cj9200
DIS Dad #412
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Ever spent time enduring Chinese water torture? Drip, Drip, Drip. That is nothing compared to waiting for 7 girls to get ready to go out. No idea what they are doing up there and quite honestly I do not care to know. Thank god there was vodka, MY balcony and MY big screen TV.
I set an early deadline and they met it. Much to my surprise. In the letter I sent to each parent, there was a notation for the kids to have some stuff so they could dress warm one night. Did they? No. Dont they know they are from Florida?
Not two seconds off the elevator, the whining began. I am hungry, are we getting something to eat? On and on and on. I bought two pizzas at the General Store and if they were hungry and did not take two hours to get ready, they could have had something to eat. They finished tea at 4:00 and it is less than four hours since they had food. I told them that they were not going to die if they did not eat in the next 15 minutes. 1 was the worst and hence her nickname. It was well earned here and the rest of the trip. We made a bet on the way home that she could not whine about something for an hour. Her response was, What do I get if I do? Think Fran Dreshers voice.
We had plenty of time and I thought it would be spent watching the entertainers on the Boardwalk. Well, no shows were going on. So instead, we got to the ESPN club and I told them here this is our big surprise. Get in line. It will probably take an hour or so before we get in. Much rolling of the eyes.
Waiting in line at ESPN
While they were waiting, I had a smoke. OK, I quit but took the habit up again a short time ago. Significantly pared down at Disney and quit again when we got back. Took it up again after recent events and will quit again in a short time. Dont judge me.
After the smoke, I said, OK, this is not the surprise. Some of the kids were fooled but DD was not one of them. She knows me too well. While earlier staying overnight at the house, 1 found the trip itinerary open on the computer and knew what we were doing. To her credit, she didnt say a thing.
We stroll over to the Yacht/Beach marina and I ask a CM on the dock how do we get to our boat and can you throw a couple of bags of chips to these starving children. He asks me for my name and said he would find our skipper. We needed to walk back to the entrance which I missed. Probably rolling my eyes over all the, We are going to die if we do not eat soon.
At the entrance to the dock we are greeted by a CM who asks our name. He directs me to where to pay. Hand over the room card ($325 with tax, not cheap) and am informed that Michael will be our Captain. I of course asked if we had to have Michael. I need some entertainment value for the $325 I just handed over. The CM there did not miss a beat. He told me of course not. But he has a 65% success rate of returning passengers after the cruise which is much better than most Captains. I said I dont care about the others, as long as I get back.
Went back to the dock and after a short time, Captain Michael was there ready to escort us to our vessel.
Standing next to the boat
While they were in the boat
Sitting in the boat
Before we took off the munching began. There were sodas and chips available. It was like they had not been fed in two weeks. Chips and Doritos flying everywhere.
We took off and started over to MGM (Sorry, Hollywood Studios). Part of the gang.
The other part.
One view from the boat. Most of the scenery pics were deleted because they were too dark or blurry.
Michael was a fantastic Captain. He was full of knowledge but judged how much he should talk based on if the kids wanted to talk to each other (no texting involved) or listen to him. We found out that someone screwed up with the icons on top of the Swan and Dolphin which I already knew. The swans were supposed to be on the now dolphin resort and vice-a-versa but somebody that I am sure got fired mixed them up.
We then tooled around the lake for a bit. He asked if anyone wanted to drive and 4 immediately said me, me, me. That surprised me a bit because 4 was kind of the quiet type around me. DD, who I thought would want to do it declined.
So, 4 got to drive.
This was the reaction of the girls right before we hit the retaining wall.
Of course since you did not hear it on the news, you know she did not hit the retaining wall. We then were on the lagoon (honestly, I do not know what it is called is it a lake or lagoon or pond, I did not care.) and the Breathless II was around us. I kiddingly asked Captain Michael if we could race it. Surprisingly, he said lets see. He yelled over at the Breathless II and the skipper made some obscure hand signals. Seems the couple on the boat were more timid and did not want to go fast. We of course called them chickens and made chicken sounds and flapped our wings. If you were on the Breathless II that night I am sorry for the display we made. Your fault though, you should not have been chicken.
We then made our way to the bridge. Just before we parked Michael pointed out a painting displayed right before we get to the bridge.
The next time you are walking over the bridge look down and then look up. This attention to detail is one of the things that makes Disney great.
So we park next to this group of nice people. This is when the cake came out. I ordered it from the Y/B in-room dining and they delivered to the boat. They asked if I wanted chocolate or yellow cake. No brainer.
After happy birthday to you (joined in by the other boat) another feeding frenzy began.
Told the boat next to us if the kids get unruly, they could go offshore and grab stones to throw at them. We also noticed that they did not eat any of their snacks and more than one of us thought about boarding their vessel and commandeering their chips.
Running out of pic space so next up the fireworks.
I set an early deadline and they met it. Much to my surprise. In the letter I sent to each parent, there was a notation for the kids to have some stuff so they could dress warm one night. Did they? No. Dont they know they are from Florida?
Not two seconds off the elevator, the whining began. I am hungry, are we getting something to eat? On and on and on. I bought two pizzas at the General Store and if they were hungry and did not take two hours to get ready, they could have had something to eat. They finished tea at 4:00 and it is less than four hours since they had food. I told them that they were not going to die if they did not eat in the next 15 minutes. 1 was the worst and hence her nickname. It was well earned here and the rest of the trip. We made a bet on the way home that she could not whine about something for an hour. Her response was, What do I get if I do? Think Fran Dreshers voice.
We had plenty of time and I thought it would be spent watching the entertainers on the Boardwalk. Well, no shows were going on. So instead, we got to the ESPN club and I told them here this is our big surprise. Get in line. It will probably take an hour or so before we get in. Much rolling of the eyes.
Waiting in line at ESPN
While they were waiting, I had a smoke. OK, I quit but took the habit up again a short time ago. Significantly pared down at Disney and quit again when we got back. Took it up again after recent events and will quit again in a short time. Dont judge me.
After the smoke, I said, OK, this is not the surprise. Some of the kids were fooled but DD was not one of them. She knows me too well. While earlier staying overnight at the house, 1 found the trip itinerary open on the computer and knew what we were doing. To her credit, she didnt say a thing.
We stroll over to the Yacht/Beach marina and I ask a CM on the dock how do we get to our boat and can you throw a couple of bags of chips to these starving children. He asks me for my name and said he would find our skipper. We needed to walk back to the entrance which I missed. Probably rolling my eyes over all the, We are going to die if we do not eat soon.
At the entrance to the dock we are greeted by a CM who asks our name. He directs me to where to pay. Hand over the room card ($325 with tax, not cheap) and am informed that Michael will be our Captain. I of course asked if we had to have Michael. I need some entertainment value for the $325 I just handed over. The CM there did not miss a beat. He told me of course not. But he has a 65% success rate of returning passengers after the cruise which is much better than most Captains. I said I dont care about the others, as long as I get back.
Went back to the dock and after a short time, Captain Michael was there ready to escort us to our vessel.
Standing next to the boat
While they were in the boat
Sitting in the boat
Before we took off the munching began. There were sodas and chips available. It was like they had not been fed in two weeks. Chips and Doritos flying everywhere.
We took off and started over to MGM (Sorry, Hollywood Studios). Part of the gang.
The other part.
One view from the boat. Most of the scenery pics were deleted because they were too dark or blurry.
Michael was a fantastic Captain. He was full of knowledge but judged how much he should talk based on if the kids wanted to talk to each other (no texting involved) or listen to him. We found out that someone screwed up with the icons on top of the Swan and Dolphin which I already knew. The swans were supposed to be on the now dolphin resort and vice-a-versa but somebody that I am sure got fired mixed them up.
We then tooled around the lake for a bit. He asked if anyone wanted to drive and 4 immediately said me, me, me. That surprised me a bit because 4 was kind of the quiet type around me. DD, who I thought would want to do it declined.
So, 4 got to drive.
This was the reaction of the girls right before we hit the retaining wall.
Of course since you did not hear it on the news, you know she did not hit the retaining wall. We then were on the lagoon (honestly, I do not know what it is called is it a lake or lagoon or pond, I did not care.) and the Breathless II was around us. I kiddingly asked Captain Michael if we could race it. Surprisingly, he said lets see. He yelled over at the Breathless II and the skipper made some obscure hand signals. Seems the couple on the boat were more timid and did not want to go fast. We of course called them chickens and made chicken sounds and flapped our wings. If you were on the Breathless II that night I am sorry for the display we made. Your fault though, you should not have been chicken.
We then made our way to the bridge. Just before we parked Michael pointed out a painting displayed right before we get to the bridge.
The next time you are walking over the bridge look down and then look up. This attention to detail is one of the things that makes Disney great.
So we park next to this group of nice people. This is when the cake came out. I ordered it from the Y/B in-room dining and they delivered to the boat. They asked if I wanted chocolate or yellow cake. No brainer.
After happy birthday to you (joined in by the other boat) another feeding frenzy began.
Told the boat next to us if the kids get unruly, they could go offshore and grab stones to throw at them. We also noticed that they did not eat any of their snacks and more than one of us thought about boarding their vessel and commandeering their chips.
Running out of pic space so next up the fireworks.
) I so appreciate your sense of humor - and honor... 
(so funny to use these numbers and I'm probably mixing them up. I mean DD's best friend and one of the blondes) are habitually around your daughter. Did the weekend play out like that? Like a sweet pecking order? I don't why the he!! I'm so interested in such things. 
. Sighing. 
You're doing a great job!
