We love Jungle Cruise... some piccies for you!
I think our captain might have been new? She seemed quiet and didnt make us laugh as much as we have done before!
After Jungle Cruise we headed over to Tomorrowland. We all needed a bit of a rest and what better ride for that than the TTA!!!
The worms on their way up to the ride...
Its so nice and relaxing isnt it. I think we rode it 4 times in total during our MK visits!
Next hubby and I said we wanted to ride Space Mountain!!! But of course when we got there, we were disappointed to see it was down and the CMs had no idea when it would be up again We had already split up from the Worms, they had gone to do a spot of shopping and also get us fastpasses to ride Buzz Lightyear. I tried ringing Mum to tell her that we couldnt get on Space Mountain but she wasnt answering (later I found out it was because they were in COP!). Hubby and I went back on the TTA and we got stuck on it for about 15-mins. Right before you go into Space Mountain, it was pitch black!!! We also had the joy of a young boy who thought it would be amusing and fun to spend the entire ride screaming and squealing. Yes the entire ride!!! We just moved in time to see a bit of Space Mountain with the lights on, but I didnt move fast enough with the camera so no piccies!!!
We then had another look at SM but it was still down so we decided to go and ride COP. Just as we were entering the queue, we saw the Worms coming out! We told them about SM and agreed to meet them later at Buzz Lightyear, just in time for our fastpass slot. I hadnt been on COP on years so it was good fun to see it again. Would you believe this turned out to be my husbands favourite ride of the trip? Not the rollercoasters, not the water rides - yes he LOVED COP!!! He was singing the song for days and days
bless him!!!
After we got off COP, Space Mountain looked like it was back up and running so we got in the queue. We quickly got to a point very close to the front and hundreds and hundreds of fastpass holders arrived in their queue. I think they were delayed from the breakdown earlier but also people in the queue when it went down also got fastpasses. We ended up waiting for about 45-mins in the end because the CMs let so many fastpass people through. They were probably letting 2 stand-by people through for everyone 20 fastpass people!
Me in the queue for SM...
Anyway, eventually it was our turn to ride! We do love Space Mountain but it was a lot rougher than I remember from 4-yrs ago. I know its getting old but it was so rough, I felt like I was being flung everywhere!!!
I think it was around 3.30pm now and we finally met up with Mum and Victor at Buzz Lightyear. My husband is EXTREMELY competitive and he was really really excited about Buzz. He did well, he thrashed us all, but I cant remember his score!!! I hate that he takes control of the spinning too, just as I am about to hit a target, I get flung around in the opposite direction!
It was now getting close to our ADR at Liberty Tree Tavern so we wandered over to Liberty Square. The queue for the Haunted Mansion was 60-mins so we decided to watch the Hall of Presidents. This is Victors favourite, he really enjoys it! We were lucky that a show was just about to start so we went in after only a 2-3min wait.
After watching Hall of Presidents we went into a couple of shops before making our way over to LTT. We were seated pretty much immediately and met at our table by our server called Karen (she is probably the only servers name I will remember as my sister is called Karen, sorry!). We ordered drinks first
Mum got a coke, Dad and Rich got a Root Beer each and I got the special slushie fruit punch type drink (cant remember what it was called sorry!). It was lovely!!!
We really enjoyed the meal, the salad came first - the dressing was lovely and it was covered in red onion which we all love! Next it was the main course
it was served family style and we had turkey, beef and ham; mashed potatoes, green beans, something else which I forget and gravy! It was delicious! Finally it was dessert but we were all so stuffed we barely ate any
it was apple and cinnamon cobbler with custard (I think!). During the meal, all of the characters came over
we were visited by Chip and Dale; Goofy; Minnie Mouse and possibly Pluto or Donald (I cant remember). They were all so much fun and gave us as much special attention as they did with the families with children, we loved it!
Pics with the characters...
After eating and another bathroom break, we decided that we would ride the Haunted Mansion and then head home. The weather wasnt looking great and we were beginning to get very tired from jet lag effects. We waited about 30-mins for the HM and I couldnt wait to ride after the new additions!
Waiting for the HM ride...
I think I spotted 1-2 of the changes but later in our trip I found out what they all were!
When we had finished at the HM, we slowly made our way back to the front of the park. I couldnt resist and stopped to buy a Mickey Ears balloon (for $10 - ouch!).
We didnt have to wait very long for the monorail and it wasnt very busy so we arrived back at the TTC fairly quickly. After hopping on a tram, we finally found our car. It was VERY hot in there!!! But thankfully our AC worked a treat!
We managed to get home easily, we didnt get lost and it was a very straight-forward route. As soon as we got home, we all got in our swimmers and had a dip in the pool and spa to relax. Dad tried to get some ice with his drink... as you can see he was having some trouble!!!
After snacking on a few crisps and cookies, we eventually went to bed at around 10.30pm!
Next up, we go to *whispers* Universal Studios!!!
We went last year in Nov., you may remember from my trippie. But we went later in the month... the last week actually. LOVE the crowd levels! One thing you may want to check is when Soap Weekend is at MGM... oh, alright, HS. 
I think it may be that first weekend you'll be there. That draws a big crowd!
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I'm glad you are going to go! We loved it last year! As I had hoped, it truly was the highlight of our trip!
