.....continued.....
Well, let's just say that we got some pixie dust!
The weather was going to be fine!
We got changed back at our room and we headed out to the bus to to go MK!!!
Although we learned an important lesson that we would follow the rest of our time at OKW.....
When we were leaving, we would walk to the hospitality house to get the bus. Every time!
Why?
Well, the bus stop closest to us (Peninsular Road stop) was the first stop. It was great for when we were coming home from any park. BUT - and it's a big but - if we waited there, we'd have to wait longer for a bus.
You see, we walked to the bus stop and waited for an MK bus. But we must have just missed one. So when the MK bus went past us in the opposite direction, we realized that we could have been on that bus! How - well, we had already been waiting at the bus stop for over ten minutes. By walking to the hospitality house (the last stop on the way out of the resort), we'd have been there to catch this bus to MK instead of waiting for the next one. Live and learn!
It took awhile yet to wait for the next bus. Then we had to ride it as it went through all the sections of OKW. It was dark outside, but our bus driver left the inside lights on. So I couldn't see outside. Which meant my motion sickness started to kick in a little.
Fortunately, he turned out the lights for the actual drive on the regular roads outside our resort, and my motion sickness wasn't as bad as it could have been. Being able to see outside made me all better within minutes.
We got to MK just before 10pm.
As you can tell from where this picture takes place, we had a quick potty break just inside the park, then it was off for some EMH fuN!!!!!!
Wishes was just starting, so we cut through the Emporium gift shops to get through to the path to Adventureland. As we walked past the Crystal Palace (that section between Casey's and the walkway to enter Adventureland) we noticed a weird set up that we had never noticed before. The CM's had set up a "road" so to speak along the pathway - standing about 4 feet apart and keeping traffic moving on either side of them. Kind of like the middle line in a road. Only the middle line is telling you to keep on moving, keep on moving - with glow stick things.
Anyway, we decided to do Jungle Cruise first.
The CM wasn't nearly as good as the one we had on the October trip. (He was SO good with the campy comic timing.) This one was kind of off. So no names will be mentioned.
Next up - you guessed it - Pirates!!! We walked right on!
After that, we went to find a place to stand for MSEP. We caught the tail end of the new castle pic display thing. It was really cool!
We had to set up the video camera once we found our spot, as MSEP was on my Top 10 list video. We filmed my little blurb talking about the parade and once it started, Brian filmed footage of the actual parade itself. The lighting was a bit of an issue when filming the blurb of me talking about the parade. But we don't have the equipment that an actual television show has, so it would do.
The parade was amazing as always!
(Man, I can't even imagine how tiny the girl is who has to play Pinocchio. Her legs are SO skinny!)
(Can you see how the Walt and Mickey statue are silhouetted by the parade float? Love it!)
Then after that, it was time to get our Space Mt. FP's. We then went on the People Mover (loved it as a kid) and as we were on it, I got the great idea to film my blurb about MK EMH while we were on the actual People Mover. (MK EMH is also on my Top 10.)
Pics from the People Mover....
After that, it was over to Fantasyland. I wanted to get video of the Cinderella fountain all lit up at night..... but it wasn't lit!!!! What the heck?! I have to admit - I was pretty bummed out about that. I figured I'd just have to use some of my pics from past trips and insert them into that portion of the video.
Next we decided to ride Snow White. We knew this was our last trip to do so, so we made it count! (We rode Snow White a LOT on this trip....)
Then I had Brian try to pull the sword out! Not a good face honey....
He looks...... uncomfortable.
Back shot of the castle - so pretty!
Next up - the Haunted Mansion!
We were psyched to go through the new interactive queue!
It did not disappoint!
You could pose with some of the spirit personalities, there was a wall that made different sounds depending on which instrument carving you touched, and all kinds of fun stuff....
(I didn't quite nail the eyebrows...)
And the new ending with the hitchhiking ghosts is fabulous! Double thumbs up!!!!
It was time to leave the Haunted Mansion....
and head to Big Thunder!
BTMRR was a short wait and super fun, of course.
After that, it was time for some cooling refreshment....
..... the kind that involves a walk through Adventureland......
You know what I'm talking about......
DOLE WHIP FLOAT!!!! Oh yeah!
We partook of our pineapplely goodness as we made our way to Tomorrowland again to use those Space FP's.
We not only rode once, but got to ride again with no wait! This is why sticking it out to the wee hours of the morning definitely pay off!
At this point, it was just past 2am, and MK was closing.
Time to go get some rest!
Good night MK! See you again real soon!
What to expect next? Why, you'll just have to stay tuned and read my next update when I get back to the USA!
See you then!
stupid question alert lol, do you mix it all together or drink them seperate?
Must eat there, I have heard nothing but great stuff about it.
I really want to try it though!
