You can find... in your imagination... mysteries and magic, visions fantastic, leading to strange and wondrous dreams. Fantasmic
When I left off, we had just explored One Mans Dream, met Sorcerer Mickey, had fun drawing Tigger at the Animation Academy and we saved the day with Star Tours. It had been a great morning and afternoon but getting up so early for EMH was starting to wear us down especially with the heat and the crowds swirling around us. The boys were more than ready to head back to the resort for a rest and swim so we slowly made our way out of the park and back to Pop Century.
A short bus ride later we arrived and I had expected that everyone would want to take a nap but both the boys were eager to head to the pool. DH decided he wanted to stay behind. Apparently a nap sounded much more appealing to him! We changed into our suits and grabbed some towels and made our way to the elevators. On the way down, we discussed whether we wanted to just head to the 80s pool or if we wanted to head over to the Hippy Dippy pool which we loved when we stayed over in the 70s section a few years ago. After going back and forth we decided to head over to the Hippy Dippy pool. It was busy but not too bad as we were able to find a spot to put our things and then jumped in. Aww
it felt so good! The flowers in the corners of the pool spray cooler water so we have always found this pool more refreshing than the other pools. They were also having pool games and trivia. They would play Disney music and you had to guess which ride/movie it came from. It was fun but after about an hour we decided wed had enough and decided to head back to the room.
As we approached our floor, we began to notice much more noise and activity than earlier. Apparently, a big tour group had just arrived and was placed on our floor. There were a lot of kids everywhere running up and down the hall. UGH! Just what we needed! As we walked inside DH was just starting to wake up. We changed and decided to hang out in the room for a while watching Stacey and just relaxing. Thankfully, the noise got better as they must have gone down to the pool or headed to the parks.
After our short rest, it was time to head down for dinner. We decided to eat in the food court at Pop again that evening for convenience. Since its been so long and I didnt take notes about what we ate that night I cant remember what DH and the boys decided to have. However, I do remember that I had the Greek Salad which I love and a bowl of grapes for my dessert. I was still full from our lunch at Sci-Fi and I knew that we would be snacking during Fantasmic later that evening. We enjoyed our meal and then about 6:30pm, we decided that it was time to head to the bus stop to wait for a DHS bus.
It wasnt long before we had arrived!
My first of many blurry picture of the night
..apparently walking and taking pictures do not mix. At least they dont for me!
We decided to head over to wait for Fantasmic to begin. I didnt know how busy it was going to be and getting a good seat at Fantasmic means getting there really early. We didnt mind though
.thats how much we like it!
We made our way inside and found a spot in the middle of the theater. As DH went to get popcorn and drinks, I snapped a picture-
Then we settled down for the long wait-
Say Cheese Nick!!
Hi Noah!
The first time we had seen Fantasmic was during our trip in 2010 and although we feel the wait is worth it, its still so boring to have to sit there for all that time. However, this time about an hour before the show started they had 3 guys interacting with the crowd. They had a sing-off and I think trivia questions. Anyway, it made the time go by much faster which we were very happy about!
Finally it was time for the show to begin! The popcorn was passed around and we sat back, relaxed and enjoyed the show!
I videotaped short clips here and there throughout the show. Here are a few of the shots I took from the clips (sorry the quality isnt the greatest)
Aww
we love Fantasmic! Definitely one of our favorites!
However, the one thing we never enjoy is trying to get out after show. People were everywhere! Luckily, though it didnt take too long and we were back out on Sunset Blvd.
Even though the park was still open for a little while longer we decided to make our way out for the evening. I attempted to get a few pictures of the boys before we left-
On our way out, I had reminded DH that if the line for Pop Century was too long we could always catch an Art of Animation bus and just walk across the bridge to get to our resort. Well
once we approached the bus stop it didnt take us long to make up our mind when we saw only a couple families waiting at the AoA stop and the Pop one was full. We didnt wait long and an AoA resort bus pulled up and soon we were making our way back to our room-
I grabbed a few night time pics on the way back
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We finally made it back to our room and collapsed on the bed. Periodically, throughout the night I had been worried about what we would encounter when we got back to our room. I had visions of loud, screaming kids running up and down the hall again and never getting to sleep. But, it wasnt too bad. I was definitely relieved! We got ready and climbed into bed. It was such a fun day and Fantasmic was the perfect way to end the night! But, I couldnt wait for tomorrow! So many things to look forward to as we were heading back to the Magic Kingdom for the day!
Next upThe best is yet to come!
-but the most important thing is everyone is safe and we had no damage... (except my mental state....
.... boo but you started off right by heading to the Bakery! The cinnamon roll is a little too huge for me so on our trip I was looking to split one with someone. No takers, they wanted one all to themselves 
so I tried a little raspberry roll instead. Not bad but I missed that gooy goodness. Is there any truth to a rumor I heard that the Bakery will be replaced by a Starbucks? 
We have always had a good experience there. I am with you 100%: give it a try and judge for yourself. There are several places I would have missed if I went solely by the reviews people give! 3) Great job on the Tigger pictures!! 
Hopefully, it's back on for you now!
