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SpottyDog
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DAY 8 Saturder Dads Day (well, the last bit anyway)
6:54am and half me days already gone! Not surprising since we didnt get to bed till 11.30 last night after David Le Roth. The kids will probably lie in their little beds dreamin of him all mornin. But more of that later.
Got them out earlier than usual and called into MacDs off Osceolla, before enterin Animal Kingdom around 9.30.
There was quite a queue for bag checkin and then enterin, so we detoured through Rainforest Café and had our own personal bag checker and turnstile result!
It was overcast this mornin and V had wondered if she should wear a fleece as it was defo cool and might turn cold if it rained.
We went straight to The Safari and it was a walk on. They say the safari is better when its cool as the animals are more active. Dont know if they were active or not but we certainly enjoyed this ride more than ever it might have been the driver or the fact we got front seats , so saw more.
After Safari, we did Conservation Station or whatever its called now - Planet Watch we liked the little train ride and V loved the exhibits, especially the Vet station where they were operatin on a lizard. The kids werent bothered here, as they wouldnt look at the operation or the creepy crawlies and snakes or go in the sound booths me and V did and they were good. Our Julies too old for the pettin zoo part now, so we left.
We were gonna do the Gorilla Trail next as we were there but figured it would be too much boredom for the kids all at once so we headed for DinoLand to liven things up a bit. It was startin to warm up already even though there was still complete cloud cover one of them days you know is gonna be scorchin once the sun breaks through.
Me and J wanted to do Primeval Whirl coz it wasnt opened when we were last here. We love the Hester and Chester area for atmosphere and livenin up the park. I know it detracts from the essence of AK but be honest, it is a bit dull without it isnt it? Anyway, were just tacky people - so garish tastelessness is me life.
The line for PW was long and it took 20 minutes to get on but was worth it. We loved it, as I knew our J would. Like a crazy mouse ride with a spin twist to it. I got her two FPs to do it again while me and V did Tough to be a Bug.
Took Gaz to do Dinosaur next the Girls still wont try this one. And we just made it back from the Crustaceous Period or whatever time it was. An added bonus was Gaz got to carry the ride card from the start to the end of the line (which is how they check how long the line is to post the times). He doesnt say much, but I could tell he was chuffed. (He might be taller than me and getting hairy ,but hes still a Bairn at heart)
We walked all the way back to Africa to do the Gorilla walk the all the way back after that to do ITTBA while Gaz took Julie to do Primeval Whirl again. Gaz would sit body guard outside the ride coz he doesnt do owt that spins round (hes gonna love bein drunk!)
We walked straight onto ITTBAB again after the long walk into it and loved it. Its a tough call between this and HIStA for us. When we came out it was getting really muggy and I knew V wouldnt last long, particularly in AK as its a park she tends to get all hot and bothered in as its a bit too closed in for her when hot.
Went back to the kids and decided that was enough AK for one day. We didnt want to spend time doin the shows and, for all it was hot, it wasnt sunny yet to dry off so the kids didnt want to do The Rapids. We let them decide what next .
Lunch and Disney Quest.. or.. Home for pool and snacks.
They chose pool and V was over the moon as her feet hurt. (Im bein particularly careful with me feet this year and have only a minor blister on the side of me big toe which is why me feet havent featured yet in this trippy)
We got back around 2ish and the kids went straight into the pool. I kipped in the chair for a few minutes and V soaked her feet as yer do. I noticed at Universal yesterder that the parade started at 5.30 and the park closed at 7, so rushed everyone to be ready to go by 4.30 figurin thered be a late queue to get into the car park from hell.
I wasnt wrong, but then I wasnt right either.
There was a queue to get into the car park, but the times I looked at were Mon-Fri and this was Satdy night and the parade didnt start till 7:30. The kids were delighted to have been dragged out of the pool and made to eat their crisps and goldfish in the car coz we were late to find it didnt start for two hours.
We used the time to do MIB. Me and the kids used single riders to beat the line while V sat in shade as its too spinny for her. I still havent a clue what Im doin on this ride and only do it for the great scenery and effects. Me and V did Jaws then we all did Terminator. J plucked up the courage coz she didnt like it last time. We must have got better seats coz she hated it this time. No t shirt or cuddly though coz she offered to go on, Id have been happy for her to sit outside, so its not my fault ergo no need to pay.
We took up our spot just onto Hollywood Blvd around 7ish and refilled the kids cup with soda then I went in search of me mate Bud. The place was heavin, particularly around Buds house, but thats where the concert was to be and it was packed with Theatre Goers already.
I wasnt a great lover of the Mardi Gras in 99 and found the floats to be too samey so the whole thing was too repetitive for me- hence we didnt do it in 2001 or last year. V had said theyd restyled the floats and they were much more interestin and the parade was very good actually. I enjoyed it and the bairn loves catchin the beads though we cant quite get into all the whoopin and hollerin to get attention. Still the littluns got18 beads which is a world record as a result of us all catchin whatever we could for her. Our Gaz isnt bothered about stuff like this, but hes a really good Big Brother when it comes to lookin out for his kid sister.
Anyway, parade over, time for the main event.
LADIES and GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU .
DAVID ..
LEE .
ROTH (crowd goes wild)
(kids look bemused and embarrassed)
Well, let me tell you. The place was rockin. I hadnt expected too much as hes a bit passed it now and there was no Eddy Van Halen to carry DLR but the band was really good and the lead (Brian Young) could have been air-guitarin to all the old stuff he was that good.
We stood right at the back ,for the benefit of the kids and so me video camera wouldnt get knocked out of me hand. Id have loved to have been down the front or in the middle with a few beers it was that good but it was fine where we were. I thought hed only do an hour at most but he did nearly 90 minutes.
The kids were delighted. I think they enjoyed the rodeo more!
But there was no way I was gonna leave till I had Jump on tape.
It finished around 10 and we were home by 11, havin collected pizzas at Little Caesars as recommended by DFM .
Sat and told Sam all about it and went to bed around 11.30 hence this late report.
Fun Spot kartin on I Drive all day today, so no real hurry to get them up and about. Its just gone 8:30 so Ill let them lie till , oh, 9ish.
In the words of David Lee Roth
This feels just like livin in Paradise .and I dont wanna go home
See yers tomorrer.
FAMILY SUMMARY
AK Safari D8 V10 G8 J6
Planet Watch D6 V9 G6 J3
Primeval Whirl D7 J7
Dinosaur D7 G7
Paganini Trail D7 V8 G7 J6
ITTBAB D9 V8
M.I.B D6 G9 J8
Jaws D7 V7
Terminator 3D J0
Mardi Gras Parade D7 V9 G5 J8
David Lee Roth D8 V6 G -10 J -10
Julies Bit at the end
we went to AK. It was brilliant skipping the queue and going through Rainforest Café. The safari was better this year then it has ever been. I thought Planet watch was really boring except there was a few characters so that was good.
When we went to Dinoland USA, I went to the new spinning coaster thing that was great and has become my favorite ride in AK. It became hot and Mam started to complain about the heat so we decided to leave AK and go back to the villa and go in the pool.
We had only been in the pool for about an hour when Dad dragged us out to get ready to go to US. When we got there we found out that the parade didnt start until 7:30 (I am so glad that we rushed around for no reason)
For the parade we stood behind an old couple coz mam thought at least they wont be bothered about the beads (I wasnt so sure after seeing the old couple coming out the ice cream shop on day 7)
If you have seen Gaz you will know he is a giant and that quality comes in handy when it comes to catching beads. He reached above the crowds and caught most of the beads that came his way. I ended up with 18 beads around my neck.
I thought to myself this has been a wicked day, the best day of the holiday so far but that was about to change
I have to agree with me dad about the rodeo; it was definitely better the David Lee Roth at least there, there were horses to look at. But DLR was just a guy screaming down the microphone and a bunch of maniacs in the crowd jumping up and down. Me and gaz had some fun by doing impressions of people in the crowd. I said that I would have rather done an essay for history then watch the rodeo. Well I would have rather took my SATs
But the worst part is he has it on Video tape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:54am and half me days already gone! Not surprising since we didnt get to bed till 11.30 last night after David Le Roth. The kids will probably lie in their little beds dreamin of him all mornin. But more of that later.
Got them out earlier than usual and called into MacDs off Osceolla, before enterin Animal Kingdom around 9.30.
There was quite a queue for bag checkin and then enterin, so we detoured through Rainforest Café and had our own personal bag checker and turnstile result!
It was overcast this mornin and V had wondered if she should wear a fleece as it was defo cool and might turn cold if it rained.
We went straight to The Safari and it was a walk on. They say the safari is better when its cool as the animals are more active. Dont know if they were active or not but we certainly enjoyed this ride more than ever it might have been the driver or the fact we got front seats , so saw more.
After Safari, we did Conservation Station or whatever its called now - Planet Watch we liked the little train ride and V loved the exhibits, especially the Vet station where they were operatin on a lizard. The kids werent bothered here, as they wouldnt look at the operation or the creepy crawlies and snakes or go in the sound booths me and V did and they were good. Our Julies too old for the pettin zoo part now, so we left.
We were gonna do the Gorilla Trail next as we were there but figured it would be too much boredom for the kids all at once so we headed for DinoLand to liven things up a bit. It was startin to warm up already even though there was still complete cloud cover one of them days you know is gonna be scorchin once the sun breaks through.
Me and J wanted to do Primeval Whirl coz it wasnt opened when we were last here. We love the Hester and Chester area for atmosphere and livenin up the park. I know it detracts from the essence of AK but be honest, it is a bit dull without it isnt it? Anyway, were just tacky people - so garish tastelessness is me life.
The line for PW was long and it took 20 minutes to get on but was worth it. We loved it, as I knew our J would. Like a crazy mouse ride with a spin twist to it. I got her two FPs to do it again while me and V did Tough to be a Bug.
Took Gaz to do Dinosaur next the Girls still wont try this one. And we just made it back from the Crustaceous Period or whatever time it was. An added bonus was Gaz got to carry the ride card from the start to the end of the line (which is how they check how long the line is to post the times). He doesnt say much, but I could tell he was chuffed. (He might be taller than me and getting hairy ,but hes still a Bairn at heart)
We walked all the way back to Africa to do the Gorilla walk the all the way back after that to do ITTBA while Gaz took Julie to do Primeval Whirl again. Gaz would sit body guard outside the ride coz he doesnt do owt that spins round (hes gonna love bein drunk!)
We walked straight onto ITTBAB again after the long walk into it and loved it. Its a tough call between this and HIStA for us. When we came out it was getting really muggy and I knew V wouldnt last long, particularly in AK as its a park she tends to get all hot and bothered in as its a bit too closed in for her when hot.
Went back to the kids and decided that was enough AK for one day. We didnt want to spend time doin the shows and, for all it was hot, it wasnt sunny yet to dry off so the kids didnt want to do The Rapids. We let them decide what next .
Lunch and Disney Quest.. or.. Home for pool and snacks.
They chose pool and V was over the moon as her feet hurt. (Im bein particularly careful with me feet this year and have only a minor blister on the side of me big toe which is why me feet havent featured yet in this trippy)
We got back around 2ish and the kids went straight into the pool. I kipped in the chair for a few minutes and V soaked her feet as yer do. I noticed at Universal yesterder that the parade started at 5.30 and the park closed at 7, so rushed everyone to be ready to go by 4.30 figurin thered be a late queue to get into the car park from hell.
I wasnt wrong, but then I wasnt right either.
There was a queue to get into the car park, but the times I looked at were Mon-Fri and this was Satdy night and the parade didnt start till 7:30. The kids were delighted to have been dragged out of the pool and made to eat their crisps and goldfish in the car coz we were late to find it didnt start for two hours.
We used the time to do MIB. Me and the kids used single riders to beat the line while V sat in shade as its too spinny for her. I still havent a clue what Im doin on this ride and only do it for the great scenery and effects. Me and V did Jaws then we all did Terminator. J plucked up the courage coz she didnt like it last time. We must have got better seats coz she hated it this time. No t shirt or cuddly though coz she offered to go on, Id have been happy for her to sit outside, so its not my fault ergo no need to pay.
We took up our spot just onto Hollywood Blvd around 7ish and refilled the kids cup with soda then I went in search of me mate Bud. The place was heavin, particularly around Buds house, but thats where the concert was to be and it was packed with Theatre Goers already.
I wasnt a great lover of the Mardi Gras in 99 and found the floats to be too samey so the whole thing was too repetitive for me- hence we didnt do it in 2001 or last year. V had said theyd restyled the floats and they were much more interestin and the parade was very good actually. I enjoyed it and the bairn loves catchin the beads though we cant quite get into all the whoopin and hollerin to get attention. Still the littluns got18 beads which is a world record as a result of us all catchin whatever we could for her. Our Gaz isnt bothered about stuff like this, but hes a really good Big Brother when it comes to lookin out for his kid sister.
Anyway, parade over, time for the main event.
LADIES and GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU .
DAVID ..
LEE .
ROTH (crowd goes wild)
(kids look bemused and embarrassed)
Well, let me tell you. The place was rockin. I hadnt expected too much as hes a bit passed it now and there was no Eddy Van Halen to carry DLR but the band was really good and the lead (Brian Young) could have been air-guitarin to all the old stuff he was that good.
We stood right at the back ,for the benefit of the kids and so me video camera wouldnt get knocked out of me hand. Id have loved to have been down the front or in the middle with a few beers it was that good but it was fine where we were. I thought hed only do an hour at most but he did nearly 90 minutes.
The kids were delighted. I think they enjoyed the rodeo more!
But there was no way I was gonna leave till I had Jump on tape.
It finished around 10 and we were home by 11, havin collected pizzas at Little Caesars as recommended by DFM .
Sat and told Sam all about it and went to bed around 11.30 hence this late report.
Fun Spot kartin on I Drive all day today, so no real hurry to get them up and about. Its just gone 8:30 so Ill let them lie till , oh, 9ish.
In the words of David Lee Roth
This feels just like livin in Paradise .and I dont wanna go home
See yers tomorrer.
FAMILY SUMMARY
AK Safari D8 V10 G8 J6
Planet Watch D6 V9 G6 J3
Primeval Whirl D7 J7
Dinosaur D7 G7
Paganini Trail D7 V8 G7 J6
ITTBAB D9 V8
M.I.B D6 G9 J8
Jaws D7 V7
Terminator 3D J0
Mardi Gras Parade D7 V9 G5 J8
David Lee Roth D8 V6 G -10 J -10
Julies Bit at the end
we went to AK. It was brilliant skipping the queue and going through Rainforest Café. The safari was better this year then it has ever been. I thought Planet watch was really boring except there was a few characters so that was good.
When we went to Dinoland USA, I went to the new spinning coaster thing that was great and has become my favorite ride in AK. It became hot and Mam started to complain about the heat so we decided to leave AK and go back to the villa and go in the pool.
We had only been in the pool for about an hour when Dad dragged us out to get ready to go to US. When we got there we found out that the parade didnt start until 7:30 (I am so glad that we rushed around for no reason)
For the parade we stood behind an old couple coz mam thought at least they wont be bothered about the beads (I wasnt so sure after seeing the old couple coming out the ice cream shop on day 7)
If you have seen Gaz you will know he is a giant and that quality comes in handy when it comes to catching beads. He reached above the crowds and caught most of the beads that came his way. I ended up with 18 beads around my neck.
I thought to myself this has been a wicked day, the best day of the holiday so far but that was about to change
I have to agree with me dad about the rodeo; it was definitely better the David Lee Roth at least there, there were horses to look at. But DLR was just a guy screaming down the microphone and a bunch of maniacs in the crowd jumping up and down. Me and gaz had some fun by doing impressions of people in the crowd. I said that I would have rather done an essay for history then watch the rodeo. Well I would have rather took my SATs
But the worst part is he has it on Video tape!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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