And the Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down Down - or Oy, Fay! Updated 10/1. The End.

[jcc0621]

Glad you were able to get a couple of more things at MK before the boys completely melted down.

Splitting up really worked well for us this year having Andrew with us.

So funny about getting the same exact room

 

[DisneyJo]

So I didn't have to wrestle the octopus under the poncho this time through security.

But we weren't on screen otherwise, and it was kind of a lame crowd. I was one of the few waving my arms around.

You were waving your arms and still didn't get picked Did you sit in a row with lamps? Apparently they're the rows that get chosen as the lamps have cameras in!

We took a relaxing ride, and Woody thought he saw them inside the Buzz ride as we went past!

Wow, how great if it was them

Buzz was in tears at the idea. He was just done.

Awwww bless him

Room 3411.
THE EXACT SAME ROOM AS LAST YEAR.

No way that's hilarious, so did you pay for a savannah view?

 

[englishrose47]

Just caught up the same room !! I booked my next trip today I am going May 16th thru May 24th staying at Pop !!No Savannah rooms there !!

 

[cmp1111]

So funny about getting the same exact room

I know, right?

You were waving your arms and still didn't get picked Did you sit in a row with lamps? Apparently they're the rows that get chosen as the lamps have cameras in!

I don't remember, but I will next time!

No way that's hilarious, so did you pay for a savannah view?

Yes, and it was fine, really - just could be better a little further out. I guess for us it's the lobby or the end, nothing in between!

Just caught up the same room !! I booked my next trip today I am going May 16th thru May 24th staying at Pop !!No Savannah rooms there !!

Congrats, Rosie!

 

[rachel3]

wow , same room as last year??? that's kinda crazy coincidince!!!

sounds relaxing..... sleeping kids and wine!!!!

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

But I think we were able to walk right into **** rotfl: ) first. We once again texted our favorite joke:

Why did the lion spit out the clown?

Because he tasted funny.

And yep, it was picked again.

That joke it funny! And it's also a riot that the laugh floor got censored!

That's a beauty

Room 3411.
THE EXACT SAME ROOM AS LAST YEAR.

Maybe it's the "problem child" room, as it's close to being too close to the lobby for a true savannah view, and both years we got it after complaining. But it works for us! It's about 3 doors down from the lobby, on the lobby level, so it's SO easy at night, and there's the lobby bathrooms nearby if you need an extra at any point, and...
We love it! I'm totally cracking up.

That's amazing.


And my 2 cents on the Splash thing...I was told they don't run when Florida is having a drought. I am skeptical...isn't Florida ALWAYS having a drought? Well, except when it's chucking down from Fay.

 

[kykatt2]

Flat Katt & Flat Rachel must have drunk all my glow-tini!

It wasn't mine.. I bet that Rachel took it all and blamed me..

I can't believe the flats drank that glowtini! I loved the glowtini. I had to drink at least three during the trip so each child could have a blow cube. I'm a giver... We still have the cubes. It's fun to throw them in a drink every once in a while.

What.. If "Flatt Katt" HAD drank one drink of the "Glow-tini".. she would have been Flatt on her NON-tini B u t t..

ohhh, i love chef mickey's!!!!!
those pic of the boys with the characters are sooo cute
sorry about drinking the glow-tini. i thought it was a bit sweet too!!! try the margirita next time!

See I told you it was her....

I love Chef Mickeys!! cute pictures!! I`m sure Katt and Rachel enjoyed your drink! I would have!!!

Don't you read... Rachel JUST CONFESSED.. I'm innocent

 

[cmp1111]

sounds relaxing..... sleeping kids and wine!!!!

It is one of the reasons I do really love the AKL - balconies to escape to!

That joke it funny! And it's also a riot that the laugh floor got censored!

I know - whoops!

That's a beauty

Thanks!

What.. If "Flatt Katt" HAD drank one drink of the "Glow-tini".. she would have been Flatt on her NON-tini B u t t..

Well, my back was turned, but if she confessed...

 

[puggymom]

OK all caught up, whew.

if anyone needs pics , just borrow some from Lessa, she probably won't even notice

You got the same room! By the sounds they have you marked as a Focker!

SOunds like a good night at MK

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

if anyone needs pics , just borrow some from Lessa, she probably won't even notice

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

if anyone needs pics , just borrow some from Lessa, she probably won't even notice

Sorry, Lessa! But that's funny!

 

[englishrose47]

Sorry, Lessa! But that's funny!

Hey Lessa I need some for my PTR , have any to spare!! On second thoughts Erich might add some so forget it !!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey Lessa I need some for my PTR , have any to spare!! On second thoughts Erich might add some so forget it !!

 

[cmp1111]

Thanks, Mo, it was nice!

Lessa, thanks in advance for anything "borrowed"...

 

[PrincePluto]

Great trip report so far! Subbing!

 

[cmp1111]

Great trip report so far! Subbing!

Thanks, and Welcome!

 

[cmp1111]

My plans for this day had been switched a time or two. My original plan called for AK - a partial day park for us - and then dinner back at AKL at Boma. We'd enjoyed it last year.

My original plan for DHS was for the Friday evening, after we'd been to Typhoon Lagoon. DHS is also a half day for us - we aren't that into shows, and the boys can't do RnRC and won't do ToT, so...

But then I was talking to Dr. Belle whilst I was in IL earlier in the summer, and she and her dad had assured me that if we wanted to do Toy Story Mania, we'd really want a rope drop, or face horrendous lines.

So then I thought of DHS on our leaving day - our flight out wasn't until 8:00, so we'd have most of a day that day. But the boys were all talking about how they wanted to do TSM as the first ride of the TRIP, not just DHS day.

So I flipped DHS and AK, feeling that we could wait on AK more easily than DHS.

With that in mind, we got up around 7:20. No one was very quick to get going, but that's OK.

We had packed granola and cereal bars, and cereal. The boys had some cereal, D got ready, and I went down to get coffee and a couple of bananas and some milk. It was rainy, so there weren't many animals on the savannah, but the boys still sat outside to eat.

We got down to the bus around 8:20. There was a pretty large crowd for DHS already waiting. One lady in particular was very vocal about the wait and started bugging the bus CM dude at the podium. He finally did agree to ask for a "floater" bus to come.

I don't know how long we waited, particularly, but it wasn't that bad. The bus was PACKED, though. D & I sat the boys down, but we stood so that other little kids could sit. I think we shamed a few others into doing the same thing - I got pretty vocal about "Oh, let me stand, it should be the little ones sitting down."

But then we were standing next to angry lady, who jawed the whole time on the bus about the wait.

Look, the buses are what they are, in my opinion. It's nice to have the option, you have to accept that they aren't on a schedule, just deal. I DO wish they'd add a few more buses for AKL, being so far away from MK and DTD, in particular, but... Get over it.

We still made DHS around 8:50. I know we were wearing the ponchos and it was VERY windy when we arrived. We hustled up to the far left side of the rope, and when it dropped, the whole crowd hustled to TSM. They had CM's blocking a few of the "shortcuts" I might have tried, but we still got there with no issue. D went to get FPs, whilst the boys & I got in line. They hadn't even opened the queue inside the building yet, so like Lessa mentioned from the previous day, it was hard to see who was in the hugely deep FP machine lines, and who was in the actual ride queue. Angry Bus Lady was about 5 people behind us (hee, hee!) and started yelling at people who were walking up to the building "THIS IS THE END OF THE LINE, PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!"

She was pleasant.

But, she had a point, here, at least - they need to have CM's out in the FP/outdoor queue area before they open the building, if this is happening every day.

D came back with FP's - already at 11:50! (This is maybe 5 minutes after rope drop.)

As soon as they actually opened the building, the line was basically a walk-through, though the queue lines were full.

Oh, and Angry Bus Lady wound up even further behind us.

Anyway, despite the posted 60 minute wait, it was only about 30, and we were moving constantly.

We loved the ride! It was SO much fun, and the scoring is so much better than Buzz.

We exited to more rain and wind. We had checked the times guide and our next item was to meet more Power Rangers, but we had about 20 minutes. So, we went to the boys' previous fave from DHS - Star Tours. There was NO wait at all. In fact, it was really deserted over there. I guess everyone was at TSM or the RnRC/ToT area.

We finished ST, had a little peek through the dump shop, then headed back to the "streets" to find the Power Rangers.

Because of the weather, they were moving them inside, so we were directed to a nondescript gray building around behind the Muppet area.

It was pretty lame. They weren't signing, just doing pictures, and the room was not decorated or anything, but here's the pic:

I mean, really, if this is the "rain room", why not have a backdrop or something?

The boys have been really into the Chronicles of Narnia movies - D has been reading them the books (they're on the next to the last) and we've seen both movies. So, Prince Caspian was next.

We opted to both meet the prince AND see the attraction (about which I knew nothing) and the line for Caspian was a tad slow moving. The nice CM letting us into Narnia was pleasant, though, and it was fine. The sun appeared for a bit - of course we were under a shaded queue , but that was nice!

Here are Prince Woody of NH, Prince Buzz of NH, and Prince Caspian:

He was really, really nice and took quite a bit of time with them.

The attraction was fine - but if you've not seen the movie, it has spoilers. The kids liked looking at the movie props and stuff.

The boys were wanting Star Tours again, so off we went - with just a small wait that time.

Then it was time for Muppets! We know it needs help, but the boys love it and it's still kind of funny. We got in pretty quickly, but during the pre-show, I took off my poncho. A lady behind me said, "Excuse me, are you a DISer?" I said yes! It was no one I knew - never even got her name - but she said she'd first wondered when she saw my baggalini, then she spotted my LGMH. She wound up sitting next to me during the show. I'm sorry I don't know who she was, but if you're reading, "hi!"

Next we decided to have lunch. We had all enjoyed Pizza Planet last year, and the meals for the kids are huge on the DDP. Of course, though, Buzz & Woody didn't want the same thing, so they each wound up with their own meal. One got the pepperoni pizza, one got cheese, I got the "junkyard" veggie, and D had a salad with grilled chicken and some fruits and stuff, which he really liked.

It wasn't actually raining at this point, so we sat outside at a non-umbrellaed table. JUST as we were finishing, it started up again - good timing!

Next up: it gets a tad more crowded...

 

[jcc0621]

HAd to Edit to say I was first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So then I thought of DHS on our leaving day - our flight out wasn't until 8:00, so we'd have most of a day that day. But the boys were all talking about how they wanted to do TSM as the first ride of the TRIP, not just DHS day.

So I flipped DHS and AK, feeling that we could wait on AK more easily than DHS.

IT was a good thing you did this becasue I would have never been able to get you fast passes, they were gone by 10:30 both days we were there

I got pretty vocal about "Oh, let me stand, it should be the little ones sitting down."

See we think the same way...that's why we get along so well

Oh, and Angry Bus Lady wound up even further behind us.

KARMA

I mean, really, if this is the "rain room", why not have a backdrop or something?

WHy did they even bother

Here are Prince Woody of NH, Prince Buzz of NH, and Prince Caspian:

Love this picture of the boys

Next up: it gets a tad more crowded...

 

[Goofyluver]

So how much is a "tad"??

Is it like a trickle??

Or is it like a full on whitewater rampage???

Great update hon!!!

Those Power Rangers are a wee big flexible!!!

 

[scottny]

great update and pics.

I was going to ask you to copy it o Enchanted but that would be a lot because you have to the smileys out. You would get a surprise at the end if youre willing to share your address.

Just a thouhgt if u ever get bored and looking for something to do.