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Got that porch picture posted over on the other thread; thanks for reminding me to do that 
Ready for more Disney madness and frivolity??
I'll move on to Day 4- Monday, April 7th- Our first day in the parks!
The 2nd night that we had to be in motels was okay, but definitely NOT as nice as the first one. We had to downgrade, as this was the 2nd!! unanticipated night in one. That meant no hot breakfast, and a much older, cramped room. That's okay, we bee-lined it out of there by 8:00! We drove on over to the TTC to park and get a monorail to MK.
By now, you've probably figured out that the rest of the family were on a TOTALLY different schedule than us. Because we were there at rope drop, we were able to tackle ALL of the rides on the left side of the park by about 11:00. I really liked this cute one of my DS, 10.
Here's on of Captain Jack- we loved seeing him TWICE!
Good thing, we got everything in quickly too; by then the park was becoming a mad house! Also, by then, the rest of the party shows up- YOU guessed it, HUNGRY!
I had already planned on going to Columbia Harbor House for the tuna sandwiches and the clam chowder, so we headed over there. Mmmm! This place was so good! We ended up getting 3 tuna sandwiches and 2 bowls of the chowder, and to be honest it was about one bowl of soup too much. I had forgotten that the sandwiches come with chips, and it really was a lot of food. Remember, we are mostly pretty light eaters... We found 2 big tables upstairs and were in and out of there in about an hour including the ordering. FWIW, the lines in CHH were very long already at 11:30!
After lunch we strolled over to Fantasy Land, and I thought we'd never get on anything, but we did. We got FP's for Peter and Winnie, and also rode IASW, Philharmagic (which is a new fav. for the kids), and Snow White. Loved it all! My DSis wanted to ride HM, so we back tracked ( I HATE doing that!) and rode that a second time. But, it was worth it, that's one of my all-time favorites, and I love the refurbs. they've done in there. Lines everywhere were hovering around 30 minutes, and FPs sure saved a lot of time that day! We really lucked out when we did the caroussel, my DD, 12, really wanted Cindy's horse, and we just happened to be the first in line for the next group to get on. She was pretty excited!
By then, it was getting on towards dinner time, so we told everyone that we had planned on Casey's for dogs. OMG, you should have heard the rebellion! It was almost hysteria! What?! Hot dogs for dinner?? Can't we just find a nice dinner somewhere and sit down?? I suggested Tony's knowing full well, that we were going to walk down there, (my feet were ACHING by this time) only to be told it was with ressies only. YUP, sure enough. I so had to hold my tongue, but gently reminded them (again) that sit-down places in the parks fill up months in advance, and that to just expect to walk down was a joke!! So, back to Casey's we went and had an okay dog. I was following the thread about a month back on the other forum about Casey's new buns, and sure enough, they were the whole wheat ones that DID fall apart! Ugh! Chili on my pants now. Good thing those laundry facilities at FW are so clean and easy to use!
After dinner, Mom and Dad decide they'd had enough, and took off for their off-site condo with my 2 youngest. There was just no way they would make until 2:00 (the time we thought we'd stay til), so I planned early on that they would leave early with Grandma and Grandpa. My sis and her 2 kids hung on until about 10:00, and we stayed until about 12:00. We had hoped to last until 2:00, but it was too hard! Maybe if we had had a break before, but the thought of leaving and spending an hour each way plus the break just didn't sound good. The kids really loved Tom. Ld. at night, and fell in love with Laugh Floor. They were sick, though, at not being able to get a FP for Space. Not to worry, I told them, we'd be back tomorrow and Thursday, and we'd ride it then.
Now, a word on Wishes. We decided to watch them from the back of the castle this time. I know there are entire threads of the best place to watch them from, and take their advice! Fantasy Land is fun IF you like them exploding over your head, but you miss the entire story and the multi-level effects if you choose to watch from here. No music that we heard, and we had to keep looking from side to side- color to the right, low white ones to the left. Not good, Bob, not good.
Well,one more photo of our fun day at MK. Who couldn't get enough??
Back to the camp, which was now up thanks to DSis and my dad. I found out later that this is why they were so late to the parks, and I had to eat crow a little and humbly thank them
Take time to appreciate your family, once again.
Ready for more Disney madness and frivolity??
I'll move on to Day 4- Monday, April 7th- Our first day in the parks!
The 2nd night that we had to be in motels was okay, but definitely NOT as nice as the first one. We had to downgrade, as this was the 2nd!! unanticipated night in one. That meant no hot breakfast, and a much older, cramped room. That's okay, we bee-lined it out of there by 8:00! We drove on over to the TTC to park and get a monorail to MK.
By now, you've probably figured out that the rest of the family were on a TOTALLY different schedule than us. Because we were there at rope drop, we were able to tackle ALL of the rides on the left side of the park by about 11:00. I really liked this cute one of my DS, 10.
Here's on of Captain Jack- we loved seeing him TWICE!
Good thing, we got everything in quickly too; by then the park was becoming a mad house! Also, by then, the rest of the party shows up- YOU guessed it, HUNGRY!
I had already planned on going to Columbia Harbor House for the tuna sandwiches and the clam chowder, so we headed over there. Mmmm! This place was so good! We ended up getting 3 tuna sandwiches and 2 bowls of the chowder, and to be honest it was about one bowl of soup too much. I had forgotten that the sandwiches come with chips, and it really was a lot of food. Remember, we are mostly pretty light eaters... We found 2 big tables upstairs and were in and out of there in about an hour including the ordering. FWIW, the lines in CHH were very long already at 11:30!
After lunch we strolled over to Fantasy Land, and I thought we'd never get on anything, but we did. We got FP's for Peter and Winnie, and also rode IASW, Philharmagic (which is a new fav. for the kids), and Snow White. Loved it all! My DSis wanted to ride HM, so we back tracked ( I HATE doing that!) and rode that a second time. But, it was worth it, that's one of my all-time favorites, and I love the refurbs. they've done in there. Lines everywhere were hovering around 30 minutes, and FPs sure saved a lot of time that day! We really lucked out when we did the caroussel, my DD, 12, really wanted Cindy's horse, and we just happened to be the first in line for the next group to get on. She was pretty excited!
By then, it was getting on towards dinner time, so we told everyone that we had planned on Casey's for dogs. OMG, you should have heard the rebellion! It was almost hysteria! What?! Hot dogs for dinner?? Can't we just find a nice dinner somewhere and sit down?? I suggested Tony's knowing full well, that we were going to walk down there, (my feet were ACHING by this time) only to be told it was with ressies only. YUP, sure enough. I so had to hold my tongue, but gently reminded them (again) that sit-down places in the parks fill up months in advance, and that to just expect to walk down was a joke!! So, back to Casey's we went and had an okay dog. I was following the thread about a month back on the other forum about Casey's new buns, and sure enough, they were the whole wheat ones that DID fall apart! Ugh! Chili on my pants now. Good thing those laundry facilities at FW are so clean and easy to use!
After dinner, Mom and Dad decide they'd had enough, and took off for their off-site condo with my 2 youngest. There was just no way they would make until 2:00 (the time we thought we'd stay til), so I planned early on that they would leave early with Grandma and Grandpa. My sis and her 2 kids hung on until about 10:00, and we stayed until about 12:00. We had hoped to last until 2:00, but it was too hard! Maybe if we had had a break before, but the thought of leaving and spending an hour each way plus the break just didn't sound good. The kids really loved Tom. Ld. at night, and fell in love with Laugh Floor. They were sick, though, at not being able to get a FP for Space. Not to worry, I told them, we'd be back tomorrow and Thursday, and we'd ride it then.
Now, a word on Wishes. We decided to watch them from the back of the castle this time. I know there are entire threads of the best place to watch them from, and take their advice! Fantasy Land is fun IF you like them exploding over your head, but you miss the entire story and the multi-level effects if you choose to watch from here. No music that we heard, and we had to keep looking from side to side- color to the right, low white ones to the left. Not good, Bob, not good.
Well,one more photo of our fun day at MK. Who couldn't get enough??
Back to the camp, which was now up thanks to DSis and my dad. I found out later that this is why they were so late to the parks, and I had to eat crow a little and humbly thank them
Take time to appreciate your family, once again.
All kidding aside, we had a GREAT trip, doing almost everything we had wanted to. Keep reading- lots more to come!
I sat on a bench in plain view of the upper one, and they were at the lower one for 45 minutes!! before we saw each other. Does anyone else hate wasting time like that??
Happy reading everyone! and sleep well!
You know, I've never understood the long line for Dumbo I've seen cooler rides at our local carnivals 
