~Continued~
The view, however, was crazy awesome. And our balcony was ginormous! Check out these pics.
We stopped taking pics at some point and got dressed to go and swim! We donned our free robes and strutted down to the pool. There are no pics of this because, well, we were in spandex suits, and no one needs to see that. It was here that we noticed that the pool was also dirty. There were leaves in it everywhere, which was odd, since there were very few trees, and they weren't really near the pool. Mal pointed out this strangeness, since the pool at the Poly is surrounded by vegetation, and we never saw any leaves in the pool there. While she noticed this, I noticed that there were quite a few birds lurking around the back of our hotel. And by quite a few, I mean hundreds. I suddenly flashed to that scene in The Birds where the lady in the diner is freaking out on Melanie, saying "Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this? They said when you got here the whole thing started. Who are you? What are you? Where did you come from! I think you're evil. EVIL!" And....that was it, I was done relaxing in the pool, I wanted the security of a big giant building between me and the crazy amounts of birds!! That and we needed to get ready for the party.
I guess overall, Mal and I were pretty disappointed with our stay. Everything seemed dirty, our room was small, and the fact that they took about 5 hours to get our room ready, even though they knew we were there irked me a tiny bit. I know that check in isn't until 3, but still. Maybe I just expected some better treatment from the Club Level.
We up, up and awayed in the fastest elevator I've even been on (my ears popped every time!) and showered and got dressed in record time. Before we knew it, we were once again traipsing through the MK in costume, this time on the way to LTT for dinner. As always, the food was great, and oddly enough, we sat at the same table as last year. But the character interaction was phenomenal. OMG, so good. We got to meet Goofy, Minnie, Chip, Dale and Pluto, and they were all in something Halloweeny. Here's the picture portion...
After dinner, I ran up to use the ladies room, and when I came back, discovered that Chip was trying to escape out the door behind our table.
What was even funnier was that his "handler" was telling him to stop being so naughty!
And every time his handler was mean, Chip would throw himself onto me for comfort. Like this...
And like this...
Then, Pluto came over, and tried to steal his apron!
Pluto was pointing at him, and motioning that he was going to "get Chip", and then he really did take the apron right off of him! That started a total war between the two, they were making faces at each other, and Chip was wagging his butt at Pluto, it was hilarious. Our entire room was cracking up, and people were peering in to see what all the fun was about.
It was a really great last meal at LTT, and one that will be sorely missed.
After dinner, we went over to meet Minnie and Mickey in their costumes, since we'd missed that at the first party (the lines were L-O-N-G by the time we got over there the first time, so it was our first stop this time). Here's Minnie looking all cute (as usual)...
And Mal must have the photos of Mickey.
After that, we foolishly decided to give Astro Orbitor another go. NO, we did not ride in the same spaceship again. The end result...without the distraction of panic and laughter, that ride spins a bit too fast for my liking.
This pic of Mal on the AO sums up how I feel about it...
From there, we went over to Adventureland to ride Pirates, and on the way, one of Mal's dreams came true. She met Abu!!! And apparently, this is yet another photo still on Mal's computer. Sheish.
And a recreation pic attempt of my DisBoards idol...who recognizes this concept?
We watched the parade two times, here are some shots...
Quick question....has anyone EVER met Kanga? Apparently, I met Rabbit once a few years ago. I have no memory, but a picture that proves I did. I love to meet them both. And Christopher Robin. Who is this Darby chick anyway?
We ended up with SO MUCH candy. As in, I still have some. Oh, and my last snack credits were also used during the party, for a mint smoothie and a caramel apple. Did you know they'll cut them into slices for you? We munched on those during the second parade; it made it way easier to eat.
And so ends Day 8. It was long and disappointing at times, but as always the Party rocked!!!
Up Next - Day 9. Free continental breakie (thanks CL!), a backstage safari and the GF!! Plus some random characters, a room like a sauna and yours truly is sick in a park for the first time since she was 4. And most importantly, Mal and I consume an entire cow. Stay tuned!!
.There are still five more days left to report on, so I hope you enjoy them...although I fear I may be flammed for my Contemporary review....
I guess since we're in the same province, it can count as close. 
Once the air kicked in, we felt revitalized and decided to do some shopping rounds on the monorail line. Mal was trying to get shot glasses for her mom from all the hotels we stayed at, so we checked first at the Contemporary. No shot glass. Strike 17 Contemporary!! I'm just kidding....
