Friday, April 4th
Magic Kingdom Part 2
The boys must have had some wild dreams last night to wake like this.
Grandma, Mommy, Alan and Eddie headed downstairs for breakfast around 8:30am. The boys stopped by Herbie for a little play time.
While we were eating breakfast the sky opened up and it POURED!!! We took our time with breakfast thinking the rain would pass, but it just kept coming so we got ponchos in the gift shop $30 allowing Grandma to purchase a nice canvas bag for an additional $10. Then it was outside to catch the bus. We got to Magic Kingdom not long after it opened and headed straight for Tomorrow Land to ride Buzz Lightyear. We got a Fast Pass Ticket for later. The man working the Fast Pass machines was from Pella, IA. He told us the line was only 10 minutes so we also rode right away. The first time Eddie and Grandma rode together and Alan and Mommy rode together.
When we got off the ride we had some time before our Fast Pass tickets would work so we rode the Carousel of Progress. The seats move around a circular stage and watch a family pass from the turn of the century through the 90’s.
Then it was back to Buzz Lightyear. This time Alan rode with Grandma and Eddie rode with Mommy.
Then I asked Alan if he wanted to take Grandma on Space Mountain. He said yes so I led the group right up to the lady working the Fast Pass machines. I walked past all the people waiting to get tickets and asked her for a parent swap ticket. She said oh you need a child swap ticket. I said yes please and we were off. The child swap ticket is for families that have kids who don’t meet the height requirement. The first parent stands in the long line with anyone who is tall enough to ride. Then when they finish the ride the parent that waited with the short folk get to take the swap ticket and go straight to the front of the line without waiting at all. Well I don’t care about Space Mountain so I handed the ticket to Grandma, grabbed their hats and the tote bag and shoved them into the fast line telling Grandma to meet us at the Tea Cups. She was very confused and said she didn’t know where they were. I told her to grab a map and to have fun on Space Mountain. Her face lit up and they were off.
Mommy and Eddie then headed to Peter Pan’s Flight to get Fast Passes for the group. There wasn’t a line for Cinderella’s Golden Carousel so we rode the hoursed and finished just as Grandma called to say they were at the Tea Cups so we headed over to meet them.
Grandma took the boys on the Mad Tea Cups since Mommy’s tummy couldn’t handle it a second time.
We still had time before we could go on the Peter Pan ride so we caught the Mickey Philharmagic 3D show. The movie takes you through all kinds of Disney movies: The Little Mermaid, Lion King, Aladdin, Peter Pan, and I’m sure I missed a few.
There was just enough time to catch It’s a Small World before Peter Pan’s Flight.
Then it was off to Never Never Land and the Peter Pan’s Flight ride.
When the ride finished it was almost 2pm so we decided to get our laser shooter guns at the Buzz Light year ride for the vacation souvenir and catch the bus back to the hotel for a nap. On the way back to tomorrow land we saw Cinderella’s step mother and step sisters and it looked like a street show was about to start. They told us to come up the ramp so we did. It was just a photo op, but they were quite the characters to meet.
Then we continued on our way to Tomorrow Land. The cashier offered to get the packaging off the guns. I sent Grandma and the boys to press pennies with Buzz images while she did this. Then I looked up and noticed the opportunity to meet Buzz himself so we got in line to meet him.
On our way out of the park we noticed there was no wait for the Monsters Inc show so we decided to go. Then it was off to the bus stop to wait for a ride back to the resort.
When we got back to the room we made some sandwiches and had a birthday party for Eddie. He got to open some presents that Grandma brought and we sang and ate a huge chocolate cupcake.
After a nap we took the boys down to the pool where they even got Grandma to swim with them!!
Daddy grabbed a pizza on the way back to the room and we left the kids with Grandma. Then we grabbed the bus to Downtown Disney to shop and grab some dinner. We ate at Bongos a great Cuban dinner with live music and headed back to the room.
In the morning we got all the bags packed up and Grandma, Mommy, Alan, Eddie, and Joey explored the Toy Story section of the hotel while Daddy loaded the van.
Then it was off to the Sanford Orlando Airport to take Grandma to her plane. Then we went back into Orlando to the Ikea store and had a Swedish lunch at their café. They have this play area you sign in your potty trained kids that are between 37 and 54 inches tall to play for an hour while you shop. The big boys had a great time while Mommy, Daddy, and Joey walked through the store. Then it was off to a 6 hour drive back to Panama City. We got home around 8:15pm. Daddy unloaded the van and mommy helped the boys with a bath. Then Alan and Eddie helped get everything unpacked and Mommy got a few loads of laundry done. My head hit the pillow around 10:30pm and Daniel let me sleep in almost ‘til noon today. The laundry is still running and I hope to get pictures sorted and start posting on the blog.
Magic Kingdom Part 2
The boys must have had some wild dreams last night to wake like this.
Grandma, Mommy, Alan and Eddie headed downstairs for breakfast around 8:30am. The boys stopped by Herbie for a little play time.
While we were eating breakfast the sky opened up and it POURED!!! We took our time with breakfast thinking the rain would pass, but it just kept coming so we got ponchos in the gift shop $30 allowing Grandma to purchase a nice canvas bag for an additional $10. Then it was outside to catch the bus. We got to Magic Kingdom not long after it opened and headed straight for Tomorrow Land to ride Buzz Lightyear. We got a Fast Pass Ticket for later. The man working the Fast Pass machines was from Pella, IA. He told us the line was only 10 minutes so we also rode right away. The first time Eddie and Grandma rode together and Alan and Mommy rode together.
When we got off the ride we had some time before our Fast Pass tickets would work so we rode the Carousel of Progress. The seats move around a circular stage and watch a family pass from the turn of the century through the 90’s.
Then it was back to Buzz Lightyear. This time Alan rode with Grandma and Eddie rode with Mommy.
Then I asked Alan if he wanted to take Grandma on Space Mountain. He said yes so I led the group right up to the lady working the Fast Pass machines. I walked past all the people waiting to get tickets and asked her for a parent swap ticket. She said oh you need a child swap ticket. I said yes please and we were off. The child swap ticket is for families that have kids who don’t meet the height requirement. The first parent stands in the long line with anyone who is tall enough to ride. Then when they finish the ride the parent that waited with the short folk get to take the swap ticket and go straight to the front of the line without waiting at all. Well I don’t care about Space Mountain so I handed the ticket to Grandma, grabbed their hats and the tote bag and shoved them into the fast line telling Grandma to meet us at the Tea Cups. She was very confused and said she didn’t know where they were. I told her to grab a map and to have fun on Space Mountain. Her face lit up and they were off.
Mommy and Eddie then headed to Peter Pan’s Flight to get Fast Passes for the group. There wasn’t a line for Cinderella’s Golden Carousel so we rode the hoursed and finished just as Grandma called to say they were at the Tea Cups so we headed over to meet them.
Grandma took the boys on the Mad Tea Cups since Mommy’s tummy couldn’t handle it a second time.
We still had time before we could go on the Peter Pan ride so we caught the Mickey Philharmagic 3D show. The movie takes you through all kinds of Disney movies: The Little Mermaid, Lion King, Aladdin, Peter Pan, and I’m sure I missed a few.
There was just enough time to catch It’s a Small World before Peter Pan’s Flight.
Then it was off to Never Never Land and the Peter Pan’s Flight ride.
When the ride finished it was almost 2pm so we decided to get our laser shooter guns at the Buzz Light year ride for the vacation souvenir and catch the bus back to the hotel for a nap. On the way back to tomorrow land we saw Cinderella’s step mother and step sisters and it looked like a street show was about to start. They told us to come up the ramp so we did. It was just a photo op, but they were quite the characters to meet.
Then we continued on our way to Tomorrow Land. The cashier offered to get the packaging off the guns. I sent Grandma and the boys to press pennies with Buzz images while she did this. Then I looked up and noticed the opportunity to meet Buzz himself so we got in line to meet him.
On our way out of the park we noticed there was no wait for the Monsters Inc show so we decided to go. Then it was off to the bus stop to wait for a ride back to the resort.
When we got back to the room we made some sandwiches and had a birthday party for Eddie. He got to open some presents that Grandma brought and we sang and ate a huge chocolate cupcake.
After a nap we took the boys down to the pool where they even got Grandma to swim with them!!
Daddy grabbed a pizza on the way back to the room and we left the kids with Grandma. Then we grabbed the bus to Downtown Disney to shop and grab some dinner. We ate at Bongos a great Cuban dinner with live music and headed back to the room.
In the morning we got all the bags packed up and Grandma, Mommy, Alan, Eddie, and Joey explored the Toy Story section of the hotel while Daddy loaded the van.
Then it was off to the Sanford Orlando Airport to take Grandma to her plane. Then we went back into Orlando to the Ikea store and had a Swedish lunch at their café. They have this play area you sign in your potty trained kids that are between 37 and 54 inches tall to play for an hour while you shop. The big boys had a great time while Mommy, Daddy, and Joey walked through the store. Then it was off to a 6 hour drive back to Panama City. We got home around 8:15pm. Daddy unloaded the van and mommy helped the boys with a bath. Then Alan and Eddie helped get everything unpacked and Mommy got a few loads of laundry done. My head hit the pillow around 10:30pm and Daniel let me sleep in almost ‘til noon today. The laundry is still running and I hope to get pictures sorted and start posting on the blog.
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