LilAnn
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So, now that our vacation was extended a bit, and the major travel arrangements had been settled, it was time to try to enjoy our extra days. We would have two full days at our disposal, with Thursday being the new travel day to Virginia. With that being said, we thought the best way to spend our days was to do a water park on Tuesday and close out our trip at the parks. Since we did Typhoon Lagoon a few days earlier, we thought we would give Blizzard Beach a try (and cross our fingers that our little girl would actually enjoy more activities there).
But first things first we needed breakfast. Breakfast means Mickey waffles. Our hotel doesnt have Mickey waffles so we high tailed it out of the hotel and over to Disney property. We ended up at Coronado Springs to eat at their food court in the morning. Once our bellies were full and the craving for waffles shaped in the head of a famous rodent were fulfilled, we were ready to go to a water park!
Since the water parks open a little later than the regular parks, we didnt miss much. We got there just after opening. Blizzard Beach has a kiddie corner, I think it was called Tikes Peak if I remember correctly, and we decided that would be our first stop after claiming some beach chairs. Would our little girl like this kids area better? Would she actually try out any slides?
Yup, she was fine here. Maybe because she was one of the bigger tikes in the area. She was so big that she could pretty much scoot herself down some of the slides. The ones that went a little faster, she wasnt as much of a fan. Once again, not a big thrill seeker.
We took it as a good sign and a starting point at least. We let her play in the wading area for a bit, giving her some time to get used to everything before we started pushing some of the bigger girl slides. We managed to convince her to try it at least once and that one of us would go down right next to her. She agreed, as long as she could get all suited up to make sure she stayed safe. Notice the goggles and swim vest her idea.
Maybe having daddy go down the slide next to her wasnt such a good idea.
He created quite the splash of water. Oops. I hope she had her mouth closed! But what did she think of the experience?
She didnt hate it ..but she wasnt about to go up and try it again. So it was back to the wading pool for a little while longer. Then we took a walk around the kiddie area and pointed out the fun tube rides and after much discussion and bargaining (Im sure some bribery with promises of sweets was involved), she agreed to try it.
Goggles on! Can you see her in position up at the top of the slide in the waiting area?
And here she goes
And what did she think? She gave us a big grin and immediately asked to go again. And again and again. Yup, we spent the next hour watching her go down this same tube slide. Or should we say I spent the time watching her and taking videos and photos while my husband was the one to carry the tube up to the top over and over again. She soon became a pro at posing for pics on the slide.
Here she is mid ride.
The grin at the bottom of the slide.
Dont think that just because she was in the water means that she wasnt going to strike a pose.
Once again, here she is in action.
See the castmember in this pic? He totally got to know our little girl since she went down the slide so many times. He would remind her to wave to me and the camera and ask for hi fives when she was ready. She is normally shy around people she doesnt know, but she didnt mind talking to both of the cast members working this ride.
In case you didnt get the idea that she liked this ride
Looks like Blizzard Beach was a success. Remember those other slides she did earlier with her dad? Well, she was even willing to try those out again and ended up liking that much better the second time around. So we spent the next half hour going down those slides.
I think we would have spent longer there but the afternoon clouds were rolling in for the daily storm. So we took that as our cue to pack up our things and head back to our hotel.
For dinner that night, we had decided on using up our voucher and trying the dinner buffet that was being offered. We went in without expecting much, especially seeing as how the restaurant was almost totally empty. Imagine our surprise when we came away satisfied and stuffed. It was actually one of the better meals from the trip! The spread isnt as impressive as Boma, but there were a lot of options and all of it was quite good. Maybe this hotel wasnt as bad as we originally thought. Then it was time for a cookie and dessert back in the room while watching Stacy tv. We had a day at the parks to rest up for.
But first things first we needed breakfast. Breakfast means Mickey waffles. Our hotel doesnt have Mickey waffles so we high tailed it out of the hotel and over to Disney property. We ended up at Coronado Springs to eat at their food court in the morning. Once our bellies were full and the craving for waffles shaped in the head of a famous rodent were fulfilled, we were ready to go to a water park!
Since the water parks open a little later than the regular parks, we didnt miss much. We got there just after opening. Blizzard Beach has a kiddie corner, I think it was called Tikes Peak if I remember correctly, and we decided that would be our first stop after claiming some beach chairs. Would our little girl like this kids area better? Would she actually try out any slides?
Yup, she was fine here. Maybe because she was one of the bigger tikes in the area. She was so big that she could pretty much scoot herself down some of the slides. The ones that went a little faster, she wasnt as much of a fan. Once again, not a big thrill seeker.
We took it as a good sign and a starting point at least. We let her play in the wading area for a bit, giving her some time to get used to everything before we started pushing some of the bigger girl slides. We managed to convince her to try it at least once and that one of us would go down right next to her. She agreed, as long as she could get all suited up to make sure she stayed safe. Notice the goggles and swim vest her idea.
Maybe having daddy go down the slide next to her wasnt such a good idea.
He created quite the splash of water. Oops. I hope she had her mouth closed! But what did she think of the experience?
She didnt hate it ..but she wasnt about to go up and try it again. So it was back to the wading pool for a little while longer. Then we took a walk around the kiddie area and pointed out the fun tube rides and after much discussion and bargaining (Im sure some bribery with promises of sweets was involved), she agreed to try it.
Goggles on! Can you see her in position up at the top of the slide in the waiting area?
And here she goes
And what did she think? She gave us a big grin and immediately asked to go again. And again and again. Yup, we spent the next hour watching her go down this same tube slide. Or should we say I spent the time watching her and taking videos and photos while my husband was the one to carry the tube up to the top over and over again. She soon became a pro at posing for pics on the slide.
Here she is mid ride.
The grin at the bottom of the slide.
Dont think that just because she was in the water means that she wasnt going to strike a pose.
Once again, here she is in action.
See the castmember in this pic? He totally got to know our little girl since she went down the slide so many times. He would remind her to wave to me and the camera and ask for hi fives when she was ready. She is normally shy around people she doesnt know, but she didnt mind talking to both of the cast members working this ride.
In case you didnt get the idea that she liked this ride
Looks like Blizzard Beach was a success. Remember those other slides she did earlier with her dad? Well, she was even willing to try those out again and ended up liking that much better the second time around. So we spent the next half hour going down those slides.
I think we would have spent longer there but the afternoon clouds were rolling in for the daily storm. So we took that as our cue to pack up our things and head back to our hotel.
For dinner that night, we had decided on using up our voucher and trying the dinner buffet that was being offered. We went in without expecting much, especially seeing as how the restaurant was almost totally empty. Imagine our surprise when we came away satisfied and stuffed. It was actually one of the better meals from the trip! The spread isnt as impressive as Boma, but there were a lot of options and all of it was quite good. Maybe this hotel wasnt as bad as we originally thought. Then it was time for a cookie and dessert back in the room while watching Stacy tv. We had a day at the parks to rest up for.
It literally has been months since I have been on this site, but I have been missing it lately. I checked in yesterday and saw that you were still going with your TR, so that is where I am starting. I just finished your first TR and I started on the first update of the Harry Potter trip. I am loving it so far! I can not wait to go see that park, but I feel like there might not be enough to keep Dylan busy (and justify the money to take him there). How did you feel about that? Was there enough stuff for little kids?
