The “Don’t Lick That!” trip report – WL in January - Updated 2/1 with pics!

[DearDaisyinDurham]

I'm in! Sounds Hilarious - and I'm not even drinking (much)

 

[MindyLuvsMickey]

OMG! That is too funny . . . grabbing an adult bevvie (at 7 am on a Sunday morning) and waiting for more!

 

[distherapy]

When I read your son " licked the door "
I knew I must read your TR !
If he does not get sick it may become the " In " thing to do !
Forget that Lysol !

ha! Woohoo - I told you - I'm all about immunity building...

Hmmm... This sounds like it's about to get a whole lot more unfortunate.

Ohh there will be some good times, and some crazy times...

I'm in! Sounds Hilarious - and I'm not even drinking (much)

Ha! Welcome!

OMG! That is too funny . . . grabbing an adult bevvie (at 7 am on a Sunday morning) and waiting for more!

Awesome! Mimosa maybe? Bloody Mary? You gotta celebrate SuperBowl Sunday!

 

[distherapy]

Okay, so we checked in, found the room –

Saw Hidden Mickey in towels on bed – check

Potty break – check

Lick door – check

Load up the stroller – check

It was now 2:25 and I really wanted the kids to see a parade, so we found our way to the boat dock (lovely) and a boat was already approaching. I did a quick prayer that the transportation karma would continue…

We’d never entered the MK in the middle of the afternoon before, so it was pleasant to not have to have a strategy for bag check and the turnstiles, but it also was a little unnerving. We walked in and everyone was sitting for the parade, so we didn’t know what to do. Try for a ride first? Find a spot? They were TONS by the train station and entrance to Main Street, so of course, we didn’t stay there. (Don’t ask me why, I was obviously delusional). We headed down until we got in front of Main Street Bakery (hmm, maybe I did have a plan…) and found some empty curb. And waited. And waited. And waited.

It was probably 2:45 when we entered the park, and it was just bizarre to go into the MK and immediately sit down and not do anything. I don’t recommend it. I do, however, recommend a snack.

To pass the time, I picked up some chocolate covered Mickey head rice krispie treats. The kids loved them…for about 5 bites. Oh well, it did pass some time.

Then we waited some more. I knew the parade was the new one and involved stops and starts like the DHS parade, but it seemed extra sloooooooooow making its way down the street. So slow, in fact, that well after 3 (I knew we were at the end of the route, but beginning of the trip impatience and the stop and start parade are not a good mix), we gave up and decided to ride some rides while everyone else waited.

We caught up with the parade at the Hub (maybe 3:20ish?) and realized our mistake. It’s hard to show your kids their first MK parade while you run away from it . We parked the stroller and put them on our shoulders, but the crowd was about 10 people deep. They saw some and were fine when we made a break for Buzz Lightyear just before the parade ended.

We grabbed FPs for Buzz – the standby line was long (40 minutes, maybe?) and asked the kids what they wanted to ride. Molly asked for the Teacups (yeesh – I didn’t want to barf from the stomach bug and I didn’t want to barf from the teacups) and Alex quickly agreed. I knew the wait wouldn’t be awful, so we headed to Fantasyland.

As I hoped, the line was short and moved quickly. Watching the ride, I remembered that last year I had this master plan to sit in one of the “inner” teacups because they wouldn’t spin as fast as the “outer” teacups. In fact, I even shared this genius plan on my trip report. This time I looked more closely – there is no “inner” and “outer” – the cups spin over the whole ride.

I am an idiot. (and about to be a dizzy idiot)

DH wanted to spin that cup like no one has ever spun a cup. I wanted to hold it still. He won.

Amazingly enough, I felt less sick than last year when I tried to hold it still. Crazy.

Up next – can we terrify some 4 year olds?

 

[AshClan]

Well, your title pulled me in! What adorable pictures! Those looks of joy on the kids faces above are what it's all about.

And the chocolate covered mickey heads were a good idea. I can't think of a better way to rid oneself of that "door" taste!!

 

[sss]

1. i'm subscribing
2. I have twin girls, age 6..we took them to wdw for the first time at 14 months...in October we are going back for our fifth trip as a family (we now have a 3rd DD age 4 but i'll mention her in point #3, lol) and we can't think of a better place to take our gang.
3. Our DD #3, age 4 hates rides too....she could meet characters all day but hates rides except for small world and maybe dumbo on a good day...lol...it took a while, but i've grown to respect it, not fight it, with very few exceptions, lol. Oh, and after much protest, she LOVED Turtle Time with Crush.
Can't wait to read more.
Thanks.
sss

 

[figment52]

I can't wait for more. Keep the updates coming.

Next time you are on the teacups - as they start to spin focus on one spot within your cup and do not change your focus for the duration of the ride. That way you don't notice the spinning because the spot you are looking at never changes. Ok easier said than done with kids but you get the idea. The more your try to take in, the more you notice the motion.

Can't wait for the trip around EPCOT. Thanks for writing.

 

[jenjolt]

Great update!! Love it!! I never did get to see an afternoon parade, I'm glad your kids were able to see a bit of it!!!

Teacups are a no go for me...but you guys looked like you had so much fun on them!!

Update more soon!!

 

[vassar36]

great start!!

can't wait to hear some more

 

[MindyLuvsMickey]

Loved the teacup pics! Glad you made it off alive.

 

[distherapy]

Hey y'all! Thanks so much for reading! I have a house full of sick people, so I'm being a little slow with the updates. Hope to have something new soon!

 

[trixiequilts]

You poor thing! I hope everyone feels better soon!