So I mentioned the heat, right? Hot and sticky but at this point we are still oblivious to it because of a mix of adrenaline and air conditioning. It was lovely and cool inside IASW and just as I remembered it from when I was a kid. Dont quite recall that woman in the control booth waving to all the passengers like a maniac back then but oh well, she looked like she was having fun. As I recalled to hubby my reaction to experiencing this ride again was best summed up by this thought: Oh wow this is so cool! Oh good theres another room
.and another one
.oh lord theres another room
..is that the exit? Thank God!
After a quick stop at Cinderellas fountain we were off to the Carrousel. This time I stood on the floor to take pictures but the kid in me took over the next time I rode it and sat on a horse. I didnt let them know about Cindys favorite horse because that might have started a fist fight between my two urchins over who would have rode it first and then we would have had to stand in line multiple times beating other peoples kids to the favored equine.
Of course Dumbo is in plain sight of Cindys Carrousel so thats what L wants to do next. Again my DIS board research tells me that this is a slow loading ride and one look at the line up tells me it will be a very
..very
..very
.long time standing in the heat before we got to ride an elephant so I promise her that we will do it before our trip is over. In hindsight had it been a few degrees cooler it would have been in my best interest to let the kid do it there and then because I suspect the meltdown that is to occur before too much longer began to root inside her at this point. Even though, to the naked eye no one could tell, there was a major pout erupting below the surface.
Instead we are off to Mickeys Philharmagic and some welcome, though temporary relief from the heat. The best part? No wait! Like good little doobys we walk all the way to the end of our row with our glasses. And let me say right here and now I LOVE THIS SHOW! No amount of reading can clue you in for what the actual experience is like. Both girls loved it though R had her fingers in her ears most of the time (she has noise issues
.whats a preteen without issues though ). L is still talking about Donalds butt sticking out of the wall.
Unfortunately, while we were in Philharmagic someone in charge cranked the heat up a few more degrees and we again hit that wall of humidity when we exited. So in a heat induced stupor, and with out a solid grasp of direction, we started to wander and came across the girls first chacaters! Captain Hook and Smee! They were great but let me just say that if you have sensitive children that worry a lot DO NOT make them wear a Tinkerbelle shirt anywhere near Captain Hook. His hate for that fairy makes him shake his hook at even her picture and when he did that to Rs shirt L refused to wear her Tinkerbelle shirt all week.
Next came across the Jungle Cruise, which of course, was on my relive my childhood todo list. This was our first posted wait time (I think it was 20 minutes but it only ended up being 10) but we bravely stood in line, just glad to be under the roof and out of the sun. Unfortunately for the purpose of picture taking I was too involved in bouncing up and down (yes, still) to think to use my camera. I was also too absorbed in other peoples parents and keeping track of their kids. A father with his no-more-then-three-year-old was gabbing on a cell phone and the son was wandering from rope to rope. You could just see the lost kid crisis coming. It was obvious to every that Cell Phone Dad wasnt paying a wick of attention to the kid. One of the handy parts of winding a queue around and around is that you get multiple views of who is behind you, in front of you, behind you again, etc. So when we got closer to the front and a large group was loading into their boat they knew Cell Phone Dads kid wasnt in their group and pointed it out to the CM
.tears ensued
from the kid, not the CM. While it seemed to be a very culturally diverse group with several different languages being spoken around us,whose kid is this has apparently the same meaning in every language and Cell Phone Dad was reunited with his wandering child
.yes, all the while with said cell phone still to his ear.
One moment please
.
My youngest is making me stop my trip report to proudly proclaim to all of you that she ate an ItsAKadoozie in every park, except for Animal Kingdom, where she ate frozen lemonade. This fact actually figures prominently in the reason behind the title of my trip report so I suppose its prudent
..back to your regularly scheduled program
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Our Jungle Cruise director was good but our fellow passengers were a bit of a dud
seems they didnt know you are supposed to laugh at the corny jokes and try as I might I couldnt get them to follow along. Oh well, heres a few shots of the view
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So all is well right? Wrong! Remember
there is still a huge internal pout brewing in L and we reach the part of the jungle journey where we enter the very dark cave
.where our chatty-cathy tour guide decides no talking is necessary, spooking my kids to no end. They are NOT happy and mad at me that I didnt warn them it was a dark ride. The fact that I had last ridden it more then 20 years ago was no excuse to them.
And we stomped our way through Frontierland towards Splash Mountain which I was trying to convince them to do. They were almost convinced until they saw it. mommy you said you wouldnt force us to do anything we didnt want to! Dang
.that came back to bite me in the butt didnt it
.Oh but look! Theres the raft to Tom Sawyer Island! Come on kids
BUT they are hot, they are hungry they are tired, they are loosing the Disney magic
.But kids! There are special paintbrushes, and caves and trails and maybe something cool to drink
..
Now this is where my DIS research failed me. Aunt Pollys on the Island, that I was hoping would be my salvation, was closed up tight. Dang, dang, dang. Get us off this island mom
. So back to the mainland we go and the pout is beginning to erupt. I want to go swimming, I dont want to be here
.full blown whine
no not from me! From L!
And then it happened....the bad mommy moment
..I became ONE OF THOSE MOTHERS! And yes, the words Stop whining, we are at Disney World, you need to stop it came out of my mouth. One look from the woman beside me in line for ice cream made me realize that I was probably going to get talked about once she had walked away
..
DANG!
Okay troups, time to regroup. And the purchase of the first ItsAKadoozie happens, along with a Mickey Head ice cream bar for R and one for me. Small price to pay, folks. We sat in the shade to eat them (fast! they are dripping!) and listen to another little girl rattle on to us about how fun Splash Mountain is (no mom
.we arent doing it!) And we decide to start heading out of the park with the promise from them that if we see something fun they may try it. We did climb the Swiss Family Tree House but the girls trudged up the stairs and down again like they were being punished for something and refused to stop to let me take pictures.
I put my foot down on Main Street where L proclaimed that shopping would make her feel better, but I did snap this shot of a very hot princess.
So as we head back on the bus to Pop Century and the promise of a swim I reflect on the morning
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I realized I was expecting my kids to act and behave differently at Disney, simply because it was Disney, and thus set myself up for disappointment. Even though I said I didnt have a plan of what to do, I secretly did and needed to STOP IT! I really need to let the kids take more of a lead
.except that one could get dangerous because then all we would do is shop and swim.
So weve had whining, tears, shirts dripping with ice cream, heat stroke and the day isnt even half over
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Next up
.storm clouds roll in but its a good thing.
I love the Pop - hope you did as well.
.not sure shed ever heard her language quite spoken like that . She smiled broadly for him and switched to English
.since I was OBVIUOSLY in charge and I barely have a lick of French. All went well until we got our room assignment
..dang
90s. 
. Have a great week everyone!And thanks for all the feedback! It's great! Making my head swell a bit though.......
Got home just after midnight Friday night which meant our drive ended up being 24 hours longer then expected. Oh well, we were safe home. 
Im not very good at keeping other people out of the shot but maybe someone recognizes themselves!
That's why I try not to worry about reviews unless 80-90% are bad.
