IT IS NOW FRIDAY, AUGUST 24. WE GET UP AT 7:00AM. EAT BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL. SHUTTLE BUS ARRIVES AT 8:20, AT 8:25AM HE PULLS OFF. (THESE BUS DRIVERS DON'T MESS AROUND, YOU SLOW YOU BLOW). WE HAD TO STOP AT 2 OTHER HOTELS FOR PICKUPS. ARRIVED AT MAGIC KINGDOM AT 8:15.
WE DECIDE TO TAKE THE FERRY OVER. I LOVE LOOKING AT THE GRAND FLORIDIAN AND POLYNESIAN. ONE DAY I AM GOING TO SAVE UP ENOUGH AND STAY AT ONE.
EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT MAGIC KINGDOM, SINCE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE. AGAIN THE CROWD FOLLOWS ME, SINCE I KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS. (WELL ALMOST)
I HEAD TO SPACE MOUNTAIN FIRST. THERE IS A 10 MINUTE WAIT. (NOT BAD) WE GO IN. I AM BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS. DOES THIS GO HIGH? ARE THERE ANY LOOPS? ARE THERE ANY DIPS? IS IT LONG? I DON'T LIKE TELLING PEOPLE WHAT THE ATTRACTION DOES. IT RUINS THE SURPRISE, SO I SAY WAIT AND SEE. WELL WE GET ON. AND EVERYONE LOVED IT. IT GOT A 10 FROM EVERYONE.
NEXT, WE WENT TO BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. A 45 MINUTE WAIT ALREADY. IT IS BARELY 9:00. WE GET FASTPASSES FOR 9:50-10:50. HERE WE SPLIT UP. THE ADULTS WANTED TO DO ALIEN ENCOUNTER. I TOLD THEM I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO INTENSE FOR THE KIDS. I TOOK THE KIDS WITH ME OVER TO THE SPEEDWAY. WE DECIDE TO MEET UP AT BUZZ LIGHTYEAR AFTER WE FINISH. THE WAIT WAS 20 MINUTES. IT WAS REALLY HOT OUT HERE ALREADY. BUT THE KIDS SEE THE CARS AND WANT TO DRIVE, SO WE WAIT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON HERE. IT WAS REALLY NICE FOR THE KIDS. THEY LOVED THIS AND WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN.
THE WAIT WAS NOW 30 MINUTES. I TOLD THEM WE HAD TO GET BACK TO THE GROUP AND RIDE BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. THAT FASTPASS HELPED A LOT. THE ADULTS ARE SITTING WAITING FOR US. THEY AGREED IT WAS TO SCARY FOR THE KIDS. WE GO IN TO BUZZ LIGHTYEAR AND PASS EVERYONE IN LINE, I'M SAYING TO MYSELF, WHY ARE THEY WAITING IN LINE LIKE THIS? IF AN ATTRACTION WAIT TIME IS OVER 20 MINUTES THAT IS TOO LONG FOR ME. I GET A FASTPASS AND DO SOMETHING ELSE.
IT IS NOW ABOUT 10:30. WE HEAD OVER TO THE JUNGLE CRUISE. THERE IS A 0 WAIT TIME. WE WALK RIGHT UP AND WE ARE ON THE NEXT BOAT.
I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS ATTRACTION. EVERYTIME I'VE GONE THE LINE WAS TOO LONG. WE RIDE THIS AND IT WAS A VERY NICE ATTRACTION WE GIVE IT AN 8.
NEXT, ALADDIN. HAD A 5 MINUTE WAIT. THE ADULTS SAT THIS ONE OUT. I TOOK THE KIDS ON. I LOVED THIS RIDE. YOU CAN MOVE YOUR SEAT UP OR DOWN AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE GLIDING. THE KIDS LOVED IT TOO. WE GIVE IT AN 8.
PIRATES OF CARRIBEAN WAS NEXT. 5 MINUTE WAIT. WE WENT ON. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THIS. THERE WAS A MIXED REACTION ON THIS ATTRACTION. I LIKED IT. TWO OF MY GIRLFRIENDS SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. THE KIDS SAID IT WAS BORING. SO THIS ONE GET A 7. I PERSONALLY ENJOY ATTRACTIONS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY THE ANIMATRONICS (DID I SPELL THIS RIGHT?)
IT WAS NOW 12:00 AND WE ALL WERE HUNGRY. WE ATE IN A NEARBY COUNTER SERVICE RESTAURANT. IT WAS SO COOL INSIDE. WE SAT THERE FOR AN HOUR RESTING. THE KIDS WANTED CHEESEBURGERS OF COURSE.
WE FINISHED LUNCH, IT WAS NOW 1:45. WE WANTED TO GO ON SPLASH MOUNTAIN. THE LINE WAS 90 MINUTES LONG AND THE FASTPASS LINE WAS 30 MINUTES LONG. I SAID NO WAY AM I WAITING IN THIS SUN. SO WE MOVED ALONG TO THUNDER MOUNTAIN. MY NEPHEW WANTED TO GO ON BUT MY SON DIDN'T. WHEN THE OTHER KIDS SEEN THAT MY SON DIDNT' WANT TO GO ON THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON. THE WAIT WAS 45 MINUTES. WE GET FASTPASSES 3:20-4:20.
WE TAKE THE TRAIN ON A LEISURE RIDE AROUND THE PARK. IT IS NOW ABOUT 2:45. SO WE GO TO THE HAUNTED MANSION. 10 MINUTE WAIT. MY NEPHEW IS SCARED OF COURSE ASKING ME A MILLION QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RIDE. I GOT SO TIRED OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS. I WROTE YES IN MY RIGHT HAND AND NO IN THE LEFT. EVERY TIME SOMEONE ASKED ME A QUESTION I HELD UP A HAND. I PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THIS ATTRACTION MORE THAN USUAL THIS TIME AROUND. THEY HAVE SOME GOOD STUFF ON THIS RIDE I NEVER NOTICED BEFORE. (FOR EXAMPLE, I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO ALL THE EYES LOOKING AT YOU ON THE WALL.) EVERYONE ENJOYED IT WE GIVE IT A 9.
ITS NOW TIME FOR OUR FAST PASS. THOSE THAT WERE NOT GOING FOUND A SHADED PLACE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR US. AND WE WENT TO THE RIDE. WE WALKED RIGHT ON THROUGH PASSING ALL THESE PEOPLE IN LINE. 0 WAIT TIME. AGAIN, I WANTED TO SCREAM OUT "GET A FASTPASS." WE ENJOYED THIS, MY NEPHEW SAT NEXT TO ME, HE LOVED IT. WE GIVE IT A 9.
BY NOW WE WERE TIRED. WE LEFT THE PARK AND CAUGHT A TAXI VAN TO THE HOTEL THE FIRST SHUTTLE BUS ISN'T UNTIL 6:15.
WE GET BACK TO THE HOTEL AND COLLAPSE.
THE CHILDREN STAY IN THE POOL THE REST OF THE EVENING.
I GO TO THE JACUZZI MY FEET ARE KILLING ME.
TOMORROW WE GO TO MGM STUDIOS.
CAN'T WAIT.
WE DECIDE TO TAKE THE FERRY OVER. I LOVE LOOKING AT THE GRAND FLORIDIAN AND POLYNESIAN. ONE DAY I AM GOING TO SAVE UP ENOUGH AND STAY AT ONE.
EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT MAGIC KINGDOM, SINCE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE. AGAIN THE CROWD FOLLOWS ME, SINCE I KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS. (WELL ALMOST)
I HEAD TO SPACE MOUNTAIN FIRST. THERE IS A 10 MINUTE WAIT. (NOT BAD) WE GO IN. I AM BOMBARDED WITH QUESTIONS. DOES THIS GO HIGH? ARE THERE ANY LOOPS? ARE THERE ANY DIPS? IS IT LONG? I DON'T LIKE TELLING PEOPLE WHAT THE ATTRACTION DOES. IT RUINS THE SURPRISE, SO I SAY WAIT AND SEE. WELL WE GET ON. AND EVERYONE LOVED IT. IT GOT A 10 FROM EVERYONE.
NEXT, WE WENT TO BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. A 45 MINUTE WAIT ALREADY. IT IS BARELY 9:00. WE GET FASTPASSES FOR 9:50-10:50. HERE WE SPLIT UP. THE ADULTS WANTED TO DO ALIEN ENCOUNTER. I TOLD THEM I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO INTENSE FOR THE KIDS. I TOOK THE KIDS WITH ME OVER TO THE SPEEDWAY. WE DECIDE TO MEET UP AT BUZZ LIGHTYEAR AFTER WE FINISH. THE WAIT WAS 20 MINUTES. IT WAS REALLY HOT OUT HERE ALREADY. BUT THE KIDS SEE THE CARS AND WANT TO DRIVE, SO WE WAIT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON HERE. IT WAS REALLY NICE FOR THE KIDS. THEY LOVED THIS AND WANTED TO DO IT AGAIN.
THE WAIT WAS NOW 30 MINUTES. I TOLD THEM WE HAD TO GET BACK TO THE GROUP AND RIDE BUZZ LIGHTYEAR. THAT FASTPASS HELPED A LOT. THE ADULTS ARE SITTING WAITING FOR US. THEY AGREED IT WAS TO SCARY FOR THE KIDS. WE GO IN TO BUZZ LIGHTYEAR AND PASS EVERYONE IN LINE, I'M SAYING TO MYSELF, WHY ARE THEY WAITING IN LINE LIKE THIS? IF AN ATTRACTION WAIT TIME IS OVER 20 MINUTES THAT IS TOO LONG FOR ME. I GET A FASTPASS AND DO SOMETHING ELSE. IT IS NOW ABOUT 10:30. WE HEAD OVER TO THE JUNGLE CRUISE. THERE IS A 0 WAIT TIME. WE WALK RIGHT UP AND WE ARE ON THE NEXT BOAT.
I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS ATTRACTION. EVERYTIME I'VE GONE THE LINE WAS TOO LONG. WE RIDE THIS AND IT WAS A VERY NICE ATTRACTION WE GIVE IT AN 8. NEXT, ALADDIN. HAD A 5 MINUTE WAIT. THE ADULTS SAT THIS ONE OUT. I TOOK THE KIDS ON. I LOVED THIS RIDE. YOU CAN MOVE YOUR SEAT UP OR DOWN AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE GLIDING. THE KIDS LOVED IT TOO. WE GIVE IT AN 8.
PIRATES OF CARRIBEAN WAS NEXT. 5 MINUTE WAIT. WE WENT ON. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ON THIS. THERE WAS A MIXED REACTION ON THIS ATTRACTION. I LIKED IT. TWO OF MY GIRLFRIENDS SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. THE KIDS SAID IT WAS BORING. SO THIS ONE GET A 7. I PERSONALLY ENJOY ATTRACTIONS LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY THE ANIMATRONICS (DID I SPELL THIS RIGHT?)
IT WAS NOW 12:00 AND WE ALL WERE HUNGRY. WE ATE IN A NEARBY COUNTER SERVICE RESTAURANT. IT WAS SO COOL INSIDE. WE SAT THERE FOR AN HOUR RESTING. THE KIDS WANTED CHEESEBURGERS OF COURSE.
WE FINISHED LUNCH, IT WAS NOW 1:45. WE WANTED TO GO ON SPLASH MOUNTAIN. THE LINE WAS 90 MINUTES LONG AND THE FASTPASS LINE WAS 30 MINUTES LONG. I SAID NO WAY AM I WAITING IN THIS SUN. SO WE MOVED ALONG TO THUNDER MOUNTAIN. MY NEPHEW WANTED TO GO ON BUT MY SON DIDN'T. WHEN THE OTHER KIDS SEEN THAT MY SON DIDNT' WANT TO GO ON THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON. THE WAIT WAS 45 MINUTES. WE GET FASTPASSES 3:20-4:20.
WE TAKE THE TRAIN ON A LEISURE RIDE AROUND THE PARK. IT IS NOW ABOUT 2:45. SO WE GO TO THE HAUNTED MANSION. 10 MINUTE WAIT. MY NEPHEW IS SCARED OF COURSE ASKING ME A MILLION QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RIDE. I GOT SO TIRED OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS. I WROTE YES IN MY RIGHT HAND AND NO IN THE LEFT. EVERY TIME SOMEONE ASKED ME A QUESTION I HELD UP A HAND. I PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THIS ATTRACTION MORE THAN USUAL THIS TIME AROUND. THEY HAVE SOME GOOD STUFF ON THIS RIDE I NEVER NOTICED BEFORE. (FOR EXAMPLE, I NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO ALL THE EYES LOOKING AT YOU ON THE WALL.) EVERYONE ENJOYED IT WE GIVE IT A 9.
ITS NOW TIME FOR OUR FAST PASS. THOSE THAT WERE NOT GOING FOUND A SHADED PLACE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR US. AND WE WENT TO THE RIDE. WE WALKED RIGHT ON THROUGH PASSING ALL THESE PEOPLE IN LINE. 0 WAIT TIME. AGAIN, I WANTED TO SCREAM OUT "GET A FASTPASS." WE ENJOYED THIS, MY NEPHEW SAT NEXT TO ME, HE LOVED IT. WE GIVE IT A 9.
BY NOW WE WERE TIRED. WE LEFT THE PARK AND CAUGHT A TAXI VAN TO THE HOTEL THE FIRST SHUTTLE BUS ISN'T UNTIL 6:15.
WE GET BACK TO THE HOTEL AND COLLAPSE.
THE CHILDREN STAY IN THE POOL THE REST OF THE EVENING.
I GO TO THE JACUZZI MY FEET ARE KILLING ME.
TOMORROW WE GO TO MGM STUDIOS.
CAN'T WAIT.
