Day 3
THIS was our starting plan!
Get up when we get up due to the lateness of
MVMCP last night. Go to some of the other resorts to look at decorations and check out Downtown Disney. We want to go to Goofy's snack shop and make some snack that will fulfill every snacking desire. Also we really enjoy buying a box set of Disney Christmas ornaments every time we go.
Then off to MGM... Disney Studios... or whatever they are calling it these days.
We may or may not see the Holly Days parade at 3:00.
At 5:35 we have and ADR for 50's Prime Time Cafe.
Our touring plan includes:
Rock and roller coaster
Tower of Terror
Great Movie Ride
Osbourne Lights
Fantasmic
Anything else is a bonus.
That WAS our plan for Friday December 14th.
Today is a classic example of over planning. Thats right
I admit it. We tried to do too much !
We fell into the trap of : We came here for Christmas and we are going to do EVERYTHING possible relating to a Disney Christmas. If it had been just Tony and I , I have no doubt that we could have accomplished this . However, you know how obstinate teenagers can be.
They insist on doing things like eating and sleeping.
The agreement was that the kids could sleep late
no alarms
since we were out late at the party. Why did on Earth did I say this?
Tony and I woke up at 9:00 . That already is late by Disney standards. So we got up and got ready , not really being quiet in the hopes that we would accidentally wake them up. No luck. So
Tony went to the food court to get some beignets for breakfast and he let the door slam. STILL ASLEEP!!
BTW
none of us cared for the beignets. It was just square, fried dough covered in powdered sugar. I thought it would have been much better with a cherry or apple filling. By 10:00 I decided that they had slept enough so I turned the TV on. LOUD!
That did the trick!
After getting ready our plan was to take the boat to Downtown Disney
but after waiting for a few minutes we found out that the boat doesnt start running until 11:00 so we opted for the bus
arriving at DD by 11:00.
Here we are outside the Christmas Shop.
Then it was off to Goofys Candy Shop.
I told you it was a sweet day! We used one snack credit each and it was so worth it! This was the best snack credit used all week hands down!
I got a chocolate filled oreo cookie covered in dark chocolate with chocolate chips and butterfinger with carmel drizzle!!!!!!
Brandon got a peanut butter filled oreo covered in white chocolate with sprinkles.
Tony and Deavon got an assortment of pretzel coverings.
The cookies were too big to eat all at once so we ate about half and headed to the World of Disney. We had $120 in rewards to use from our Disney Visa.
The kids each chose a hoodie - about $45-50 each! There went those reward dollars!
We wanted to use the rest on a box set of ornaments which are sold at the Christmas store. We couldnt resist and ate the rest of the cookie on the walk over.
Now surely my comedian son isnt the only one to make this joke but
. We were looking for a bathroom when Brandon suddenly said Mom, I found it and he was pointing to Poohs Corner !
Maybe he should stick to music.
After selecting our ornaments- The Nightmare Before Christmas box set--we caught a bus back to the resort so that we could go to Disney Studios. The bus to Riverside came first so we hopped on.
We got off and then waited for the bus to MGM. And we waited
.and waited
and waited.
Finally after about 45 minutes it came and we were off. We arrived around 1:00.
Here is the tree outside the turnstiles:
Here is all the tinsel decorating tinsel town:
And now for the moment you have all been waiting for
.The first photo with Flat Lynn!!!!!!!!!
Here we are wearing the hat:
Then we headed straight to R&RC
and got Fps for ToT. There was a 30 minute wait posted but it actually took about 15 then used the Fps for TOT
and got Fps for R&RC.
Here is a picture of Brandon doing what he usually does at home-turning up the volume:
Here is Flat Lynn outside TOT. She forgot to have a Depends drawn on so she opted to wait with me while the others rode:
After ping ponging back and forth here we went to the Great Movie Ride. I love this attraction!
After GMR we went back to R&RC and used the Fps , rode TOT and got more Fps for R&RC. After being flung around in our limo coaster and dropped from our elevator so many times , we decided to move on.
We went to the Narnia thing for lack of a better word. It didnt do much for me. In Brandons words..it is just a promotion for an upcoming film.
Next up was Star Tours. Here is Flat Lynn about to be crushed by an At-At. I really need to keep closer watch on her!
Then we went to the Muppets 3D .
It was cute the first couple of times I saw it but now I am over it.
Up next is our dinner at 50s Prime Time Café. Will it be uneventful as many have reported it can be? Or will it be one of the highlights of our trip?
Well, just to let you know, I'm nothing like her.....I am not crafty...I bought our t-shirts...When my kids were little , I bought autograph books....I didn't make my window clings ( I bought them!)
You may call it lazy. I call it craft challenged!
I would never make that sound dorky.
I am obsessed in my own way, just not a creative way like you.
I don't know why I opened my mouth and said I'd do shirts. 
. We have to change that next trip. 
. I can't wait to see how your family is at 50's Prime Time Cafe 
. 
Really one of the best times we had on the trip! I didnt really want to eat here but the kids insisted. We went our first trip in 2001 and it was fairly uneventful. 
