Lollipop Mom
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The alarm is set for 6:30. At 6:18 I am awakened by something thumping on my head. Thats odd. Is someone chanting Pooh Pooh Pooh or am I dreaming? I open one eye. Its no dream. Its Connor standing over me holding a little plastic Pooh toy and hitting me in the head with it. Good morning. While we are getting ready Dad comes out to tell us that they arent going into the parks today either. Theyll save the day on their passes so they have 2 full days available when we come back.
Today is the Magic Kingdom again since its our last day. The park opens at 8:00. We park the car at 7:56. What a difference a few days makes! I dont remember where exactly we are parked but its in a section not serviced by trams so its close. We hop on the monorail with 2 excited kids. Were going back to see Dumbo!!! We walk down Main Street enjoying feeling like we arent smooshed together as we had been earlier in the trip. We stop for a photo in front of the castle. David and the boys watch a show in front of the castle while I head to Tomorrowland to get fast passes for Buzz. I meet up with them again and we head to Fantasy Land. First its Dumbo! We ride Dumbo 3 times before moving on (Brandon would have ridden it more but the line was starting to get long). Now its back to visit our friend Pooh on his ride. The the carousel a few times. Look! No line for Snow White, lets do it! Snow White was not a big hit with Brandon. It was too scary for me. We appease him with a ride on Its a Small World and then the carousel again. By this time they are ready for a snack. We learned our first day that Scuttles Landing (behind Dumbo right next to Ariels Grotto) has frozen drinks like an Icee. They will split one drink into 2 cups for you and most of the time you end up with 2 almost full cups this way. The boys split a raspberry freeze and David and I split a frozen coke. Add a bag of cheetos and its a nice snack. Brandon asks what all those people are doing at Ariels Grotto. I told him they are waiting to meet Ariel. He asks who she is and I tell him shes from The Little Mermaid. He says is she a princess? I told him yes and asked if he wanted to stand in line to meet her. He looks at me as if I just suggested he eat a vegtable and says no way! We dont need no stinkin princesses! That became the quote David will remember this trip by. Unfortunately for Mommy who would love to have breakfast in the Castle, our family has no interest in those stinkin princesses. Maybe Ill have a granddaughter I can take one day.
After our snack we went to go ride Buzz Lightyear. Connor thought spinning the car was too much fun so I had a hard time aiming at anything. I dont think David and Brandon figured out how to spin the car for half the ride. We all really enjoyed this one and David left ready to go again. We didnt have time to wait so we rode the Tomorrow Land Transit Authority. This slow moving train ride around Tomorrow Land goes into Space Mountain. This confused Brandon and left him telling everyone he rode Space Mountain and it was really easy too. When we finished the TTA, it was time to head to the Wilderness Lodge for lunch at Whispering Canyon.
David and I both fell in love with the Wilderness Lodge. The whole atmosphere was so relaxing. We liked the boat ride over, the pool, the loby, the whole feel of the place. I think this is where we will stay in May. The relaxing atmosphere beat out Stormalong Bay for us. Well do the Beach Club in a couple of years when the kids are a little older and can enjoy the pool more. After looking around the WL, we checked in for our lunch PSs. We sat down and met our server. Brandon loved the crayons and coloring book pictures they gave him. I dont know if its just for lunch or if they arent doing the ketchup thing anymore b/c as soon as they seated us they put a bottle of ketchup on the lazy Susan in the middle of the table. We noticed they did the same thing at every table. David ordered the all you can eat skillet, I had the club sandwich, Brandon had a hamburger and Connor had grilled cheese.` After our order was taken they started the critter calls show asking the audience to make animal sounds. They asked for a volunteer and Brandon kept saying he wanted to do it. He wouldnt raise his hand and took his time to decide hed get up from the table and by that time they had someone else. When she finished he was ready to go. He walked right up and offered to do a sheep. I was so proud of him! He did his sheep noise, got his applause and his Magical Moments certificate and told the guy my Dad can do a monkey! So of course this meant David had to do a monkey. I guess after 4 days at Disney he has finally overcome his I dont want to look like an idiot even if it means Im having fun thing b/c he put on quite a show. He go a magical moments certificate too. Brandon wanted to hang his on the wall with all of the drawings they had on display. Shortly after our food came it was time for the horse race which Brandon happily participated in as well. Connor was just loving the fact that it was time to eat and that no one was shushing him at all during this meal! David had made me promise not to tell anyone we were celebrating his birthday but he didnt make Brandon promise! I suggested to Brandon that he tell our server we are celebrating Daddys birthday. He decides to go one better and stands up in his chair to start singing happy birthday to Daddy at the top of his lungs. Our server came by and joined him and then jokingly offered him a job there. David got a free desert and of course lots of ribbing from the staff. Our server gave him a near heart attack after he took our credit card. He goes to the back and a few minutes later yells from back there, David _________, I have some news about your credit card!!! Davids face starts to lose its color as Cousin Rob comes out yelling It still works! Disney loves you!
Since its our last day we wanted to make sure the kids saw Spectromagic and Wishes so we decided to go back to the RV for a nap and then head back to the parks. The kids took an almost 4 hour nap before we headed back in. Brandon wants a long monorail ride so we did the resort loop. When we are sitting at the station in the Polynesian, a family was getting ready to board the monorail. Their daughter was maybe about 5 or 6 years old and started to get on first. As she got on the doors started closing BEFORE the please stand clear of the doors message played. One of the doors caught her right on the head. It knocked her back a fair bit as her mom yanked her off the train. I worried about her all day long hoping that she was OK b/c that door hit her HARD. As we pulled away her Mom was holding her and trying to comfort her as she was sobbing and holding her head. Did she belong to anyone here??? If so, is she OK???
We got back to the Magic Kingdom and went to go have dinner. We took the train around and ate at Pecos Bills. We used the last of our quick and casual vouchers for dinner. David and I split a chicken wrap, chili cheese fries and chocolate cream pie. The kids shared a big hotdog, fries and a chocolate cream pie. We had more than enough food sharing this way. We saved about $9 using the vouchers too. One warning about Pecos Bills, when you see the thing that says hot cheese on the condiment bar, what it means is scalding hot cheese that will blister your skin if you accidentally squeeze your cup while trying to load your 3 year old up with pickles. I ended up with a big blistered burn on my hand and a big cheesy, pickle-y mess on the floor around my feet. I am thankful that it was me and not one of the kids who found out how serious they were when they say HOT CHEESE. We took our time with dinner and the hopped back on the train b/c this is all Brandon wants to do at the moment. We got back to Main Street as the first show of Spectromagic was starting and found out that the top deck of the train station makes for a great parade viewing point! There were bunches of people in front of us so we got back on the train again to get out of there. We would see the second show of Spectro AFTER Wishes. We did Alladins magic carpet and the Country Bears again. By that time it was time to find a spot to see Wishes. Brandon is not a loud noise kid so he is worried about the fireworks. I set him up with ear plugs and he did fine. We watched the show from Liberty Square. We had no idea this was an area Disney recommends viewing Wishes from. I had been telling friends it was a great show but from where we watched it we didnt see both layers of fireworks overlapped as I thought they intended for it to be. We picked the spot, right by the bell because it wasnt crowded and we could have the kids on our shoulders without blocking anyone elses view. There were more people on the other side of the square, maybe that was a better viewing area. Can you see the castle from anywhere in Liberty Square? We couldnt from where we were standing. I told David about Tinkerbells flight and he says we have to be sure and see that in May. After that hes obsessed with spotting her line from the castle.
After wishes we head back to our regular hang out of Fantasy Land. Our first ride was kids choice so Brandon and I went back on the Dumbos (at our longest wait of 15 minutes) while David and Connor rode the carousel a few times. I stopped in Poohs Thotful Shop and asked how late could packages still be sent to the front of the park. The CM tells me 10:00. I go back and tell David that we need to make sure to let the kids pick their Pooh tee shirts and let me get the scrapbook I want before 10:00 so we dont have to carry it around. One ride through Its a Small World and it was getting close to 10:00 so we head to the Pooh store again. The boys pick their tee shirts, I get my scrapbook and head to the line. The family in front of me of course has about 50 items and of course decide at the register that its going to be too much so they are playing the how much would it be if we took this and this out? Well what about this and that and these here? game. Tick tock tick tock, 10:00 is getting closer and closer. They finally pay but now Junior wants to trade pins with the cm working the register. Of course he takes his sweet time deciding which of her 10 pins he wants. Meanwhile Brandon is bringing me item after item just to show you Mom. Hes saying, this magnet is so neat. I wish I had a magnet like this one. If only Grammy were here. She buys him whatever he wants. Its finally my turn and I say, can I PLEASE still have these sent up front? She looks at her clock. Im sorry, Maam, its 10:04, the cut off was 10:00. Sigh .oh well, I really do want this scrapbook.
So now its 10:0something and were in Fantasyland. The second showing of Spectromagic starts at 10:15 so weve got to go find a spot. Of course the circle by the castle is packed. DH keeps saying, lets just stop here as Im prodding everyone along saying get closer to the end of the route, it wont be as crowded. Hes insisting Im wrong, that this is as good as it gets. I keep saying trust me keep moving and we press on. We walk though Liberty Square just past the handicapped area and lo and behold, what do I see over there? Front row seats! See, David. Sometimes research pays off! We steak out our spot with me sitting on the ground holding Brandon in my lap, Connor in the stroller next to me and David standing behind us. Brandon reminds me very loudly that I had promised him a Pooh lollipop while he watched the parade. I dig the lollis out of the magic fix everything bag and hand them over. The area around us starts to fill up. When another family with little kids comes up and was going to be stuck back behind us we offered to move the stroller. The parade was just starting to come around the corner so I gave Brandon to David to put on his shoulders and sat holding Connor. We pushed the stroller aside and had enough room for this family to do the same, Mom sitting with a kid, Dad and another kid behind them. I cant even begin to describe how much the kids loved Spectromagic! David even enjoyed it and said Im glad we didnt miss this, this is great! Connor ended up standing in front of me dancing with me using my lanyard as a leash around his waist. He got a high 5 from Peter Pan, kisses on the head from Snow White and Mary Poppins and Cinderella blew him a kiss. Hes big into blowing kisses so he returned her kiss as well! Truth be told, he blew kisses to everyone from the trumpeters at the start to the cast member following the parade and rolling up the rope but Cindy was the only one to toss one back to him. Brandon still talks about the Christmas light parade.
After the parade passed we made a bee line for the Buzz Lightyear ride. Once again, Connor spun the ship around so much it was hard to aim at anything (but I still managed to beat David by about 200,000 points!). Once off Buzz the magnet of Fantasy land tugged us back in that direction again. I wanted to do Astro Orbiter but Brandon was insistent that he had to go do the teacups, Pooh and Dumbo before we left. After a short bathroom break we were back in Fantasy Land yet again. We did three rounds on the teacups with no wait in between, had a less than 5 minute wait for Pooh and walked right on to Dumbo. By this time it was close to midnight and closing time. Im amazed the kids lasted all that time without getting fussy at all. I guess the combination of an almost 4 hour nap, a caffeine filled soft drink at dinner and the sugar high of a lollipop gave them the energy it took to close the park!
We stopped in front of the castle to watch it change colors for our kiss goodnight. Brandon asked if we could go in the castle and was disappointed to be told no. After a while he asks is Cinderella in there takin a bath? Yep, shes getting ready for nite nite just like everyone else. I stop to buy the postcards I kept forgetting to get and we make our way out of the park. Connor starts nodding off in the stroller as we walk down Main Stree. David told Brandon to tell Disney World good night. Brandon blows kisses and says Goodnight Cinderellas castle! Good night Dumbo! Good night Pooh and Piglet and Tigger! Goodnight Buzz! I love you and I will come back in May! The magic of Disney had even gotten to David. He kept turning around to get one last glimpse of the castle as we were leaving. At least I didnt feel so silly for doing the same thing, and wiping away a tear or two, myself.
Once out of the park Brandon is excited about taking his last monorail ride. David points out the huge line for the monorail to the TTC and suggests the boat. I suggested that we try the resort loop monorail since it looked like there wasnt a line. Wed only have the one extra stop at the Monorails House. We head up that ramp and sure enough, there are fewer than 10 people on the platform waiting for this train. We get an actual seat on the next train. Brandon wanted to ride up front but alas one of the 10 people on the platform had already asked. David wonders why no one else has the idea to take the resort monorail and why Disney didnt have a cm suggesting it. I cant answer the first part but the answer to the second is likely that they dont want to inconvenience the guests that are paying $300+ a night for a room at the resort stops!
Connor is sound asleep by the time we are at the TTC. Since hes asleep David says hell walk and push the stroller to the car (about a 7 minute walk) and Brandon and I can take the tram. We pass them on the way. We were on the back car of the tram and the girl working the microphone obviously heard me telling him look up there, theres Daddy and Connor because as we are approaching them she says if you look to the drivers left youll see Daddy and Connor. Everyone say HI DADDY! This was a perfect end to Brandons Disney vacation! He got a real kick out of that!
Once off the tram and walking to the car he announces, my feet hurt and I am not walking another single step! He did make it to the car as we played the oh no, our shadows are stuck to our feet! game.
All in all, it was a fantastic trip! With Moms guest assistance pass on the first day and careful planning, fast pass and early mornings the rest of the week, we really didnt have to wait long at all for anything. There were a few things we missed (Fantasmic, the Lion King show at the Animal Kingdom, Mickeys Toontown Fair) but they will all still be there in May. We let the kids guide us and we had a blast doing it that way! Even my grumpy husband admits that it was one of our best trips and that hes looking forward to going back in May and hopefully one more quick trip before the APs expire. He says he had a blast with the kids and feels like the trip brought him closer to them.
The next morning Connor and I both woke up with fevers. I slept most of the way back home and still felt horrible the next day. Monday Connor and I both went to the doctor, turns out he had an ear infection and I had developed pneumonia in both lungs! The doctor assures me it must have happened in the days since we left because there is no way I could have done Disney if it started while we were there. Doesnt matter, I had fun anyway!
Today is the Magic Kingdom again since its our last day. The park opens at 8:00. We park the car at 7:56. What a difference a few days makes! I dont remember where exactly we are parked but its in a section not serviced by trams so its close. We hop on the monorail with 2 excited kids. Were going back to see Dumbo!!! We walk down Main Street enjoying feeling like we arent smooshed together as we had been earlier in the trip. We stop for a photo in front of the castle. David and the boys watch a show in front of the castle while I head to Tomorrowland to get fast passes for Buzz. I meet up with them again and we head to Fantasy Land. First its Dumbo! We ride Dumbo 3 times before moving on (Brandon would have ridden it more but the line was starting to get long). Now its back to visit our friend Pooh on his ride. The the carousel a few times. Look! No line for Snow White, lets do it! Snow White was not a big hit with Brandon. It was too scary for me. We appease him with a ride on Its a Small World and then the carousel again. By this time they are ready for a snack. We learned our first day that Scuttles Landing (behind Dumbo right next to Ariels Grotto) has frozen drinks like an Icee. They will split one drink into 2 cups for you and most of the time you end up with 2 almost full cups this way. The boys split a raspberry freeze and David and I split a frozen coke. Add a bag of cheetos and its a nice snack. Brandon asks what all those people are doing at Ariels Grotto. I told him they are waiting to meet Ariel. He asks who she is and I tell him shes from The Little Mermaid. He says is she a princess? I told him yes and asked if he wanted to stand in line to meet her. He looks at me as if I just suggested he eat a vegtable and says no way! We dont need no stinkin princesses! That became the quote David will remember this trip by. Unfortunately for Mommy who would love to have breakfast in the Castle, our family has no interest in those stinkin princesses. Maybe Ill have a granddaughter I can take one day.
After our snack we went to go ride Buzz Lightyear. Connor thought spinning the car was too much fun so I had a hard time aiming at anything. I dont think David and Brandon figured out how to spin the car for half the ride. We all really enjoyed this one and David left ready to go again. We didnt have time to wait so we rode the Tomorrow Land Transit Authority. This slow moving train ride around Tomorrow Land goes into Space Mountain. This confused Brandon and left him telling everyone he rode Space Mountain and it was really easy too. When we finished the TTA, it was time to head to the Wilderness Lodge for lunch at Whispering Canyon.
David and I both fell in love with the Wilderness Lodge. The whole atmosphere was so relaxing. We liked the boat ride over, the pool, the loby, the whole feel of the place. I think this is where we will stay in May. The relaxing atmosphere beat out Stormalong Bay for us. Well do the Beach Club in a couple of years when the kids are a little older and can enjoy the pool more. After looking around the WL, we checked in for our lunch PSs. We sat down and met our server. Brandon loved the crayons and coloring book pictures they gave him. I dont know if its just for lunch or if they arent doing the ketchup thing anymore b/c as soon as they seated us they put a bottle of ketchup on the lazy Susan in the middle of the table. We noticed they did the same thing at every table. David ordered the all you can eat skillet, I had the club sandwich, Brandon had a hamburger and Connor had grilled cheese.` After our order was taken they started the critter calls show asking the audience to make animal sounds. They asked for a volunteer and Brandon kept saying he wanted to do it. He wouldnt raise his hand and took his time to decide hed get up from the table and by that time they had someone else. When she finished he was ready to go. He walked right up and offered to do a sheep. I was so proud of him! He did his sheep noise, got his applause and his Magical Moments certificate and told the guy my Dad can do a monkey! So of course this meant David had to do a monkey. I guess after 4 days at Disney he has finally overcome his I dont want to look like an idiot even if it means Im having fun thing b/c he put on quite a show. He go a magical moments certificate too. Brandon wanted to hang his on the wall with all of the drawings they had on display. Shortly after our food came it was time for the horse race which Brandon happily participated in as well. Connor was just loving the fact that it was time to eat and that no one was shushing him at all during this meal! David had made me promise not to tell anyone we were celebrating his birthday but he didnt make Brandon promise! I suggested to Brandon that he tell our server we are celebrating Daddys birthday. He decides to go one better and stands up in his chair to start singing happy birthday to Daddy at the top of his lungs. Our server came by and joined him and then jokingly offered him a job there. David got a free desert and of course lots of ribbing from the staff. Our server gave him a near heart attack after he took our credit card. He goes to the back and a few minutes later yells from back there, David _________, I have some news about your credit card!!! Davids face starts to lose its color as Cousin Rob comes out yelling It still works! Disney loves you!
Since its our last day we wanted to make sure the kids saw Spectromagic and Wishes so we decided to go back to the RV for a nap and then head back to the parks. The kids took an almost 4 hour nap before we headed back in. Brandon wants a long monorail ride so we did the resort loop. When we are sitting at the station in the Polynesian, a family was getting ready to board the monorail. Their daughter was maybe about 5 or 6 years old and started to get on first. As she got on the doors started closing BEFORE the please stand clear of the doors message played. One of the doors caught her right on the head. It knocked her back a fair bit as her mom yanked her off the train. I worried about her all day long hoping that she was OK b/c that door hit her HARD. As we pulled away her Mom was holding her and trying to comfort her as she was sobbing and holding her head. Did she belong to anyone here??? If so, is she OK???
We got back to the Magic Kingdom and went to go have dinner. We took the train around and ate at Pecos Bills. We used the last of our quick and casual vouchers for dinner. David and I split a chicken wrap, chili cheese fries and chocolate cream pie. The kids shared a big hotdog, fries and a chocolate cream pie. We had more than enough food sharing this way. We saved about $9 using the vouchers too. One warning about Pecos Bills, when you see the thing that says hot cheese on the condiment bar, what it means is scalding hot cheese that will blister your skin if you accidentally squeeze your cup while trying to load your 3 year old up with pickles. I ended up with a big blistered burn on my hand and a big cheesy, pickle-y mess on the floor around my feet. I am thankful that it was me and not one of the kids who found out how serious they were when they say HOT CHEESE. We took our time with dinner and the hopped back on the train b/c this is all Brandon wants to do at the moment. We got back to Main Street as the first show of Spectromagic was starting and found out that the top deck of the train station makes for a great parade viewing point! There were bunches of people in front of us so we got back on the train again to get out of there. We would see the second show of Spectro AFTER Wishes. We did Alladins magic carpet and the Country Bears again. By that time it was time to find a spot to see Wishes. Brandon is not a loud noise kid so he is worried about the fireworks. I set him up with ear plugs and he did fine. We watched the show from Liberty Square. We had no idea this was an area Disney recommends viewing Wishes from. I had been telling friends it was a great show but from where we watched it we didnt see both layers of fireworks overlapped as I thought they intended for it to be. We picked the spot, right by the bell because it wasnt crowded and we could have the kids on our shoulders without blocking anyone elses view. There were more people on the other side of the square, maybe that was a better viewing area. Can you see the castle from anywhere in Liberty Square? We couldnt from where we were standing. I told David about Tinkerbells flight and he says we have to be sure and see that in May. After that hes obsessed with spotting her line from the castle.
After wishes we head back to our regular hang out of Fantasy Land. Our first ride was kids choice so Brandon and I went back on the Dumbos (at our longest wait of 15 minutes) while David and Connor rode the carousel a few times. I stopped in Poohs Thotful Shop and asked how late could packages still be sent to the front of the park. The CM tells me 10:00. I go back and tell David that we need to make sure to let the kids pick their Pooh tee shirts and let me get the scrapbook I want before 10:00 so we dont have to carry it around. One ride through Its a Small World and it was getting close to 10:00 so we head to the Pooh store again. The boys pick their tee shirts, I get my scrapbook and head to the line. The family in front of me of course has about 50 items and of course decide at the register that its going to be too much so they are playing the how much would it be if we took this and this out? Well what about this and that and these here? game. Tick tock tick tock, 10:00 is getting closer and closer. They finally pay but now Junior wants to trade pins with the cm working the register. Of course he takes his sweet time deciding which of her 10 pins he wants. Meanwhile Brandon is bringing me item after item just to show you Mom. Hes saying, this magnet is so neat. I wish I had a magnet like this one. If only Grammy were here. She buys him whatever he wants. Its finally my turn and I say, can I PLEASE still have these sent up front? She looks at her clock. Im sorry, Maam, its 10:04, the cut off was 10:00. Sigh .oh well, I really do want this scrapbook.
So now its 10:0something and were in Fantasyland. The second showing of Spectromagic starts at 10:15 so weve got to go find a spot. Of course the circle by the castle is packed. DH keeps saying, lets just stop here as Im prodding everyone along saying get closer to the end of the route, it wont be as crowded. Hes insisting Im wrong, that this is as good as it gets. I keep saying trust me keep moving and we press on. We walk though Liberty Square just past the handicapped area and lo and behold, what do I see over there? Front row seats! See, David. Sometimes research pays off! We steak out our spot with me sitting on the ground holding Brandon in my lap, Connor in the stroller next to me and David standing behind us. Brandon reminds me very loudly that I had promised him a Pooh lollipop while he watched the parade. I dig the lollis out of the magic fix everything bag and hand them over. The area around us starts to fill up. When another family with little kids comes up and was going to be stuck back behind us we offered to move the stroller. The parade was just starting to come around the corner so I gave Brandon to David to put on his shoulders and sat holding Connor. We pushed the stroller aside and had enough room for this family to do the same, Mom sitting with a kid, Dad and another kid behind them. I cant even begin to describe how much the kids loved Spectromagic! David even enjoyed it and said Im glad we didnt miss this, this is great! Connor ended up standing in front of me dancing with me using my lanyard as a leash around his waist. He got a high 5 from Peter Pan, kisses on the head from Snow White and Mary Poppins and Cinderella blew him a kiss. Hes big into blowing kisses so he returned her kiss as well! Truth be told, he blew kisses to everyone from the trumpeters at the start to the cast member following the parade and rolling up the rope but Cindy was the only one to toss one back to him. Brandon still talks about the Christmas light parade.
After the parade passed we made a bee line for the Buzz Lightyear ride. Once again, Connor spun the ship around so much it was hard to aim at anything (but I still managed to beat David by about 200,000 points!). Once off Buzz the magnet of Fantasy land tugged us back in that direction again. I wanted to do Astro Orbiter but Brandon was insistent that he had to go do the teacups, Pooh and Dumbo before we left. After a short bathroom break we were back in Fantasy Land yet again. We did three rounds on the teacups with no wait in between, had a less than 5 minute wait for Pooh and walked right on to Dumbo. By this time it was close to midnight and closing time. Im amazed the kids lasted all that time without getting fussy at all. I guess the combination of an almost 4 hour nap, a caffeine filled soft drink at dinner and the sugar high of a lollipop gave them the energy it took to close the park!
We stopped in front of the castle to watch it change colors for our kiss goodnight. Brandon asked if we could go in the castle and was disappointed to be told no. After a while he asks is Cinderella in there takin a bath? Yep, shes getting ready for nite nite just like everyone else. I stop to buy the postcards I kept forgetting to get and we make our way out of the park. Connor starts nodding off in the stroller as we walk down Main Stree. David told Brandon to tell Disney World good night. Brandon blows kisses and says Goodnight Cinderellas castle! Good night Dumbo! Good night Pooh and Piglet and Tigger! Goodnight Buzz! I love you and I will come back in May! The magic of Disney had even gotten to David. He kept turning around to get one last glimpse of the castle as we were leaving. At least I didnt feel so silly for doing the same thing, and wiping away a tear or two, myself.
Once out of the park Brandon is excited about taking his last monorail ride. David points out the huge line for the monorail to the TTC and suggests the boat. I suggested that we try the resort loop monorail since it looked like there wasnt a line. Wed only have the one extra stop at the Monorails House. We head up that ramp and sure enough, there are fewer than 10 people on the platform waiting for this train. We get an actual seat on the next train. Brandon wanted to ride up front but alas one of the 10 people on the platform had already asked. David wonders why no one else has the idea to take the resort monorail and why Disney didnt have a cm suggesting it. I cant answer the first part but the answer to the second is likely that they dont want to inconvenience the guests that are paying $300+ a night for a room at the resort stops!
Connor is sound asleep by the time we are at the TTC. Since hes asleep David says hell walk and push the stroller to the car (about a 7 minute walk) and Brandon and I can take the tram. We pass them on the way. We were on the back car of the tram and the girl working the microphone obviously heard me telling him look up there, theres Daddy and Connor because as we are approaching them she says if you look to the drivers left youll see Daddy and Connor. Everyone say HI DADDY! This was a perfect end to Brandons Disney vacation! He got a real kick out of that!
Once off the tram and walking to the car he announces, my feet hurt and I am not walking another single step! He did make it to the car as we played the oh no, our shadows are stuck to our feet! game.
All in all, it was a fantastic trip! With Moms guest assistance pass on the first day and careful planning, fast pass and early mornings the rest of the week, we really didnt have to wait long at all for anything. There were a few things we missed (Fantasmic, the Lion King show at the Animal Kingdom, Mickeys Toontown Fair) but they will all still be there in May. We let the kids guide us and we had a blast doing it that way! Even my grumpy husband admits that it was one of our best trips and that hes looking forward to going back in May and hopefully one more quick trip before the APs expire. He says he had a blast with the kids and feels like the trip brought him closer to them.
The next morning Connor and I both woke up with fevers. I slept most of the way back home and still felt horrible the next day. Monday Connor and I both went to the doctor, turns out he had an ear infection and I had developed pneumonia in both lungs! The doctor assures me it must have happened in the days since we left because there is no way I could have done Disney if it started while we were there. Doesnt matter, I had fun anyway!
