We got to the boat dock and sat down to wait. And wait. And wait. I seriously thought that maybe the boats were done for the night. After all, it was coming up on 6pm and Fantasmic was set to begin at 7.
After about 15 minutes, the boat slowly meandered toward us. We hopped on, and arrived at DHS around 6:10. Perfect timing.
After a quick potty break (hey, you want a TR, Ill give you ALL the details!) and a stop to buy a couple of drinks, we got into the Fantasmic amphitheater at 6:30.
And sat in the worst seat imagineable. Right behind a pole. It sucked. Seriously sucked. I couldve moved. Nobody was holding me hostage. Its not like I was still at MK trying to get to another park. But I was grumpy by now.
Cause it just dawned on me that I hadnt eaten dinner. And I was hungry. Ally must be like a camel. She doesnt eat at Disney unless we tell her to. She doesnt drink at Disney unless we put a bottle of water in her hands. So shes not hungry.
Luckily, CMs were roaming the amphitheater selling their wares. Cotton candy not a chance! Aha! Popcorn!
So in order to save our seats, right on the end of the row, I sent Ally down about 8 rows to get us some popcorn.
Oh, relax! I could see her the whole time. And the CM selling the popcorn gave her a math lesson. He made her tell him how much change to give her. It was kinda cute. Either that or he was a scam artist and he was gonna pocket the change if she messed up.
Finally, mama bear got out of her seat and went to check it out. So yes, I left my bag in my seat with one eye on that and one eye on Ally and one eye on the steps as I made my way down. OK, maybe I dont have three eyes, but I was doing some serious eye dancing . And yes, she was telling the CM how much change to give her back. And she was waaaaay wrong! But we got our popcorn, and I got my change, after watching my little kleptomaniac try to pocket it!
Seriously, this kid finds money all over the house and puts it in her bank. She says if we leave it laying around its hers. Ill find her in my closet going through Jeffs pants pockets in the hamper! Give her a crack at this Wall St bailout, shell get it fixed. No money will be lost anywhere!
So now that were back in our suckiest of all sucky seats, Im chowing down on popcorn.
Thats it. And you know how popcorn makes you feel full for a minute and then youre just hungrier than before? Yeah, thats where I was.
And stewing about the sucky seats.
So why didnt I move? Again, rhetorical question cause I dont have an answer. Tell me why we got FPs for Peter Pan and Ill tell you why we didnt move out of our sucky seats.
Ally was not thrilled with Fantasmic. Maybe if we had been sitting in front of the water screens, instead of dead center in between two of them, so that we didnt have a good view of either, it would have been more entertaining for her.
But she did like this part.
We got out of Fantasmic and our chariot was awaiting us to take us back to CSR for the night.
My DISbud Cammie texted me that she and her daughter were at Epcot for EMH but Ally was getting tired, and I was starting to wind down, too. Im glad we made the decision to head back to the resort, because about halfway back, it started to rain. A lot.
So much so that we missed the shuttle launch. I know we would have been able to see the fireball in the sky, but not with clouds and rain.
We got back to the room and I ordered a sandwich from room service, and Ally was crashed by 9:00. Even though it wasnt an incredibly long day, we got a lot done. And we were heading back to MK on Saturday, too!
Up next, Daddy crashes our Girls Weekend, surprise BBB appt, and dinner at 1900PF!
And then the little rat reminds me how old I am getting too!
And hey, I spent 14 years in SC, I've developed quite a redneck quality!
