fizz13
<font color=33cc99>Dreams about being stuck on Spa
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January 4th
Well, it was time for a down day so we tried to have a lie in in the morning. The kids however decided 6:30 was getting up time so up I got. Plan for today was Blizzard Beach as the weather was predicting a beautiful 84. We left about 10:30 and were at Blizzard Beach about 10:40 thanks to the wonderful shortcut off 192 down Sherbeth Road. The parking lot only had about 20 cars so it was looking good for us.
Again I had underestimated the size of this park, its huge! I knew I wanted to settle near Tikes Peak for the kids but I hadn't realised that this was away from everything else. Anyway, we settled and the kids got to exploring. Beautiful clean warm water but a fairly rough bottom to the pool. The mini slides were great and my kids spent a good couple of hours going up and down with rafts and playing in the jumping water. I spent most of my time craning my neck around because this area is big in its own right and I could not see them all the time. Lifeguards were everywhere though so I could relax a little.
We decided to check out the lazy river as it was something we could all do together and it was great. It took about 45 minutes to get round and it was hard to keep the kids together as they kept floating off on their own current. I didn't really appreciate the icy water either (why are these bits in the shade? Brrr)
Lunch was a bbq pulled pork sandwich (yum) and then it was time for a bigger ride. Again, we had to take turns. Lyndsay and Alex tried the toboggan run which they really enjoyed while James, me , Cara and Dean went for the family raft ride. If I hadn't of had the kids I think i would have really enjoyed this one but I was paranoid about the roughness of the ride with them there. You really go up the side quite high and the potential tidal wave at the bottom threatened to drown Dean. They loved it, I was just glad to have everybody accounted for at the end.
After a bit more splashing time, it was time for the off. There is clearly so much more to this park than we saw with some outstanding rides, but the kids did limit us here and I think it is more for older ones. Tikes peak is a great area though and is perfect for mini sized thrills. I will be back.
Went home for a nap/ Tv break and thought about tonight. We were off to the 7:15 show of Hoop-de-doo-Revue.Now they tell you that tickets should be collected at 6:30pm. I didn't want to be late and I was scared about the scale of Fort Wilderness and knew that we had to get an internal bus when we got there. So I made everyone leave the apartment about 5:15 just to be safe. We made it to the show area about 5:45
It was quite nice to sit in the rocking chairs and let the kids play in the playground across the way though. It was tiring lugging Charlie around though, as clever me again (yes I'm full of bright ideas) decided that we didn't need the stroller! After all, we were going from car to bus to show. It would just be in the way 
Oh how I regretted that decision now! I finally collected my tickets with a bit of confusion as I thought I had paid outright for them when I had only paid deposit. I didn't really want to put 6 tickets on my credit card, but what can you do?
It was at this point that we had a magical unexpected moment. Wishes started from across the lake. Do you know what? In a way, it was better to watch the show from here because I could actually make out the shapes and formations in the sky (including Hidden Mickeys
)Shame I didn't have a soundtrack... anyway on with the show. Honestly, here's what I thought. Some of the food was nice, some was edible but not great. The strawberry shortcake was just nasty. The entertainment was first class and LOL funny, which we were included in because I had booked the table months in advance so we were close to the action. Even Charlie enjoyed the show.Dean laughed so loud at some things that people turned to look. One of the entertainers came round near the end though and said to see his little face enjoying it so much made her job worthwhile. Would I go again? Don't know. If I was with someone that hadn't seen it, I would certainly make sure that they did because it is a little piece of WDW history and is an entertaining night out. I just might have to get dinner on the way home, sorry!
A very tired family boarded that bus back to the parking lot and I had my first taste of driving in the USA on the way home. A really nice day but I was ready for bed.
See you soon,
Claire
Well, it was time for a down day so we tried to have a lie in in the morning. The kids however decided 6:30 was getting up time so up I got. Plan for today was Blizzard Beach as the weather was predicting a beautiful 84. We left about 10:30 and were at Blizzard Beach about 10:40 thanks to the wonderful shortcut off 192 down Sherbeth Road. The parking lot only had about 20 cars so it was looking good for us.
Again I had underestimated the size of this park, its huge! I knew I wanted to settle near Tikes Peak for the kids but I hadn't realised that this was away from everything else. Anyway, we settled and the kids got to exploring. Beautiful clean warm water but a fairly rough bottom to the pool. The mini slides were great and my kids spent a good couple of hours going up and down with rafts and playing in the jumping water. I spent most of my time craning my neck around because this area is big in its own right and I could not see them all the time. Lifeguards were everywhere though so I could relax a little.
We decided to check out the lazy river as it was something we could all do together and it was great. It took about 45 minutes to get round and it was hard to keep the kids together as they kept floating off on their own current. I didn't really appreciate the icy water either (why are these bits in the shade? Brrr)
Lunch was a bbq pulled pork sandwich (yum) and then it was time for a bigger ride. Again, we had to take turns. Lyndsay and Alex tried the toboggan run which they really enjoyed while James, me , Cara and Dean went for the family raft ride. If I hadn't of had the kids I think i would have really enjoyed this one but I was paranoid about the roughness of the ride with them there. You really go up the side quite high and the potential tidal wave at the bottom threatened to drown Dean. They loved it, I was just glad to have everybody accounted for at the end.
After a bit more splashing time, it was time for the off. There is clearly so much more to this park than we saw with some outstanding rides, but the kids did limit us here and I think it is more for older ones. Tikes peak is a great area though and is perfect for mini sized thrills. I will be back.
Went home for a nap/ Tv break and thought about tonight. We were off to the 7:15 show of Hoop-de-doo-Revue.Now they tell you that tickets should be collected at 6:30pm. I didn't want to be late and I was scared about the scale of Fort Wilderness and knew that we had to get an internal bus when we got there. So I made everyone leave the apartment about 5:15 just to be safe. We made it to the show area about 5:45
It was quite nice to sit in the rocking chairs and let the kids play in the playground across the way though. It was tiring lugging Charlie around though, as clever me again (yes I'm full of bright ideas) decided that we didn't need the stroller! After all, we were going from car to bus to show. It would just be in the way Oh how I regretted that decision now! I finally collected my tickets with a bit of confusion as I thought I had paid outright for them when I had only paid deposit. I didn't really want to put 6 tickets on my credit card, but what can you do?It was at this point that we had a magical unexpected moment. Wishes started from across the lake. Do you know what? In a way, it was better to watch the show from here because I could actually make out the shapes and formations in the sky (including Hidden Mickeys
)Shame I didn't have a soundtrack... anyway on with the show. Honestly, here's what I thought. Some of the food was nice, some was edible but not great. The strawberry shortcake was just nasty. The entertainment was first class and LOL funny, which we were included in because I had booked the table months in advance so we were close to the action. Even Charlie enjoyed the show.Dean laughed so loud at some things that people turned to look. One of the entertainers came round near the end though and said to see his little face enjoying it so much made her job worthwhile. Would I go again? Don't know. If I was with someone that hadn't seen it, I would certainly make sure that they did because it is a little piece of WDW history and is an entertaining night out. I just might have to get dinner on the way home, sorry! A very tired family boarded that bus back to the parking lot and I had my first taste of driving in the USA on the way home. A really nice day but I was ready for bed.
See you soon,
Claire
