So I am going to try and wrap this up tonight. Our last day was not too eventful and sadly I did not take very many pics, so I am sorry for the text heavy update!
DH and I were up around 8, and finished packing. We got ready for the day and woke Charlotte around 9:15. By 9:30 we were all ready to go so we called for a bellman. He was there in about 15 minutes, he picked up our bags and took us and our luggage to airline check-in in a golf cart. Something confusing was going on with our flight home because I got a text saying our flight was delayed by 2 hours while we were the golf cart on our way to the GCH. When we got to airline check in they said our flight was on time again,
. I am not a real frequent flyer so this made me nervous. I did not want to miss our flight but I did not want to be stuck in the airport delayed for hours on end either. So, I began obsessively checking the Southwest website on my phone. The flight time kept changing. But by 11am it was back to being on time and stayed that way the rest of the day.
So, while I was still obsessing about our flight we went up to have breakfast at Kona Cafe. There was no wait at all and there were plenty of open tables. We ordered the famous press pot and we both got Tonga Toast. I had mine with fruit and DH had sausage. My DH LOVES coffee and was so excited to try this, it did not disappoint. I got one cup and he had the rest! We were so excited to try the Tonga toast. I have a Disney cookbook and the recipe is in that, so I made it at home once and it was good. I was really looking forward to trying the real thing. All I can say is WOW, that is good stuff. And the strawberry sauce that comes with it, is perfect! Its kind of tart and balances the sweetness of the toast. Charlotte must have thought it was good too because she ate almost 1/2 of mine. We were in and out of Kona in about 30 minutes and we left thinking why would anyone ever leave the Poly to eat. All the restaurants there are the best!
After our breakfast we went straight to the monorail. We were going to spend our remaining hours in Disney at the MK! We did not really have a plan as most of our must do's were already done. We saw Marie greeting right at the entrance and DD wanted to meet her so we stopped:
Then, we started walking through adventure land. It was super crowded and all the lines were really long! I got a Splash Mountain FP for myself, and DH wanted to get a BTMRR FP but the ride was down (and would be the entire time were there that day
) I have always loved Splash Mountain, but my DH hates drops and generally does not like to ride it. He also hates roller coasters, but when we were dating we took a trip to Disney Land and I talked him into trying BTMRR and he loved it. It became a must do for him and we had not gotten around to riding it this trip. He was pretty sad about that!
After, that business was accomplished, we checked on Peter Pan again, the line was really long and the FP return time was cutting it too close to our ME pick-up time so it was a no-go. Oh well, something to save for next time. So, we decided to just wonder around New Fantasy Land a while. We found ourselves here:
So we decided to stop in and try a Lefou's brew. The inside of Gaston's is amazing. I can not believe the details! I loved it. We used snack credits to purchase two brews and paid for one in a souvenir cup. My DH is a sucker for a souvenir cup! All three of us LOVED this drink. I know it gets mixed reviews, but it is very good. Sweet and cool, perfect for a hot day.
DD wanted to take a closer look at the fountain:
After our relaxing drink DH and I thought another spin on the People mover would be nice so, that is what we did. I can not believe we waited until this trip to ride this one, it's so fun!
After the People Mover we made our way back to Frontier Land only to see that BTMRR was still closed. We hung around there for awhile until my FP return time. I rode Splash Mountain which was awesome as usual!
After my ride we started making our way towards the front of the park. We stopped for one last PP pic:
We had three more meal credits so we wanted to use them up. I hated to use a deluxe credit on a QS meal but it was better than not using it at all so we stopped in Casey's. We love hot dogs and I have always wanted to try this one out. DD and I both got the regular hot dog meal and DH got the Chicago dog. We took our desserts to go. This was a really good last Disney meal. I wish we would have stopped here before. The fries and hot dogs were amazing and the cheese sauce made them even better! After eating we stopped at the Emporium to get some candy to use up our last snack credits. We got several bags of Mickey gummies, and some Minnie cookies for DD to have on the plane. We watched the last bit of the parade and made our way to the monorail. We got right on and yes I cried a little. I could not believe this amazing vacation was over! Once we arrived at the Poly we got our carry-ons and used restroom and before we knew it we were on the ME. The ride the airport was uneventful. At the airport Charlotte fell asleep in the stroller which would end up being very bad! We waited for our flight and about 15 minutes before boarding Charlotte woke up and was hysterical crying! I finally got her to calm down, but I could tell this flight was going to miserable. She got just enough rest to not want to sleep more, but not enough rest to feel good. DH boarded with the "A" group and Charlotte and I boarded with the ''B" group. When we got on the plan we saw that DH had scored the front row for us! Perfect at least DD would not kick the seat in front of us! But as soon as our plane took off she started crying again and would not stop. I had no idea how to stop her, being stuck on a plane with a child mid-tantrum was the worst feeling I have ever had! The flight attendants suggested we let her sit on the floor and play with her toys. That worked, she did not cry the rest of the flight! During landing they did not make us get her off the floor for fear she would start crying again
I was a little embarrassed and felt very helpless with that entire situation. That 2 hours was so bad we decided that we will be driving (16 hours) next time we got to WDW. Yes, it was that bad! Our flight came in on time and we were home by 9 pm. The trip may have had a few bumps but, for us, it was
literally the best trip we had ever taken!
DH and I decided that next trip we might still do a before park opening breakfast at MK, but then after our mid-day break we will just hang around our resort instead of going back to the park. I am not saying there is anything wrong with rope droppers or anything just that it is not for us and if you are reading this and you know your family is the same way, don't feel bad! I can see why people love rope drop, you can get a lot done in a short time. For us however, it is a once or twice in the vacation thing, not an everyday thing.
Thank you for taking the time to write it!
