Friday, May 4th
Our vaction is close to the end. Today was our last full day and boy were we going to jam it full of everything that we loved from this trip!
We decided to go for a swim in the pool at Windsor Hills one lat time. So I made coffee and finished packing everything that we wouldn't need today or tomorrow, while DH sunscreened up the kids for swimming. Once we were both done , DH and the kids began packing the van, so that we wouldn't have a lot to do tomorrow morning.
After they were done we went down to the pool. It was a fun filled morning of swimming and the water slide. It was another beautiful day! It was extremely warm though!!!!
After a couple of hours at the pool, we ran back to the condo to get changed. I was on a mission today! We were going to the MK to hit all of our favorites and I was on a mission to find Captain Jack!!! I dressed myself and our 2 youngest boys in our Capt. Jack Sparrow t-shirts that I had made and off we all went. It was early afternoon when we arrived at the MK. Now one thing that I have to mention is that the tutorial with Capt. Jack was not mentioned anywhere in the times guide, so I was unsure if they were even still doing it! I never mentioned it to the kids for that reason! I did not want them to be disappointed. Luckily though, I had written down the times provided on the Steve Soares site!!! I kept looking at my watch when we arrived and comparing it to my watch. Come on kids, lets go on the Jungle Cruise! I love this ride! The other day when we were here it was a 45 min. wait, today we wlked right on! Yeah!!! I always wanted to work on this ride or the HM. They are my favorites!!! It was a blast as usual! As we walk off, I run to grab the stroller, according to my watch, the good Captain should be making his grand appearance in 5 minutes!!! We begin to walk towards the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. I park the stoller and stand off to the left, like I have been told to do!!!The kids are wondering why in the world we are just hanging around in thed hot sun, when suddenly Mac appears and so do the handlers!!! YEAH!!! Mac set up the rope and we are right in front!!!! It is sweltering out!!! Everyone is dripping sweat! I put Cameron and Dalton in front of me with their cute t-shirts on!! There are a group of 7th grade girls there who go balistic when the Captain makes his grand entrance!!! It was sooo funny!!!!
Captain Jack was having fun with the crowd and so was Mac for that matter! It was so much fun! Well lo and behold Captain Jack begins to pick his pirates and whom does he pick first?!?!?!?! Ding, ding ding ding...we have a winner....he picks Master Cameron first!!! I was soooo excited!!! He then chooses a few more children from the crowd and the tutorial begins! Mac tells the children what they need to do. I am a nervous wreck!! Cameron is watching intently though!! I am hoping that he remembers his left from his right!!! The first 3-4 kids exchanged swors with Mac. Oh no, it's Cameron's turn! He is the last child to do some swash buckling and he gets to fight...Captain Jack Sparrow himself!!!! Ok, I need to calm down!!!! I was ready to jump out of my skin at this point!!! All those nights of staying up until the wee hours of the morning making t-shirts had paid off! Cameron did a fabulous job!!! He even remembered all of his lines that he had watched the children before him recite!!! I was a beaming and proud mama at this point!!! And I was sweating to death! Was it the heat, being sooo nervous for Cameron, or the dear Captain!!! It was probably all of the above! Dalton got to go up and join his brother in receiving a certificate! They were both soooo excited! Alright guys, lets go on the ride now, before we all fry out here!!!
Our wait for the ride was maybe 15 min. Not too bad! We spoke with a nice couple who were asking us questions about our Disney
Crocs. They were going to buy some at the park after talking to us! I am glad that we bought ours online when I saw how much they charge at the parks!!! I do like the hot pink color that you can get there though! I think I will buy myself those for my 40th birthday next time we go!!!
After the ride, we looked around the pirate shop. I couldn't find the pin we were looking for, so I promised the boys that we would get it at DTD later!
Next we had to hit BTM and Splash mountain! DH got FP for BTM while I took the kids on Splash Mountain! It was a 45 min wait for both rides..l Well, we get on Splash Mountain after our wait, and guess who gets soaked? You guessed it, dear old mom!!! Everyone on the ride thought it was hysterical!!! We hadn't even gone down the big drop yet and I was a drowned rat!!! One dad kept laughing about it!!! Anyone have a bucket I can pour over this guys head?! The kids did get a good laugh out of it! Actually, so did I!!! DH also thought that it was hysterical when I got off the ride!!!
While I brushed my hair and dried off a bit, DH took the kids on BTM 2x with our fast passes! Ashleigh and I enjoyed watching the ducks while the others rode. There were baby ducks that were wandering around and Ashleigh got the biggest kick out of them!!!
My next mission was to buy a canister of popcorn, not because I was hungry, but because it had Captain Jack on it!!! I know, I have issue! The kids did enjoy the popcorn though! DH just kept laughing at me! Next we were off to Mickey's Philharmagic. We only had to wait 5 min. The kids love this movie!!! After we got out of there, we went on the carousel. Don't ask me why, but my kids love this ride!!! Hello guys, it goes in circles and the horses are not real! Oh well, they love it!!! After that of course we had to ride the tea cups!!! I took the kids on the TC while DH and Dakota ran to grab FP for Space Mountain! They returned in plenty of time to see me get spun silly!!!!
The crows today were definitely green! It was crowded in certain areas, but the longest wait we had was Splash Mountain! Everything else was either a walk on or 15 min or less! It was great!!! Off to Space Mountain we went! The only one not tall enough to ride was Ashleigh! Her and I shopped in the little stor while we waited for the rest of the gang!
Next we needed to go to TT to get our photo pass CD. I got in line to purchase that while DH and the kids shopped. They found their pins there, so we didn't have to get them at DTD after all! The pictures were cute! I loved the 5x7's that were included!!!
Ok guys, what is next? Buzz Lightyear! Lets go!!! We rode Buzz 2 times. It was a walk on both times!!!
It was now about 5pm. Lets say our good-byes to thee MK and the Castle!!! This always makes me soooo sad!!! Ashleigh was always telling me this trip that it was her castle, but as we were walking past it, she said, "Mommy, say good bye to your castle!" It was so cute!!! After our good byes and my husband reassuring me that he would bring me back, we were off to DTD!!!!
DH dropped me and the kids off at The World of Disney, while he went to park the car by Disney Quest! DTD was a mad house!!!! I was a nervous wreck after about 20 min. that we ouldn't find eaxh other! We waited for him by Princess Aurora. After a bit, he finally appeared. The plan was that he would take the kids to Mc Donald's, while Dakota and I ran to the Earl of Sandwich. We would meet him at Mc D's. All went well, and we met them back at Mc D's and ate dinner together. Dh had run into people that we know from home! Their daughter took dance lesson with our daughter! In this crowd, are you kidding me?! What fun!!! It is a small world after all!!!
Once we were done with diner, we walked to Disney Quest. It was a gorgeous evening and we were having soooo much fun together!!!! DQ wasn't too crowded and the kids played all o theeir favorite games again! They love the Virtual Space Mountain the most of all!!! We left DQ at 11:45 pm! 15 minutes before it closed!!! The kids looked around the shop that you have to go through as you exit DQ. We bought a couple of more pis and then walked to the van! It was a jammed packed, but VERY magical day!!!!
