It's Summer Vacation! Let's Go! **Updated 8/9; Page 9; Last Day Posted!**
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After a short break back at the AKL, we went back to MK to look for some characters. It was so full there! But before we made our way over to Toon Town we got FPs for our favorite family ride- Splash Mountain.
We took the train over to Toon Town and made our way through the masses over to meet the characters. Wow! There were a lot of people waiting in those lines. WE chose the one that had pictures of Chip and Dale (remember thats who Tink wanted to see at MGM). We waited patiently in the line and finally were able to go in to see them.
I am so excited to see Chip and Dip!! Tink exclaimed.
Chip and DIP! Minnie giggled. Its Chip and Dale.
Tink giggled. Yeah- I know, she said sheepishly.
The Photopass photographer thought this was all very funny and had to make sure to point it out to Dale. Actually, we all thought it was funny- it's one of those family jokes now.
Here are our pictures.
We walked around through Minnie and Mickeys houses. Both are really fun.
We then walked back over to ride Splash Mountain. It took us a while to get on the ride. A little guy was crying a lot. He was hysterical. And the very wise CMs were not going to let him ride like that. The adult riding with the kid didnt see a problem. After a couple of minutes, they finally got the person to take her child out of the boat and there was a long load of boats to get unloaded.
The kids knew the whole story this time and sang along. You could tell how much fun this ride was for them. I tried to soak it all in- loving every little smile and giggle as we rode.
After we had finished riding, we decided to make our way to Aloha Isle to eat a Dole Whip. My husband first introduced me to the Dole Whip at the State Fair a really long time ago. It was one of his favorite treats. So we decided to stop. And DH was really happy. The kids werent sure about pineapple, so they decided to have vanilla instead. We sat down and enjoyed the view and chatted. Minnie tried some of my Dole Whip and decided that she really liked it. So we shared. We had a great view while we were eating too.
After we were finished we decided to go over to DTD and finish up souvenir shopping. I bought some picture frames and other little trinkets to take with me. The kids wanted to go to Goofys Candy shop on our way out. Tink and Minnie bought Slurpies and Goofy bought some sour spray candy. The girls were happy and singing during our entire bus ride back to the hotel.
It was getting a little late, but we decided to let the kids stay up and play in the pool since we were going to take it easy before our flight out tomorrow. The kids played in the pool for about 5 minutes before everyone had to get out. Apparently there was something wrong with the pool. Bummer for us.
So we went back to our room and went to sleep.
Next up: Soaking everything in before our plane leaves.
We took the train over to Toon Town and made our way through the masses over to meet the characters. Wow! There were a lot of people waiting in those lines. WE chose the one that had pictures of Chip and Dale (remember thats who Tink wanted to see at MGM). We waited patiently in the line and finally were able to go in to see them.
I am so excited to see Chip and Dip!! Tink exclaimed.
Chip and DIP! Minnie giggled. Its Chip and Dale.
Tink giggled. Yeah- I know, she said sheepishly.
The Photopass photographer thought this was all very funny and had to make sure to point it out to Dale. Actually, we all thought it was funny- it's one of those family jokes now.
Here are our pictures.
We walked around through Minnie and Mickeys houses. Both are really fun.
We then walked back over to ride Splash Mountain. It took us a while to get on the ride. A little guy was crying a lot. He was hysterical. And the very wise CMs were not going to let him ride like that. The adult riding with the kid didnt see a problem. After a couple of minutes, they finally got the person to take her child out of the boat and there was a long load of boats to get unloaded.
The kids knew the whole story this time and sang along. You could tell how much fun this ride was for them. I tried to soak it all in- loving every little smile and giggle as we rode.
After we had finished riding, we decided to make our way to Aloha Isle to eat a Dole Whip. My husband first introduced me to the Dole Whip at the State Fair a really long time ago. It was one of his favorite treats. So we decided to stop. And DH was really happy. The kids werent sure about pineapple, so they decided to have vanilla instead. We sat down and enjoyed the view and chatted. Minnie tried some of my Dole Whip and decided that she really liked it. So we shared. We had a great view while we were eating too.
After we were finished we decided to go over to DTD and finish up souvenir shopping. I bought some picture frames and other little trinkets to take with me. The kids wanted to go to Goofys Candy shop on our way out. Tink and Minnie bought Slurpies and Goofy bought some sour spray candy. The girls were happy and singing during our entire bus ride back to the hotel.
It was getting a little late, but we decided to let the kids stay up and play in the pool since we were going to take it easy before our flight out tomorrow. The kids played in the pool for about 5 minutes before everyone had to get out. Apparently there was something wrong with the pool. Bummer for us.
So we went back to our room and went to sleep. Next up: Soaking everything in before our plane leaves.
jmskinner: Thanks for coming over to read. I hope that you enjoy my report as much as I did yours. 
missmun52: Thanks for reading!
JERSEYGIRLINSI: I'm glad you found me. Thanks for the nice comments. I hope that you enjoy the rest.
ilove
The last day always seems so hard. Time just goes by so fast. You spend so much time planning and looking forward to it, and then it's over before you know it.
Tanya90210: He's always right of course. I can only imagine that will get worse as time goes on. An 11 year old and a baby- you're a busy mom huh?
mousette: Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy the rest of it.
missmun52: Thanks for reading!
JERSEYGIRLINSI: I'm glad you found me. Thanks for the nice comments. I hope that you enjoy the rest.
ilove
The last day always seems so hard. Time just goes by so fast. You spend so much time planning and looking forward to it, and then it's over before you know it. Tanya90210: He's always right of course. I can only imagine that will get worse as time goes on. An 11 year old and a baby- you're a busy mom huh?
mousette: Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoy the rest of it.
remfam5: It was a great last day. It was good to have DH pull us all out of feeling sorry for ourselves. We wouldn't have had as much fun if we had just kept thinking about it being our last day.
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We woke up late the next morning without an alarm clock or wake up call. We ate breakfast and then went through the undaunted task of packing up our things. We added 2 extra bags to the checked luggage pile by the time we were through. The kids were packed and ready to go.
We took everything down to the remote flight check in desk and were checked in quickly. It was about 10:30 and we had until 3 before the Magical Express bus picked us up. DH asked the kids what they wanted to do before we left. Ride Splash Mountain! they all screamed in unison. So we decided to spend our last few hours at our favorite family ride.
The bus to the MK was crowded. It was the first time the whole family had to stand on the bus. It was alright. My DH spent the time talking to man next to him. They had just arrived the night before.
The bus should have been an indication on what the park was going to look like that day. It was July 3rd. And boy was it crowded! There were people everywhere. It was hard to maneuver our way around to get to Splash Mountain. We grabbed FPs and decided to take a long lunch. We made our way back to Pinocchio Haus to eat. It was relatively uncrowded compared to the streets filled with people. We sat up on the second level and ate a very quiet meal. Nobody was really in the mood for lots of talk.
After that, we went to ride Splash Mountain. This time DH and I rode together and the kids rode in front of us. DH confessed to me that he was getting a little tired of this ride and that he didnt want to be wet and smelly for the plane ride home. He rode it again for the kids though.
The kids giggled the whole way through the ride. When we went down into the Laughin Place, my DH and all the people on the right side of the boat got a great surprise though. One of the waterspouts didnt turn off, so the whole side of the boat got soaked. All of us on the left laughed of course.
We got off the ride and I saw a little girl who had lost her mom. A CM was calming her down. I could see how they could get lost. There were people everywhere.
DH decided that we should all buy new shirts since I had accidentally packed all our clothes in the checked luggage. So we wandered towards Main Street to go shopping. On the way I saw a woman on a motorized scooter. She was speeding down the sidewalk honking her little horn at people if they got in her way. Im surprised she was able to maneuver around with all the people standing around.
We bought ourselves new shirts and bought the kids a last pin. It was then time to make our way back to the hotel. We wanted to give ourselves enough time to get back before the Magical Express bus left.
We hung out in the hotel lobby for about 30 minutes before it was time for us to get on the bus to the airport. We were all sad to leave, but excited to see our cats and sleep in separate rooms again.
We hopped on the Magical Express bus at 3:00 for our 6:20 flight, stopping at Pop Century to pick up first. We had a quiet and uneventful trip to the airport where we got to wait.
Our flight home was uneventful. We landed in Kansas City at about 11 p.m. and waited a good 30 minutes before a shuttle bus came by to take us to long-term parking. Tink kept us entertained by singing Im waiting for the red bus, the red bus, the red bus. I hope thats a red bu-u-u-s, I want to go home.
Everyone waiting in line enjoyed listening to her song along with us. The people waiting with us talked to the kids about our trip. It was a perfect end to a perfect trip.
Next up: Final thoughts and my birthday surprise from WDW.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We woke up late the next morning without an alarm clock or wake up call. We ate breakfast and then went through the undaunted task of packing up our things. We added 2 extra bags to the checked luggage pile by the time we were through. The kids were packed and ready to go.
We took everything down to the remote flight check in desk and were checked in quickly. It was about 10:30 and we had until 3 before the Magical Express bus picked us up. DH asked the kids what they wanted to do before we left. Ride Splash Mountain! they all screamed in unison. So we decided to spend our last few hours at our favorite family ride.
The bus to the MK was crowded. It was the first time the whole family had to stand on the bus. It was alright. My DH spent the time talking to man next to him. They had just arrived the night before.
The bus should have been an indication on what the park was going to look like that day. It was July 3rd. And boy was it crowded! There were people everywhere. It was hard to maneuver our way around to get to Splash Mountain. We grabbed FPs and decided to take a long lunch. We made our way back to Pinocchio Haus to eat. It was relatively uncrowded compared to the streets filled with people. We sat up on the second level and ate a very quiet meal. Nobody was really in the mood for lots of talk.
After that, we went to ride Splash Mountain. This time DH and I rode together and the kids rode in front of us. DH confessed to me that he was getting a little tired of this ride and that he didnt want to be wet and smelly for the plane ride home. He rode it again for the kids though.
The kids giggled the whole way through the ride. When we went down into the Laughin Place, my DH and all the people on the right side of the boat got a great surprise though. One of the waterspouts didnt turn off, so the whole side of the boat got soaked. All of us on the left laughed of course.
We got off the ride and I saw a little girl who had lost her mom. A CM was calming her down. I could see how they could get lost. There were people everywhere.
DH decided that we should all buy new shirts since I had accidentally packed all our clothes in the checked luggage. So we wandered towards Main Street to go shopping. On the way I saw a woman on a motorized scooter. She was speeding down the sidewalk honking her little horn at people if they got in her way. Im surprised she was able to maneuver around with all the people standing around.
We bought ourselves new shirts and bought the kids a last pin. It was then time to make our way back to the hotel. We wanted to give ourselves enough time to get back before the Magical Express bus left.
We hung out in the hotel lobby for about 30 minutes before it was time for us to get on the bus to the airport. We were all sad to leave, but excited to see our cats and sleep in separate rooms again.
We hopped on the Magical Express bus at 3:00 for our 6:20 flight, stopping at Pop Century to pick up first. We had a quiet and uneventful trip to the airport where we got to wait.
Our flight home was uneventful. We landed in Kansas City at about 11 p.m. and waited a good 30 minutes before a shuttle bus came by to take us to long-term parking. Tink kept us entertained by singing Im waiting for the red bus, the red bus, the red bus. I hope thats a red bu-u-u-s, I want to go home.
Everyone waiting in line enjoyed listening to her song along with us. The people waiting with us talked to the kids about our trip. It was a perfect end to a perfect trip.
Next up: Final thoughts and my birthday surprise from WDW.
heaven2dc
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What a truly delightful report! Really enjoyed it and your pics as well - darling family 
Splash is my favorite ride too but only got to ride it once in the 10 days we were there in 97 - not sure why
(there were 12 of us and I didn't get to spend much time with my kids, they went off on their own for most of the trip but the best day was the last when my kids & I went on Splash by ourselves and had a blast!)
P.S. somehow I posted that twice! Sorry - I just wanted to add I thought it was great how much fun your son had at dinner at WL. My DS13 has suddenly gone from being mom's "hugabear" to "preteen" mode.
Splash is my favorite ride too but only got to ride it once in the 10 days we were there in 97 - not sure why
(there were 12 of us and I didn't get to spend much time with my kids, they went off on their own for most of the trip but the best day was the last when my kids & I went on Splash by ourselves and had a blast!)P.S. somehow I posted that twice! Sorry - I just wanted to add I thought it was great how much fun your son had at dinner at WL. My DS13 has suddenly gone from being mom's "hugabear" to "preteen" mode.
lauren_elizabeth
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Splash Mountain is one of the rides our family is looking forward to being able to ride over & over, too! 
Thanks for the report, LOVED IT!
Thanks for the report, LOVED IT!
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Great trip report.. Thanks for sharing... Truly made my 9 day disney wait a more pleasent one...
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