8/24
Today was the P&PP so we slept in til 8am. We had breakfast in the lounge which was such a time saver each morning. We went to the lobby & chatted with Teena the Greeter for awhile & then took the boat to DTD for the girls appointment at BBB. I asked the girls what was their favorite part of the trip & this was it for both of them. Sophie loves the princesses but wanted to be a pirate.
I let Daniel pick out any
Lego (within reason) at the Lego store since he didnt get his hair done & he picked a limited edition gas/station car wash.
After stopping back at the BC for some snacks at the concierge lounge we went to MK for The P&PP.
Now I made these arrangements 6 months ago. How could I predict what the weather was going to do! Well It started raining while we were on the bus. As we got to the MK (around 4pm) it poured like I have never seen before. We got off the bus, got on pour ponchos & stood under the bus stop for a moment hoping it would let up a little but no dice. It just came down hard. So we took off & headed inside the park. If I had known it was going to rain all night I would have exchanged our tickets for the 8/28 party but who knew at that point so we continued. We rode Peter Pan & Philharmagic. Dinner was at the castle at 5:30pm. I had 2nd thoughts about this dinner because of the mixed reviews & the fact that it was 2 TS credits however it turned out to be a highlight to the trip. We met Cinderella in the lobby.
We were escorted to our table & the kids were given magic wands & a sword. They loved this place & we were in no hurry to leave since it was pouring & there was lightening outside the castle. Our server was nice, the food wasnt that great but the atmosphere more than made it worth it. We watched out the window hoping the rain would stop but it didnt.
After dinner we put on our ponchos & headed off. I felt bad for the girls because they were all BBBd up & they had to wear their ponchos. They never complained so I guess they were ok with it.
The 1st parade was cancelled so we went over to see Captain Jack. The line was about 20 minutes. Captain Jack took his time with the kids.
We went to the hub around 9pm (along with a lot of other people) waiting for the fireworks. They never happened. Then they announced are 9:45pm that in 15 minutes they would start after the parade. Well we were soaked & tired & the parade & fireworks didnt go off until 10:30/10:45pm.
It stopped raining around 10:30 or so...After that we went to play pirate games in Tomorrow land & collect some more pirate loot. We did Buzz.
Then we went to Toon town which was empty. It was about 11:15pm so the kids rode Barnstormer 3x with no wait, & walked through Minnies & Mickeys house.
The kids want to know if Mickey & Minnie are married why do they have separate houses? At midnight my kids were on the teacups & that was the last ride of the day. The rides closed & we took one last picture on the way out. The party was nice, but since all the dance parties, some character spots, & the Mickey show at the castle were cancelled it put a damper on things. I know now for next time we attend a ticketed event to buy the tickets the day of, no more advance purchase on these things for me.
to you. It's really tough, isn't it? I went through the same thing with Katie, but luckily, she remembered her homework yesterday afternoon, so we didn't have too much of a scramble. I feel for ya! Hopefully, he will get this whole homework thing figured out soon!
