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AMY & JOE do DISNEY - Day 8
The Cast:
Amy - Trip planner and DIS fan!
Joe - Amy's DH, loves Baloo
Mel - Amy's sister, professional photographer
Justin - Mel's BF, Everquest addict
DAY 8: Friday, May 9
I woke up with no Mickey wake-up call this morning and walked up to the lounge to pick up breakfast for Joe and I. It was after 9:00 and there wasnt much of a selection left for breakfast. There was also no easy way for getting the food back to our room. I piled everything on top of one another and hoped it wouldnt spill! I made it back with everything intact and woke up Joe. We ate out on the balcony and watched the animals. It was an awesome way to start our day. I needed to go and pick up some gifts at Downtown Disney and Joe said he would hang out at the resort, and then meet me at Typhoon Lagoon in a few hours.
Downtown Disney
The wait for the Downtown Disney bus was about 15 minutes, but the ride took nearly 45 minutes! When I got off the bus, I realized that there was no direct route back to Typhoon Lagoon. Since Port Orleans and Old Key West were the closest I would go there and switch for TL. I wanted to check out PO anyway! I started out at the World of Disney and hoped to pick up most of the souvenirs I wanted there. I had made a mental list the last time we were here, so it didnt take too long to shop. I had everything sent back to the AKL so I wouldnt have to carry it or get a locker at TL. I made stops at the home and Christmas stores and then headed back to the bus stop. While waiting for the bus, I struck up a conversation with a woman who was a DVC member at Old Key West. She said that I should ask the bus driver if he would drop me at TL since it is on the way back to OKW. I asked the driver and he said no problem. I would be his first stop!! That was really cool!
Typhoon Lagoon
It was nice getting to parks well after they opened and not having to wait in line! I stopped at the changing room and put on my bathing suit then went to meet Joe at, where else, the bar! He had just arrived as well, so we ordered up a round of drinks. We took the lazy river around to the shark reef, then rode a few of the other water slides. We grabbed a snack and then hit a few more slides. I really love the theming here. The paths are all covered in foliage and it makes you feel like you are really trekking through the jungle. Joe went on big slide a few times, while I took his picture. Finally we made our way to the wave pool. This was Joes favorite! He went way out to the big waves and I stayed at about the 2 foot mark! We were both pretty water logged, so we dried off and went back to the resort.
The bus ride back to AKL was really long and Joe and I were the only two on the bus. We walked through the gift shop on our way back to the room and spotted a few things we would pick up for our house. We showered and headed back down to grab a bus to Epcot. There was a big group of people waiting for the Epcot bus. We waited about 15 minutes for one to show up, so they must have been waiting much longer than that!
Epcot
We started off at test track, but the line was 45 minutes and there were no fast passes left. We had out PS in about an hour, so we would have to skip it. We took some time to check out the exhibits for the flower and garden festival. I really liked how they had baskets of flowers floating in parts of the lagoon. Im not sure how they did it, but it was really pretty. We had never done the ride in Mexico and planned to do it before dinner. It was nice, a much longer ride than I had expected. We checked in at the San Angel Inn and then looked around at the marketplace. San Angel is my favorite restaurant at Epcot and I really love the Mexican pavilion. Our buzzer went off and the host took us to our seats. We were right next to the river and could watch as the boats went by. It was really romantic. This restaurant has a separate vegetarian menu, which I really appreciated. The food, mood, and our waiter were fabulous! After dinner we were both stuffed. We had to be up early the next morning (Sunrise Safari!), so we went back to the resort.
Mousekeeping had been in our room for turndown service and My Pal Mickey was on the lower bunk all ready for bed. He even had a few pieces of chocolate! We sat out on the balcony and watched the animals for a bit and then decided to head to the pool for a quick dip. It didnt seem quite as crowded tonight (I could put my arms out without hitting anyone, but still couldnt actually do any swimming.) After we cooled off we went back upstairs to bed. I set a wake-up call for 6 am!!!
AMY & JOE do DISNEY - Day 8
The Cast:
Amy - Trip planner and DIS fan!
Joe - Amy's DH, loves Baloo
Mel - Amy's sister, professional photographer
Justin - Mel's BF, Everquest addict
DAY 8: Friday, May 9
I woke up with no Mickey wake-up call this morning and walked up to the lounge to pick up breakfast for Joe and I. It was after 9:00 and there wasnt much of a selection left for breakfast. There was also no easy way for getting the food back to our room. I piled everything on top of one another and hoped it wouldnt spill! I made it back with everything intact and woke up Joe. We ate out on the balcony and watched the animals. It was an awesome way to start our day. I needed to go and pick up some gifts at Downtown Disney and Joe said he would hang out at the resort, and then meet me at Typhoon Lagoon in a few hours.
Downtown Disney
The wait for the Downtown Disney bus was about 15 minutes, but the ride took nearly 45 minutes! When I got off the bus, I realized that there was no direct route back to Typhoon Lagoon. Since Port Orleans and Old Key West were the closest I would go there and switch for TL. I wanted to check out PO anyway! I started out at the World of Disney and hoped to pick up most of the souvenirs I wanted there. I had made a mental list the last time we were here, so it didnt take too long to shop. I had everything sent back to the AKL so I wouldnt have to carry it or get a locker at TL. I made stops at the home and Christmas stores and then headed back to the bus stop. While waiting for the bus, I struck up a conversation with a woman who was a DVC member at Old Key West. She said that I should ask the bus driver if he would drop me at TL since it is on the way back to OKW. I asked the driver and he said no problem. I would be his first stop!! That was really cool!
Typhoon Lagoon
It was nice getting to parks well after they opened and not having to wait in line! I stopped at the changing room and put on my bathing suit then went to meet Joe at, where else, the bar! He had just arrived as well, so we ordered up a round of drinks. We took the lazy river around to the shark reef, then rode a few of the other water slides. We grabbed a snack and then hit a few more slides. I really love the theming here. The paths are all covered in foliage and it makes you feel like you are really trekking through the jungle. Joe went on big slide a few times, while I took his picture. Finally we made our way to the wave pool. This was Joes favorite! He went way out to the big waves and I stayed at about the 2 foot mark! We were both pretty water logged, so we dried off and went back to the resort.
The bus ride back to AKL was really long and Joe and I were the only two on the bus. We walked through the gift shop on our way back to the room and spotted a few things we would pick up for our house. We showered and headed back down to grab a bus to Epcot. There was a big group of people waiting for the Epcot bus. We waited about 15 minutes for one to show up, so they must have been waiting much longer than that!
Epcot
We started off at test track, but the line was 45 minutes and there were no fast passes left. We had out PS in about an hour, so we would have to skip it. We took some time to check out the exhibits for the flower and garden festival. I really liked how they had baskets of flowers floating in parts of the lagoon. Im not sure how they did it, but it was really pretty. We had never done the ride in Mexico and planned to do it before dinner. It was nice, a much longer ride than I had expected. We checked in at the San Angel Inn and then looked around at the marketplace. San Angel is my favorite restaurant at Epcot and I really love the Mexican pavilion. Our buzzer went off and the host took us to our seats. We were right next to the river and could watch as the boats went by. It was really romantic. This restaurant has a separate vegetarian menu, which I really appreciated. The food, mood, and our waiter were fabulous! After dinner we were both stuffed. We had to be up early the next morning (Sunrise Safari!), so we went back to the resort.
Mousekeeping had been in our room for turndown service and My Pal Mickey was on the lower bunk all ready for bed. He even had a few pieces of chocolate! We sat out on the balcony and watched the animals for a bit and then decided to head to the pool for a quick dip. It didnt seem quite as crowded tonight (I could put my arms out without hitting anyone, but still couldnt actually do any swimming.) After we cooled off we went back upstairs to bed. I set a wake-up call for 6 am!!!
