WHO WE ARE:
Zoe Dog -- Me; 41; went to MK several times as a child and to EPCOT once in late 1980s with DH; compulsive planner, list-maker, and tip-gatherer, but (much to my and my family's relief) was able to be flexible once we arrived
DH -- turned 41 during vacation; late 1980s trip with me was only foray into the World; was a little spooked by memory of how perfect and "Big Brothery" everything was and loved to tease me about my "disney obsession" but is a total kid at heart and began to lurk on the DIS and other helpful sites during the last weeks before departure
E -- DD (11 years) - has an incredibly vivid imagination and so was a bit apprehensive about "spooky" rides, but determined to be a big kid; loves interaction with characters and spotting live animals and noticing all of the little unexpected things
D -- DD (almost 10 years) - wants to do it all and then do it again and again . . . absolutely fearless and utterly enthusiastic
L -- DD (6 1/2 years) - doesn't like to be left behind by the big girls, but is not a thrill seeker; began to swim like a little fish thanks to daily access to warm pools
WHERE: 6 Nights WL; 3 Nights AKL
DAY FIVE: Wednesday June 26
We slept in! Yippeeeee! No Wake-Up call from Stitch! DH and I did some laundry as a tag-team while the girls watched some TV. We all wandered down to the Whispering Canyon for a 10:45 PS. The girls didn't know that it was a goofy place until we got there. Our waitress seemed to sense that we were all too tired for much kidding around - so she gave us some gentle joshing and we enjoyed the silly antics from a slight distance. Ordinarily we'd all enjoy being in the midst of the silliness, but we appreciated the toned-down experience that day. We went to the resort pool until about 2:00 when we headed (by car) to Typhoon Lagoon. It was very hot and humid and crowded and we felt confused and overwhelmed at first. Then DH led us to two lounge chairs fairly near Ketchakiddee (sp?) Creek. He and D and E rode the lazy tubes around the lagoon to get a lay of the land while L and I went to explore the kiddie area. L was on about her 10th ride down the mini-kiddie-tube ride (she felt like quite the daredevil!) and the others had just entered the wave pool when we were all ordered out of the pool because of lightening. We crowded under an awning with a lot of other folks, enjoyed some ice cream, got to visit with our "neighbors" a bit, and still the thunder and lightening continued. People began to leave after about an hour. We figured that we had stayed that long, so we may as well hang out a while longer. We shared a couple of kids meals and some picnic food we had brought with us until about 5:30 when -- hooray! -- we got the all clear signal. The one and one-half hour wait was well worth it -- almost everyone had left and we had the water park practically to ourselves for the next two hours! Incredible! We rode the family tube rides and Keelhaul and Mayday tube rides over and over without any wait at all - as soon as we went down we'd race back up to do it again! Great fun! It was particularly fun for me, because up to this point I had sat out a lot of rides at the theme parks that L had decided were a little too much for her, while DH went on them with the big girls. But during this two hour free-for-all, he played with L and managed to convince her to ride in the lazy tube ride with him. E and D and I were able to have some wild time together. We all had a ball until it closed at 7:30, then back to the WL, showers, and bed -- we're off to the AK and MGM tomorrow!
Zoe Dog -- Me; 41; went to MK several times as a child and to EPCOT once in late 1980s with DH; compulsive planner, list-maker, and tip-gatherer, but (much to my and my family's relief) was able to be flexible once we arrived
DH -- turned 41 during vacation; late 1980s trip with me was only foray into the World; was a little spooked by memory of how perfect and "Big Brothery" everything was and loved to tease me about my "disney obsession" but is a total kid at heart and began to lurk on the DIS and other helpful sites during the last weeks before departure
E -- DD (11 years) - has an incredibly vivid imagination and so was a bit apprehensive about "spooky" rides, but determined to be a big kid; loves interaction with characters and spotting live animals and noticing all of the little unexpected things
D -- DD (almost 10 years) - wants to do it all and then do it again and again . . . absolutely fearless and utterly enthusiastic
L -- DD (6 1/2 years) - doesn't like to be left behind by the big girls, but is not a thrill seeker; began to swim like a little fish thanks to daily access to warm pools
WHERE: 6 Nights WL; 3 Nights AKL
DAY FIVE: Wednesday June 26
We slept in! Yippeeeee! No Wake-Up call from Stitch! DH and I did some laundry as a tag-team while the girls watched some TV. We all wandered down to the Whispering Canyon for a 10:45 PS. The girls didn't know that it was a goofy place until we got there. Our waitress seemed to sense that we were all too tired for much kidding around - so she gave us some gentle joshing and we enjoyed the silly antics from a slight distance. Ordinarily we'd all enjoy being in the midst of the silliness, but we appreciated the toned-down experience that day. We went to the resort pool until about 2:00 when we headed (by car) to Typhoon Lagoon. It was very hot and humid and crowded and we felt confused and overwhelmed at first. Then DH led us to two lounge chairs fairly near Ketchakiddee (sp?) Creek. He and D and E rode the lazy tubes around the lagoon to get a lay of the land while L and I went to explore the kiddie area. L was on about her 10th ride down the mini-kiddie-tube ride (she felt like quite the daredevil!) and the others had just entered the wave pool when we were all ordered out of the pool because of lightening. We crowded under an awning with a lot of other folks, enjoyed some ice cream, got to visit with our "neighbors" a bit, and still the thunder and lightening continued. People began to leave after about an hour. We figured that we had stayed that long, so we may as well hang out a while longer. We shared a couple of kids meals and some picnic food we had brought with us until about 5:30 when -- hooray! -- we got the all clear signal. The one and one-half hour wait was well worth it -- almost everyone had left and we had the water park practically to ourselves for the next two hours! Incredible! We rode the family tube rides and Keelhaul and Mayday tube rides over and over without any wait at all - as soon as we went down we'd race back up to do it again! Great fun! It was particularly fun for me, because up to this point I had sat out a lot of rides at the theme parks that L had decided were a little too much for her, while DH went on them with the big girls. But during this two hour free-for-all, he played with L and managed to convince her to ride in the lazy tube ride with him. E and D and I were able to have some wild time together. We all had a ball until it closed at 7:30, then back to the WL, showers, and bed -- we're off to the AK and MGM tomorrow!
Krissy
