The Cast:
Me (Im not telling my age): Chief decision maker, planner and organiser extraordinaire
Darren (39): Mr. Grumpy, Marathon Man and Map Reader
Mollie (10): Jekyll & Hyde pre-teen and big girls blouse
Kirsty (4): Scaredy Cat and Drama Queen
Were up and out nice and early this morning wish I could say with little effort but I would be lying. The troops are revolting, sorry that should be the troops are threatening to revolt, although the first description suits them well first thing in the morning, theyre fed up with me turfing them out of bed, theyre in Disney World for heavens sake they can sleep their lives away any other time but not in these two weeks!
Nobody is hungry so we dont stop for breakfast but make our way directly to Sea World. We bought a 2 days for the price of 1 ticket from Ticketmania (excellent service from them) so we have to go have a photo taken so we can use the tickets on the second day, visions of the mayhem at US flash before my eyes and we almost dont bother but luckily this is a relatively quick process at SW. After this is done we pick up our maps and timetable. SW is like MGM in that you have to plan your day around show times. Having sorted out what we want to see and when, we are on our way with just a quick stop for a photo opportunity with Shamu the whale, the cuddly character kind not the real thing!
We make a quick stop to pick up some coffee and croissants for Darren and I and fruit for the girls (their choice) and then make our way to see Clyde & Seamore. This was closed on our last visit so this is the first time weve seen this show. The warm up guy is hysterical, I can barely eat my croissant and my coffee is sloshing everywhere Im laughing so much. The couple next to me however must have had a serious humour bypass operation because they didnt so much as crack a smile during the pre-show or during Clyde & Seamore. How can you not laugh at Clyde & Seamore? anyway we thoroughly enjoyed it and theres nothing like a good laugh to set you up for the day.
We stop off to view the penguins before heading to the Dolphin show. The girls plead to sit in the splash zone. We agree on the understanding that we would not be sitting next to them, so off they went but much to their disgust they didnt get wet. I could watch the dolphins all day and Im very envious of those trainers, what a job that must be, certainly beats sitting in an office all day!
Next were off to feed the dolphins. Darren is sent off to buy us some fishes, well wed have a long wait if we had to rely on him fishing for them. Its very busy round the dolphin pool, but after a short wait we manage to squeeze us a spot. Darren brings back two pots of fish and we eventually manage to catch the attention of a dolphin, I think this had something to do with the fact that Kirsty had just emptied her whole pot of fish into the water! I was sorely tempted to chuck Darren in after them and fish (ha!) them out but lucky little dolphin had promptly scoffed most of them before I had a chance. I sent him up to buy some more instead and Mollie and I showed Kirsty how it was supposed to be done but when it came to taking the fish in her hand her reaction was eeeuuw gross and double gross! Darren was complaining that he couldve bought a whole salmon for the price of those four pots so I threatened to chuck him in if he didnt stop being Mr. Grumpy.
We now have to make a bit of a dash over to the other side in time to catch the Shamu show. Again the girls ask to sit in the splash zone and again we agree but we wouldnt be sitting next to them. We are sitting in the second row in the block of seats after the splash zone. Shamu does his magnificent finale of a splash and suddenly all I see is this wall of water heading straight for me, yep! me and the woman sitting next to me get soaked!!! Damn, that water is cold!
The girls who were sitting in the third row of the splash zone are practically dry, the only wet patch they have has been caused by the track of their tears, tears of frustration that again they didnt get wet, not tears of laughter at their poor old drowned rat of a mum they assure me, do I believe my little darlings? do pigs fly? Exactly! Much as its a very hot day Im really not in the mood to wander around soaked and looking like an escapee from the wet t-shirt contest and my bra which is now visible to the naked eye is just so last season! so I have to stop and buy myself a new top.
After a quick stop at the loo to dry off and change top, cant unfortunately find a bra so I have to just hang loose, fortunately Im no Jordan! We pop into Terrors of the deep and Im not referring to my hanging loose here, Mollie keeps winding Kirsty up that the glass above our head is going to break and if we dont drown then the sharks will eat us, after much whining Kirsty replies with well theyll eat you first cos youre biggest, if they keep up the snipping, drowning and sharks will be the least of their worries, sisterly love cant beat it!
Its now very hot and were all a bit tired so its agreed well head home for a swim but as we are passing its time for the pets on stage show so we stop off at this first. Glad we did. It was very good fun and very enjoyable. The girls loved it especially afterwards when they got to meet some of the pets. Now though we are heading home for a swim. Im very disappointed however that I havent been able to go on Kraken as this is one of my favourite coasters, guess well just have to make sure we come back and use up the second day.
It is so hot today even I overcome my allergy to water and hit the pool, boy is it good, however half an hour is enough for me so I go get some refreshments and some nice big fattening juicy cakes. Suitably replenished Darren and the girls get back in the water while I go and start some packing, yes our holiday is fast drawing to a close, only one more full day to go boo hoo! I hate being reminded that we have to leave soon but I also hate having to pack everything at the last minute so I make a start on all the stuff I know we wont be needing now.
Tonight we have a PS for 7.00 at Whispering Canyon Café so after Darren and the girls have showered we head over. A little early as usual so I can have a good nosey around. I like the look of this hotel, not as much as Grand Floridian or Boardwalk but more than the Poly. We are soon shown to our table. Again our server isnt all that great at making the experience as much fun as some of the others but hes okay. Mollie and Kirsty are desperate to have hankie hats so eventually I have to ask the server if he could arrange it, hes not exactly thrilled at this request but he does get someone to come over and do them for us, needless to say mum and dad have to wear hats as well, apart from the colour not being quite right for my delicate skin tone (lobster red) I look quite good in mine, the others look ridiculous but hey thats the way of the world. I hadnt told them about the ketchup but the table next to us beat us to it, the little boy asked for ketchup and a scurry of children appeared from out of nowhere clutching bottles and bottles of ketchup. After they were plonked down on the table the mum picks a bottle up, no, no I want that one states little boy, his mum points out that theyre all the same, yes but I want that one he replies. Some other mothers do have em, Im not alone, Yippeee!! The food here was good and plentiful, Kirsty enjoyed joining in with the games and although our server could have made the experience a bit better it was still a lot of fun so this is definitely one we would come to again.
After dinner and a stroll around the outside of the hotel to wear off some of the food we had just scoffed we headed home. After a nice wind down glass of wine and some TV we were all soon fast asleep.
Tomorrow our last full day and its off to the MK.
Annmarie
Me (Im not telling my age): Chief decision maker, planner and organiser extraordinaire
Darren (39): Mr. Grumpy, Marathon Man and Map Reader
Mollie (10): Jekyll & Hyde pre-teen and big girls blouse
Kirsty (4): Scaredy Cat and Drama Queen
Were up and out nice and early this morning wish I could say with little effort but I would be lying. The troops are revolting, sorry that should be the troops are threatening to revolt, although the first description suits them well first thing in the morning, theyre fed up with me turfing them out of bed, theyre in Disney World for heavens sake they can sleep their lives away any other time but not in these two weeks!
Nobody is hungry so we dont stop for breakfast but make our way directly to Sea World. We bought a 2 days for the price of 1 ticket from Ticketmania (excellent service from them) so we have to go have a photo taken so we can use the tickets on the second day, visions of the mayhem at US flash before my eyes and we almost dont bother but luckily this is a relatively quick process at SW. After this is done we pick up our maps and timetable. SW is like MGM in that you have to plan your day around show times. Having sorted out what we want to see and when, we are on our way with just a quick stop for a photo opportunity with Shamu the whale, the cuddly character kind not the real thing!
We make a quick stop to pick up some coffee and croissants for Darren and I and fruit for the girls (their choice) and then make our way to see Clyde & Seamore. This was closed on our last visit so this is the first time weve seen this show. The warm up guy is hysterical, I can barely eat my croissant and my coffee is sloshing everywhere Im laughing so much. The couple next to me however must have had a serious humour bypass operation because they didnt so much as crack a smile during the pre-show or during Clyde & Seamore. How can you not laugh at Clyde & Seamore? anyway we thoroughly enjoyed it and theres nothing like a good laugh to set you up for the day.
We stop off to view the penguins before heading to the Dolphin show. The girls plead to sit in the splash zone. We agree on the understanding that we would not be sitting next to them, so off they went but much to their disgust they didnt get wet. I could watch the dolphins all day and Im very envious of those trainers, what a job that must be, certainly beats sitting in an office all day!
Next were off to feed the dolphins. Darren is sent off to buy us some fishes, well wed have a long wait if we had to rely on him fishing for them. Its very busy round the dolphin pool, but after a short wait we manage to squeeze us a spot. Darren brings back two pots of fish and we eventually manage to catch the attention of a dolphin, I think this had something to do with the fact that Kirsty had just emptied her whole pot of fish into the water! I was sorely tempted to chuck Darren in after them and fish (ha!) them out but lucky little dolphin had promptly scoffed most of them before I had a chance. I sent him up to buy some more instead and Mollie and I showed Kirsty how it was supposed to be done but when it came to taking the fish in her hand her reaction was eeeuuw gross and double gross! Darren was complaining that he couldve bought a whole salmon for the price of those four pots so I threatened to chuck him in if he didnt stop being Mr. Grumpy.
We now have to make a bit of a dash over to the other side in time to catch the Shamu show. Again the girls ask to sit in the splash zone and again we agree but we wouldnt be sitting next to them. We are sitting in the second row in the block of seats after the splash zone. Shamu does his magnificent finale of a splash and suddenly all I see is this wall of water heading straight for me, yep! me and the woman sitting next to me get soaked!!! Damn, that water is cold!
The girls who were sitting in the third row of the splash zone are practically dry, the only wet patch they have has been caused by the track of their tears, tears of frustration that again they didnt get wet, not tears of laughter at their poor old drowned rat of a mum they assure me, do I believe my little darlings? do pigs fly? Exactly! Much as its a very hot day Im really not in the mood to wander around soaked and looking like an escapee from the wet t-shirt contest and my bra which is now visible to the naked eye is just so last season! so I have to stop and buy myself a new top.
After a quick stop at the loo to dry off and change top, cant unfortunately find a bra so I have to just hang loose, fortunately Im no Jordan! We pop into Terrors of the deep and Im not referring to my hanging loose here, Mollie keeps winding Kirsty up that the glass above our head is going to break and if we dont drown then the sharks will eat us, after much whining Kirsty replies with well theyll eat you first cos youre biggest, if they keep up the snipping, drowning and sharks will be the least of their worries, sisterly love cant beat it!
Its now very hot and were all a bit tired so its agreed well head home for a swim but as we are passing its time for the pets on stage show so we stop off at this first. Glad we did. It was very good fun and very enjoyable. The girls loved it especially afterwards when they got to meet some of the pets. Now though we are heading home for a swim. Im very disappointed however that I havent been able to go on Kraken as this is one of my favourite coasters, guess well just have to make sure we come back and use up the second day.
It is so hot today even I overcome my allergy to water and hit the pool, boy is it good, however half an hour is enough for me so I go get some refreshments and some nice big fattening juicy cakes. Suitably replenished Darren and the girls get back in the water while I go and start some packing, yes our holiday is fast drawing to a close, only one more full day to go boo hoo! I hate being reminded that we have to leave soon but I also hate having to pack everything at the last minute so I make a start on all the stuff I know we wont be needing now.
Tonight we have a PS for 7.00 at Whispering Canyon Café so after Darren and the girls have showered we head over. A little early as usual so I can have a good nosey around. I like the look of this hotel, not as much as Grand Floridian or Boardwalk but more than the Poly. We are soon shown to our table. Again our server isnt all that great at making the experience as much fun as some of the others but hes okay. Mollie and Kirsty are desperate to have hankie hats so eventually I have to ask the server if he could arrange it, hes not exactly thrilled at this request but he does get someone to come over and do them for us, needless to say mum and dad have to wear hats as well, apart from the colour not being quite right for my delicate skin tone (lobster red) I look quite good in mine, the others look ridiculous but hey thats the way of the world. I hadnt told them about the ketchup but the table next to us beat us to it, the little boy asked for ketchup and a scurry of children appeared from out of nowhere clutching bottles and bottles of ketchup. After they were plonked down on the table the mum picks a bottle up, no, no I want that one states little boy, his mum points out that theyre all the same, yes but I want that one he replies. Some other mothers do have em, Im not alone, Yippeee!! The food here was good and plentiful, Kirsty enjoyed joining in with the games and although our server could have made the experience a bit better it was still a lot of fun so this is definitely one we would come to again.
After dinner and a stroll around the outside of the hotel to wear off some of the food we had just scoffed we headed home. After a nice wind down glass of wine and some TV we were all soon fast asleep.
Tomorrow our last full day and its off to the MK.
Annmarie
