Sandra ~ Day 9 ~ THREE PARKS and WATER WORKS!

[SandraC]

DAY 9 ~ THREE PARKS and WATER WORKS!

Well this was the day it started to sink in. Only a couple more days until we had to go home. I wasn't looking forward to packing at all! I thought I would have lots of room to pack since the Yellow Gift Bag toys could not be compacted instead of the foo-foo wrapping and the diapers would be gone, but it didn't look good! DD was starting to get emotional too ~ that's the WATER WORKS part of the day ~ she didn't want to leave. Last year, by the end of the trip, she was looking forward to home and her toys. This trip, she would have been happy staying a month. DD's fav character meal was Donald's Breakastosaurus so we got PS but didn't tell her! We include the kids on the vacation planning so there doesn't seem to be too many surprises ~ the Yellow Gift Bag and PS at Donald's were BIG surprised for DD! I was great! Mickey called at 6:40am! YIKES! Had to be at AK for 8am. We actually parked in PEACOCK ROW #1 ~ LOL! Now that's early! The breakfast was great. The food isn't bad ~ the characters are great! DS loves Pluto and I told the old doggy so and he actually BARKED and sat with us a spell! Special moments! Mickey, Goofy and of course Donald were there too! We ventured off to Dinosaur again! The kids were the first little tots in the Boneyard ~ great sand! About 10:15am headed to Asia so I could try Kali River Rapids. I took DH advise and tucked my shoes away in the dry spot in the middle of the raft. Good thing! I got the WET SEAT! We did both animal trials at Asia and Africa ~ didn't see too many animals but the grounds were excellent! Went to Conservation Station. I knew the train ride and the goats would be a big deal to the kids! And they loved it! We had done Camp MM and Bug's Life during a previous trip so we ended up seeing everything we wanted in AK. Missed the parade. No time. Next time. I was surprised to see the Discovery Boat Ride was gone. I asked about it. CM said Michael E. didn't think it was much of a ride and it's history. I liked it! Did it in 1998. Missed it! Went back to CSR for afternoon nap! DS woke up about 4pm. We wanted to see the 5pm Parade at MGM so we headed there next. Excellent parade ~ lots of fun! Great seats in the shade! Afterwards we went to ToT and RnR, this time it was my turn! I love those rides! I was craving Epcot, so we went over for dinner ~ managed to see ToD and Illuminations for the third time! I packed the kids bathing suits for the Epcot water fountains ~ what a hoot! We were all having such a great time, didn't want it to end ~ BUT it must ~ last park day tomorrow. Sandra

 

[sammi]

Ouch! I can feel your sadness starting to set in!

What a nice day you had!

 

[kellyla]

I know what it is like to have that sadness set in.I am one who cries on the last day as I am taking that last walk down Main Street towards the exit knowing i wont be back for a few years.Another busy day for you.

 

[yepod]

Pluto barked, will wonders never cease!LOL
the best our DD got last December was a few doggy kisses (licks)!
Sorry about your boat ride, but you know Michael rules (which is all wrong)
Thanks again SandraC, looking forward to your next report

 

[SandraC]

I was floored when Pluto barked! ds's is only 2 and Pluto seems to really get him going with the smiles and giggles. "Pluto says eat your breakfast." goes a long way too! When I told Pluto that he was ds's fav, Pluto was all over ds. He sat with us a while too! Donald Breakfastosaurus has one of the best character interaction and waiters/ess at WDW. We did it first last year. While it was dd's fav, it was my least fav. Glad we tried it again because now I love it! They have cookies and small individual cereals. I took a cookie to dd and cereal package for ds to go. Don't think anyone minds, just a little thing for later and the kids loved it.

I love interaction with the characters, they stay a lot time if you have a little preparation in what you'll say. I say things like:

To any char: "Did you make all this food yourself?"

To Donald: "Shouldn't their be Donald Duck waffles instead of Mickey waffles at Breakfastosaurus?" Donald goes ape with Donald anger, makes for good video taping.

If you are really lucky and get a couple of characters at your table at once, you can get them going together. It's so much fun! Sandra

 

[cotye]

Sorry to hear your trip was coming to an end. But still a great day.