It is high time for another installment!
On Monday morning we woke up and the rain was gone and the weather was gorgeous, and it stayed gorgeous for the rest of our time at WDW. First up I took some room view pictures with the sun shining. The view was definitely growing on me.
When I looked down I was excited because I thought this might be the Matthew McConaughey tree, but sadly we didnt see Matthew's or Johnny Depps face in the tree at any time during our stay.
Today we were heading over to HS, so after our morning routine we went out to the boat dock to take a wonderful morning boat ride. Love riding the boats at Disney. Our only complaint about these boats is that the seating is mostly inside and we prefer sitting in the open air seats on the boats.
On this day I used one of the great tips picked up from the DIS. In this case, special thanks go to Dee for taking the time to educate me on the best bag to use for our style of park touring. We dont take much with us to the parks since we only spend a few hours in a park at a time. I do like to have my wallet, sun glasses and camera though, so I do need some sort of purse/bag. This means that my husband and son carry nothing and get to go through the no bags line, I usually have to wait for the bag check and meet them on the other side. Not anymore! Using the wisdom gained on these boards I came prepared this morning with a drawstring bag which was easily folded up and stashed in my pocket. This meant that I could easily carry my wallet, camera and sun glasses in my hand until we were in the park and then they went into the bag which had two straps like a backpack. This is a very good tip!
Here is the entrance and line for guest with bags.
Here is the entrance we used.
I love seeing the Sorcerers Hat. It is almost as welcoming as walking down Main Street.
First up at HS is this
Our family loves Tower of Terror, but my husband loves it a little less each time, so he only rode it once this trip. I love the queue, both outside and in. This has to be one of the best queues at WDW.
Here is our red-neck ride photo. We are the three on the left in the middle row. My husband looks relaxed, my son has the typically nonchalant pose of a teenager, and I look like Im freaking out a bit.
We had a lunch reservation at Sci-Fi, so after TOT we wandered through the park in the general direction of the restaurant.
Along the way we stopped at the umbrella. Thanks to the DIS we knew to step on the grate to activate the rain.
Next up we stopped by one of our Disney growth charts. We have a few different spots where we have the same picture taken on each trip. I love seeing how my son has changed over the years. Anyone else have Disney growth charts?
Here is my husband and son in 2010.
And here they are in 2012. This was both a growth chart and an attitude chart, since they were more willing to pose in 2010.
My husband looks exactly the same, right down to the wardrobe. I didnt realize he had a uniform for trips to HS.
Took a moment to admire the Muppet fountain along the way.
And they we arrived at the Sci-Fi.
The food at the Sci-Fi isnt that great but we all love the atmosphere. It is so much fun. There was a great waiter who would talk along with some of the clips and it was quite funny how he had the entire show memorized.
For lunch my husband and I had the smoked turkey sandwich with cucumber salad. The sandwich was very good, but we could easily have shared the meal as they served a lot of food. The salad had too much dressing but it still tasted good. My son had the hamburger and onion rings which were good, and we both had a milkshake which tasted great but was so thick that it was difficult to drink with the straw.
At the end of the meal our waitress came over and apologized for the slow service. We hadnt noticed it was slow and we hadnt complained, but it was still nice of her to apologize if she felt it wasnt good enough. Along with the unnecessary apology she handed us a fast pass for any ride. (Im sure you can guess where we used it.)
After lunch we headed over to see Lights, Motors, Action. I love this show and think it is a great way to spend some time. We last saw it in 2007 and I missed Herbie this time.
After the show we wandered over to the Pixar area and used the Fast Pass to ride Toy Story Mania. The stand-by line was 150 minutes so it was great to have the pass. We thought this was a fun ride, but not so great that I would want to wait 150 minutes for it.
After Toy Story we headed back to the boats for a ride back to the YC. These two guys greeted us on our return to the resort.
Well that is enough prattling on for one day. Next up, wandering around the world in search of supper.
). Also, I'm an oatmeal lover, and the simple pleasure of finding a good bowl of real (not instant) oatmeal (with butter and brown sugar
) while travelling a thing that rates high up there on my "favorites" of the trip list!!
on the surprise Fast Passes! Close scores there. 
I love the missing Noodle flyer. Well, not what it represents, but the execution.
it's also a chore keeping her in age appropriate clothing. I think that is the one thing that gives teenage boys the edge over the girls. My step son is 10. He would wear a paper bag if I put it out for him!!
about husbands uniform
