tinksmom02
09-24-2009, 08:59 PM
Cast:
Me, Christi
DH, Mark
DD7, Jenna
Mom (aka MiMa)
Dad (aka Dan or BeBop)
Our friends Jenn and Ant
their boys, Ant, 7
the Moose, 2
Day 3
Magic Kingdom/Narcoossee's for dinner!
We were up early today, as we had reservations at the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom before the park opens. Apparently a lot of people did, because the ADR entrance was mighty crowded when we got there! We met up and Jenn and Ant and crew and at 7:45 promptly they started letting people in. Just FYI: No one asked for our confirmation number or name or anything. I made everyone stop for a group shot in front of the castle and then we headed to the Crystal Palace to check in. We waited just a few minutes and then our name was called. I remembered our server from our 2007 visit. He was very pleasant and our tables were decorated with confetti. Mark and Jenna were presented with birthday cards signed by the gang. We got settled quickly and headed up to enjoy the delicious buffet. It was all so good I can’t even remember everything! I know we had puffed French toast, two different frittatas, eggs, delicious Disney potatoes, strawberries and fresh whipped cream, and so much more! We also enjoyed visits from Pooh, Eeyore, and Piglet. Tigger came around to invite the kids to participate in the parade with him, which they did happily. The waiter came out with cupcakes for Jenna and Mark, so we sang Happy Birthday.
We finished up rather quickly, and the kids decided that they didn’t need to wait any longer for Tigger to sign their books, so we settled the bill and left. Here is where I made another tour guide mistake. My parents and my family were supposed to pay out of pocket for this meal, as we had more reservations than we had credits for, and this would have been the cheapest. I forgot and we all used a table service. Whoops. The bill for the 3 of us was $61, of which we were responsible for the tip, $8.81.
It was just after 9am by this time, so Jenn and I decided that if the kids wanted to ride Dumbo, it was now or never. We waited about fifteen minutes and had our ride. Jenna and Anthony sat together, and Jenn, Moose, and I squished ourselves into another elephant. Although the kids were begging for another ride, the line had already tripled in size, so we said no. We took them over to the carousel next, and then I think it’s a small world again. It was almost 10am by now, so we headed over to Toontown to get in line to meet Tinkerbell, and Jenn and Ant headed off in another direction.
We made a beeline for the Judge’s Tent and got in line for the fairies. The listed wait time was 30 minutes but we were magically made small enough to visit Pixie Hollow in eighteen minutes. We got to meet Iridessa, Tink, and Rosetta. Tink teased Jenna for skipping school, and congratulated me on my anniversary, and then teased Mark for “not giving me enough pixie dust.” It was cute and we got some nice pictures.
We wandered through Minnie and Mickey’s houses and then met up with Jenn and crew to ride Goofy’s Barnstormer. After that we decided to head over to Tomorrowland. Mark and Jenna and Jenn and the boys got in line for the Tomorrowland Speedway (I stayed back to get some pictures). After that it was time for an ice pop break—the kids love those Itzakadoozie ice pops! We headed onto Buzz Lightyear’s Spaceship Spin next and basically walked right on.
From there we decided to head over to Adventureland and Frontierland, but got sidetracked by the Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party. We watched for a few minutes—it looked pretty cute. I caught Mark dancing with Jenna at one point, but he stopped before I could get his picture so there’s no proof. At this point the Moose was ready for a nap, so they headed out and we headed into Adventureland. First stop—Aloha Isle for Pineapple Floats! Unfortunately they no longer offer chocolate ice cream so Jenna was disappointed, but Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed our floats! The plan was to head over to Splash and Big Thunder again, but Mom and Dan were hungry so we stopped at Pecos Bill’s for burgers. Even though we just had ice cream, we still managed to enjoy some hamburgers! We used our first counter services (2) of the trip here. Jenna ate some fries. I would have ordered an extra bun and given her one of the burgers from my double sandwich, but I had ordered express and wasn’t given that option. It wasn’t a problem, though, because she wasn’t really that hungry. We really enjoyed our lunch, though. Mom and Dan had pulled pork sandwiches, and I enjoyed adding mushrooms to my burger!
The park had become increasingly crowded during this time. We headed over to the train station to attempt to get a ride back to Main Street to head out, only to find out (again pretty rudely) that the ECV would have to stay behind. That would have defeated the purpose, so we turned around and started walking. Splash Mountain had a 60 minute wait at this point. Yikes!
Everyone was pretty tired by now, so we headed back up Main Street and made our way to the monorail. Again, very short wait. I’m suspecting our transportation issues were very few this trip because of Mom’s ECV, but I’m not complaining!
Continued
Me, Christi
DH, Mark
DD7, Jenna
Mom (aka MiMa)
Dad (aka Dan or BeBop)
Our friends Jenn and Ant
their boys, Ant, 7
the Moose, 2
Day 3
Magic Kingdom/Narcoossee's for dinner!
We were up early today, as we had reservations at the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom before the park opens. Apparently a lot of people did, because the ADR entrance was mighty crowded when we got there! We met up and Jenn and Ant and crew and at 7:45 promptly they started letting people in. Just FYI: No one asked for our confirmation number or name or anything. I made everyone stop for a group shot in front of the castle and then we headed to the Crystal Palace to check in. We waited just a few minutes and then our name was called. I remembered our server from our 2007 visit. He was very pleasant and our tables were decorated with confetti. Mark and Jenna were presented with birthday cards signed by the gang. We got settled quickly and headed up to enjoy the delicious buffet. It was all so good I can’t even remember everything! I know we had puffed French toast, two different frittatas, eggs, delicious Disney potatoes, strawberries and fresh whipped cream, and so much more! We also enjoyed visits from Pooh, Eeyore, and Piglet. Tigger came around to invite the kids to participate in the parade with him, which they did happily. The waiter came out with cupcakes for Jenna and Mark, so we sang Happy Birthday.
We finished up rather quickly, and the kids decided that they didn’t need to wait any longer for Tigger to sign their books, so we settled the bill and left. Here is where I made another tour guide mistake. My parents and my family were supposed to pay out of pocket for this meal, as we had more reservations than we had credits for, and this would have been the cheapest. I forgot and we all used a table service. Whoops. The bill for the 3 of us was $61, of which we were responsible for the tip, $8.81.
It was just after 9am by this time, so Jenn and I decided that if the kids wanted to ride Dumbo, it was now or never. We waited about fifteen minutes and had our ride. Jenna and Anthony sat together, and Jenn, Moose, and I squished ourselves into another elephant. Although the kids were begging for another ride, the line had already tripled in size, so we said no. We took them over to the carousel next, and then I think it’s a small world again. It was almost 10am by now, so we headed over to Toontown to get in line to meet Tinkerbell, and Jenn and Ant headed off in another direction.
We made a beeline for the Judge’s Tent and got in line for the fairies. The listed wait time was 30 minutes but we were magically made small enough to visit Pixie Hollow in eighteen minutes. We got to meet Iridessa, Tink, and Rosetta. Tink teased Jenna for skipping school, and congratulated me on my anniversary, and then teased Mark for “not giving me enough pixie dust.” It was cute and we got some nice pictures.
We wandered through Minnie and Mickey’s houses and then met up with Jenn and crew to ride Goofy’s Barnstormer. After that we decided to head over to Tomorrowland. Mark and Jenna and Jenn and the boys got in line for the Tomorrowland Speedway (I stayed back to get some pictures). After that it was time for an ice pop break—the kids love those Itzakadoozie ice pops! We headed onto Buzz Lightyear’s Spaceship Spin next and basically walked right on.
From there we decided to head over to Adventureland and Frontierland, but got sidetracked by the Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party. We watched for a few minutes—it looked pretty cute. I caught Mark dancing with Jenna at one point, but he stopped before I could get his picture so there’s no proof. At this point the Moose was ready for a nap, so they headed out and we headed into Adventureland. First stop—Aloha Isle for Pineapple Floats! Unfortunately they no longer offer chocolate ice cream so Jenna was disappointed, but Mark and I thoroughly enjoyed our floats! The plan was to head over to Splash and Big Thunder again, but Mom and Dan were hungry so we stopped at Pecos Bill’s for burgers. Even though we just had ice cream, we still managed to enjoy some hamburgers! We used our first counter services (2) of the trip here. Jenna ate some fries. I would have ordered an extra bun and given her one of the burgers from my double sandwich, but I had ordered express and wasn’t given that option. It wasn’t a problem, though, because she wasn’t really that hungry. We really enjoyed our lunch, though. Mom and Dan had pulled pork sandwiches, and I enjoyed adding mushrooms to my burger!
The park had become increasingly crowded during this time. We headed over to the train station to attempt to get a ride back to Main Street to head out, only to find out (again pretty rudely) that the ECV would have to stay behind. That would have defeated the purpose, so we turned around and started walking. Splash Mountain had a 60 minute wait at this point. Yikes!
Everyone was pretty tired by now, so we headed back up Main Street and made our way to the monorail. Again, very short wait. I’m suspecting our transportation issues were very few this trip because of Mom’s ECV, but I’m not complaining!
Continued