Tues, May 6, Day 7, Part 2 (addendum!)
Okay, so I must say I was remiss in forgetting a very very important part of this day at Epcot! I have no idea what part of the day it occurred, but I know that it *did* occur! I was taking a potty break over my Mission: Space and Test Track area, and when I came out of the stall, I saw LGHM on the back of two shirts! So of course, I went on over and poked them in the back, and was like, "Hi! I DIS!" Woo hoo! It was HeatherSue and TheresaJoy! They were changing the baby's diaper, so I think I caught them off guard, but they were so sweet! We talked a bit about how they hadn't run into any other DISers yet, but had run into DISers families. Too funny! Those LGMH are great to find each other.
Um, you know what? I think maybe it was the day before that I ran into them! Just looking over my notes, that would make more sense. So I'm going to head over to their trippies to check it out! Yup, it was May 5, not May 6! Oops! So the heading is wrong. And I'm a day off. Well, there ya have it
Wed, May 7, Day 8
So after a late night at Goofy's, I went back to my room to pack up and get ready to leave. Boo! I wanted nothing to do with leaving, but the time was upon me. So I went to bed, after setting the wakeup call for EARLY. Probably around 6:30 or so, I don't remember for sure. But anyway, so I went through my morning routine, made sure I had all my stuff, and made my way over to check in with the airline, and have them hold my carryon. After refilling my mug with one last coffee concoction, I was off to the bus stop, to head over for one last trip to MK.
I got to the bus stop just as a bus was pulling up, at 8am, and I was at MK by 8:15, great timing to be at the front of the crowd! Here's a few pics of the people who showed up after me. Yikes!
And the view ahead of me
Of course, once we went on with the opening show, I was off to Tomorrowland to hit Space Mountain. Grabbed a FP, then rode standby. Since I wanted to hit my favs this day, my next stop was to head over to Peter Pan. Then Pooh. Now, I had been trying while on Pooh all week to get this next picture, and I kept missing! So it was very satisfying to finally get it!
Just in case you're unfamiliar, it's Mr. Toad handing over the deed to Owl.
Next up was Snow White, a sentimental favorite of mine. Then Peter Pan again, with no line still! And then it was time. I'd been at Disney for a week now, and still hadn't made it on...It's a Small World! Now, I force myself on *once* each trip, just because I have to ride it. It's tradition. So I sat through those 12 minutes, and soaked it all up. And thanked my lucky stars that I don't have to ride it again til August!
At some point, I stopped by the back of the castle for some Photopass pics. I messed around and did lots of edits on these pics, here are just a few of my favs.
Then I made my way over to Frontierland, to get a FP for Big Thunder, then ride it standby. Still no lines, so I was thrilled. For real. Yeah, I'm totally coming back next May. No doubt. After that, I had to go on Pirates one more time, and then Haunted Mansion.
By then, it was time to head back to the front of the park for my lunch ADR at Crystal Palace. My ADR was for 11:30, but I got there at 11:15, so I had to wait a bit. But I was seated with the first wave of guests, so that was nice. Once again, my table was decorated!
And this time, all the characters came around in a nice and timely fashion!
I much preferred breakfast here over lunch, so I'm glad I'll be hitting it on my last day in August with my family. Love those Pooh characters!
After lunch, I still had the FP for Big Thunder, but didn't feel like going back that way. I ended up just wandering around looking for a Genie type thing for my friend James. See, I asked my friends who their favorite Disney characters were, and James' was Genie. I had *searched* DTD for anything, but found nothing. Eventually, I settled on James' second favorite...Woody. Found him a figurine over near Buzz. Phew. Thank goodness I found something, since I'd already taken care of the rest of my friends the night before.
I ended up bidding my farewell to the MK, leaving at 2:15, and catching a bus just as it pulled up at 2:20. Nice timing. Then I wandered around the Pop gift shop, and bought a couple of last minute items. Then I had a few snack credits left over, so I decided I needed to try the infamous tye dyed cheesecake.
Maybe because it was so talked up, but I just didn't find this all that impressive. It was fine though. Then I went out by the pool, and dipped my feet in, while sipping on one last Lava Lamp.
I got chased away by a lifeguard, who told me "No food or drinks by the pool!" So I then went and found a lounge chair, and enjoyed my last few minutes of Disney bliss. Before I knew it, it was time to get to the front of the hotel to catch the DME back to the airport. It picked me up sometime around 4:30, I think, as my flight was around 8pm. It was a few minutes late, but of course we got to the airport in plenty of time. The wait in MCO and the flight home were uneventful. I was sad to go home. But at least I'll be going back soon.
Thanks for sticking with me everyone! And I promise to write a new trippie for my family trip in August!
TTFN, Ta Ta For Now!
I think I need to start drinking faster so I'm ready for a new drink by the time I get over to Italy!
but you'll be back in August........so you better write another one!!
I swear, the last day of a Disney vacation is the WORST! So depressing!
That's only next month, you'll be back again before you know it! See you on your next TR 
Thanks so much for sharing, I have loved reading about your solo adventures and will look forward to hearing all about your family trip in August.
