DAY THREE SAT. 4/1/06 ITSAKADOOZIE
I had some family in from out of town for Easter, so I apologize about the delay.
Up at 6:30am
.Whoa, I slept late today! I go through my morning ritual of coffee making, door slamming, light turning on and my happy little chant We have a park to go to people
.get up! No, its not an april fools joke
Get out of bed! Bubba wakes, and is excited, because he loves Epcot and that is our plan today. PP goes through her ritual of getting dressed under the blankets and taking twenty minutes to put on one sock. Finally we are ready and out the door.
We all decide we do not need to live on the edge by attempting a sit down restaurant again, so its back to Golden Corral for us. We really are starting to love this place. We do the zig zag dance around the man giving away free tickets and $100. You all know the dance Im talking about. Really, does anyone stop for these people? And if they do, do they actually do the timeshare thing? They must be non obsessed, DIS freaks like myself. Even Bubba knows better than to look them directly in the eye.
Today, I remember what I ate. Spinach quiche. Bubba discovered this and knew it was something I would like. Like? Try love. It was the best buffet spinach quiche Ive ever had. Ok, maybe it was the only one Ive ever had, but it was good. PP had some cereal and Bubba got an omelet. PP of course wanted ice cream, but when I went to get it for her, it didnt look too good. Ok, no ice cream for PP. Thats all I need is a food poisoned 8 year old. Ive worked in the food business for 12 years, and been to many trainings. Ive seem too many horror stories on the bacteria that can grow in those machines if they are not cleaned properly. Sometimes too much knowledge is a bad thing.
I eat a bit slower today, being there is no castle waiting for me today. Just a golf ball
.and frankly, that golf ball does not make me nearly as happy as the castle. We leave GC, do the zig zag dance and were off to Eggpot. This is what my little sister and brother used to call it
.and even when I say Epcot, I still think in my head Eggpot.
We arrive at opening and I tell Bubba, Go right We want to get as close to the Land as possible. He once again doubts my incredible knowledge. The CMs line us up at the entrance by Innoventions, I think Minnie came out to welcome us and we were off on our Soarin marathon. Let me take a second to comment on possibly the stupidest thing Disney has ever done. Lets take our most popular ride and stick it in the Land. Hello???? There are steps in there people
.do you know how dangerous, a few thousand people trying to get on the same ride at 9am can be???? Ok, Im done
just had to vent. We made it to the entrance of Soarin without incident, although I did comment, that it was a bit like controlled chaos. I know much of Disney is controlled chaos, but this was by far the craziest. We had to wait maybe about 10 minutes and we were off on our first flight across California.
Its official, this is our new favorite. Maybe it had something to do with being in the front row. But regardless, it is truly a wonderful ride. Bubba grabs FPs because we liked it so much. Now we are on our way for our agricultural lesson of the day. Living with the Land. I think in WDW there are just some rides you appreciate more as an adult. I remember LWTL being a good ride to go on to get out of the Florida heat. This time around, I really enjoyed, I think PP and Bubba did as well.
It is now time to ride Moms favorite attraction as a child. Figment. What did they do to my Figment???? I will admit, the changes improved this ride, however, I wanted to reminisce. It was as if I was riding it for the first time. Which is fun, but just not the same. PP loved Figment(I know its called Journey into the Imagination, but I just call it Figment
ok?) We played around a bit in the Imagination pavilion. Bubba and I took a picture of ourselves to email to friends/family. PP was too short and wasnt all that interested in it anyway. I look great in the picture
Tan, relaxed, like Im having a great time. Bubba on the other hand looks like his picture should be hanging in the local post office as WANTED. Hes just not photogenic
well leave it at that!
So far our day has been relaxing because weve been inside and not doing too much walking. However, upon leaving the nice AC, PP decides shes hot and wants an ice pop. This is where she discovers ITSAKADOOZIE. Did I spell that right??? Bubba gets her the ice pop and gets himself a pretzel. I on the other hand, need some nicotine, and I need it now. Thank you Epcot for making the smoking areas a bit easier to find than the other parks. I appreciate it.
We head into the Living Seas and think about seeing Turtle Talk. Ok, forget that idea. We dont do lines. Even for a talking turtle. Well hit that show on Thr. We say. We wander around the living seas, PP like looking at the nemo fish, among all the others
That kid just loves animals. I remember at this point, PP has a bit of an attitude. We dont really know why, maybe the lack of rides or maybe she is just a spoiled brat. Im sure at some point today weve already bought her about a thousand pins. Whats her problem? Oh well, she better get over it. I know, lets use our FP for Soarin.
Back to the Land
.could they fit anymore people in here? We had to wait about 10 minutes with our FP to ride, but considering the current FP distribution time is like 6pm
its not so bad. This time we are in the second row. Is it just me, or can you smell better in the second row? PP and I think so, Bubba just thinks were nuts. While we take our little trip across Ca. the woman next to me starts yelling at a teenage boy a few seats down, next to Bubba. He was taking pictures and she was not having it. Now, I know you are not supposed to take pictures
.but really, her yelling was much more annoying and distracting than the flash on the boys camera. Get over it. The funny thing was though, that originally I thought she was yelling at Bubba. Im thinking, what on earth is he doing wrong? Nope, teenage boy with a camera! I hope he got some beautiful pictures. If you are reading this, could you send me some copies?
Future World is getting crowded and weve decided to do Test Track either when we come back tonight or on Thr. When we come again. We head over to Mexico thinking we may get some lunch. We walk through the village and up to the podium. They have a table right away, problem is, were not all that hungry yet and we want to take our boat ride first. Ok, well be back I say! We take the boat ride
enjoy learning about Mexico, but were still not hungry. Ok, no Mexican fiesta for us. Honestly, the only reason I wanted to eat here, was for the view. It is so neat sitting under the fake sky over the fake river, eating. Oh well. Not today. We decide to get FPs for TT, Bubba goes as usual, while PP and I scout out a smoking area. Thank you again Epcot. Right there in plain view. I didnt even have to do the potted plant hurdle. Bubba comes back very excited. The TT FP gave him free(his words) FPs for MS. Yeah, you know why? Because people die on that thing
.WDW has to force people to ride it by distributing free FPs. I already knew I didnt want to ride it, and that PP wouldnt be going on it
.But if Bubba wants to risk his life
.go right ahead. Oh, I forgot to mention
the FPs were for right now.
Ok Bubba you go ahead PP and I will meet you in Mouse Gear. Wait Bubba, you have all the money (This is a regular thing for us. He carries the money and then I wander around dying of thirst or really needing to buy PP another pin with not so much as a quarter in my pocket). Its not really a controlling thing on Bubbas part(well maybe just a little) Its more of a Mom is a mess with money, and will either lose it, forget how much she has or spend it all thing Bubba gives me some cash
how nice of him
.and were off to Mouse Gear. PP finds a medallion for her lanyard, as well as 2 other pins she just has to have. I make her a deal, Ill buy the two pins for her, if she buys the medallion. Good deal mom! We also got a tube filled with flavored sugar
.what every 8 year old needs! And I got some Swedish fish and other assorted junk. We went to wait on a bench outside of MG, waiting for Bubba. We proceed to eat all the junk I bought
.finally Bubba returns. Alive, but green. He says it was not that bad, but that he is a little dizzy and his stomach doesnt feel that good. Oh, thats great. I told you not to ride it. I have no sympathy. Oh look, were out of Swedish fish
lets go back into MG and grab some more.
An aside note: Last week Bubba emailed me the story about the German woman dying after riding MS. His comments were Ok, never riding that again I will not comment on my true feelings about this ride, especially in light of what happened last week. Ok, I will say this: This is not a Disney attraction and it needs to go. Thats all Ill say.
Were all wearing down a bit now, so we decide to head back to home base. On the 2 minute drive PP and I decide were hungry. Bubba had that huge pretzel, so hes not. Ok, no problem. Well get Wendys. Because you all know we came all the way to WDW, Orlando Fl. To eat at Wendys. PP and I get salads, because it is like 1pm and we dont want to ruin our appetite for dinner. Which by the way, is undecided at this point. We eat our Wendys at the hotel, I think I had some box o wine with it. Yummy. PP wants to go swimming. Into our suits we change and were off. Bubba still does not feel too good, so he naps. Told you Bubba!!! I decide I need a Pina Colada and PP is floating around in the shallow end. I finish my cocktail and jump in with her. I love the sun, and I love swimming. PP shares the same love and is a happy little kid in the pool. This is where I decide to give her the third degree on her attitude earlier. Because we are swimming and in a good mood. PP decides to level with me. Apparently the attitude started about the time Bubba suggested Turtle Talk. PP had heard about this and didnt want to sit on the floor with the other kids or have to talk to anyone but Mom and Dad. (I told you she was shy) Ok, well why didnt you just say that, instead of being grumpy the rest of the day? She didnt want to make Bubba feel bad, because he really wanted to do it. Ok, moot point, because the line was too long and we dont do lines. But I inform her that when we do see it, she doesnt have to sit with the other kids. She can sit with us. Problem solved.
We take our prune like bodies out of the water and head back to the room. We still have to decide on dinner. It is only about 3 or 4, so we have time. Bubba and I love Carrabas. PP hates Carrabas. We had all agreed before we left, there would be no mention of going to Carrabas. It is an odd phenomenon with PP. She absolutely hates this place. Shes only been there two times. The first time she said it was too dark. The second time she refused to eat. She may be shy, but she is stubborn. I didnt want to cause a war, so I made Bubba agree not to mention Carrabas during our trip. HA! It was directly across the street and we had to see it every day. PP is in the bathroom when Bubba mentions Carrabas. I shoot him the evil eye
.why are you doing this I say? But wait
PP has an offer
.she is not flipping out
.her wheels are turning. Ok, she says. Ill go. What did you say? Oh, there are terms?? We have to buy her two pins, go miniature golfing tonight instead of returning to Epcot and we have to sit at the counter where they cook.
You may think these are pretty steep terms, however look at it this way: We were planning on buying her some more pins anyway, we already had decided we needed the night off and would go golfing and sitting at the counter wound up working in our favor. Ok, you have yourself a deal!!!!
I shower, PP puts her hair in a rats nest of a pony tail and were off to dinner. Very excited I might add. I told you , we dont get out much. The dining room seems busy, but no problem, we want to sit at the counter. Youre in luck
.three seats directly in front of the pasta chef.
Ill be back a bit later with the rest of day 3! Will this report ever end???
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