Today we went to Animal Kingdom. We took it really easy and we didn't get to the park until about 2:30. Of course, this being Animal Kingdom, it started to rain as soon as we arrived.
We watched Legend of the Lion King, first. Next, we did the Safari. Although there weren't many animals out, we did get to see the lions and cheetahs, which we don't often get to see.
We went back to the character trails since they were decorated for Christmas - and we met Goofy, Pluto, Donald, and a bunny whose name I don't know - she kind of looked like Thumper's sister. We didn't see Mickey because his line was ridiculously long.
Next, Grant and I took turns riding Expedition Everest while Geoffrey ate a snack. The single rider line made the ride a walk-on.
At 6:15 we saw "Finding Nemo, the Musical." We had never seen the park at night before, so it was cool to see the park lit up when we left the show. We walked through the Dinosaur area and hopped on the Triceratop Spin (basically the Flying Dumbos) just before the park closed.
After we left the park, we went to Downtown Disney for dinner. We parked behind Cirque Du Soleil, and walked all the way to the Marketplace and back. We had dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express (on the West Side) and browsed a few shops. We shared an ice cream sundae and a hot chocolate at Ghiredelli, and played a bit at the lego store. Geoffrey was pretty fussy all day. We've been busy, but he seems to be getting plenty of sleep - more then usual, almost. He seems to have a little cough so he might not be feeling that great.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thanksgiving - Blizzard Beach / Magic Kingdom
Today we went to Blizzard Beach. We got there around noon and stayed until closing at 5:00. The park was very uncrowded - we were able to do everything we wanted with minimal wait. I was even able to do Summit Plummit.
We spent plenty of time in the lazy river and the wave pool. We took the chair lift up and rode the family raft ride down - although the 2nd time, Geoffrey refused to sit. (He's not allowed to sit on our lap). Since he wouldn't sit he couldn't ride, so he and I walked down while Grant rode with the family they had put us with (you have to have four in the raft so if Grant had left that family would have waited for someone else...) Later in the day, we tried again and Geoffrey sat, but he wasn't happy. Once the ride started going Geoffrey started to cry and tried to get in my lap - so I went ahead and put him in my lap. He wasn't happy on the ride at all this time. :o(
Otherwise, we had fun - as I said, we got to do any slide we wanted, we could easily get innertubes in the wave pool, and we had fun.
We headed back to our condo and showered before heading out in search of dinner. WE ended up at the Golden Corral, which had almost all of the fixings for a good Thanksgiving dinner (the only thing missing was cranberries!) The meal was actually quite tasty and we left completely stuffed.
After dinner we headed towards the Magic Kingdom. We parked at the .... Polynesian (did you guess?) and took the monorail, arriving in the park at about 9:00. The park was scheduled to close at 1 AM, but of course we didn't have to stay until closing - heh heh. We went to Tomorrowland and got Buzz fast passes. We rode the People Mover. Then Grant rode Space Mountain while I took Geoffrey on the Tomorrowland SPeedway. Then I rode Space Mountain whild the boys rode the People Mover again. We spent some time dancing at the Tomorrowland dance party and then rode Buzz.
Next we headed over to Fantasyland and rode the carousel (horse!!!) and Small World. Since by this time the park was considerably empty, we decided to take turns doing Splash and Big Thunder - we wanted Geoffrey to fall asleep in his stroller anyway. So we headed over there and each of us took a turns riding Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain until the park closed. Geoffrey didn't fall asleep . Ha! He stayed awake until we left the park - but he snoozed on the monorail back to the car. It was a loooong day, and we were beat!
We spent plenty of time in the lazy river and the wave pool. We took the chair lift up and rode the family raft ride down - although the 2nd time, Geoffrey refused to sit. (He's not allowed to sit on our lap). Since he wouldn't sit he couldn't ride, so he and I walked down while Grant rode with the family they had put us with (you have to have four in the raft so if Grant had left that family would have waited for someone else...) Later in the day, we tried again and Geoffrey sat, but he wasn't happy. Once the ride started going Geoffrey started to cry and tried to get in my lap - so I went ahead and put him in my lap. He wasn't happy on the ride at all this time. :o(
Otherwise, we had fun - as I said, we got to do any slide we wanted, we could easily get innertubes in the wave pool, and we had fun.
We headed back to our condo and showered before heading out in search of dinner. WE ended up at the Golden Corral, which had almost all of the fixings for a good Thanksgiving dinner (the only thing missing was cranberries!) The meal was actually quite tasty and we left completely stuffed.
After dinner we headed towards the Magic Kingdom. We parked at the .... Polynesian (did you guess?) and took the monorail, arriving in the park at about 9:00. The park was scheduled to close at 1 AM, but of course we didn't have to stay until closing - heh heh. We went to Tomorrowland and got Buzz fast passes. We rode the People Mover. Then Grant rode Space Mountain while I took Geoffrey on the Tomorrowland SPeedway. Then I rode Space Mountain whild the boys rode the People Mover again. We spent some time dancing at the Tomorrowland dance party and then rode Buzz.
Next we headed over to Fantasyland and rode the carousel (horse!!!) and Small World. Since by this time the park was considerably empty, we decided to take turns doing Splash and Big Thunder - we wanted Geoffrey to fall asleep in his stroller anyway. So we headed over there and each of us took a turns riding Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain until the park closed. Geoffrey didn't fall asleep . Ha! He stayed awake until we left the park - but he snoozed on the monorail back to the car. It was a loooong day, and we were beat!
Wednesday - EPCOT
Wednesday
We went back to EPCOT today to hit some of the stuff we hadn’t seen yet. We started out at the Imagination Pavilion and saw Figment and then watched Captain EO.
Next, we headed towards the The Land pavillion. We rode Living with the Land, and then stopped to eat. We bought a tuna and asian noodle salad and shared that as well as snacks we had brought ourselves - an orange, cheese, and crackers.
Next, we headed over to Mission Space - I rode while Geoffrey and Grant played in the Training Lab. Then we saw Universe of Energy, just in time for Geoffrey’s nap. When we got off, Geoffrey slept while Grant rode Test Track. Then we strolled around World Showcase. We shared a chocolate pretzel in Norway, a German pretzel in Germany, A quiche, a chocolate croissant, and a creme brulee from France. Meanwhile, we read about some of the holiday traditions from around the world. We walked all the way around the showcase and then back to Mexico where we rode the boat ride there, follwed by Maelstrom in Norway.
We took some photo pass pics and then rode Spaceship Earth just as the park closed.
We went back to EPCOT today to hit some of the stuff we hadn’t seen yet. We started out at the Imagination Pavilion and saw Figment and then watched Captain EO.
Next, we headed towards the The Land pavillion. We rode Living with the Land, and then stopped to eat. We bought a tuna and asian noodle salad and shared that as well as snacks we had brought ourselves - an orange, cheese, and crackers.
Next, we headed over to Mission Space - I rode while Geoffrey and Grant played in the Training Lab. Then we saw Universe of Energy, just in time for Geoffrey’s nap. When we got off, Geoffrey slept while Grant rode Test Track. Then we strolled around World Showcase. We shared a chocolate pretzel in Norway, a German pretzel in Germany, A quiche, a chocolate croissant, and a creme brulee from France. Meanwhile, we read about some of the holiday traditions from around the world. We walked all the way around the showcase and then back to Mexico where we rode the boat ride there, follwed by Maelstrom in Norway.
We took some photo pass pics and then rode Spaceship Earth just as the park closed.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Disney Studios
Tuesday
We can’t seem to get off of California time, but we are still getting plenty of park time, and we’re all well rested and in good spirits, which is a nice way to feel at WDW, where people can easily overdo it!
Today we went to Disney Studios. We ate lunch at Brown Derby - sharing a cobb salad and a steak entrée. After lunch, we went to watch Playhouse Disney live on stage - Geoffrey loved seeing “Mouse!”
Next, we saw the Lights, Motors, Action Stunt show. Geoffrey liked this in August because of all of the cars. He enjoyed it this time, as well, but he was getting sleepy, and fell asleep in his stroller right after we left the show.
While he napped, Grant and I took turns riding our beloved Tower of Terror. When he woke up, we went to watch The Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
We spent the next 45 minutes strolling through the amazing Osborne Spectacle of Lights. We enjoyed watching the dancing lights to the music, and Geoffrey really liked the light up train.
We finished our evening riding the Great Movie Ride.
We had dinner at Giordanno’s where we enjoyed their ridiculously delicious pizza. Then we swung by walmart. We checked out their big Disney section and Geoffrey asked to get a “Mouse” - a cute little Mickey Mouse. So cute!
We can’t seem to get off of California time, but we are still getting plenty of park time, and we’re all well rested and in good spirits, which is a nice way to feel at WDW, where people can easily overdo it!
Today we went to Disney Studios. We ate lunch at Brown Derby - sharing a cobb salad and a steak entrée. After lunch, we went to watch Playhouse Disney live on stage - Geoffrey loved seeing “Mouse!”
Next, we saw the Lights, Motors, Action Stunt show. Geoffrey liked this in August because of all of the cars. He enjoyed it this time, as well, but he was getting sleepy, and fell asleep in his stroller right after we left the show.
While he napped, Grant and I took turns riding our beloved Tower of Terror. When he woke up, we went to watch The Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
We spent the next 45 minutes strolling through the amazing Osborne Spectacle of Lights. We enjoyed watching the dancing lights to the music, and Geoffrey really liked the light up train.
We finished our evening riding the Great Movie Ride.
We had dinner at Giordanno’s where we enjoyed their ridiculously delicious pizza. Then we swung by walmart. We checked out their big Disney section and Geoffrey asked to get a “Mouse” - a cute little Mickey Mouse. So cute!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Magic Kingdom - Monday
Monday
We had breakfast again at our condo and left later then we intended (because Geoffrey slept in! - Good boy!)
We went to the outlet center - hoping to get some more of the dressy crocs I like. Sadly, they didn’t have my size, but we did visit the character outlet - WOW! They had some of the same stuff that Company D had but even cheaper! On an amazing note, they had these shorts that I really wanted (plaid mickey mouse) that they were no longer selling at home. The shorts were on sale for $18.99, but they rang up for $4.99!!! Such a deal!)
We went to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch, and then headed to the Magic Kingdom. We parked at the Polynesian and took the monorail.
Main Street looked fantastic - beautifully decorated. I really liked the tin soldiers that filled Town Square! Geoffrey had fallen asleep on the way, so we didn’t take any pictures at this point. Of course, he woke just as we passed Main Street. It was about 6:45 when we arrived and pretty crowded, but the crowds thinned throughout the evening.
We went on Pirates first, followed by Haunted Mansion, Snow White, Mickey’s Philharmagic, King Arthur’s Carousel, it’s a small world, and Winnie the Pooh (with fast pass.) The Winnie the Pooh queue was being redone while we were here in August, and the results were awesome. It looks fantastic - very woodsy - and it has a play area inside while parents wait in line. It also has these cool touch screens that look like dripping honey, but you can push the honey aside and make pictures. Well done all around.
We were getting pretty hungry at this point, so we found some tables by Cosmic Rays and had a snack - cheese, salami, crackers, etc. We had a nice view of the fireworks and enjoyed our snack while they went off over our heads.
Next, we conquered Tomorrowland, riding Tomorrowland Speedway “Cars?” The People Mover, and Buzz Lightyear “Buzz?”
Then we went on the teacups, “cup?” Grant spun so fast Geoffrey couldn’t stop laughing , his poor eyes rolling around - “more! More - peese?” and, by request, we went on Dumbos. “Dumbo! Dumbo! Oh!”
We finished our night by riding The Magic Carpets, twice, and then getting on the last Jungle Cruise of the evening. Our skipper was hilarious!
We took some pictures on Main Street and then hopped on the monorail and headed home.
We’re trying the harness on Geoffrey since he wants to walk more. I have mixed feelings on if it is working well!
We had breakfast again at our condo and left later then we intended (because Geoffrey slept in! - Good boy!)
We went to the outlet center - hoping to get some more of the dressy crocs I like. Sadly, they didn’t have my size, but we did visit the character outlet - WOW! They had some of the same stuff that Company D had but even cheaper! On an amazing note, they had these shorts that I really wanted (plaid mickey mouse) that they were no longer selling at home. The shorts were on sale for $18.99, but they rang up for $4.99!!! Such a deal!)
We went to Sweet Tomatoes for lunch, and then headed to the Magic Kingdom. We parked at the Polynesian and took the monorail.
Main Street looked fantastic - beautifully decorated. I really liked the tin soldiers that filled Town Square! Geoffrey had fallen asleep on the way, so we didn’t take any pictures at this point. Of course, he woke just as we passed Main Street. It was about 6:45 when we arrived and pretty crowded, but the crowds thinned throughout the evening.
We went on Pirates first, followed by Haunted Mansion, Snow White, Mickey’s Philharmagic, King Arthur’s Carousel, it’s a small world, and Winnie the Pooh (with fast pass.) The Winnie the Pooh queue was being redone while we were here in August, and the results were awesome. It looks fantastic - very woodsy - and it has a play area inside while parents wait in line. It also has these cool touch screens that look like dripping honey, but you can push the honey aside and make pictures. Well done all around.
We were getting pretty hungry at this point, so we found some tables by Cosmic Rays and had a snack - cheese, salami, crackers, etc. We had a nice view of the fireworks and enjoyed our snack while they went off over our heads.
Next, we conquered Tomorrowland, riding Tomorrowland Speedway “Cars?” The People Mover, and Buzz Lightyear “Buzz?”
Then we went on the teacups, “cup?” Grant spun so fast Geoffrey couldn’t stop laughing , his poor eyes rolling around - “more! More - peese?” and, by request, we went on Dumbos. “Dumbo! Dumbo! Oh!”
We finished our night by riding The Magic Carpets, twice, and then getting on the last Jungle Cruise of the evening. Our skipper was hilarious!
We took some pictures on Main Street and then hopped on the monorail and headed home.
We’re trying the harness on Geoffrey since he wants to walk more. I have mixed feelings on if it is working well!
Disney World Thanksgiving 2010
Thanksgiving 2010 - at Disney World!
This year, my district had to take 4 budget cut days as a result of the lack of money we are receiving from California. Three of the days were scheduled during Thanksgiving week, giving us the whole week off!
That, combined with the fact that we already had purchased the premier annual pass, gave us the notion that we just might be able to swing a tip to Disney World this Fall. And here we are!
We flew out on Saturday, November 20th. We departed from LAX on a Delta flight. The good news was that our flight was non stop. The bad news was that it was Delta, so we had to pack and bring only carry-ons since we didn’t want to pay for bags. Getting through security with three carry on suitcases, two back packs, a diaper bag, a stroller and a car seat, one ziplock of liquids, one laptop, and a one year old was certainly an interesting feet, and one of my personal prouder moments as a traveler. (Come on, airline, lose the extra fees already! You are just making it an extra hassle for everyone - including TSA and your own employees!)
Also making news this traveling season is the new body scan machines that are appearing throughout airports (and the pat downs you receive if you opt not to go through the scanners!) Grant himself got a pat down - probably because of the cargo pants he was wearing.
Anyway - our flight was fine - it was full, with lots of kids. We bought Geoffrey his own seat and brought his car seat on the plane. This was very helpful for most of the flight keeping him in his seat, and especially when he napped, making him more comfortable and giving me the ability to actually do something other then hold him. We got him some new headphones that are really nice, but even sitting on the plane with my iphone full of Mickey Mouse clubhouse and Thomas and Friends he really isn’t much interested in watching TV.
We arrived in Florida after a four and a half hours at about 6. We flew in to Tampa airport this time. We picked up our rental car - they were all out of midsize, so we got the next one up - but it was a bright red, ugly thing - it looked like a clown car. (The car itself was oddly shaped, and the red was, well, RED, and when you put the two together - yikes!) But it had lots of space in the back and it was comfortable, so off we went on our drive to Orlando.
We are staying at Windsor Palms this week in a condo unit. These are the same builders as Windsor Hills, but the community is a few years older. It is located a couple of miles south west of Windsor Hills, so still pretty close to the WDW property. Our condo is nice! It is on the first floor of the building just across from the community center - the pool and play ground are no more then a two minute walk away.
Our unit has a washer and dryer, a kitchen, a large family room / dining area, and two bedrooms, on with a king bed and one with two twins. It also has two bathrooms, each with a shower/tub combo. It also has a small, screened it porch. It is a very comfortable condo, and we are happy with it - especially at $50 a night (including all taxes!!!!)
After scoping the scene and playing for a bit on the playground (and watching the basketball players at the community center “basket ball! Basket ball!” we went to Cracker Barrel for dinner. WE were hungry! Then we went to get provisions from Publix and Walmart - food and liquids that we couldn’t carry on the plane with us. Geoffrey got a 10 inch bouncy ball - which he LOVES! We headed back to our condo and unpacked.
There was no pack n play in our unit. We called and they said they would bring one out - we said the next day would be fine (Sunday). So that night Geoffrey slept with us (we didn’t think he would stay in the other room without the pack n play.
Yikes, what a night! He would not fall asleep - despite being in the dark room between me and Grant - he stayed up trying to play with us for an hour and a half! Then, when he did go to sleep, he woke up four hours later and stayed up for another hour! Oy! Needless to say, not the best night sleep, ever. He probably slept all of 8 hours.
On Sunday we had breakfast at home and played a bit before heading out. The rental car we had (It was a Chevrolet HHR) badly needed an alignment and kept pulling to one side. Grant’s arm was sore from holding it straight driving from Tampa. We headed to the Car Care Center near the Magic Kingdom and exchanged our car for a white Chevrolet Cobalt. Although the car is smaller, it runs better and isn’t so outlandish to look at!
WE had reservations for Boma, so we went to the Animal Kingdom lodge. We were early, so we headed back past the pool to the Hakuna Matata playground. It was a nice playground with two jungle gyms and a view of some of the savannah animals from the top of the jungle gyms.
Lunch at (technically dinner hours, but our 4:05 reservation served as our lunch!) Boma was delicious! I zigged on all the sides, mostly, while Grant ate repeat servings of the African spiced strip loin (with the delicious Boma mustard sauce.) Geoffrey, not in an adventurous mood, was qite happy with pitas, flat bread, chicken nuggets, and fruit. Oh - and his cookie for dessert…”oh oh, oh boy!”
We spent the evening at EPCOT. I was very excited to see the Christmas decorations. However, it didn’t seem very decorated. I am hoping that they are not finished yet and there will be more by the end of the week. However, there were some great topiaries of the Disney characters dressed in their holiday best, and lots of trees and poinsettias. In addition, there is one large Christmas Tree at the center of EPCOT, where Future World meets World showcase.
We rode Spaceship Earth - Geoffrey stayed engaged the whole time - and then headed over to Nemo and Friends. We spent some time looking at the fish in the Aquarium - Geoff loves running around the observation rings. The dolphins were cool today - they were sort of dancing - one was swimming upside down underneath the other one, who was swimming right side up, and they were sort of swimming in side to side waves. It was neat!
Next, we headed to the World showcase where we watched Off Kilter in Canada, visited with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger in England, and then watched some of the British Invasion. (Sadly, it was the same set of songs we heard in August!) We strolled around the showcase, walking through Morocco n detail while waiting for their band to set up, and then we listened to them for a bit. We continued over to Norway and rode Maelstrom twice while Geoff took a little snooze. We finished the evening at the parks watching Illuminations.
After we left, we went to pick up Taco Bell for dinner. We had been at this Taco Bell on a previous visit, and the service was exceptionally awful. We waited in line for about 40 minutes and they screwed up our order. But that was on a previous visit . It couldn’t be that bad again, could it? Famous last words, huh? Anyway, 30 minutes (and a messed up order that I had to walk up to the drive through window to fix because the dining room was closed) later , we finally get home. Fantastic.
At bedtime, Geoff slept in his pack n play. He cried for 20 minutes - and then slept for almost 13 hours without a peep! (Grant and I went to sleep after him and we BOTH woke up before he did!
This year, my district had to take 4 budget cut days as a result of the lack of money we are receiving from California. Three of the days were scheduled during Thanksgiving week, giving us the whole week off!
That, combined with the fact that we already had purchased the premier annual pass, gave us the notion that we just might be able to swing a tip to Disney World this Fall. And here we are!
We flew out on Saturday, November 20th. We departed from LAX on a Delta flight. The good news was that our flight was non stop. The bad news was that it was Delta, so we had to pack and bring only carry-ons since we didn’t want to pay for bags. Getting through security with three carry on suitcases, two back packs, a diaper bag, a stroller and a car seat, one ziplock of liquids, one laptop, and a one year old was certainly an interesting feet, and one of my personal prouder moments as a traveler. (Come on, airline, lose the extra fees already! You are just making it an extra hassle for everyone - including TSA and your own employees!)
Also making news this traveling season is the new body scan machines that are appearing throughout airports (and the pat downs you receive if you opt not to go through the scanners!) Grant himself got a pat down - probably because of the cargo pants he was wearing.
Anyway - our flight was fine - it was full, with lots of kids. We bought Geoffrey his own seat and brought his car seat on the plane. This was very helpful for most of the flight keeping him in his seat, and especially when he napped, making him more comfortable and giving me the ability to actually do something other then hold him. We got him some new headphones that are really nice, but even sitting on the plane with my iphone full of Mickey Mouse clubhouse and Thomas and Friends he really isn’t much interested in watching TV.
We arrived in Florida after a four and a half hours at about 6. We flew in to Tampa airport this time. We picked up our rental car - they were all out of midsize, so we got the next one up - but it was a bright red, ugly thing - it looked like a clown car. (The car itself was oddly shaped, and the red was, well, RED, and when you put the two together - yikes!) But it had lots of space in the back and it was comfortable, so off we went on our drive to Orlando.
We are staying at Windsor Palms this week in a condo unit. These are the same builders as Windsor Hills, but the community is a few years older. It is located a couple of miles south west of Windsor Hills, so still pretty close to the WDW property. Our condo is nice! It is on the first floor of the building just across from the community center - the pool and play ground are no more then a two minute walk away.
Our unit has a washer and dryer, a kitchen, a large family room / dining area, and two bedrooms, on with a king bed and one with two twins. It also has two bathrooms, each with a shower/tub combo. It also has a small, screened it porch. It is a very comfortable condo, and we are happy with it - especially at $50 a night (including all taxes!!!!)
After scoping the scene and playing for a bit on the playground (and watching the basketball players at the community center “basket ball! Basket ball!” we went to Cracker Barrel for dinner. WE were hungry! Then we went to get provisions from Publix and Walmart - food and liquids that we couldn’t carry on the plane with us. Geoffrey got a 10 inch bouncy ball - which he LOVES! We headed back to our condo and unpacked.
There was no pack n play in our unit. We called and they said they would bring one out - we said the next day would be fine (Sunday). So that night Geoffrey slept with us (we didn’t think he would stay in the other room without the pack n play.
Yikes, what a night! He would not fall asleep - despite being in the dark room between me and Grant - he stayed up trying to play with us for an hour and a half! Then, when he did go to sleep, he woke up four hours later and stayed up for another hour! Oy! Needless to say, not the best night sleep, ever. He probably slept all of 8 hours.
On Sunday we had breakfast at home and played a bit before heading out. The rental car we had (It was a Chevrolet HHR) badly needed an alignment and kept pulling to one side. Grant’s arm was sore from holding it straight driving from Tampa. We headed to the Car Care Center near the Magic Kingdom and exchanged our car for a white Chevrolet Cobalt. Although the car is smaller, it runs better and isn’t so outlandish to look at!
WE had reservations for Boma, so we went to the Animal Kingdom lodge. We were early, so we headed back past the pool to the Hakuna Matata playground. It was a nice playground with two jungle gyms and a view of some of the savannah animals from the top of the jungle gyms.
Lunch at (technically dinner hours, but our 4:05 reservation served as our lunch!) Boma was delicious! I zigged on all the sides, mostly, while Grant ate repeat servings of the African spiced strip loin (with the delicious Boma mustard sauce.) Geoffrey, not in an adventurous mood, was qite happy with pitas, flat bread, chicken nuggets, and fruit. Oh - and his cookie for dessert…”oh oh, oh boy!”
We spent the evening at EPCOT. I was very excited to see the Christmas decorations. However, it didn’t seem very decorated. I am hoping that they are not finished yet and there will be more by the end of the week. However, there were some great topiaries of the Disney characters dressed in their holiday best, and lots of trees and poinsettias. In addition, there is one large Christmas Tree at the center of EPCOT, where Future World meets World showcase.
We rode Spaceship Earth - Geoffrey stayed engaged the whole time - and then headed over to Nemo and Friends. We spent some time looking at the fish in the Aquarium - Geoff loves running around the observation rings. The dolphins were cool today - they were sort of dancing - one was swimming upside down underneath the other one, who was swimming right side up, and they were sort of swimming in side to side waves. It was neat!
Next, we headed to the World showcase where we watched Off Kilter in Canada, visited with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger in England, and then watched some of the British Invasion. (Sadly, it was the same set of songs we heard in August!) We strolled around the showcase, walking through Morocco n detail while waiting for their band to set up, and then we listened to them for a bit. We continued over to Norway and rode Maelstrom twice while Geoff took a little snooze. We finished the evening at the parks watching Illuminations.
After we left, we went to pick up Taco Bell for dinner. We had been at this Taco Bell on a previous visit, and the service was exceptionally awful. We waited in line for about 40 minutes and they screwed up our order. But that was on a previous visit . It couldn’t be that bad again, could it? Famous last words, huh? Anyway, 30 minutes (and a messed up order that I had to walk up to the drive through window to fix because the dining room was closed) later , we finally get home. Fantastic.
At bedtime, Geoff slept in his pack n play. He cried for 20 minutes - and then slept for almost 13 hours without a peep! (Grant and I went to sleep after him and we BOTH woke up before he did!
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