Monday, May 11th
After waking up to our new beautiful view...ahhhhhh...we got ready and caught the bus to DHS. We weren't in a real hurry, but wanted to make sure we were early enough for TSM FP. It was HOT already! I think we arrived at DHS around 10am and went straight to the back of the park for our FP. The return time was 1:15-2:15pm so we went to Starring Rolls for some breakfast:
After breakfast we headed over to the Playhouse Disney area where Handy Manny and June were out for pictures. The lines were pretty short so Emily and I hopped in while Mike went to the little boys room. I don't have any pics because they are on my Photopass CD which should be here in a few days...I can't wait!
Anyway, after seeing HM and June, it was time for the Playhouse Disney show so we got in line and in we went. On man, that air conditioning felt so good!
Emily loves this show. She has seen it 3 times now and just boogies everytime! We love to watch her enjoying herself so much!
We wanted to see the Little Mermaid next, but the next show wasn't fpr another 45 min so we headed towards Star Tours, Mike rode that and then to our lunch ressie at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater. I can't believe we didn't take any pics of the restaurant. Anyway, we were sat in a car in the front of the restaurant close to the movie screen.
For an appetizer, Mike ordered the
7 Bean Beef Chili - with shredded cheddar, pico de gallo, and tortilla strips
Mike makes a kick a$$ chili, but he said this one was really good.
I ordered the
Spinach and Artichoke Dip - A blend of Monterey Jack, swiss, and asiago with spinach, artichokes, and corn tortilla chips for my appetizer
and as you can see, I ordered a chocolate shake, YUMMO! The spinach dip was nice and cheesy and artichoky! It was good!
For our entrees, we both had the
Angus Chuck Burger - Flame-broiled beef patty topped with cheddar or swiss cheese, sauteed onions, mushrooms and crispy bacon. Served with a choice of cucumber-melon salad or french fries. I had the salad and Mike had the fries.
This was the only burger we had this trip and it was juicy and delicious! Oh, and HUGE! I could only eat half! We loved Sci-Fi for lunch, it was fun to watch the silly movie promos, Emily got a kick out of eating in the car, the food was perfect for lunch and the air conditioning couldn't be beat. Did I mention it was 95 degrees today!
I would definitely eat here again, but I want to try 50's Prime Time Cafe first! We rate Sci-Fi
Oh, I forgot, we didn't get dessert this day because we were so full, but you can get a milk shake as a drink or dessert on the
DDP and DxDP!
After lunch we went in search of Lightening McQueen and Mater. Emily loves Cars and seeing them was a must! We, again have photos, but they are on the Photopass CD so I will have to post them later!
Next, I wanted to find the infamous Singing in the Rain umbrella that I had never seen before in all of my visits to DHS or MGM as it was! Did I find it?
Yes, I did! It was right back by Lightening and Mater!
Emily wanted to keep jumping on the little pad that made the rain fall, but alas, we had TSM to ride so that is where we headed next! We waited about 10 minutes in the FP line and the stand-by line was 55 minutes. It is a long wait, but at least the line is in the air conditioning!
Anywho! OMGosh! TSM is the best ride! I had so much fun! Emily and I rode together on one side and Mike was on the other. I scored 121,000, Emily's score was 8900 and I can't remember what Mike scores, but I'm sure it was higher than me! We came off of that ride with grins from ear to ear and couldn't wait to ride it again, but FP's were sold out for the day so we figured maybe we would hit it during EMH.
Mike was HOT at this point so I could sense a meltdown looming if we didn't get back to the Poly and the Volcano pool so that is where we headed.
I think this was the day that the Poop Bandit struck the Poly! We were swimming along and then the pool was closed!
They wouldn't say it was poop, but we did see them skimming the pool!
The Poly people just kept calling it "unscheduled maintenence"! Funny, because the quiet pool was closed earlier that day for some "unscheduled maintenence" too! The Poop Bandit struck twice! Ha Ha, maybe that is what I should have titled this TR!!!
Up Next: Did we make it back for EMH and Kona!
That was so funny!!!!
Sorry the poop bandit made an appearance and ruined your pool time. 
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