BigRedDad
03-15-2010, 06:19 PM
March 10 (Rain Day #1)
Up early to watch the weather because it was hit or miss whether it would get to Disney World. Well, no issue there because it started drizzling as we get there at about 7:40AM. We have ADR's at Tusker House at 8AM. It is a great breakfast as usual. Character interaction was pretty good but we felt a little hurried. No big deal. We get on KS at about 9:10. The animals are mostly hiding but some are out. I think I got a few good pictures. It was uneventful with a light drizzle.
We get off and the Gods let loose and the rain dumps. It only lasts a few minutes and we were in Dawa Bar avoiding it. We head for FPs at EE. We walk on KRR and DD does not want to go. DW and I are in a boat to our selves. We barely get wet. DD wants to go now that she saw mommy and daddy go. This time we get soaked. DD had a rain poncho on and got a little wet. As the other big rides, she is "never ever ever never" going on it. We walk the Maharaja Jungle Trek. DD really liked it. Light drizzle is off and on. DW and I ride EE 3 times in a row with almost no wait. DD falls asleep for a short nap in the stroller.
DD wakes up in about 30 minutes. She wants to do pin trading and pressed pennies. We mosey around and do that for a while. We ride Triceratops Spin. As DD and I exit a very "nice" man let the exit gate slam shut. The steel cap nut hits my DD square in the forehead dead center. Immediately a nice black and blue goose blows up. We ice it down, a CM got us ice. Goofy and Pluto just came out and he took her up front to help her stop crying. She gets over the pain in short time. Her bangs are big enough to hide it, but it is there.
We take her to finally get her hair wrapped. Grandma, DW, and DD do some more pin trading and I split off to Rafiki's for some of the pressed coins. I was meeting them at the exit of the Nemo show. It starts to pour again for a few minutes so I have a cocktail at the Yak and Yeti. Stuart was the bartender there and we chatted a bit. I get to Nemo and wait for them. Thunder and lightening all over. We decide to head back to AKL before it dumps. It starts up as we get near the exit so we head into Rain Forest Cafe. We get the pressed coins there and a few little things.
Off to AKL and we get back just before the torrential rain start for the next 24 hours. It was a constant rain all the time with times of huge down pours. AKL had enough children activities that kept DD occupied and gave her a much needed day off. She earned all 5 beads and got her special bead over the next two days of rain.
DW and I split off for our dinner at Boma. We ate there on our honeymoon shortly after AKL opened. It was incredible back then, especially because the comped the dinner for us. This time, it was mediocre at best. Definitely not worth $31. They had some sort of steak loin that smelled great. However, the seasoning was on the outer edge of some of the toughest fat. I could not cut through it. I ended up sucking on the seasoning then biting the steak. It was OK, but I have had better at Golden Corral. That tells you how mediocre the food is at WDW.
Still, it was a great day. It would have been perfect except the knot on my DD's forehead.
P.S. This was the only trip out of my last three that I did not have an issue with ECVers. I did have a run in with one, but it was unavoidable. A little girl cut in front of the lady and she swirved into me. I do still believe being fat is no excuse for an ECV.
Issue #4 People getting wheelchairs to get to the front of lines. I saw parents getting their kids wheelchairs to avoid renting strollers. Once they have the wheelchair, they argue their way to the front of lines. I wish WDW had a better policy on this and require a doctor's prescription for one. I also do not believe they should go to the front of lines. They should have one person wait in line and when they get to the front, the people join them.
Up early to watch the weather because it was hit or miss whether it would get to Disney World. Well, no issue there because it started drizzling as we get there at about 7:40AM. We have ADR's at Tusker House at 8AM. It is a great breakfast as usual. Character interaction was pretty good but we felt a little hurried. No big deal. We get on KS at about 9:10. The animals are mostly hiding but some are out. I think I got a few good pictures. It was uneventful with a light drizzle.
We get off and the Gods let loose and the rain dumps. It only lasts a few minutes and we were in Dawa Bar avoiding it. We head for FPs at EE. We walk on KRR and DD does not want to go. DW and I are in a boat to our selves. We barely get wet. DD wants to go now that she saw mommy and daddy go. This time we get soaked. DD had a rain poncho on and got a little wet. As the other big rides, she is "never ever ever never" going on it. We walk the Maharaja Jungle Trek. DD really liked it. Light drizzle is off and on. DW and I ride EE 3 times in a row with almost no wait. DD falls asleep for a short nap in the stroller.
DD wakes up in about 30 minutes. She wants to do pin trading and pressed pennies. We mosey around and do that for a while. We ride Triceratops Spin. As DD and I exit a very "nice" man let the exit gate slam shut. The steel cap nut hits my DD square in the forehead dead center. Immediately a nice black and blue goose blows up. We ice it down, a CM got us ice. Goofy and Pluto just came out and he took her up front to help her stop crying. She gets over the pain in short time. Her bangs are big enough to hide it, but it is there.
We take her to finally get her hair wrapped. Grandma, DW, and DD do some more pin trading and I split off to Rafiki's for some of the pressed coins. I was meeting them at the exit of the Nemo show. It starts to pour again for a few minutes so I have a cocktail at the Yak and Yeti. Stuart was the bartender there and we chatted a bit. I get to Nemo and wait for them. Thunder and lightening all over. We decide to head back to AKL before it dumps. It starts up as we get near the exit so we head into Rain Forest Cafe. We get the pressed coins there and a few little things.
Off to AKL and we get back just before the torrential rain start for the next 24 hours. It was a constant rain all the time with times of huge down pours. AKL had enough children activities that kept DD occupied and gave her a much needed day off. She earned all 5 beads and got her special bead over the next two days of rain.
DW and I split off for our dinner at Boma. We ate there on our honeymoon shortly after AKL opened. It was incredible back then, especially because the comped the dinner for us. This time, it was mediocre at best. Definitely not worth $31. They had some sort of steak loin that smelled great. However, the seasoning was on the outer edge of some of the toughest fat. I could not cut through it. I ended up sucking on the seasoning then biting the steak. It was OK, but I have had better at Golden Corral. That tells you how mediocre the food is at WDW.
Still, it was a great day. It would have been perfect except the knot on my DD's forehead.
P.S. This was the only trip out of my last three that I did not have an issue with ECVers. I did have a run in with one, but it was unavoidable. A little girl cut in front of the lady and she swirved into me. I do still believe being fat is no excuse for an ECV.
Issue #4 People getting wheelchairs to get to the front of lines. I saw parents getting their kids wheelchairs to avoid renting strollers. Once they have the wheelchair, they argue their way to the front of lines. I wish WDW had a better policy on this and require a doctor's prescription for one. I also do not believe they should go to the front of lines. They should have one person wait in line and when they get to the front, the people join them.