Disney Trip day 6
No parks at all today. We went to the hotel's game room after breakfast and played some videogames, checkers, and Sam and a new friend played some Playstation. Then we rented some shuffleboard gear and did that until luchtime. After lunch we went into the pool and stayed until dinner time. As soon as we got out of the pool, the kids got their faces painted by someone in the hotel lobby. Kat had a dinner date with some friends who happen to be in Orlando as well, so we grilled burgers without her. Tomorrow, we wake up, grab our stuff and head for home!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Disney Trip day 5
Another character breakfast. This time it was the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh and his friends kept us company while we ate a buffet, including "breakfast pizza" which is pizza with scrambled eggs instead of sauce. Full of food, we went to the Pirates of the Carribean ride which went over well all around. After the pirates, Papa took Sam on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which Sam enjoyed. After that excitement, Daddy took the kids on the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride. From there it was on to s
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, where we defeated Zurg and his army. We stopped on Main Street for lunch. As soon as we tried to head out, the big Main Street parade started, so we stayed for that, and then headed home and into the pool.
Another character breakfast. This time it was the Hundred Acre Wood. Pooh and his friends kept us company while we ate a buffet, including "breakfast pizza" which is pizza with scrambled eggs instead of sauce. Full of food, we went to the Pirates of the Carribean ride which went over well all around. After the pirates, Papa took Sam on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, which Sam enjoyed. After that excitement, Daddy took the kids on the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride. From there it was on to s
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, where we defeated Zurg and his army. We stopped on Main Street for lunch. As soon as we tried to head out, the big Main Street parade started, so we stayed for that, and then headed home and into the pool.
Disney Trip day 4
In the morning, the ladies went off to Epcot for another character breakfast. They ate a wonderful buffet at hung out with a bunch of princesses. The men met up with them and we all headed out towards "The Sea" area. On the way, we stopped for some more photo and autograph opportunities. We rode the Finding Nemo ride, which was just a ride through a cave where video was projected on the walls of the Nemo characters. Then we went to Crush's Turtle Talk, in which an animated Crush the Turtle talks and interacts with the audience. It was very cute. We went to the butterfly house and walked through all the Epcot countries. Unfortunately, we didn't get to stop for very long so I'm SURE we missed a lot of cool stuff. But it was really hot and we stopped often for water sprinklers and ice cream. We saw Mary Poppins and Alice from Wonderland and Allie got to meet Chip and Dale. Allie fell asleep in the stroller and we went home.
In the morning, the ladies went off to Epcot for another character breakfast. They ate a wonderful buffet at hung out with a bunch of princesses. The men met up with them and we all headed out towards "The Sea" area. On the way, we stopped for some more photo and autograph opportunities. We rode the Finding Nemo ride, which was just a ride through a cave where video was projected on the walls of the Nemo characters. Then we went to Crush's Turtle Talk, in which an animated Crush the Turtle talks and interacts with the audience. It was very cute. We went to the butterfly house and walked through all the Epcot countries. Unfortunately, we didn't get to stop for very long so I'm SURE we missed a lot of cool stuff. But it was really hot and we stopped often for water sprinklers and ice cream. We saw Mary Poppins and Alice from Wonderland and Allie got to meet Chip and Dale. Allie fell asleep in the stroller and we went home.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
DISNEY TRIP part 3
Tuesday morning we stayed at the hotel and had a relatively calm wakeup time. We left for Downtown Disney around noon and had lunch at T-Rex, which is a dinosaur-themed restaurant. They have a jungle area, an ice-age area and an underwater area. Each area has fossils and/or animatronic creatures to keep you company as you eat. Every twenty minutes there's a "meteor shower", and all the lights flash and sounds boom and the ceiling changes color. It's actually pretty cool.
Then we headed on out to Hollywood Studios. We went to the Voyage with the Little Mermaid attraction which is a combination of live-action, movie, lasers and tactile interaction (bubbles and water are sprayed at various times). That was a lot better than I expected. Then we went to the Muppetvision 3D show, which was also a mix of film, live-action and water/bubbles. We finished the day by visiting the American Idol experience. I must say, I'm no American Idol fan, but the show was cool. They hold auditions in the park and go through the same process as the show. The audience sits in a very realistic set and votes on the performers, while caricaturish judges voice their opinions. The woman we voted for won, and the kids got her autograph afterwards! We were all getting a bit ready to leave, so we did. We took a quick dip in the pool before dinner and bed. Next is Epcot!
Tuesday morning we stayed at the hotel and had a relatively calm wakeup time. We left for Downtown Disney around noon and had lunch at T-Rex, which is a dinosaur-themed restaurant. They have a jungle area, an ice-age area and an underwater area. Each area has fossils and/or animatronic creatures to keep you company as you eat. Every twenty minutes there's a "meteor shower", and all the lights flash and sounds boom and the ceiling changes color. It's actually pretty cool.
Then we headed on out to Hollywood Studios. We went to the Voyage with the Little Mermaid attraction which is a combination of live-action, movie, lasers and tactile interaction (bubbles and water are sprayed at various times). That was a lot better than I expected. Then we went to the Muppetvision 3D show, which was also a mix of film, live-action and water/bubbles. We finished the day by visiting the American Idol experience. I must say, I'm no American Idol fan, but the show was cool. They hold auditions in the park and go through the same process as the show. The audience sits in a very realistic set and votes on the performers, while caricaturish judges voice their opinions. The woman we voted for won, and the kids got her autograph afterwards! We were all getting a bit ready to leave, so we did. We took a quick dip in the pool before dinner and bed. Next is Epcot!
Monday, April 19, 2010
DISNEY TRIP part 2
Monday morning, the ladies left the hotel and went to the Magic Kingdom for the Cinderella Breakfast, in which you eat breakfast amongst the company of Disney's most famous princesses. Allie had a great time and got some autographs and photographs. After the breakfast, Allie and Meme rode Cinderella's Golden Carousel twice, then it was off to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. It's a fancy kind of spa for little girls to get their hair and makeup done. After getting sprayed, glittered and made up, it was off to another meet and greet, where Allie met some more princesses. Then it was on to the Mad Hatter's Teacup ride.
While all this was going on, the men went off to the Hollywood Studios park. We met Chip and Dale and Sam got their autographs. We liked how the two of them playfully fought with each other. Then we went to a Toy Story photo op area, where you can pose in different scenes from Toy Story and take a photo. At the end of that were Buzz and Woody. Sam got their autographs, which was very funny; Buzz stamped the book a dozen times, while Woody was trying to wrestle it away from him. Woody then crossed out Buzz's autograph and wrote his own several times before Buzz took it away from HIM. You had to be there. We went on the Star Tours ride and saw the Indiana Jones stunt spectacular. Then it was time to join the ladies by taking a bus to a monorail to the Magic Kingdom. We all met up, had lunch at Pinnochio's Village Haus. I was expecting beer and sausage, but we had pizza and chicken nuggets. Then it was off to the It's A Small World ride, which was actually better than I expected. It's a whimsical tour of the countries of the world through colorful puppets and sets. At that point we decided to head home. The clouds were gathering and we did NOT want to risk another wet day. As soon as we headed out, we were blocked by the Main Street Parade, in which every single character (Ed. note from Kat - every single one except Jasmine - never saw her the whole freakin day!) comes marching, singing, waving and dancing through the main street of the park. It was cool, but it blocked us in until it was over. It began raining as soon as the parade ended. It was pretty light, but it brought back bad memories. We finally got out of there. We came back to the hotel and as soon the rain stopped for good, the kids and I headed to the pool, until it began to rain again. We stayed in the hotel and had spaghetti for dinner in our room.
Monday morning, the ladies left the hotel and went to the Magic Kingdom for the Cinderella Breakfast, in which you eat breakfast amongst the company of Disney's most famous princesses. Allie had a great time and got some autographs and photographs. After the breakfast, Allie and Meme rode Cinderella's Golden Carousel twice, then it was off to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. It's a fancy kind of spa for little girls to get their hair and makeup done. After getting sprayed, glittered and made up, it was off to another meet and greet, where Allie met some more princesses. Then it was on to the Mad Hatter's Teacup ride.
While all this was going on, the men went off to the Hollywood Studios park. We met Chip and Dale and Sam got their autographs. We liked how the two of them playfully fought with each other. Then we went to a Toy Story photo op area, where you can pose in different scenes from Toy Story and take a photo. At the end of that were Buzz and Woody. Sam got their autographs, which was very funny; Buzz stamped the book a dozen times, while Woody was trying to wrestle it away from him. Woody then crossed out Buzz's autograph and wrote his own several times before Buzz took it away from HIM. You had to be there. We went on the Star Tours ride and saw the Indiana Jones stunt spectacular. Then it was time to join the ladies by taking a bus to a monorail to the Magic Kingdom. We all met up, had lunch at Pinnochio's Village Haus. I was expecting beer and sausage, but we had pizza and chicken nuggets. Then it was off to the It's A Small World ride, which was actually better than I expected. It's a whimsical tour of the countries of the world through colorful puppets and sets. At that point we decided to head home. The clouds were gathering and we did NOT want to risk another wet day. As soon as we headed out, we were blocked by the Main Street Parade, in which every single character (Ed. note from Kat - every single one except Jasmine - never saw her the whole freakin day!) comes marching, singing, waving and dancing through the main street of the park. It was cool, but it blocked us in until it was over. It began raining as soon as the parade ended. It was pretty light, but it brought back bad memories. We finally got out of there. We came back to the hotel and as soon the rain stopped for good, the kids and I headed to the pool, until it began to rain again. We stayed in the hotel and had spaghetti for dinner in our room.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
DISNEY TRIP part 1
We came in on Saturday, hit the pool for an hour or so and then off to dinner. We put "restaurant" in the GPS and drove around, looking for a place with a decently short wait. We found a TGI Friday's a mile or so away and we hit so much ridiculous traffic that it took us 45 minutes to do so. Dinner was not great, but it was food. Got back to the hotel around 10. Sam has decided to do a project. He's writing down how much money we spend on this vacation. We're giving him our receipts and he is keeping track. Poppa Aaron would be proud!
Sunday we got up early and went to Animal Kingdom. We leaft early because we'd heard it was supposed to rain later in the day. We got there and it was drizzling, but not bad. We saw Finding Nemo: The Musical and the kids got their faces painted. We went on the Triceratops Spin ride, which was mild but fun. Then we had lunch of burgers and hot dogs and such. Sam wanted to go on the Primeval Whirl, which was a roller coaster. I nominated Mommy to go with him. Sam had a good time. Mommy didn't feel so well for an hour or so after. It was raining pretty hard by then. We wandered a little more and it began to torrentially downpour. We decided to cut our losses and go home. We were ready to just leave, but we had an hour and a half until the shuttle was due. We hid in a gift shop for a bit and then joined the throngs of ponchoed refugees out of the park. We were absolutely soaked. Sneakers squishing, we returned the electric wheelchair Meme rented and trudged out to the parking lot and waited for a half hour in the pouring rain. Miserable and cold and wet, the kids were crying and the adults were angry. Finally, the bus came and we all climbed in. There wasn't enough room for everyone, but somehow we all jammed in like sardines. We were wet and tired and squished and uncomfortable and then a leak sprang in the roof at one point and some poor girl got dripped on the rest of the ride. We finally got back to the hotel and the entire bus burst into applause. Some of us took hot showers, some had hot chocolate and we all changed into clean, dry clothes.
We had reservations for a character dinner at Chef Mickey's, after an hour or so, we got in the car and headed out for dinner. The guard who we had to go past saw we were from NY. He said "Me too. I'm from Long Island." We said "Us, too!" He said he was from Massapequa Park and the Whytes said "We go to church there!" They said which one and he knew exactly where it was. Turns out his Boys Scout troop used to meet there! Crazy. The food was very good, but the real treat was Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto swinging by every once in a while to dance, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Everyone had a great time. We all agreed it was a welcome end to a lousy day. To top it all off, we got back to the hotel in time to see the fireworks from our terrace.
We came in on Saturday, hit the pool for an hour or so and then off to dinner. We put "restaurant" in the GPS and drove around, looking for a place with a decently short wait. We found a TGI Friday's a mile or so away and we hit so much ridiculous traffic that it took us 45 minutes to do so. Dinner was not great, but it was food. Got back to the hotel around 10. Sam has decided to do a project. He's writing down how much money we spend on this vacation. We're giving him our receipts and he is keeping track. Poppa Aaron would be proud!
Sunday we got up early and went to Animal Kingdom. We leaft early because we'd heard it was supposed to rain later in the day. We got there and it was drizzling, but not bad. We saw Finding Nemo: The Musical and the kids got their faces painted. We went on the Triceratops Spin ride, which was mild but fun. Then we had lunch of burgers and hot dogs and such. Sam wanted to go on the Primeval Whirl, which was a roller coaster. I nominated Mommy to go with him. Sam had a good time. Mommy didn't feel so well for an hour or so after. It was raining pretty hard by then. We wandered a little more and it began to torrentially downpour. We decided to cut our losses and go home. We were ready to just leave, but we had an hour and a half until the shuttle was due. We hid in a gift shop for a bit and then joined the throngs of ponchoed refugees out of the park. We were absolutely soaked. Sneakers squishing, we returned the electric wheelchair Meme rented and trudged out to the parking lot and waited for a half hour in the pouring rain. Miserable and cold and wet, the kids were crying and the adults were angry. Finally, the bus came and we all climbed in. There wasn't enough room for everyone, but somehow we all jammed in like sardines. We were wet and tired and squished and uncomfortable and then a leak sprang in the roof at one point and some poor girl got dripped on the rest of the ride. We finally got back to the hotel and the entire bus burst into applause. Some of us took hot showers, some had hot chocolate and we all changed into clean, dry clothes.
We had reservations for a character dinner at Chef Mickey's, after an hour or so, we got in the car and headed out for dinner. The guard who we had to go past saw we were from NY. He said "Me too. I'm from Long Island." We said "Us, too!" He said he was from Massapequa Park and the Whytes said "We go to church there!" They said which one and he knew exactly where it was. Turns out his Boys Scout troop used to meet there! Crazy. The food was very good, but the real treat was Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto swinging by every once in a while to dance, pose for pictures and sign autographs. Everyone had a great time. We all agreed it was a welcome end to a lousy day. To top it all off, we got back to the hotel in time to see the fireworks from our terrace.
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