ready. Looking at the weather, it looked like we might be getting wet at the parks that night too. We also decided then that we would cancel our breakfast for the morning at Tusker House, because she wasnt too interested in it, she had met who she wanted to meet, and we knew it would be a late night. A decision we did not regret.
So we packed up, headed out to the car, and went to look for a place to eat. Lorelai made the decision for us this evening. The "Peanut" place is where we were going. Logans Roadhouse is the "peanut" place as lorelai calls it, and there happened to be one near I-4 on 192. Perfect! As we arrived, the skies were turning black, and the wind started to pick up. We were hoping it would blow over. Dinner was good, and quick. Next stop, Magic Kingdom!
We arrived around 6:30 PM, and got a front row spot in the lot. If you are familiar with the lot, just as you go under the bridge on the tram, you see a pillar for the monorail, thats where we were! Perfect! Lorelai elected to ride the Monorail, and we happened to catch the Avenger Wrapped one. It was a nice trip, but I forgot how high those things get off the ground.
Just as we got through the turnstyle, it started to rain. It was just a drizzle, but we put on our ponchos, just in case. Lorelai wanted to do the Laugh Floor first, so thats the way we headed. We had very little wait, just enough time to text in a couple jokes, hoping they would be read. And what do you know, they read 2 of jokes! That was pretty cool. Lorelai enjoyed the show, but was worried we wouldn't produce enough laughter to open the doors. So to make sure we didnt get stuck, she laughed at everything, and I mean everything. She also made sure it would be heard. It was better than the show in my opinion.
Next up we helped save the galaxy on Space Ranger Spin. Lorelai and Mom rode in one car, and I rode by myself. I actually maxed out my score, but Lorelai won.
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She then said she wanted to ride Small World again, so thats the direction we headed. The crowds were starting to build for the parade and fireworks, so it was a bit tricky to get through, but we made it, and there was no wait.
I could see that she was still a bit sleepy, so after that, we decided it was time to go find a spot so she would be able to see. She loved how the castle changed colors, and I had to make sure I took a few photos of the castle as it was pink.
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We sat on the outside of the hub, near the tomorrowland entrance and had a great view of everything. I sat there, because I always remembered Tinkerbell flying down during the show, but we never saw her. Im not sure if it was because of weather, or if its just not done anymore. The castle show was great and so were the fireworks. I had never seen the MSEP, so that was new for all of us. I wish it was Spectro, because the music brings back so many memories of when we came as kids.
The rush of people out of there made us decide to take it easy and grab a dish of ice cream. We sat at a table and all had a scoop of ice cream, then decided to head out. We were there for the kiss goodnight, but it seemed like we were the only ones. It felt like that morning when we walked into the park with no one but cast members. Lorelai traded pins with every cast member on Main Street that had pins to trade. She loved doing that more than anything I think. Just the interaction she had with everyone was special.
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We actually ended up catching the last monorail to the TTC. We unloaded, and headed back to the resort. We all snuggled into the bed and finished Lady in the Tramp before we fell asleep.
We decided that since tomorrow was going to be a day where the forecast had it raining all day, we would just sleep in and take our time.
