our last full day....that was a depressing thought to start the day.
we had plans to go back to MK for as long as we wanted....this is our favorite park, so we knew we would spend alot of time there...plus,there is so much for a kid my sons age to do....
we ran straight to space mtn and pulled fast passes....then we jumped on buzz lightyear. I think this ride is pretty cool and since the boy loves buzz so much, I had no problem riding it as much as he wanted...he wouldnt even really shoot the gun...he would just stare at all the eye candy on the ride with his mouth open in awe...pretty funny.
jumped on the tea cups then spent some time in toontown as we hadnt been there during the daylight yet. Then it was time for our FP so my wife went to space mtn to go first and me and the boy grabbed a soda and sat...she was back in no time, so I went....man, that is the best the fast pass ever felt....I felt like I walked my miles of standby people as I went straight to the front. the ride is a classic and never gets old...the foreign girl behind me shreaking at the top of her lungs the whole ride DOES get old....completely ruined the experience....Ive never heard a person that old scream so loud in my life from a ride....my right ear was actually ringing afterwards.
well, we had PS at the crystal palace for lunch. It was a madhouse trying to get in that place, but once inside it was nice and cool and is a very pretty restaurant. The characters were very good, but Pooh never came to any tables...just stood by the buffet for pictures. They kept telling us ALL the characters would be by, but pooh never did....they should have told us that...but it didnt matter...we went up to him and my son got to get his hug and picture. We had him trained for this so well by the end...a quick hug, he would turn RIGHT around and pose perfectly, then he would turn back around and say bye and thanks and we were off.....I wish other parents would teach their kids this...rather than letting them climb all over the characters for 5 minutes after they pushed their way in front of the line anyway, then handing the character 18 autograph books, ya know so all their friends can have one too....then when its the next persons turn, they still let their kids run back to teh characters and get in your pictures, etc....can you tell that the crowds REALLY started to irritate me by the end? on this particular morning.....we saw buzz FIRST THING when we get into tomorrowland (tip, he stands by the side of his ride, as you walk past it toward the castle). anyway, my son gets in line and is second in line.....we are off to the side videotaping etc....and entire family (parents and all) got in line, pushed him right out of the way and he ended up at the back of a big line....I asked the man if he felt good pushing around a 4 year old...he didnt respond....my wife took my sons hand and led him right back to the front of the line where he was.....this happend lots...many times my son didnt get to meet a character, cause of the heat and their short time out....people would butt in line until it was too late and they left before he got to them....it was kinda heartbreaking actually....but he was a good sport about it....he just isnt pushy like that....was taught to stand and wait his turn....its too bad others dont teach the same things....
ok, I got off on a rant....crystal palace...I thought the food was GREAT...nice selection, tasty food.....prices were on par with buffets all around WDW.....no complaints.
after lunch we rode buzz again then back to toontown. we scored as there were about 10 characters (country bears, friar, and a bunch of others)...they were all the way at the end of toontown behind a building.....couldnt see them till you got to them...therefore noone was back there and my son met all of them...he loved it.
during this morning, we opted to have dinner at epcot later so I had made a PS for mexico from a souviner stand. so after we rode the haunted mansion one more time, we split for epcot. Rode the monorail the whole way there...never did that before...fun ride...horrible smells in the monorail.
we went to universe of energy cause of the dinosaurs...my son loves dinosaurs....my son seems to love alot of things. Anyway...neat little "ride"...except someone must have vomited sometime prior to us and the smell kept coming and going...but thats good, cause if not for that, I may have fell asleep. I enjoyed the ride, but I was getting EXHAUSTED.
we walked out and it was POURING....so we hung out there a couple minutes and it wasnt stopping....we put on our ponchos and got FP for test track...if you read my earlier reviews, you would know I kinda got gyped out of it the first time....we headed to world showcase to do some shopping...didnt feel like we had enuff time the first day at epcot....it kept raining and getting chillier. well, now its time for FP and TT is closed.
we went to epcot and my son was SHIVERING...he was wet and they really overdo air conditioning down there it seems. I actually bought him a blanket from one of the mexico stands for him to bundle up in.
we get seated about 40 minutes early and enjoyed a great meal. Years ago, I didnt care to much for the food there...this time, it was one of the highlights....I thought everything was great.....and they seemt o actually put alcohol in their alcoholic drinks....I hope the executives at disney dont find out
we went back on the mexican boat ride...rode this the preceding trip to epcot byt my son loved it, so we went again....
then we headed to the gates...it stopped raining, so I looked at the singles line at TT....it said 15 minutes so i figured I better go as this was my last chance.....the ride kept breaking down...after 10 minutes and not moving at all, I gave up and walked out....thats three attempts to ride it....3 strikes, your out...I gave up and we went back to the hotel
my son wanted to go swimming but the rain REALLY cooled things off so I had no desire...so we just sat in a chair while he splashed aroudn the kiddie pool...then it was off to bed
we had plans to go back to MK for as long as we wanted....this is our favorite park, so we knew we would spend alot of time there...plus,there is so much for a kid my sons age to do....
we ran straight to space mtn and pulled fast passes....then we jumped on buzz lightyear. I think this ride is pretty cool and since the boy loves buzz so much, I had no problem riding it as much as he wanted...he wouldnt even really shoot the gun...he would just stare at all the eye candy on the ride with his mouth open in awe...pretty funny.
jumped on the tea cups then spent some time in toontown as we hadnt been there during the daylight yet. Then it was time for our FP so my wife went to space mtn to go first and me and the boy grabbed a soda and sat...she was back in no time, so I went....man, that is the best the fast pass ever felt....I felt like I walked my miles of standby people as I went straight to the front. the ride is a classic and never gets old...the foreign girl behind me shreaking at the top of her lungs the whole ride DOES get old....completely ruined the experience....Ive never heard a person that old scream so loud in my life from a ride....my right ear was actually ringing afterwards.
well, we had PS at the crystal palace for lunch. It was a madhouse trying to get in that place, but once inside it was nice and cool and is a very pretty restaurant. The characters were very good, but Pooh never came to any tables...just stood by the buffet for pictures. They kept telling us ALL the characters would be by, but pooh never did....they should have told us that...but it didnt matter...we went up to him and my son got to get his hug and picture. We had him trained for this so well by the end...a quick hug, he would turn RIGHT around and pose perfectly, then he would turn back around and say bye and thanks and we were off.....I wish other parents would teach their kids this...rather than letting them climb all over the characters for 5 minutes after they pushed their way in front of the line anyway, then handing the character 18 autograph books, ya know so all their friends can have one too....then when its the next persons turn, they still let their kids run back to teh characters and get in your pictures, etc....can you tell that the crowds REALLY started to irritate me by the end? on this particular morning.....we saw buzz FIRST THING when we get into tomorrowland (tip, he stands by the side of his ride, as you walk past it toward the castle). anyway, my son gets in line and is second in line.....we are off to the side videotaping etc....and entire family (parents and all) got in line, pushed him right out of the way and he ended up at the back of a big line....I asked the man if he felt good pushing around a 4 year old...he didnt respond....my wife took my sons hand and led him right back to the front of the line where he was.....this happend lots...many times my son didnt get to meet a character, cause of the heat and their short time out....people would butt in line until it was too late and they left before he got to them....it was kinda heartbreaking actually....but he was a good sport about it....he just isnt pushy like that....was taught to stand and wait his turn....its too bad others dont teach the same things....
ok, I got off on a rant....crystal palace...I thought the food was GREAT...nice selection, tasty food.....prices were on par with buffets all around WDW.....no complaints.
after lunch we rode buzz again then back to toontown. we scored as there were about 10 characters (country bears, friar, and a bunch of others)...they were all the way at the end of toontown behind a building.....couldnt see them till you got to them...therefore noone was back there and my son met all of them...he loved it.
during this morning, we opted to have dinner at epcot later so I had made a PS for mexico from a souviner stand. so after we rode the haunted mansion one more time, we split for epcot. Rode the monorail the whole way there...never did that before...fun ride...horrible smells in the monorail.
we went to universe of energy cause of the dinosaurs...my son loves dinosaurs....my son seems to love alot of things. Anyway...neat little "ride"...except someone must have vomited sometime prior to us and the smell kept coming and going...but thats good, cause if not for that, I may have fell asleep. I enjoyed the ride, but I was getting EXHAUSTED.
we walked out and it was POURING....so we hung out there a couple minutes and it wasnt stopping....we put on our ponchos and got FP for test track...if you read my earlier reviews, you would know I kinda got gyped out of it the first time....we headed to world showcase to do some shopping...didnt feel like we had enuff time the first day at epcot....it kept raining and getting chillier. well, now its time for FP and TT is closed.
we went to epcot and my son was SHIVERING...he was wet and they really overdo air conditioning down there it seems. I actually bought him a blanket from one of the mexico stands for him to bundle up in.
we get seated about 40 minutes early and enjoyed a great meal. Years ago, I didnt care to much for the food there...this time, it was one of the highlights....I thought everything was great.....and they seemt o actually put alcohol in their alcoholic drinks....I hope the executives at disney dont find out
we went back on the mexican boat ride...rode this the preceding trip to epcot byt my son loved it, so we went again....
then we headed to the gates...it stopped raining, so I looked at the singles line at TT....it said 15 minutes so i figured I better go as this was my last chance.....the ride kept breaking down...after 10 minutes and not moving at all, I gave up and walked out....thats three attempts to ride it....3 strikes, your out...I gave up and we went back to the hotel
my son wanted to go swimming but the rain REALLY cooled things off so I had no desire...so we just sat in a chair while he splashed aroudn the kiddie pool...then it was off to bed
