Groovee
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Cast
Me Louise
Dh David
DD Eilidh 7
DS Murray 3
Others
Frank Liz Andrew 10 Sarah 7
Lorraine Neil Fraser 7 Lil Eilidh 2
Tuesday Morning and we waken around 7.30am. It's dh's and my 8th Wedding Anniversary. He's not too happy when I produce a card. I get up and shower while the kids unpack the suitcase. Dh goes behind them to ensure we get things in the right places. Once we are all dressed, we head down for breakfast and come across lots of characters outside the restaurants. DD gets Donald's autograph and a picture done and then we hit breakfast. We're in the California Grill side. Very posh. The buffet is good with bacon, sausage, egg, fresh fruit and the usual continental. The kids have the pancakes and fruit. I have loads of bacon on a poppyseed roll with pancakes and fruit.
Dh takes dd up for her breakfast and Chip enters the room. Ds spies him and is off his seat like a shot muttering about getting some breakfast!!! He's already got his plate!!! Chip comes to say hi to me and then the rest come back. I'm in trouble, I forgot to get his autograph. Dale comes round and we get his autograph and some pictures. He tries to speak to ds who blanks him. Dale tries to go for breakfast but he gets told no. He's not a happy chipmunk.
When we leave breakfast, we bump into Frank and crew. They quickly eat and we arrange to meet downstairs and Lorraine and co are having a fantasyland brekkie. We hang about for a wee while to see the characters and the girls are loving racing around getting autographs.
Time to hit the park. We get there just before 10am, so head up to Adventureland. BTM is first on the agenda, and then we'll fast pass it too. But BTM is closed and no one will fastpass it much to my annoyance. So we hit Indiana. Sarah, Eilidh and Murray are too small so as usual Frank babysits while the rest of us ride. Liz and I go together while David and Andrew ride together. It's a quick ride and not as scary as I thought it would be.
We come off and head up to Pirates of the Carribbean. That's closed too due to a Technical fault. Not doing too well this morning. We head right through to Fantasyland and get on Peter Pan. Though Liz and I are off the opinion it's rather dark over London town and doesn't look as lit up as we remember it. As we come off there we meet Lorraine and co who are waiting at Dumbo on Lil Eilidh and her dad. We fastpass Peter Pan for Lorraine and while I am there, I bump into a mum from Eilidh's dance class. What a small world. We all head on Snow White and Pinocchio. Then decide to head over to Casey Junior, but as Small World is closed the 2 rides which lead up that way appear to be closed too. Some not very happy children. So we walk down to Discoveryland and queue for Buzz Lightyear. A ride which goes down well with everyone including Frank. We then decide to ride again while Lorraine goes to Peter Pan and we arrange lunch at Bella Notre.
We arrive at Bella Notre. Manage to grab 3 tables outside as the weather is so hot. Send the men in for lunch. Both come back complaining that their cards wouldn't work. Kids get mickey pizza's which ds feels he can't eat as it's mickey. But eventually he does eat it. We get Pasta Bolognaise which is very nice. The garlic bread is scrummy too. Lorraine and co join us and we have a nice chill out time. We decide to head back to discoveryland and decide that we either have to fastpass Space Mountain or Star Tours. But on the way we spy Aurora although Andrew tells me it's Snow White!!! We accost her and get some pictures and autographs. Lil Eilidh is walking slowly and Aurora stops to speak to her so ideal photo time. Although poor Eilidh gets a bit of a fright. Then on to discoveryland. Space Mountain has a 15 minute wait while star tours is 30 so we fast pass star tours and 5 of us ride space mountain. WHOOOOAAA. Most certainly didn't realise the ride would be so scary. Liz's hair is all up on end like she's had a shock and my legs are like jelly. Gone right off the ride. Head over to Star Tours. 8 of us ride and then 3 of us as it's decided Lil Eilidh shouldn't ride. Murray falls asleep shortly after this in his buggy. Think it's all getting too much for him. We head over to adventureland and do POTC. Frank doesn't do many rides and spent the whole of Snow White asking me when they drop was. I've told him that there is one slight dip and that's it. I know he's gonna kill me.
We get into pirates. The 2 older girls and Fraser sit in the front, then Lorraine, Neil and lil Eilidh, then Liz, me and Andrew with David Murray and Frank behind. We get to the climb and Frank's already muttering obsenities at me. Promise him it's ok. Dh asks him after the first drop if he is ok. NO is the reply. But on the photo he is smiling. We come off and he announces "I'll do that again!" We all stand looking in astonishment at each other. We head down to BTM.
We have hotel fastpasses. So 8 of us use them. 4 go in the first train and me, Liz and the 2 girls get the front of the train. Didn't realise I'd get wet going up the first hill. Dd isn't sure but gets through it. Then just as we come to the end. We stop. We're sat there for around 10 minutes before 2 cast members join us and tell us we have a technical problem and we need to walk back. Luckily we're just round the corner from the start. Not far to walk. Unlike the poor people stuck up the mountain who we watch walking down.
We head down to the Phantom Manor. Andrew refuses to go on. The rest of us have a ball. I am with Eilidh and Fraser and we laugh all the way round.
We leave the park by 5pm to allow us to get ready for Buffalo Bills. Lorraine and Neil are getting ready at our room to save them having to traipse back and forward. Head down to meet Liz and Frank and we head over to the show areana. Busy in the arena and it takes us a wee while to check in. We get D5 as our seats in the yellow corner. Go round the corner and get our hats. Head through to the bar and have a wee dance to the music. Head up the stairs and get our seats. There's quite a bit of banter going on with clapping off hands. I wind the kids up as I have 5 of them next to me. I have them banging the cutlery off their plates. The men are getting pretty peeved with me. Dinner comes round but I am enjoying the show far too much. Really got into it and the games. Murray keeps standing up on his chair and waving his hat at every game including the other teams. He's getting stroppy with anyone who's not joining in. He's eaten nothing but loved the whole show. We head back to the Disneyland Hotel when we are finished to have a drink. The bar is busy. But there's a wee area behind the bar where we get shoved into. I have a Stravinski and have a great time catching up. We all separate about 11pm. Lorraine and Neil get a lift back to the Cheyenne. We all fall in to bed and sleep. We drift off to the land of nod.
Me Louise
Dh David
DD Eilidh 7
DS Murray 3
Others
Frank Liz Andrew 10 Sarah 7
Lorraine Neil Fraser 7 Lil Eilidh 2
Tuesday Morning and we waken around 7.30am. It's dh's and my 8th Wedding Anniversary. He's not too happy when I produce a card. I get up and shower while the kids unpack the suitcase. Dh goes behind them to ensure we get things in the right places. Once we are all dressed, we head down for breakfast and come across lots of characters outside the restaurants. DD gets Donald's autograph and a picture done and then we hit breakfast. We're in the California Grill side. Very posh. The buffet is good with bacon, sausage, egg, fresh fruit and the usual continental. The kids have the pancakes and fruit. I have loads of bacon on a poppyseed roll with pancakes and fruit.
Dh takes dd up for her breakfast and Chip enters the room. Ds spies him and is off his seat like a shot muttering about getting some breakfast!!! He's already got his plate!!! Chip comes to say hi to me and then the rest come back. I'm in trouble, I forgot to get his autograph. Dale comes round and we get his autograph and some pictures. He tries to speak to ds who blanks him. Dale tries to go for breakfast but he gets told no. He's not a happy chipmunk.
When we leave breakfast, we bump into Frank and crew. They quickly eat and we arrange to meet downstairs and Lorraine and co are having a fantasyland brekkie. We hang about for a wee while to see the characters and the girls are loving racing around getting autographs.
Time to hit the park. We get there just before 10am, so head up to Adventureland. BTM is first on the agenda, and then we'll fast pass it too. But BTM is closed and no one will fastpass it much to my annoyance. So we hit Indiana. Sarah, Eilidh and Murray are too small so as usual Frank babysits while the rest of us ride. Liz and I go together while David and Andrew ride together. It's a quick ride and not as scary as I thought it would be.
We come off and head up to Pirates of the Carribbean. That's closed too due to a Technical fault. Not doing too well this morning. We head right through to Fantasyland and get on Peter Pan. Though Liz and I are off the opinion it's rather dark over London town and doesn't look as lit up as we remember it. As we come off there we meet Lorraine and co who are waiting at Dumbo on Lil Eilidh and her dad. We fastpass Peter Pan for Lorraine and while I am there, I bump into a mum from Eilidh's dance class. What a small world. We all head on Snow White and Pinocchio. Then decide to head over to Casey Junior, but as Small World is closed the 2 rides which lead up that way appear to be closed too. Some not very happy children. So we walk down to Discoveryland and queue for Buzz Lightyear. A ride which goes down well with everyone including Frank. We then decide to ride again while Lorraine goes to Peter Pan and we arrange lunch at Bella Notre.
We arrive at Bella Notre. Manage to grab 3 tables outside as the weather is so hot. Send the men in for lunch. Both come back complaining that their cards wouldn't work. Kids get mickey pizza's which ds feels he can't eat as it's mickey. But eventually he does eat it. We get Pasta Bolognaise which is very nice. The garlic bread is scrummy too. Lorraine and co join us and we have a nice chill out time. We decide to head back to discoveryland and decide that we either have to fastpass Space Mountain or Star Tours. But on the way we spy Aurora although Andrew tells me it's Snow White!!! We accost her and get some pictures and autographs. Lil Eilidh is walking slowly and Aurora stops to speak to her so ideal photo time. Although poor Eilidh gets a bit of a fright. Then on to discoveryland. Space Mountain has a 15 minute wait while star tours is 30 so we fast pass star tours and 5 of us ride space mountain. WHOOOOAAA. Most certainly didn't realise the ride would be so scary. Liz's hair is all up on end like she's had a shock and my legs are like jelly. Gone right off the ride. Head over to Star Tours. 8 of us ride and then 3 of us as it's decided Lil Eilidh shouldn't ride. Murray falls asleep shortly after this in his buggy. Think it's all getting too much for him. We head over to adventureland and do POTC. Frank doesn't do many rides and spent the whole of Snow White asking me when they drop was. I've told him that there is one slight dip and that's it. I know he's gonna kill me.
We get into pirates. The 2 older girls and Fraser sit in the front, then Lorraine, Neil and lil Eilidh, then Liz, me and Andrew with David Murray and Frank behind. We get to the climb and Frank's already muttering obsenities at me. Promise him it's ok. Dh asks him after the first drop if he is ok. NO is the reply. But on the photo he is smiling. We come off and he announces "I'll do that again!" We all stand looking in astonishment at each other. We head down to BTM.
We have hotel fastpasses. So 8 of us use them. 4 go in the first train and me, Liz and the 2 girls get the front of the train. Didn't realise I'd get wet going up the first hill. Dd isn't sure but gets through it. Then just as we come to the end. We stop. We're sat there for around 10 minutes before 2 cast members join us and tell us we have a technical problem and we need to walk back. Luckily we're just round the corner from the start. Not far to walk. Unlike the poor people stuck up the mountain who we watch walking down.
We head down to the Phantom Manor. Andrew refuses to go on. The rest of us have a ball. I am with Eilidh and Fraser and we laugh all the way round.
We leave the park by 5pm to allow us to get ready for Buffalo Bills. Lorraine and Neil are getting ready at our room to save them having to traipse back and forward. Head down to meet Liz and Frank and we head over to the show areana. Busy in the arena and it takes us a wee while to check in. We get D5 as our seats in the yellow corner. Go round the corner and get our hats. Head through to the bar and have a wee dance to the music. Head up the stairs and get our seats. There's quite a bit of banter going on with clapping off hands. I wind the kids up as I have 5 of them next to me. I have them banging the cutlery off their plates. The men are getting pretty peeved with me. Dinner comes round but I am enjoying the show far too much. Really got into it and the games. Murray keeps standing up on his chair and waving his hat at every game including the other teams. He's getting stroppy with anyone who's not joining in. He's eaten nothing but loved the whole show. We head back to the Disneyland Hotel when we are finished to have a drink. The bar is busy. But there's a wee area behind the bar where we get shoved into. I have a Stravinski and have a great time catching up. We all separate about 11pm. Lorraine and Neil get a lift back to the Cheyenne. We all fall in to bed and sleep. We drift off to the land of nod.
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nice to see inside the Buffalo Bills show, we missed that on our visit this year. During May half term week it did not run every day and we did not book in advance. Just have to go back to see it some time! 
