tommygirl79
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Surprise went great yesterday! They were truly surprised! DD10 had to run upstairs to scream afterwards and DD8 started crying!
We had originally planned to drive to about Valdosta, GA Friday night but the girls were sleeping so well in the van and we felt pretty good that we ended up just driving straight though. DH and I just kept switching between driving and sleeping. We stopped in Ocala to eat some breakfast at Cracker Barrel beforehand.
Our room at CBR was ready for us when we got here! So, we were able to move right in and go make a quick stop at walmart. Then we ate lunch at the Old Port Royale (shared 3 meals between the 5 of us easily) and got our refillable mugs.
Headed to MK in the evening - boy it was crowded for the holiday weekend. We were going to do Winnie the Pooh first but it was a 70 minute wait so we headed over to IASW first. 30 minute wait but it broke down for about 2 minutes and a bunch of people got out of line so we moved up quickly. Headed over to Philharmagic. Planned originally to stay for MSEP and Wishes but we were just too tired from driving - and TOO COLD. So we headed to Chef Mickey's for supper and enjoyed watching all 3 girls with the characters. After that we took the monorail to Epcot and took the bus back to CBR.
This morning we had 8:05 ressies for PSB and once again it was super fun! The princesses we had were Ariel, Aurora, Cinderella and Snow White! Ariel came and got DD2 to walk with her for the Princess Processional and she and DD8 had a blast doing that!!
Finished the middle of the day with Soarin', Living with the Land, Nemo ride, Crush, Figment, Captain EO and I headed to Germany to grab snacks with DD2 while DH, DD10 and DD8 rode Mission Space.
Now we are back at CBR for DD2 to take a nap and Dh and other girls to swim for a bit.
Weather: Typical January FL weather - FREEZING this morning (38 when we got to Epcot and 68 and super sunny now). The rest of the week is supposed to be great weatherwise!
Tonight we are heading back to Epcot to use the Test Track and Soarin' fastpasses we have, eat supper at La Cantina...and then decide whether or not to stick it out for Illuminations tonight since it might be chilly again and we have plenty of other nights still to do it...
Crowds: Like I said, last night MK was crazy (just like touring plans said it would be) and that is keeping us from attempting to go last night. We have been over Christmas, Easter and July 3rd. It's not as busy as that, but it's still way busier than the usual January crowds, but we expect for it to start slowing down tomorrow a bit and get better as the week goes on.
Heading to AK for EMH tomorrow morning, all day there with a 4:45 ressie at Yak and Yeti before hopefully heading over to MK to see Wishes and MSEP tomorrow night. Planning on a full day!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Surprise went great yesterday! They were truly surprised! DD10 had to run upstairs to scream afterwards and DD8 started crying!
We had originally planned to drive to about Valdosta, GA Friday night but the girls were sleeping so well in the van and we felt pretty good that we ended up just driving straight though. DH and I just kept switching between driving and sleeping. We stopped in Ocala to eat some breakfast at Cracker Barrel beforehand.
Our room at CBR was ready for us when we got here! So, we were able to move right in and go make a quick stop at walmart. Then we ate lunch at the Old Port Royale (shared 3 meals between the 5 of us easily) and got our refillable mugs.
Headed to MK in the evening - boy it was crowded for the holiday weekend. We were going to do Winnie the Pooh first but it was a 70 minute wait so we headed over to IASW first. 30 minute wait but it broke down for about 2 minutes and a bunch of people got out of line so we moved up quickly. Headed over to Philharmagic. Planned originally to stay for MSEP and Wishes but we were just too tired from driving - and TOO COLD. So we headed to Chef Mickey's for supper and enjoyed watching all 3 girls with the characters. After that we took the monorail to Epcot and took the bus back to CBR.
This morning we had 8:05 ressies for PSB and once again it was super fun! The princesses we had were Ariel, Aurora, Cinderella and Snow White! Ariel came and got DD2 to walk with her for the Princess Processional and she and DD8 had a blast doing that!!
Finished the middle of the day with Soarin', Living with the Land, Nemo ride, Crush, Figment, Captain EO and I headed to Germany to grab snacks with DD2 while DH, DD10 and DD8 rode Mission Space.
Now we are back at CBR for DD2 to take a nap and Dh and other girls to swim for a bit.
Weather: Typical January FL weather - FREEZING this morning (38 when we got to Epcot and 68 and super sunny now). The rest of the week is supposed to be great weatherwise!
Tonight we are heading back to Epcot to use the Test Track and Soarin' fastpasses we have, eat supper at La Cantina...and then decide whether or not to stick it out for Illuminations tonight since it might be chilly again and we have plenty of other nights still to do it...
Crowds: Like I said, last night MK was crazy (just like touring plans said it would be) and that is keeping us from attempting to go last night. We have been over Christmas, Easter and July 3rd. It's not as busy as that, but it's still way busier than the usual January crowds, but we expect for it to start slowing down tomorrow a bit and get better as the week goes on.
Heading to AK for EMH tomorrow morning, all day there with a 4:45 ressie at Yak and Yeti before hopefully heading over to MK to see Wishes and MSEP tomorrow night. Planning on a full day!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Have a wonderful trip!
