slp87
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Cast of Characters
Suzanne, me 37, 12th trip to WDW
Lloyd, my husband 38, 4th trip
Lauren, daughter 9, 6th trip
Travel: American Airlines
Accommodations: studio Beach Club Villas, Standard 1 bedroom Boardwalk Villas
Dates: March 8th 18th
Tuesday, March 14th
Plan: Animal Kingdom, Flame Tree for Lunch, Magic Kingdom for a late night
We had been watching the weather and it appeared that Wednesday was going to cool off a little. Not too much, but enough that I didnt want to be running around wet at a water park, so we decided to switch our AK and BB days. I wouldnt normally do two water parks in a row, but this seemed to be the best plan. We drove the rental car and arrived at BB about 9:30 taking advantage of Early Entry. Lauren had decided to ride Summet Plummet. We could see there was already a line, so we sent her on up. Lloyd went to find some chairs and I got in line to rent a locker. Our plan was to meet Lauren at the exit of the ride and hopefully see her to get a picture. It took us a little longer than expected and when we reached the end of the slide, there was Lauren. I was so upset and she played along for a minute, then finally admitted that she had chickened out. Once she saw the board that posts how fast people are going down, she decided that she didnt want to go 55 mph down a slide. Instead, she went down Slush Gusher. She had ridden it before when she was 7, so it wasnt a threat. We wanted to get a picture and the line wasnt too long, so she caught the ski lift back to the top and we snapped the perfect picture. After that, we all rode the ski lift to the top to ride Teamboat Springs. This was a little frustrating. There was absolutely no one in line and no one coming behind us, but the CMs put our family of 3, 2 adult girls, and an adult man all in the same boat. We were packed in there!! It was too tight! Then, Lauren went over to the Ski Patrol training area. She went across the ice bergs and the T bar. Then, she got back in line for the T bar and waited about 6 -7 minutes. When it came her turn, the lifeguard starts saying she cant go and wont send the bar back. To make it even more confusing, the lifeguard is sitting in the splash down pool talking through a speaker into the hut where they load. None of the kids can understand her and are all looking at each other. The lifeguard then tells another lifeguard walking by to tell she is too tall to ride. I tell the lifeguard that shes already ridden it once and she replies, I know and I told her when she got out that she was too tall! Well, I was standing there when she got out and the lifeguard didnt say a word to her. Lauren was totally embarrassed with how mean the lifeguard was reacting. We told her to blow it off and move on. Next, we went to the Downhill Double Dipper. I love this ride, it is so fun, and you catch some great air!! The Toboggan Racers were next and Lloyd was bragging about winning. We reminded him that he wins because hes the heaviest! We went back around to the wave pool and there werent any tubes except for 2 that we sitting near a woman on the beach. I went over and asked if she was using them, and of course she was saving them for her kids, who werent even at the park yet!! Three more people tried to get them and she kept telling them they were taken. Finally the lifeguards started throwing more in the pool and Lauren was able to grab one. Lloyd and I arent fond of the bobbing waves, so we partook of a funnel cake instead. After that, we took a spin on the lazy river. Thankfully, we didnt have any sightings like last time. I wont say exactly what we saw, but it was long and it was black. We were about ready to go and Lauren decided she was hungry. We figured it was just as easy to go ahead and eat before leaving, so we stopped at Lottawatta Lodge. Lloyd and Lauren both had foot longs and I had a soft pretzel, then we went back to the room and rested. Lauren finished her movie, while we napped. Later, we drove over to the Grand Floridian to ride the speedboats. I planned for us to do our resort hopping once we got the rental car. We rented our boats and took off toward the Contemporary. I took Lauren by River Country and told her about Discovery Island. When I was younger, we always rented at the Contemporary, so driving Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon really brings back memories. When our time was up we were ready for dinner. We hadnt made any ADRs and werent really sure what we wanted. We thought about going over to Port Orleans, but we wanted to ride the monorail, so we knew it would be easiest to choose something on the monorail. We checked out the Grand Floridian Café and it had some good choices, but we were thinking about the Kona Café. We approached the monorail and were able to ride in the front. When we got to the Contemporary, we debated eating at the Concourse Steakhouse, but we decided to keep going to the Poly. The wait for the Kona was about 30 minutes at 5:30, but we didnt mind since that gave us a chance to walk around the grounds. We took a few pictures, checked out the pool, then went back in to wait. Right at 30 minutes, we were called. Our server was very personable and nice. I ordered filet mignon medallions and Lloyd got the Teriyaki steak. Lauren decided just to eat off of us. The bread that was brought out was wonderful and it was served with some dipping oil. We were all over it and wiped it out in no time. Our server brought us more when the meal arrived. My filet medallions were awesome and Lauren and Lloyd thought the teriyaki was very good as well. The best part to me was in addition to mashed potatoes (my favorite), they served my steak with asparagus. Nobody else in the family likes it, so its rare that I ever get to eat it. It was so fresh and good!! The food was plenty for all of us and we left stuffed. We caught the monorail back to the GF and got the car to head back to the BW. We ran into Seashore Sweets when we got back and got Lauren a chocolate sundae, Lloyd a rice krispie treat, and I had some peanut butter fudge. We also returned the movies and got The Watcher in the Woods and Haunted Mansion. We watched The Watcher in the Woods that night before hitting the sack.
Suzanne, me 37, 12th trip to WDW
Lloyd, my husband 38, 4th trip
Lauren, daughter 9, 6th trip
Travel: American Airlines
Accommodations: studio Beach Club Villas, Standard 1 bedroom Boardwalk Villas
Dates: March 8th 18th
Tuesday, March 14th
Plan: Animal Kingdom, Flame Tree for Lunch, Magic Kingdom for a late night
We had been watching the weather and it appeared that Wednesday was going to cool off a little. Not too much, but enough that I didnt want to be running around wet at a water park, so we decided to switch our AK and BB days. I wouldnt normally do two water parks in a row, but this seemed to be the best plan. We drove the rental car and arrived at BB about 9:30 taking advantage of Early Entry. Lauren had decided to ride Summet Plummet. We could see there was already a line, so we sent her on up. Lloyd went to find some chairs and I got in line to rent a locker. Our plan was to meet Lauren at the exit of the ride and hopefully see her to get a picture. It took us a little longer than expected and when we reached the end of the slide, there was Lauren. I was so upset and she played along for a minute, then finally admitted that she had chickened out. Once she saw the board that posts how fast people are going down, she decided that she didnt want to go 55 mph down a slide. Instead, she went down Slush Gusher. She had ridden it before when she was 7, so it wasnt a threat. We wanted to get a picture and the line wasnt too long, so she caught the ski lift back to the top and we snapped the perfect picture. After that, we all rode the ski lift to the top to ride Teamboat Springs. This was a little frustrating. There was absolutely no one in line and no one coming behind us, but the CMs put our family of 3, 2 adult girls, and an adult man all in the same boat. We were packed in there!! It was too tight! Then, Lauren went over to the Ski Patrol training area. She went across the ice bergs and the T bar. Then, she got back in line for the T bar and waited about 6 -7 minutes. When it came her turn, the lifeguard starts saying she cant go and wont send the bar back. To make it even more confusing, the lifeguard is sitting in the splash down pool talking through a speaker into the hut where they load. None of the kids can understand her and are all looking at each other. The lifeguard then tells another lifeguard walking by to tell she is too tall to ride. I tell the lifeguard that shes already ridden it once and she replies, I know and I told her when she got out that she was too tall! Well, I was standing there when she got out and the lifeguard didnt say a word to her. Lauren was totally embarrassed with how mean the lifeguard was reacting. We told her to blow it off and move on. Next, we went to the Downhill Double Dipper. I love this ride, it is so fun, and you catch some great air!! The Toboggan Racers were next and Lloyd was bragging about winning. We reminded him that he wins because hes the heaviest! We went back around to the wave pool and there werent any tubes except for 2 that we sitting near a woman on the beach. I went over and asked if she was using them, and of course she was saving them for her kids, who werent even at the park yet!! Three more people tried to get them and she kept telling them they were taken. Finally the lifeguards started throwing more in the pool and Lauren was able to grab one. Lloyd and I arent fond of the bobbing waves, so we partook of a funnel cake instead. After that, we took a spin on the lazy river. Thankfully, we didnt have any sightings like last time. I wont say exactly what we saw, but it was long and it was black. We were about ready to go and Lauren decided she was hungry. We figured it was just as easy to go ahead and eat before leaving, so we stopped at Lottawatta Lodge. Lloyd and Lauren both had foot longs and I had a soft pretzel, then we went back to the room and rested. Lauren finished her movie, while we napped. Later, we drove over to the Grand Floridian to ride the speedboats. I planned for us to do our resort hopping once we got the rental car. We rented our boats and took off toward the Contemporary. I took Lauren by River Country and told her about Discovery Island. When I was younger, we always rented at the Contemporary, so driving Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon really brings back memories. When our time was up we were ready for dinner. We hadnt made any ADRs and werent really sure what we wanted. We thought about going over to Port Orleans, but we wanted to ride the monorail, so we knew it would be easiest to choose something on the monorail. We checked out the Grand Floridian Café and it had some good choices, but we were thinking about the Kona Café. We approached the monorail and were able to ride in the front. When we got to the Contemporary, we debated eating at the Concourse Steakhouse, but we decided to keep going to the Poly. The wait for the Kona was about 30 minutes at 5:30, but we didnt mind since that gave us a chance to walk around the grounds. We took a few pictures, checked out the pool, then went back in to wait. Right at 30 minutes, we were called. Our server was very personable and nice. I ordered filet mignon medallions and Lloyd got the Teriyaki steak. Lauren decided just to eat off of us. The bread that was brought out was wonderful and it was served with some dipping oil. We were all over it and wiped it out in no time. Our server brought us more when the meal arrived. My filet medallions were awesome and Lauren and Lloyd thought the teriyaki was very good as well. The best part to me was in addition to mashed potatoes (my favorite), they served my steak with asparagus. Nobody else in the family likes it, so its rare that I ever get to eat it. It was so fresh and good!! The food was plenty for all of us and we left stuffed. We caught the monorail back to the GF and got the car to head back to the BW. We ran into Seashore Sweets when we got back and got Lauren a chocolate sundae, Lloyd a rice krispie treat, and I had some peanut butter fudge. We also returned the movies and got The Watcher in the Woods and Haunted Mansion. We watched The Watcher in the Woods that night before hitting the sack.
