All righty - Tuesday was our Magic Kingdom day - the day everyone was looking forward to for 1 reason or another - this is what Disney was to Hoss and Shelly and what the kids knew the most about. Billy and I got to the park early (just missed rope drop - BUMMER) and he got a haircut at the barber shop!!
At about 9:30 we got a call from Sarah that they were in the parking lot. It took them till 10:30 to get to us!! Here is the reason. As they were trying to get on a shuttle in the parking lot 3 different times people stepped OVER Daniel's wheelchair to get onto the shuttle ahead of them - can you believe that????
Hoss said it took everything in him to not say something to those people. But anyway, we didnt let that ruin our day!!! We had set out to wear our Mickey Tie Dye shirts, and it made it very easy to spot us! We got soooo many compliments and questions about where we had purchased them
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There was a good morning parade ending on Main Street, but we pulled over when Samanthat Screamed "MOUSE!!!!!!"
Can anyone remember what Dan had said he wanted to do at Disney with Bill? Can you guess where we went next? You got it - Buzz Lightyear!! We wanted to do it again, but never got back to it!!
after this we did the rocket ships - which scared John and he would only ride along the bottom (I was his partner on this ride) and then we did Space Mountain (Billy stayed with Samantha) which John really didnt like - poor guy - but he was funny about it. The rest of us LOVED it, especially Stephen and Daniel!! Next was the race cars which the boys loved because they were actually driving...we put Stephen and I in a car in front, then Daniel and Billy followed by Hoss and John so we wouldnt risk Daniel's car getting rear ended ( has that ever happened to you - you really get jolted!!!)
Next it was on to Columbia Harbor House for lunch. We needed to keep Daniel (and the rest of us) well fed and watered and it was HOT and Sunny this day!! Chicken Fingers and Pizza were the 2 things that we could all agree on, so it was Chicken Fingers turn!!They were so nice to us here. As soon as they saw Dan, one of the hostess mentioned that there was less crowded seating upstairs. So John and Stephen and I went upstairs and found a spot. A worker offered to hold it for us while we told the others. Then the hostess brought Daniel up in the elevator. A really nice worker named Michael was just so sweet to us. He talked to us and made sure we didnt need anything - he would have brought Daniel a dessert, but he didnt like the choices - lol!
We next headed to Frontier land for some mountain fun. There was NO WAY John was going to get onto any more mountains though!!! So we went to that little play area under the train station by Splash. He and Sammy played while Sarah and I watched and the others went on Splash, then we switched. Big Thunder was having technical difficulties though - BUMMER!!
We caught a bit of the 3pm parade and EVERYONE just loved it - the kids were all smiling and laughing and pointing out characters - it was one of those choking up moments for Aunt Wendy - to think that we were all here together enjoying this!!! Now to Pirates of the Carribean!!!!! As we got there and went to get in line, Shelly, Sarah and Samantha kept going straight, they didnt want to do pirates to our dismay!! So all the guys and me ("We want the RED HEAD"!!!) got in line for the ride - for some reason, you dont really get to pass this line but it was okay because it was inside. We had a good time and enjoyed the ride for sure!!! But, when we got off.......Where did they go????? We couldnt find the girls anywhere in the area. I decided to take the boys on Aladdin's carpet ride - BY MYSELF - had to keep them from punching each other in line (I dont have siblings, so cant understand this - billy tells me its common amoung brothers). Hoss had put his cell phone in the diaper bag. They searched and searched the area...we got of Aladdin and then went into the Tiki Room - one of my FAVORITE moments with the 3 boys all by myself - lol - they LOVED this and were just cracking up the entire time!!! Finally, Billy called the mom of one of Sarah's friends and asked her to text her daughter to text Sarah about where they were!! Guess what? They were on the Carousel in Fantasyland!! So we took this picture and headed over to meet them..do the carousel,dumbo etc...
After this we tried to pull the sword and rode a few more rides such as its a small world after all....(the song is stuck in your head now isnt it - lol)
By this time Daniel was fading fast. It was a little before 7 and we asked him if he wanted to go and rest or eat. He thought having something to eat would revive him and he wanted chicken fingers AGAIN!! So back to CHH again. Michael was there again and this time also give us all 1st time visitor buttons and sang to Daniel!! Very special treatment here!!!
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We hung out at CHH for a while as it was cool and quiet inside - we were just hanging out and having fun. We then went on Peter Pan, saw Philharmagic and then hung out for Spectromagic. We broke out a million glow sticks and our ponchos (it was raining lightly, but then stopped). They were able to go into the wheelchair seating with Daniel, but they wouldnt let us stay with them so we just stayed nearby. Everyone was EXHAUSTED but like Spectro - they walked out right after Spectro and we stayed for Wishes....what a GREAT day!!!!
Next up- Dolphins, Whales, Screams and what can Stephen fall into at Sea World???????
What a great trip so far! The kids look like they are having a blast!
(please dont take that as mean - it would just be a priceless expression)!!!!
