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Day two
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Awoke to the sound of the alarm at 7.30am. (I am so glad we brought the travel clock) up showered and dressed ready to get to breakfast at 8.30. On the way my daughter took some pictures of the surroundings.
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Breakfast was absolutely manic, both restaurants were being used but the queue still went right round to the stairs. To make matters worse they had a take away breakfast in operation which seemed to clog up the area even more. Tempers between people were fraying. We waited about 15 mins and then were seated. Breakfast was very good and as people have said you can have as much as you want. By the time we left the queue was even worse and on the way back up through to reception we noticed many people were taking advantage of the take away breakfast and were sitting in the bar area eating. I now know that you can turn up to breakfast whenever you want, wish I had of known that then.
We got to the parks just after 10 and after looking in some shops headed straight to Thunder Mountain to get a fastpass, then it was off to Indiana Jones which I am pleased to say was pretty much walk on. We then went to Phantom Manor where we only waited in line for 5 mins before we went through the doors. When I came last in November 2002 this ride was closed for refurbishment so I was so glad to finally get on it. My daughter had read somewhere that sometimes the CMS sneek up on you as you are going round and was constantly checking that there was no-one there, so much so that she missed half the ride and didnt have a clue what it was all about. We completely missed the graveyard as we came out although we did take a walk back up there later in the week.
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We then headed back to Thunder Montain rode that and then headed over to the studios.
My daughter had been itching to go on the Tower of Terror although I had secretly been dreading it. I am not too good with sudden drops. The queue was only 15 mins so we waited in line. I have to say the hotel lobby is brilliantly done along with the music being played whilst you wait. We went into the library watched the video and then it was upstairs to wait to get into one of the lifts. By this time my heart was pounding so loudly that I am sure other people could have heard it. Just a note to some people there were a group of girls behind us and one of them decided she did not want to ride. She was allowed all the way up then walked to the side when we were all given our numbers to stand on outside the lift doors. She was then taken by a CM through a door and was waiting for her friends as we exited the ride. I thought this was really good as I meant if you did not want to ride you could still queue right up until the last minute.
As for the ride itself well I both loved it and hated it all at the same time if you know what I mean, my daughter loved it and I knew she would want to ride it again which I began to dread already.
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We then walked over to Crush but the queue was 70 mins and there was no way I was going to queue for that long so we walked back to Studio Tram Tours and went on that instead.
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After that we decided to go back over to the other park and got some lunch at the Cowboy Cookout BBQ, I had the chicken which was really good and my daughter just wanted some chips, drink and a calipo ice lolly.
Whilst we were there the band began to play so I took a picture.
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We then headed to POTC which only had a wait time of 10 mins and then back to Thunder Mountain for another fastpass.
Another ride I had been dreading was Space Mountain. The last time I rode it I got bashed about so much that when I came off I felt quite sick. My daughter was so desperate to go on that I put all my fears to one side and decided to go on with her, after all how bad can it be?? The answer pretty bad, I still hate it and told her that was the last time I would be doing that. My legs just would not work properly for some time after.(by the way this pic was taken on our last day when we had glorious weather, not the actual day we rode it)
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It was then back to Thunder Mountain to use our fastpasses and then off to Indiana Jones again for another go.
By this time it had started to rain again and although I was desperate to watch the parade I knew that sitting on the kerbside eating candlyfloss getting soaked was a stupid idea and reluctantly we headed back to the hotel.
That night we ate at the Rainforest café which I have to say I did not think was worth the money. The theming is great and the thunderstorms that happen just add to that but I still think 76 Euros for the 2 of us was a bit steep.
Day three . Technical problems !!!!
Awoke to the sound of the alarm at 7.30am. (I am so glad we brought the travel clock) up showered and dressed ready to get to breakfast at 8.30. On the way my daughter took some pictures of the surroundings.
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Breakfast was absolutely manic, both restaurants were being used but the queue still went right round to the stairs. To make matters worse they had a take away breakfast in operation which seemed to clog up the area even more. Tempers between people were fraying. We waited about 15 mins and then were seated. Breakfast was very good and as people have said you can have as much as you want. By the time we left the queue was even worse and on the way back up through to reception we noticed many people were taking advantage of the take away breakfast and were sitting in the bar area eating. I now know that you can turn up to breakfast whenever you want, wish I had of known that then.
We got to the parks just after 10 and after looking in some shops headed straight to Thunder Mountain to get a fastpass, then it was off to Indiana Jones which I am pleased to say was pretty much walk on. We then went to Phantom Manor where we only waited in line for 5 mins before we went through the doors. When I came last in November 2002 this ride was closed for refurbishment so I was so glad to finally get on it. My daughter had read somewhere that sometimes the CMS sneek up on you as you are going round and was constantly checking that there was no-one there, so much so that she missed half the ride and didnt have a clue what it was all about. We completely missed the graveyard as we came out although we did take a walk back up there later in the week.
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We then headed back to Thunder Montain rode that and then headed over to the studios.
My daughter had been itching to go on the Tower of Terror although I had secretly been dreading it. I am not too good with sudden drops. The queue was only 15 mins so we waited in line. I have to say the hotel lobby is brilliantly done along with the music being played whilst you wait. We went into the library watched the video and then it was upstairs to wait to get into one of the lifts. By this time my heart was pounding so loudly that I am sure other people could have heard it. Just a note to some people there were a group of girls behind us and one of them decided she did not want to ride. She was allowed all the way up then walked to the side when we were all given our numbers to stand on outside the lift doors. She was then taken by a CM through a door and was waiting for her friends as we exited the ride. I thought this was really good as I meant if you did not want to ride you could still queue right up until the last minute.
As for the ride itself well I both loved it and hated it all at the same time if you know what I mean, my daughter loved it and I knew she would want to ride it again which I began to dread already.
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We then walked over to Crush but the queue was 70 mins and there was no way I was going to queue for that long so we walked back to Studio Tram Tours and went on that instead.
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After that we decided to go back over to the other park and got some lunch at the Cowboy Cookout BBQ, I had the chicken which was really good and my daughter just wanted some chips, drink and a calipo ice lolly.
Whilst we were there the band began to play so I took a picture.<a href="http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh19/Brigette1971/?action=view¤t=DSC00356-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh19/Brigette1971/DSC00356-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
We then headed to POTC which only had a wait time of 10 mins and then back to Thunder Mountain for another fastpass.
Another ride I had been dreading was Space Mountain. The last time I rode it I got bashed about so much that when I came off I felt quite sick. My daughter was so desperate to go on that I put all my fears to one side and decided to go on with her, after all how bad can it be?? The answer pretty bad, I still hate it and told her that was the last time I would be doing that. My legs just would not work properly for some time after.(by the way this pic was taken on our last day when we had glorious weather, not the actual day we rode it)
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It was then back to Thunder Mountain to use our fastpasses and then off to Indiana Jones again for another go.
By this time it had started to rain again and although I was desperate to watch the parade I knew that sitting on the kerbside eating candlyfloss getting soaked was a stupid idea and reluctantly we headed back to the hotel.
That night we ate at the Rainforest café which I have to say I did not think was worth the money. The theming is great and the thunderstorms that happen just add to that but I still think 76 Euros for the 2 of us was a bit steep.
Day three . Technical problems !!!!
>She wont sit with me now!!
