mickeystoontown
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When I left off, Hunter and I had waited for what seemed like forever to have our picture taken in front of the Mickey's Toontown sign. I was of the frame of mind that it didn't matter how long I had to wait, by golly, I was gonna have my picture taken in front of my namesake sign. And, as you know, we finally did:
Once the pictures were snapped, we joined the rest of the people walking into Toontown. I knew that this would probably be our last time to see Toontown in all it's glory. Which is why I wanted to take pictures....lots of 'em. Want to see lots of 'em? So do I! This is all I took:
What the heck? I didn't take more than that? NOOOOOO! I can be so absent minded sometimes. Now, I think I remember that John and Hunter rode Goofy's Barnstormer. I don't have picture proof of it but I know that there's no way that Hunter would have gone to Toontown and not ridden it. He knew that the Fantasyland expansion meant a change to Barnstormer and he had already said he was riding it. So, I am sure that's what happened next.
Once they had ridden, we went into County Bounty to see how long the character lines were.
Yikes! The line for the fairies was 90 minutes. Ummm, I don't think so. I don't remember how long the lines for the other characters were but they were long. We chose not to wait for any of the characters this go round.
We did a little shopping and I saw graduation ears. I took a picture of one for Lacey and sent it to her via text picture message or whatever you call it.
Hunter tried on the ears and asked that I take a picture of him to send to Lacey. Notice the chocolate on his tongue? When we were in the shop near Haunted Mansion, Hunter used a snack credit to purchase some chocolate coins and he decided to snack on them.
John went off on his own to do a little secret shopping. I may have mentioned it already but we like to pick up little secret gifts for each other while in Disney. John usually gets me some piece of jewelry. I, on the other hand, have a harder time finding something for him. He may not look like it but he's pretty picky. I never buy him hats. He had mugs out the wazoo. He likes to pick out his own shirts. So, yes, it's hard to find the right "secret gift" for him.
Mama was on the lookout for a cookie cutter, magnet and an antenna topper. The magnet and antenna topper were for herself. The cookie cutter would be for her cousin. She buys her a cookie cutter every year for Christmas.
Hunter wasn't on the lookout for anything in particular. He's old enough that we don't mind him wandering around on his own. He knows that he can't leave a store without our permission. Mama, on the other hand, doesn't like it when we let him get out of our sight. She was always following him around. It was funny because she was trying to act like she wasn't following him but she was.
Right near the checkout was a plastic container that had keychains in them. They were little rubber type balls that were in the shape of different characters. They had Goofy, Donald, Mickey, Minnie and a pirate Mickey. The best thing was they were just $1.95. I had seen them when we were at Epcot but didn't take the time to really look at them. By this time, John had found me and I told him that the keychains would make good gifts for Lacey's fellow Mission students. I try to get them a little something and these would be very inexpensive. We picked out ten and then I threw in three or four more for good measure.
I think I remember that Mama found the magnet she was looking for but I can't be sure. Anyway, we left the store with our goodies. Since we had a little time to kill before we could use our Winnie the Pooh Fastpasses, I suggested that we hop on the train and take a ride around the park. That would be a good way for Mama to see everything and we would give our feet a little rest.
Here's Hunter waiting on the train and licking a now melted chocolate coin:
I, of course, took pictures:
Mama and Hunter did this:
Lord have mercy! I do believe my Mama would wrestle an alligator if Hunter asked her to.
I took only one picture while we were on the train. Here's a glimpse of the line for Splash Mountain:
We stayed on the train all the way back to Toontown and walked back to Fantasyland. The construction work on the Fantasyland Expansion had already begun. They had moved the tree from Pooh's Playful Spot over by The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh:
I am so not a "sitter". I like to do stuff even while waiting. So, while we wait the few minutes to pass before we could use our Fastpasses, Hunter and I walked into Fantasyland:
Mama and John had found a bench to sit and wait on us and on the Fastpass return time. I am so very blessed that my mother and husband get along so well. I often joke that, should John and I ever divorce (not a chance but I'm just saying), my Mama would keep John and toss me away.
Here they are talking about something:
And, then, they spotted us and smiled:
**Up next: A visit with the Heffalumps and Woozles.
I think your pictures are the first I have seen of the "walls". It seems like most people talk about them, but no one posts any pictures of them. I actually have been very curious and wanted to see them.
Another reason I was so happy to go when we did is because the next time we go it is going to look like a totally different MK!!We prob won't be back for a couple more years.. I am hoping 2012
It does make life much easier when your spouse gets along with your parents. Looking forward to more!
