jothp
Going to wash my car in honour of the mouse.
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We managed to drag ourselves out of bed in time for breakfast just after 7 and then had our usual walk to the park for EMH. We arrived about 8.10 and first up this morning was a trip down mainstreet on a bus which was another first for us and gave some great views of the tops of the buildings.
After our ride we headed straight over to Buzz. Jon, Suzie, Olie and the older kids went off to Star tours and I took Evie back on Buzz. Then the other adults fancied a go on Space Mountain so I volunteered to take all 5 children over to fantasyland while we waited. The plan was to ride Peter Pan but when we got there the queue was a bit too long because we wanted to get to the studios for opening so we got in line for the carousel instead. I did get some funny looks walking through the park in a great line with 5 small children
The other adults got back to us just before our turn so once we were off we headed straight over to the studios. Unfortunately the plan went a little bit wrong and by the time we had got into the park and done the obligatory toilet stop and the kids had taken some pictures the park was already open. We still headed to TSPL and managed to ride the parachutes with a 25 minute queue. Jon, Olie, Robyn and Emily headed over to RC racer whilst me Suzie, Hattie, Matthew and Evie took a ride on slinky dog.
We took a bit longer than the others and by the time we came off Emily had been picked to take part in the green army men meet and play. We all watched the end and got some autographs
Next up the men went of to get some fastpasses, they tried TOT but the times weren't convenient so they grabbed some for RRC instead. The rest of us went off on a character hunt. We met Sulley and by the time we got to him the men had returned and we got the only photo of all 9 of us from the whole trip
We finished with Sulley and saw Mary Poppins and Bert were out but by the time we got to the front it was time for them to go. We were just debating what to do next when Peter Pan and Wendy came out. They managed the scrums really well making people stand back and choosing those who were waiting nicely to sign for and have pictures with. After quite a wait all the children had been seen and it was time to head off for RRC. Emily didn't want to ride and none of the other children were tall enough so Jon, Suzie, Olie and Robyn went off to ride and I stayed with the other 4 children.
There were lots of characters about so we were going to try and see some but they were all just going so we watched the train drive off and waited for the others to come back.
When they returned we slowly wandered out of the studios to the village for our 1.00 reservation at the steakhouse. The food was nice but the service was very slow and by the end of the meal the kids were getting restless. By the time we left it was nearly 3.00.
We got back to the disneyland park and it was a priority for Matthew to ride the train so we had a look at mainstreet station but the queue was very long so we decided to check out one of the other stations. We took a slow walk to the fantasyland station where the cast member at the entrance said a 20 minute wait. Unfortunately they got it wrong and we waited well over 45 minutes. Luckily there was this guy to take our mind off the queue
We spent about 45 minutes on the train doing a complete circuit of the park. We got off about quarter to 5 and headed out of the park towards the village for the free pirate and princess meet and greet. On the way to hurricanes we stopped in the disney store to get Emily and Matthew their own minnie and mickey ears. We showed our letters at the entrance and went straight in. I was quite surprised to see that the room was quite dark and they had loud music playing. Despite this we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We met Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Captain Hook, Mr Smee and Captain Jack. The queues to meet the characters were quite short compared to in the park and we got good interaction.
There were always characters on the dance floor dancing with the kids which was good fun. We had been offered free drinks but didn't expect these to be unlimited as they were and there was also a buffet of sandwiches and cakes
We stayed until the party ended and then made our way back to the hotel ready for bed. The kids enjoyed the party and it was great to see so many characters in such a short space of time but it would have been nice if some of the rare characters they had advertised for the party had been there or failing that at least Rapunzel.
After our ride we headed straight over to Buzz. Jon, Suzie, Olie and the older kids went off to Star tours and I took Evie back on Buzz. Then the other adults fancied a go on Space Mountain so I volunteered to take all 5 children over to fantasyland while we waited. The plan was to ride Peter Pan but when we got there the queue was a bit too long because we wanted to get to the studios for opening so we got in line for the carousel instead. I did get some funny looks walking through the park in a great line with 5 small children
The other adults got back to us just before our turn so once we were off we headed straight over to the studios. Unfortunately the plan went a little bit wrong and by the time we had got into the park and done the obligatory toilet stop and the kids had taken some pictures the park was already open. We still headed to TSPL and managed to ride the parachutes with a 25 minute queue. Jon, Olie, Robyn and Emily headed over to RC racer whilst me Suzie, Hattie, Matthew and Evie took a ride on slinky dog.
We took a bit longer than the others and by the time we came off Emily had been picked to take part in the green army men meet and play. We all watched the end and got some autographs
Next up the men went of to get some fastpasses, they tried TOT but the times weren't convenient so they grabbed some for RRC instead. The rest of us went off on a character hunt. We met Sulley and by the time we got to him the men had returned and we got the only photo of all 9 of us from the whole trip
We finished with Sulley and saw Mary Poppins and Bert were out but by the time we got to the front it was time for them to go. We were just debating what to do next when Peter Pan and Wendy came out. They managed the scrums really well making people stand back and choosing those who were waiting nicely to sign for and have pictures with. After quite a wait all the children had been seen and it was time to head off for RRC. Emily didn't want to ride and none of the other children were tall enough so Jon, Suzie, Olie and Robyn went off to ride and I stayed with the other 4 children.
There were lots of characters about so we were going to try and see some but they were all just going so we watched the train drive off and waited for the others to come back.
When they returned we slowly wandered out of the studios to the village for our 1.00 reservation at the steakhouse. The food was nice but the service was very slow and by the end of the meal the kids were getting restless. By the time we left it was nearly 3.00.
We got back to the disneyland park and it was a priority for Matthew to ride the train so we had a look at mainstreet station but the queue was very long so we decided to check out one of the other stations. We took a slow walk to the fantasyland station where the cast member at the entrance said a 20 minute wait. Unfortunately they got it wrong and we waited well over 45 minutes. Luckily there was this guy to take our mind off the queue
We spent about 45 minutes on the train doing a complete circuit of the park. We got off about quarter to 5 and headed out of the park towards the village for the free pirate and princess meet and greet. On the way to hurricanes we stopped in the disney store to get Emily and Matthew their own minnie and mickey ears. We showed our letters at the entrance and went straight in. I was quite surprised to see that the room was quite dark and they had loud music playing. Despite this we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We met Belle, Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Captain Hook, Mr Smee and Captain Jack. The queues to meet the characters were quite short compared to in the park and we got good interaction.
There were always characters on the dance floor dancing with the kids which was good fun. We had been offered free drinks but didn't expect these to be unlimited as they were and there was also a buffet of sandwiches and cakes
We stayed until the party ended and then made our way back to the hotel ready for bed. The kids enjoyed the party and it was great to see so many characters in such a short space of time but it would have been nice if some of the rare characters they had advertised for the party had been there or failing that at least Rapunzel.
. After that we decided to go over to Buzz. 
. The men were back in no time at all and the food kept the kids occupied while we waited for the show to begin. As the show started we all stood up and the very kind family in front of us by the rope let the children stand in front/next to them at the rope so they could get a good view
. We enjoyed the show but having seen it from the front now I think it would be good fun to be around the back of the stage if we ever saw it again.
After spending forever shopping in studio one and getting most of what we wanted it was time to leave the studios to go to cafe mickey.
Sadly none of us had any room for cake so they happily boxed it up for us to take away and we wearily made our way back to the hotel to finish packing and go to bed.
We skipped Peter Pan and everyone apart from Evie and I headed off for a last trip on Star Tours. While waiting I seemed to walk endless laps of discoveryland trying to get Evie to have a nap in the buggy. Eventually she gave in just before the others came off.
