Now let's just try this again!!!!
When we left off, we were just finishing up our very unrememorable lunch at the ABC Commissary. With our stomachs full and feeling refreshed, we decided that we should head over to
Pixar Place to take in a little TSM action with the FPs we had burning holes in our pockets!!!
We were quite excited and breezed right up to the loading zone. Megan decided she would ride with Mom this time---which made Tom SO happy to have both guns to play with if he wanted!!!
Loved the pose on that one!!!
Surprisingly, my score beat both Megan AND TOM---a meager 104,000 points!
When we left, Tom grabbed more FPs for later, and since we were right there, we decided to head right into the Narnia exhibit.......why, I REALLY have NO idea!!!!! None of us have seen Narnia yet---Megan really is just too young---so it makes no sense to me now to know that we went in. I REALLY wish we hadn't!!! Let's just say that the atmosphere of the exhibit DEFINITELY derailed the FUN train for that point in time. We all quickly exited and headed out on our way looking to hop back aboard the Fun train.......so we headed into the 2pm AI show!!! It was a GOOD choice!
We REALLY enjoyed ourselves, and the set looked so real, Megan kept waiting and looking for Ryan, Simon, and the entire AI crew to come walking out at any moment. The show was entertaining, and who can beat the great A/C on a VERY hot and humid Orlando afternoon!
After our show, we headed over to Star Tours to take a flight to Endor. We were QUITE shocked to see that it had a wait of 30 minutes and almost walked on looking for something else to do, but a CM quickly noticed Megan's button and stopped us. Her name had started to come off again, so the CM cleaned it off and rewrote her name once more. She talked to Megan for a moment about it being her birthday, and then she let us in to the FP lane and told us to enjoy our Birthday Flight!!! We then walked right up!!!! We couldn't believe our luck!!!! We enjoyed the ride too---Megan squealed and laughed so often through it that it was a whole new experience enjoying it with her!
As we headed out of Star Tours, we decided to head over to Muppet Vision 3D.
We did not have to wait long, and enjoyed the show once more.
After the show, we headed to Casa della Luigi to visit with some old friends.....
We loved their new set-up!! Megan laughs everytime when Mater honks at her!!! Always fun times!
After our visit, we decided to head back to the Backlot Tour. For some reason, there was an INCREDIBLY long line at the beginning prior to starting the tour. Once we finally got going, it was not long before we came upon this.........................
Megan was SO excited!!! For those of you who don't know, this is a prop from the Hannah Montana movie, and Megan knew what it was RIGHT AWAY!!!!
After the tour---which IMO needs some updating BADLY---we decided that we needed a cool treat to help cope with the heat of the day. Megan and Tom both knew they wanted to find a cart to get frozen treats from----Megan got the Itzakadoozie and Tom got the fruit juice bar. I was more interested in finding a shake from Bill and Min's. I made a mistake though----I decided that I would help Megan out while she ate her treat, and would get my shake on the way back over to the other side of the park. So we found a bench in the shade by the exit of Indy, and they enjoyed their treats. Once they were finished, we headed on our way. We were thinking about taking in AI once again since it was so enjoyable, and I thought I had enough time to get my shake and eat it before the next show----I WAS WRONG!!!! As we were passing AI, they were loading up for the next show. Tom quickly asked if we could take beverages in---NO---and yelled for me to head back that way since I was already heading towards Bill and Min's. NO SHAKE FOR ME!!!!
Oh well, we headed back into AI and once again enjoyed the show!!!
When we left AI, we headed straight into the Indy show---with Megan in tow!!!! We were both surprised that she decided to do this this year because she normally tries to avoid it. Tom was so happy because he enjoys this show so much---it takes him right back to his youth when he dreamed of going on daring adventures just like Indy!
As we exited, we knew right where we were heading----DINNER!!!! And on Friday Family FUN nights, there is usually only one option for dinner.....PIZZA!!!! AND when Friday Family Fun night takes place at Disney, where else would we go besides PIZZA PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And that my dears is the reason we did not head there for lunch!!! We decided to do two CS meals at DHS this year--we just haven't found a TS there that we enjoy THAT much, and we had saved those TS credits for one of our enjoyable breakfasts for the week.
Unlike the LAST time I visited PP, we were FORTUNATE enough to walk right in and get to order---without any crazy lines!!!! YEAH!!! Tom and Megan found us a great table upstairs, and we really enjoyed our dinner talking about the fun moments of the day so far.
After dinner, we had some FPs to burn---TofT and another trip on TSM!!! So we decided to head to TofT first since it was close to Fantasmic which would be showing at 8pm. Tom can't ride this ride, but decided to walk through with Megan and I so he could see the inside---he loved it! He left me and the first-time TofT rider Megan at the elevators and told us to have FUN!!!! I didn't know what to expect for Megs---she was now tall enough and wanted to ride it, so how could I say no?!?!?! BUT, I thought she could very easily HATE the drops.......................I just knew that I would have to wait and see. She really wasn't the slightest bit upset or uneasy about the first part of the ride, and then it happened---that first BIG drop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We laughed, squealed, and by the tightness of the grip she had on my arm, I knew that it was not fun laughing and squealing, but rather terrified laughing and squealing. I held her tight, told her she would be okay, and before we knew it, we were finished. I felt so badly, but she looked up and told me that it was okay, she was glad she tried it, but didn't want to "do that EVER again!!!!" (Hmmmmmm.....where have I heard that before!??!?!?!) The entire group in our elevator told her that she was such a big girl, and clapped for her---which I know helped ease her anxieties right away!!!! We walked off and found Tom waiting with HUGE smile. She relayed the ride to him, and he too told her how proud he was of her for trying it! ME TOO!!!
We then got in line for the 8pm Fantasmic---they were showing two that night, but we wanted to go ahead and try to get into the first so that we could go ride TSM and then head home. We were all moving into the theater and when we got right outside of it, they stopped our entire crowd and told us that we would have to wait to see if there were any more spots for seating......we waited......and waited......and waited.....and waited. And then, they started walking us around this convoluted rear entrance....we weren't sure if we were going to Fantasmic or the parking lots, but eventually ended up inside.....and then everyone started chaotically running trying to find a place to sit so they wouldn't have to stand to watch it. In an attempt to get away from the crowds and being trampled, we fortunately stepped aside next to a CM to wait for the people to pass. The CM asked us why we weren't running with the others, and Tom explained to her quickly Megan's situation and said that we would rather stand away from the crowd for her sake instead of driving her nuts by being smashed into the crowds. The CM asked if we had a GAC card, and we replied that we did but rarely use it because we don't want to have to take advantage of it. She then asked us to follow her, and she lead us to a row that had been sectioned off for some reason and told us to sit and enjoy the show! It was so kind of her, and it was so nice to NOT have to ruin Megan's night by being smashed together in the herd. Our seats were good, and Megan really allowed herself to enjoy the show this year. She especially LOVED the floats with all the characters!!!!
After Fantasmic, we decided to stick around for a bit---hoping to avoid the crowds at the buses---so we headed back to TSM to use our FPs. We had to wait just a bit, but we enjoyed that time by sitting on a bench in Pixar Place and watching the crowds pass. When it was time, we headed in and enjoyed another turn on TSM---but I think Tom beat me this time, because I did not write down our scores..........
We then decided it would be a good time to head out---the 9:30 show of Fantasmic wasn't out yet---and we thought SURELY the 8pm crowd at the buses would be LONG gone by now............................................................................................................................NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When we reached the bus lines, we were greeted by a FLOOD of people. Let's just say that our Friday Family FUN night came to a CRASHING HALT!!!!! I have NEVER seen that many people in one place before in my life!!! Our Fun was not only over, it would not find us at all again for the rest of the night!!!! We found the designated line for our resort, and were quoted with a wait time of 2 HOURS before we would get back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We couldn't believe it!!! At that moment though, a Magic Kingdom bus pulled up nearby (they were doing
MNSSHP that night) so we decided to hop over there in attempt to find a shorter line for the bus back to POFQ. When we got to MK though, the bus situation was just as bad over there. We then decided to hop on the monorail and head to EPCOT to try to find a better line over there. We were excited to find no line---PHEW FINALLY!!!! We could not believe how crazy the transportation was this night.....and then the funniest thing happened.....when our "bus" pulled up for POFQ, it was a GREYHOUND!!!! They were so backed up they had to rent out buses to try to alleviate the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe that?!?!?!! Well, it was one of the most comfortable rides back, but we missed the Disney theming....isn't that funny!!!! When we finally made it back to our room, we quickly showered and pajama'ed up, and it was not long before we were ALL dreaming sweet Disney dreams!!!!
Favorite Moments of the day:
---Playing TSM with Megan--it was so cute to listen to her as she gave me "pointers" on the game!!
---We LOVED watching her get into all the shows....singing and dancing right along with them.
---Megan trying to say "Itzakadoozie." I wish I had it on tape, because it was so funny!!!!
---Loved how we timed it all out that we were able to easily go from one attraction right into the next. Our plan worked out REALLY well!!!
Up next---another GREAT day at MK starting out with a FABULOUS breakfast date!!!! Stay tuned!!!
BUT, hopefully that won't be for a LONG time!!!! 
I am happy that you were so smart to try somewhere else. You def. saved time. Thanks for the info on AI. We did not try it last trip, but want to when we go back in December. Can't wait to read more!
I think if we ever have to face that again, we will just take a cab!!! 
