Day 4, cont
I left off with lunch at Lamplight followed by us exiting to head back to the room for some rest. That walk to DLH is a breeze!
I know we napped HARD and set alarms to get back up around 5:30...it was a challenge to get moving again. I was able to stack some LL for our evening, starting with Webslingers, then Guardians again, and I was hoping to buy Radiator Springs. We had waited to do it all day because we wanted to see it at night, but we also had a dessert party reservation at 8 before World of Color at 9.
It all SEEMED doable...
As we bounced into the park again we were full of optimism. Truth be told, I was getting a little doubtful that it was all going to work because I secretly wanted to get our name into the queue for WOC extra early. That is the problem with these boards...you learn too much. You know tricks and you want to maximize your experience. So for me, that meant checking in around 6:50 and requesting the perfect table 27 (according to the WOC thread).
When we saw a long LL line for Webslingers at 6:30, we should have walked on by. But remember that Jason didn't get to ride it during Early Entry and we knew he would like it. I realized I lost my ears on the walk over (boo!) and was pretty sad because they were my favorite pair. I was also getting a little antsy in the slow-moving line.
It took way too long to be a LL. The only redeeming thing was that I smoked the entire family, hehe. It was near 7. I could have left the group and checked us in but it was across the park and I really wanted to ride Guardians. We walked right over and giggled our way through that one again. Does anyone know if the music changes? We had the same song every time.
Photo time stamp says around 7:30. I wanted to head to check in but our Fancy Ride purchase for RSR was ending at 7:50. We hoped we could breeze through Cars Land, get on the ride and then still make it to at least START the party by 8.
We. were. wrong.
I had ideas of seeing Cars Land in all her glory and really taking it in, but instead we speed walked to find the queue where I proceeded to have a mini break down.
In my head, they were going to give up our table at the dessert party. I mean, I KNEW that was unlikely, but it wasn't a 0% chance. I didn't even care about a good table, I just didn't want to miss the party!
BUT, we had already paid the $22 for the ILL and I didn't want to give that up, either. We were stuck directly in the middle of the winding queue with no close exit, so we decided to wait it out and hope for the best.
I wish I could say I calmed down but I really just felt so anxious. I wasn't crying still, but I couldn't enjoy it. The area was adorable (it was dusk but this point) but I felt so rushed. I was kicking myself for resting so much in the room, for doing Webslingers when the line was long, and for booking everything so close together. But at that point, all we could do was wait in line to ride.
Happy to say the ride was ADORABLE and we loved it. It ended around 7:55 and we were pretty happy with that. Until...it broke down and no one could get off. At this point, we just had to laugh! We finally got off the ride and I don't see any photos of us on it so we must have breezed past that scan.
We didn't really know where we were going and it was full on dark, around 8:05 probably. We had to find someone to help us find the check-in station. They were so sweet, calming my fears that we did still have a table and someone would escort us to it. WHEW! A wave of emotion just swept over me, more tears. We somehow managed to squeeze it all in.
They sat us at our table (number 3 I think! Only 1 and 2 were left next to us, and they sat empty). It was a high-top with a pretty good view. Our waiter was super sweet, telling us we were not late and we had plenty of time to enjoy the desserts. He offered to take a ton of photos of us, which was a nice touch. I wish I would have gotten a few better angled ones but my nerves were shot and my family was tired of me asking for photos!
The plate full of food was SO good and hit the spot since we hadn't had dinner.
I had avoided spoilers of WOC and I was so glad to be surprised. You know I cried. It was beautiful!
We had a great evening, despite all the stress leading up to the party!
The best part - we headed back to Cars Land and had it with FAR LESS PEOPLE! So I was able to enjoy it after all!
Back in 2021, we took our first epic long vacation, taking Route 66 from Missouri to Arizona (where we then toured multiple national parks and then flew back home). We drove throughout the day and stopped and stayed in small towns along the way. When I say it was a trip we will never forget, I mean it. We watched Cars before we left and listened to the soundtrack on the drive. Now when I hear those songs, it takes me right back to that road! It all started because Scarlett came home from elementary school one day with a professional infomercial-sounding presentation about America's forgotten highway, Route 66. From there the idea was born to visit it! We stopped at several of the locations that were the Cars movie.
So when I say it was full circle...
Ahh, it was perfect!
Back in 2021 with the real deal...
We meandered around and enjoyed the sights but stopped for one more photo on our way out:
And luck was on my side because we found my lost ears at the Lost-and-Found when we got back to DLH. Someone had JUST turned them in! Smiles (and probably more tears) all around!
so I don’t know what to do about some rides at Disney World, particularly Cosmic Rewind.
Hopefully it passed quickly! Looking forward to reading more.
